"scale defender 90" more pics added 16/04 and again 03/06

[Gaz!]

another update, steel bumper and bullbar made, steel sliders and bodymounts made, bodyshell painted and drying.

pics to follow.....

[Gaz!]

heres the pics as promised, still mountains of work to do but i couldn`t wait to offer up the body onto the mounts and check out how it looks.......

flex shots,

steel work,

still no rear bumper as yet, was not happy with the ones made, got some alloy now for another attempt....

some new boots,

what you thinking then chaps??

[amellor03]

looking spot on gaz and loving the colour wouldnt mind some alloy bits for myself to be honest pm me if your interested

[GlockMonkey]

Quality mate, looking good!

Which body is that?

Great metal work, liking the front grill...you could make a few quit if you made some spares

[Gaz!]

Quality mate, looking good!

Which body is that?

Great metal work, liking the front grill...you could make a few quit if you made some spares

thanks for the kind words guys......

its the common hong kong hard body 90,

[Chasman]

dude thats looks sweet! That shell fits so well. i want one lol

[igbandy]

It`s getting there Gaz. When you bring it down I will sort out the wiring to the motor!

[Gaz!]

It`s getting there Gaz. When you bring it down I will sort out the wiring to the motor!

cheers mate, ill get a maplins box too before that for the esc to sit in.

really looking forward to having a play with this now......

need some gold losi springs though i think.....

[igbandy]

Whites are bit hard, golds are the best really. But!, wait until your rig is complete all the fixtures and fittings of the D90 shell add a fair bit of weight.

My D90 runs fairly strong springs, without the bodyshell they hardly move, but with everything fitted on the shocks and springs work beutifully.

[Gaz!]

sound job, ill leave them for now then, cant believe how much smoother they are over all the others ive tried.....

theres a fair bit of weight already with the sliders and bumper, the rear will be alloy to save a bit of weight if i can. going to use a biggish 2s lipo for now too, to give longer run times.

[(-:AD:-)]

looks great gav,

love your little axle stands

[PIPE247]

:sweeeet: very very nice :sweeeet:

but i would've done this

[amellor03]

They look great in any colour pipe247 no doubt its goin to the comps so got to stick out from the rest

[PIPE247]

ok...... still looks mint

the medic made me want one there just out my budget just yet

and yes gaz its mint

[heavyleftthumb]

lovin the progress gaz, how come ya changed the boots? arent they the same lol

im up for joining a tring to ig's too

[Gaz!]

they are mate, got a good deal though against the spare chassis that was far too good to miss.

let me know when your free mate and we`ll arrange with ig for a day out.

just painted all the window rubbers in and wheel arches black now.

tomorrow ill start sticking all the lights together and slap them on.

thanks to you all for the kind words. really excited to see this out on a trail, soon hopefully!!

[heavyleftthumb]

looking awesome this pal

[DreXeL]

Looking fantastic mate, tempted by one of those shells myself now....

[Gaz!]

Looking fantastic mate, tempted by one of those shells myself now....

dont blame you mate, theres a lot of work involved with them though,

the windows are not a perfect fit, no screws to hold the dash, glass or interior in, quite a lot of flashing to remove too.

but its all worthwhile in the end!!

once again, thanks all for the positive comments, ill update again this afternoon when the exterior is all done!

[Gaz!]

sorry the update is late, got a load more done today though, rear bumper, winch mount, most of the exterior detailing done now. just a few last little bits to do then onto the dreaded interior......

as always, comments welcomed.

need to real stiff springs for the front now though.....

[heavyleftthumb]

yeah man looking good, i see your copying my green steering linkage ;-)

[Gaz!]

yeah man looking good, i see your copying my green steering linkage ;-)

i noticed that today mate, another job added to the list then, change the steering links. our lass said it looked daft orange with green links, but i never bothered, it does stand out though now in that pic.......

i think i have a grey set kicking about.......

[heavyleftthumb]

nah live the green. its monster branding lol

[GlockMonkey]

I won't say the word I wanted to as kids use the forum...but that looks "beeping" awesome mate! Top job! Glad you decided on the Orange too

[amellor03]

There will be tears when this topples over gaz looks awesome