Jeep Rubicon

[Jhedir6]

This is the Jeep Rubicon I picked up at Michaels this week. Since I'm still waiting on parts for some other projects I figured I'd start this one off and just do a quick OOB build.

Just a couple pics of some of the parts and quick mock up. At first I was abit disappointed, thinking it looked quite small but once parts were added to the body it grows some and

doesn't look so small.

Main parts, I pre assembled the roll cage, and added the firewall to the interior box, other than that it's unstarted atm.

I then mocked it up and rather like the thing now.

And a shot of the wheels and tires. I will likely striped the chrome and do them up in a light gun metal or aluminum.

Not sure yet what colour I'm going to do, maybe white like the Lara Croft Tomb Raider movie vehicle. Or, and more likely I have an olive green metallic paint left from an old project I can use since the body is small enough, there should be enough left for this.

Suggestions welcome tho.

Thanks for looking

David

not sure why I got a double of the same pic, but I can't seem to delete it out of  my original post.

Edited December 23, 2015 by Jhedir6

[GTJUNIOR]

This should be interesting. I would do the Tomb Raider Jeep, just for kicks.

[djmcguire]

Tomb Raider Jeep was a light silver, if I'm not mistaken...

Edited December 24, 2015 by djmcguire

[Jhedir6]

You're right, it is a light silver, the one pic I have it was hard to tell if it was white or silver, but yours is abit clearer and easier to make out the correct colour. It's a moot point tho, I've decided to go with the metallic olive I have.

Everything is primed, just waiting for it to dry, then I'll start the spraying colours.

[Jhedir6]

Small update:

Between cleaning and getting the house ready for Christmas visitors tomorrow I've got some colour on the body and interior tub.

I decanted my Tamiya TS Metallic Olive Green spray, my first time trying this. And all I can say is.....wow. Works like a charm.

First shot is of the body, tub and the spray can decanted into an empty ScaleFinishes bottle that I cleaned out. I love this colour. Second a close up of the spray can and the decanted paint.

Couple shots of the body.

Sorry for the crappy pics, I have an old digital camera that I hope to replace come the New Year.

Thanks for looking.

David

 

[Jhedir6]

Another update, everything is sprayed their primary colours. Man, I've never moved this fast on a model in my life, I'd say I might have this one done by the end of the weekend, but that'll just jinx myself.

Chassis and suspension parts are painted with Zero Paints Kawasaki Black (had it left over from a bike build a couple years ago)

Body accessories, bumpers, step bars, fender flares all painted ScaleFinishes Gun Metal Grey.

Interior parts ( didn't but those in the shot) are all done in ScaleFinishes Flat Black.

Exhaust, exhaust tip, rocker plates and rims all done with ScaleFinishes Light Metallic Grey.

And I masked off the rear of the Jeep and sprayed the rear treadplate on the tailgate in ScaleFinishes Light Metallic Grey as well.

That's it for tonight, Merry Christmas all.

David

[gatorincebu]

 

  Cool build, interesting color choice !

 

 

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