Elias

5 minutes ago, ColorfulCrayons said:

I've read various places that the BKT's are sensitive against cars, RVs and Buses. They tend to pop a lot easier than tires used in the past, which is why there's been such a shift to dirt mounds. Also using just dirt is a lot cheaper than using 20-30 cars and a few RVs from a junkyard, it's actually safer too when you think about it, since there is a lot less debris coming off the cars and RVs.

 

 The fact is that Monster Truck racing has evolved from being just car crushes like it was 30 years ago. If not seeing any cars crushed is going to disappoint you, then you may as well not even be a fan. If Monster Truck racing were still just car crushes no one would watch. Look at events like the Triple Threat Series, the shift to just dirt has mad arena shows a lot more enjoyable. Prior to the arena setups they do now, it used to be a van stack in the middle of the floor, and maybe an MX ramp depending how big the floor is, then there were two racing ramps. When it was just that arena shows were lame.

 

Now, when it comes to stadium, with dirt you can sculpt dirt into any kind of jump you want. With Buses, RVs and cars you had to sculpt the ramps around those. The dirt allows for a lot more freedom.

I get it but when you can sculpt the dirt into anything then it would be a lot better then cars but when they sculpt it into the same thing all the time it gets boring I miss the cars but it's safety first and I get that but I wish they would get more creative, not trying to bash you or anything just saying my perspective 

15 minutes ago, greedblind89 said:

I don't see how feld listen.. so far what I can see the "bus" jump is a dirt ramp.. the trucks won't even touch the bus.. I wish they would just get rid of most of the dirt ramp and put the cars and vans back in.. it's the 25th anniversary and we're probably only going to get to see 4-5 cars Actually crushed? Maybe an RV? I hope I'm wrong and the other side of the picture is all cars but I doubt it 

Kinda what I thought they kinda buried it tom much and the rest isn much different then last year I know I haven't seen the whole track yet so I'll just say what I think so far but other then that I'm happy they put a bus out 

Also sorry for double posting but just wanted to say acouple things 

I really enjoyed the encore they did and how they brought in a bunch of other trucks including older trucks that don't even compete in monster jam I wonder if they tried to get Bigfoot there and got turned down since they had trucks like monster patrol 

also noticed they had reptoid there doubt it's anything special but glad to see the truck again 

also for the encore for freestyle it would be cool if they had it like the 20 year anniversary where they had extra freestyles from the trucks that didn't compete or had the trucks from the young guns freestyle i would like to see that 

I can't wait for tonight and hopefully there will be a new freestyle winner or I would be happy to see jim pull out a win in avenger 

I hope it's something like wf15 but not overdone 

also I wish they invited (crying of the year thrown at you) whoever drives ice cream man (sorry haven't been keeping up with the sport as much as I should be) he did amazing this year 

I wanted to see him win but really happy to see Ryan win I knew it was going to happen one day

1 hour ago, Tom Deents said:

Bus? Can't be sure if it's the one cause there are always unused crush cars and junk back there.

https://postimg.org/image/bxbj14i63/

 

I'd cream my pants if they put that right in front of the middle ramp also they should build it up more or there just going to ride it up and and get air from the end 

2 hours ago, Pink Guy said:

Marvel, totally different ballpark

Oh yeah that's D.C. lol I don't follow up on superheroes much 

6 minutes ago, bkelly said:

I guess FELD got the DC rights back with Superman and Wonder Woman. Maybe Batman?

That's what I've been thinking hopefully Spider-Man comes back 

Isn't him still working on a new chassis (unless he already has it and I'm just blind and dumb) so maybe he will debut it at the wf 

Dennis missed one wf before so it was either Jim or tom 

I miss degan he always had a wow factor in his run 

3 hours ago, erhminer said:

Ima be honest ive watched that video 3 times fully through and still cannon grasp blender i dunno why but thats just how I am, but thanks for the tip! Maybe someday Ill start using blender!

I got it but it took awhile to know how to do everything but a big problem I have is that it just shows the basics not calling Danny out or anything it was an amazing tutorial and he took his time on it but I have problem modeling the jumps so they would be more realistic and how to paint so it looks a lot better but that's just my 2 cents 

i know fall out boy has sold out but I'm really love they're old music and just started listening to infinity on high and really love the guitar on this song especially and the beginning of petes screaming part but my fav album by them is folie a deux 

2 hours ago, ChaoticMayhem said:

I thought I mentioned that the paint wasn't done at all. That is the only side with paint right now so there should be less white space later on. Also, I have tried painting the chassis a different color but it's running on a v4 chassis for Blue Thunder and there is no image for it so I just have to update it.

Oh sorry then I must've missed it

3 hours ago, ChaoticMayhem said:

Do I even need to say anything??

 

I've started painting it...

 

It looks nice probably make the chassis black so the body would stand out more and add some more graphics such as monster jam logo or whatever could fill in all those big white spaces 

41 minutes ago, erhminer said:

 

Ignore project title its a custom... still can get this stuff in game...

Your tracks look really good but id recommend loop cutting the sides of the ramps or you won't get any air and the front of the ramps on the tabletop 

I doubt it will be anything special the track will suck the judging will suck and the officials will shut off a truck if the body even has a dent in it

racing- Linsey weenk 

freestyle- Ryan Anderson 

encore it will have the whole digger team singing broccoli with Dennis doing the background dancing in his underwear 

6 hours ago, stimson122 said:

Took them a lot of convincing to even get my dad to let her drive it once, never again lol

Was the pay worth it lol 

4 hours ago, robodredd said:

Radioactive

 

I like it, if you can find a newer body model you should make it into a pack 

I like their choice of crush cars for San Diego but because of the mud they were barely touched 

1 hour ago, Charlie H. said:

You gotta realize Tom is turning fifty this year. Even though he still is in good shape, age will make your body take less beatings and take longer to bounce back than it used to. I mean Madusa is 54 and Dennis is 56. A hard hit will do more of a number on you than when you're in your twenties

True 

46 minutes ago, Hagan Moskau said:

Holy sh*t! How is this not a 40!

UPDATE: Colton wins freestyle!

He reminds me so much of the older Tom when he didn't care at all but now it seems like he doesn't want a scratch on the truck when he drives 

On .4 the bkt textures are really dark I don't think there's anything you can do for it because it does the same for me 

Are you using .4 

I know I mentioned this before but gosh I cringe so much when Ryan mentions bkts every chance he gets lol