Jack Merkle

This site is actual garbage.

I absolutely love the products this site is starting to turn out.  Keep up the great work guys.  Also I found these old gems and they're well, questionable to say the least.

17 hours ago, Edy said:

 

Guess who is back at it again making tracks?

Finish old ones.

Literally everything is wrong.

numberpad.

10 minutes ago, Double.D ッ said:

So Dirt is out.

Let's post some dirt stuff.

Like Jack and I in some Late Models:

 

 

Dats me

o fug

37 or .4?

10 hours ago, Michael Rosen said:

Lets recap: I finished Blacksmith 2001 on Sunday of this week, after starting it probably about a week and a half to 3 weeks ago, idk. I then proceeded to finish 3 more Blacksmiths on the following Wednesday, bringing our total up to 4 in 4 weeks. I finished the final 3 Blacksmiths tonight, 2 days after the last ones were finished. 7 Blacksmiths, 4 weeks, 1.75 Blacksmiths a week, a quarter Blacksmith a day. Rough sketch of the Daily Blacksmith Counter, I know, it's corny. Kill me now.

But anyway, I added a truck, and the pack will be pending approval within the next hour! This is by far the most detail I've put into anything ever. Considering it was my first truck I ever built, gotta show this one some love and finally put it to rest with it being the best I could possibly make it.

Here are the final 3 trucks in the pack. The total pack will include:

• Blacksmith 2001
• Blacksmith World Finals 2
• Blacksmith 2002-2003
• Blacksmith World Finals 4 "AutoZone"
• Blacksmith 2004-2007 Unbeadlocked Rims
• Blacksmith 2004-2007 Beadlocked Rims
• Blacksmith World Finals 6

The pack is nearly 100 MB, so get your internets ready. <:

 

I want to thank Alan E for giving me inspiration to even continue this project. If he wasn't around I wouldn't have been repeating this over and over until I got it right and it would've remained crap.

Very good looking trucks.  Nice job.  Glad to see some proper Blacksmith's finally.

1 hour ago, EightBitMS said:

CVH replaces Anderson, Leduc replaces Bradshaw, Matt Buyten replaces Leduc. No more news on the Anderson crash, but Monster Jam just said that he's not performing in Orlando. No news about future shows.

I totally didn't say the exact same thing earlier today.  GG

Just now, NavySonicShell said:

I guess I'll have to Buyten tickets.

End your life.

Dennis will not be driving this weekend but that's no surprise.  The surprise announcement is that Monster Jam has let go of Damon Bradshaw.  Todd Leduc will take over the SUV Monster Energy.  Matt Buyten will debut next week in Detroit in Metal Mulisha.

8 minutes ago, Garrett Hanson said:

@bkelley the windshield is not retancular, the lights aren't red (they look like there yellow in the picture). not sure about the rear thou.
 

The windshield is rectangular, but it's at and angle.  And the lights aern't red in his picture.

4 hours ago, ChaoticMayhem said:

Got it going on Heavy Hitter's Chassis. Now, I'm gonna paint the body chrome and the wheels as well. Does anyone want to hep me clone this thing? I have school starting back up in a few days.

 

Probably should ask for permission to do all this.

Absolute first thing you need to upgrade is the castor blocks.  They're the weakest point of any traxxas truck and have been for years.  Go aluminum.  Next go for the control arms both front and rear.  Dont get aluminum and you want those parts to have a little give.  Go with RPM.  After that if you plan on just bashing maybe look into better tires as the stock ones are hard as a rock and offer little to no grip.

13 hours ago, Garrett Hanson said:

pretty much (expect the right side of the tires need fixing), blasie informed me to wait until he drops the updated Max-D pack.

Please for the love of god if all you're ever gonna do is switch tires, make them all go the correct way.

I laugh at all the individuals who talk all high and mighty but don't know a damn thing.

Tried a few replica shots.  Pictures are too big to be uploaded to site.

Yeah I tried my best to put all the logos and such just couldn't find them.  Also with the chromalusion paint, I have no idea how to paint that well yet, although I would love to try it.

I made a thing.

Grave who?  Grave Digger?  Who's that?

Finished the Tailgate on this truck thanks to Mark.

The quality of these topics is really declining.