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Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 4:37:17 PM   
lee172



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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 4:40:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice! Wouldn't mind seeing a side by side comparison when you start building it, compare to your F-150!!

Looking forward to the build!!

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 4:49:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		this is gonna be a nice one Lee

i like the shell on it

what chassis is it Lee - never mind i just read the thread name

< Message edited by rcluke -- 5/30/2008 4:51:35 PM >

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 5:31:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		the colour will be metallic blue, and to avoid any unsightly holes in the body, all the snorkel and light bar bits will be attached, still need to get some scale looking wheels for it though..

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 5:48:55 PM   
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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 5:54:18 PM   
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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/30/2008 8:41:05 PM   
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Here's one w/ fat tires!!

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/31/2008 1:00:12 PM   
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ORIGINAL: lee172

the colour will be metallic blue, and to avoid any unsightly holes in the body, all the snorkel and light bar bits will be attached, still need to get some scale looking wheels for it though..


that paint is a really nice color.

i used it on my HPI chevrolet camaro shell

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/31/2008 2:03:06 PM   
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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/31/2008 4:12:25 PM   
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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 5/31/2008 4:38:01 PM   
rcluke



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ORIGINAL: lee172

just ordered the following wheels for it..


nice rims lee

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 6/1/2008 7:45:41 PM   
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But they are different, right? So you are going to have 2 different look?!


i meant a set (4) of each of them! not two for the front and two different one's for the rear!

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 6/2/2008 2:38:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Are you going to paint them to a different color?!

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RE: Lee's DF-01 build thread - 6/2/2008 3:31:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Silver rims against a blue body would look great lee

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