Ultimate Scale Build FJ Cruiser

[TheGun]

I feel like a total newb reading this thread. I struggle to bolt together diy kits, and here you are making this custom stuff.

 

[bonards29]

Thanks everyone.

She won another award at west coast scale challenge.



Recent trail run pictures

 

[Small Factory]

Best in show?

I am not surprised. Amazing photos.

 

[bonards29]

Best in show?

I am not surprised. Amazing photos.

Yup im surprised lol thanks!

 

[pera2008]

looks great. maybe hood should be better attached of fit. in macro photos it is visible.

 

[Harold996tt]

Absolutely stunning built. The skill require to do it. Insane.... Thanks. So much for sharing the build process. Unbelievable.

 

[Trailking2]

Congrats on winning the award! This is truly an amazing car!

 

[Dragonsland7]

Congratulations! Mind truly blown... you have fooled me countless times into thinking I was looking at real scale truck itself.

 

[bonards29]

My mini me has been long overdue for upgrades since the 1:1 has new roof rack and rtt. Made this arb flat rack out of solid tube brass and aluminum plate for mounts.

 

[Frederik]

Looking nice! The solders looks very clean and silver color, given the extensive brazing you have done on the chassis I guess this too is brazed, right? The color looks similar to regular solder (electrical) and it does not look like it received a lot of heat, I guess it is because silver requires less heat? Whenever I braze something it looks like it went to hell and back, with the lava marks and everything. Yours look quite nice :)

 

[bonards29]

Looking nice! The solders looks very clean and silver color, given the extensive brazing you have done on the chassis I guess this too is brazed, right? The color looks similar to regular solder (electrical) and it does not look like it received a lot of heat, I guess it is because silver requires less heat? Whenever I braze something it looks like it went to hell and back, with the lava marks and everything. Yours look quite nice :)

The roofrack is made of brass and you can’t braze it coz it will deform and melt. I used solder paste and torch not the mapp gas. It requires low heat. Yup braIng gets a little dirty but cleans good too. This is what i used for soldering brass.

 

[bonards29]

Rear spare tire basket and propane tank mount.

 

[cooper]

The roofrack is made of brass and you can’t braze it coz it will deform and melt. I used solder paste and torch not the mapp gas. It requires low heat. Yup brass gets a little dirty but cleans good too. This is what i used for soldering brass.

It is strong?

 

[ItsTooBright!]

I like how you update this along with the 1:1!

 

[bonards29]

It is strong?

Strong enough but i don’t let my trucks roll over especially this one lol

 

[cooper]

Strong enough but i don’t let my trucks roll over especially this one lol

I fully understand that. The only one I can stand to see a roll over is the JK. I'm specially careful with the Unimog and the M548 does not roll over, pretty much impossible :)

 

[bonards29]

Got my updates done in time for the proline by the fire event here in socal! It was nice seeing you Matt!