New Project on the bench.. 😎

[TeknoJ]

nice!

 

[Littlemotor]

nice!

Thanks bro!

 

[Littlemotor]

@TeknoJ btw-i swear on sweet little tiny baby Jesus-this had nothing at all to do with yours..

When I saw you post up your newest-I was already well into this one lol.. Still about shiit my pants though.. This was the plan since about a week before I managed to find the body, and get it coming..

Edit: tagged the wrong mf’er lol.. fixed now. Carry on.

 

[TeknoJ]

The shark mouth is wicked. Its called something though, they were on the A-10's.

 

[Littlemotor]

The shark mouth is wicked. Its called something though, they were on the A-10's.

Thanks bro! And yes they are.. I’d have to go do a deep dive to find out-it’s actually been buggin’ TF outta me for about the past 6mos.. I’ve been planning a very similar scheme for my new nitro buggy, but this particular build was definitely screaming for it..

And yep-a few versions were on the Thunderbolt/Warthog/Flying Gun… Old school, new school, Shark, Warthog, Cobra, etc.. The first thing I ever saw one on war-wise was a Mustang, or Corsair I wanna say… Honsetly I can’t believe the Wright Bros. didn’t roll theirs outta the ol’ bike shop with one.. They just look sick AF on everything to me lol..

 

[Doom!]

Tiger teeth were made famous by the AVG flying tigers and their P-40's in Burma. But the British were the first to use them on their fighters.
Love me some warbirds!

 

[majin]

Literally JUST put down the Sharpie..

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@Doom!

A few more…

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Keep in mind these Sharpie lines only purpose are to let me know where I’m cutting, and do NOT translate well (unless you’re in my head, or happen to think the exact same way artistically as I do ) to the perceived finished product in paint/color/etc.. So the Shark Mouth, and eye will appear strange at this stage-not to worry; I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.. Some other lines aren’t exact due to certain imperfections/irregularities that just flat out happen in the forming process. This particular body has a LOT going on, so some things are strictly “guidelines” for me during the knifework, and some have nothing to do with a painted “line”. I may very well make a revision or two along the way-but this is very, very close to what I was looking for initial graphics layout wise. This body is also quite thin being MonTech want their crawler bodies as light as possible for CG reasons.. I’ll be taking extra care that would otherwise not be as crucial for a 1/8 buggy/truggy lid..

All that being said-I’m pretty damned happy with it thus far, and cannot wait to get started. This one is gonna take a bit of time for sure. I vow not to partake in any ice cream from here on out until completion.

an artist too???? what DONT you do???

 

[Littlemotor]

an artist too???? what DONT you do???

Pshhhhhh-you’re crazy! Definitely not, but I appreciate the kind words! I “don’t” eat coleslaw.