6x6 Dakar Race Truck (1:16 scale)

[azbill]

I decided the truck needed full under body skip plate for the cab. So after a few try's at making paper patterns that would protect the undercarriage and not interfere with steering I came up with a design.

I make a simple "U" bracket and mounted it to the middle of the frame. Then cut my skid plate pattern of of aluminum plate and bend it on two places to wrap it over the differential. I mounted the leading edge to the trucks bumper and the used the "U" bracket to mount the rear of the plate.

The skip plate cost me about 3/16" of clearance at the front axel.