Off-road Hummer

Hotrodlincoln · Post by **Hotrodlincoln** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:58 pm

I bough an evo-t, and I really like this thing. The AWD is awesome, and really fun to just drive around the backyard. Heres my offroading hummer:

Front:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02334.jpg
Back:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02337.jpg

And here are the detail shots:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02338.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02342.jpg

Front:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02350.jpg

Back:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y156/h ... C02345.jpg

The mud is paint for now, but its gonna get some real mud and scratches soon. Hows it look?

hue35 · Post by **hue35** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:07 pm

That's fuckin' sweet, dude... welcome to bitPimps. The only thing I might consider, since you painted mud on the body, is to get some of that same paint on the tires, as well as the undercarriage.

You need a gallery here so we can see all those in the post... and 'cuz those would be a great addition to the galleries. Cabo can hook you up with that.

Kokolo · Post by **Kokolo** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:31 pm

hotrod sweet bod i saw it on microrccenter it looks killer(leterally) anyways where in jersey do u live

evoraptor · Post by **evoraptor** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:35 pm

Now thats what Hummers are made for!

Insetad of painting it.. Get the RS F-150 truck bod and just drive the thing around outside for a while, that should work. Nice truck!

HACHI-RYOKU · Post by **HACHI-RYOKU** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:17 pm

Welcome to bitpimps. That's one of the best body mods I've ever seen. You've got skillz.

sessiz · Post by **sessiz** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:23 pm

That truck rocks. Excellent job what with the ox skull and the painted mud. Hows about you try out some "texture" work for that mud using some putty.

Oh...ditto to what hue said about the undercarriage and tires.

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:40 am

sessiz wrote:That truck rocks. Excellent job what with the ox skull and the painted mud. Hows about you try out some "texture" work for that mud using some putty.

Oh...ditto to what hue said about the undercarriage and tires.

I agree... The one thing I would also add, is to maybe dye all the under carriage black, and then paint it.

Looks great as it sits though. Welcome man.

silla

ynad · Post by **ynad** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:28 pm

Looks great. love the scull.

chain looks good, but maybe try look for other more to scale. will be more authentic. this combo of mud tires and H2 rims seems like a popular choice. i too like it beter. RS should come up with more choices for off road rims and tires. get some real mud on that mutha.
welcome to da'hood

Hotrodlincoln · Post by **Hotrodlincoln** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:29 pm

Thanks for all of the comments everyone, this was a real fun project to make. After reading about dye/painting the undercarrage black, and after see how crazydave did his, I think I might try it. I have a question though, would regular paint be ok? Because I have some leftover flat-black that I think might work, but Im not sure about putting paint around the motor where it might get hot. Also, I wanted to buy the f-150 body kit so I could have more than just my hummer body, but the chassis are different lenghts. Does anybody know if RS (or another company) sells something to extend the chassi so I could fit both trucks on my evo?

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 6:58 am

That's cool.

Almost reminds me of like a courtesy shuttle at some ranch themed resort, you know I'm talking about?

Anyways to answer your question about the paint. If you want it to stick, you'll have to give all the surfaces a good sanding, and it might hold up for a bit, but since the plastic is made to flex, and the paint does not, and also because it will more than likely be taking some hits, it will eventually chip, and once it starts to chip, it'll just keep going and look like crap. I'd try to avoid that.

If you're cautious, you should have no problems dyeing. I think I had problems my first time, because I put too much powder in the dye, and used too high heat. Basically I got cocky, because I had done this many times before, even though it had been years, and with a different stove, so my old settings didn't work the same, and I forgot how much dye to use. Go with the liquid dye, don't turn the heat up too much, skip the shocks, keep the parts moving in the dye, and you should be fine.