JDeezie82

Thanks man. Yeah when my old tower crashed in early 2016 I kinda got out of everything. I ended up getting a buddy to semi-rebuild it, but haven't done anything with it. Ended up meeting a woman, getting married, and taking care of other things, but like I said I've been checking in on the site off and on. You guys are doing some amazing things. I've just recently recontracted the Monster bug and wanted to get back into the ol' SM life. I'm currently building an Axial SMT10 that I've sourced from multiple places online, since they discontinued them before I could buy one. The wife and I are planning a big move to Texas soon, and I'm gonna look into getting a new computer so I can get back into ROR. Was just curious what all had changed since a few years ago.

Hey guys. It's been a while since I've done anything in ROR, but I've occassionally been checking the site. It's amazing how far you all have driven this community in just the short time I've been away. I'm really wanting to get back into the scene really soon, but I'm sure a lot has changed since 2015. The last time I was using the trucks and tracks we were still on .37 and using AIM to chat. I've tried combing the site for all the updates, but haven't found much. If anyone can give me a crash course in all I'd need to get up and running again I'd really appreciate it. I had a few projects that never really saw the light of day, and I'd enjoy being able to get back at it. Thanks again everyone for still having the best monster truck experience to date. Hope to see you guys online again soon!

Figured since I haven't done anything with this in a while, and since John Dough's BKTs look so boss, I thought I'd get back to updating it. Not much left to do, mainly just change the color on the shocks and tidy up a few loose ends. If anyone wants to throw some lexan on it that would be great.

That Over Bored is looking great! I wanna add a windshield to the Mutt I've been working on but I haven't attempted it yet. Haven't done my research into making transparent textures yet.

I've been giving him a mixture of Mighty Bone and Minwax. So I've adjusted a few things. Fixed the sharp edges with the png, and toned down the spec map more. Lemme know if you guys think I should tone it, or anything else down. I like bodies that have a little shine because I think they look more like the real thing, but I guess I got a little too gloss happy when I redid the body.

Yeah I just wish I knew what I was doing. Making a truck once a year or so isn't the best form of practice.

I see what you're saying now. Around the edges it looks rough. Might be the layer masks I used in Photoshop. I'll tweak it and see if it'll smooth out.

Upon further review, yes the Mutt was too shiney. Knocked some of the sheen off so you kids won't go blind.

Progress. It's getting closer.

Thanks man. I was originally gonna use the one in the V4 parts blend but thought this one looked cooler. I'll fix it up.

A little Mutt update. I decided to just redo the chassis components from the ground up. I started with the frame and added everything back in, taking bits and pieces from various chassis. Don't mind the sponsors on the sponsor plates, they're only temporary. I've still got a little bit of tweaking to do, and finishing the sponsor plates and then I think it'll be closer to being done.