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Originally Posted by dremu
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I'm definitely going to have to check these out. The further I've gotten into the build, the more light channels I'm finding that I want. I'm also just starting to teach myself Arduino (I can blink LEDs :-) ) so that'll be interesting to study.
I've actually finished up the major build of the truck, just a few more details to add. I'll keep going with my in-progress photos here, and try to get caught up on posting.
So, next up was priming the rear fenders:
For the tires, I decided to try a few ideas to see if I liked any sort of "Goodyear" look. Running this photo past friends, the overwhelming vote was to leave them factory black. The Tamiya name in white was a very close second.
Assembling tires and wheels:
Fenders painted and bolted on:
Wheels added. Officially a rolling chassis!
Adding the side steps. I scraped the chrome off the raised bits and painted them black for a "grip tape" look.
Masking off the air tanks, and scraping the chrome so that I can paint the hangers.
Passenger step in place:
Adding the ESC. I hid this in the driver's side step. I had to carve out a bit of the back to get it to fit. If I was to do it again, I think I'd put it in the sleeper cab.
Driver's side step. ESC on/off switch it underneath, and easily reachable without picking up the truck.
How she looks at the end of the night:
-Elroy