HemiStorm's Gelande build

sweet video can't wait to see what u do with this kit:thumbup:

Not a Rover guy but I will def be watching and learning, since I'm still really new to the scale crawler stuff.

Getting started with styrene, JUST DO IT!

Very nice start on the styrene, I just subscribed. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

lookin awesome some far man.

Thanks guys!

Getting the hang of styrene, great fun to work with! Some more progress made. I cut out the grille section, and made a custom grille. Rebadged it, and made the line of the badge surrounding match the topline of the headlights, like the 1:1 version, as the grille sits too high in the RC4WD shell. I didn't feel like cutting up the entire front to fix the issue, and figured this was a nice compromise to solve the issue.

I made a new grille out of styrene, 2mm for the surrounding frame. 1 mm spokes in the center with a cut-up-frying-pan-mesh-thingy in the back. Ruining household items for your RC's FTW!

I also thought the headlights looked a bit too boring the way I had them before, so I added a ring, in which I carved a gunsight type of detail, like a compass too in a way. After grinding the largest corner off the hood to made the edge less square, I think the front is done for now.

I've started on the rear fenders. This is hands down the most fun I had with the hobby in a very long time!

The badging is impressive, those are some small pieces to work with! The grill looks much better and the headlight rings are a nice touch!

Excellent work as always, Hemi. This is what the hobby is about!

I'm ........speechless........

Glad you guys like it, I'm having a blast with this stuff!

The Kahn Design Defender is coming along nicely, messing around with styrene is much more fun than I ever thought it would be!

looks awesome!!for being a "noob" you have skills and making stuff i can see you making a scratch body soon cuz once u get started it hard to stop with styrene

rollinlow said:

looks awesome!!for being a "noob" you have skills and making stuff i can see you making a scratch body soon cuz once u get started it hard to stop with styrene

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It is addicting for sure!!

Making a custom grille and headlights for your hardbody RC with simple tools? You can! Here is how I made mine.

Very nice job.

been following this on youtube... bravo! Thanks for sharing your build

Almost ready to lay down some paint on the Kahn Defender!

A very Merry Christmas to everybody! Here is a Kahn Defender update, I hope you will enjoy it.

Made a start on the center consoles, the rough shape is there but I need to finish them up. I was out trying to encourage the grass to grow and shot some primer. Tomorrow more sanding, more primer. And coffee. Lots of coffee. In the bottom of the post also a video of the parts before paint.

Rear passengers also need to be climatized. This is a Kahn after all.



The grass in the background. Non cooperating as ever. I love mowing lawns.





50 shades of primer.