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Do you want XV-UTE?

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Post by Silverbullet » Sun Jun 09, 2013 8:15 pm

I honestly don't know how you drew this with sketchup, I struggled to find enough shapes to draw my welding cart :rolleyes: Fantastic work, really professional looking.

Only problem I can see is the bed being too small practicality wise, after seeing an XV up close and personal, the distance from the front doors to the tailgate would make for a very small rear tray especially with the rear wheel stored in there and the fuel tank. Perhaps a longer wheelbase is needed?
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Post by Bantum » Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:33 pm

60766244 wrote: ... Sensational. Up for some sort of Ausubaru Medal I think.

Put this one on your resume. ;)
Already done ... !
El_Freddo wrote:Too right! Hats off to you Bantum - I don't have the patience for this amount of work!

Looking awesome ;)

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Outback Ute ...

Post by Bantum » Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:45 pm

Silverbullet wrote: ... I honestly don't know how you drew this with Sketchup ... Fantastic work, really professional looking ...
Thanks ... Coming from a drawing background it's not too hard + I've cheated a bit by copying & pasting ... ;)
Silverbullet wrote: ... Only problem I can see is the bed being too small ... Perhaps a longer wheelbase is needed ... ?
Yep, I've covered that with the OutBack Ute version ... :D

The whole intent was for the XV-Ute to be a small, economical utility ute ...
& that it could be considered as a successor to the Brumby ... ;)
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Phat XV Ute ...

Post by Bantum » Sun Jul 07, 2013 11:25 pm

Just came across this :

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Glad to see someone else has the same idea ... :cool:

Link to larger image here ...

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Post by steptoe » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:42 am

This beast above is taking into consideration Subaru's declaration they no longer wish to be in the agricultural sector - SUV's sell well :)
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Post by 60766244 » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:44 pm

>scrolling down
>down
>not ba...
>ba... good. Not good.

Those merc wheels and the lowering :o

I might need to get some new eyes. :p

I like yours better Bantum! :D
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Post by El_Freddo » Sat Jul 13, 2013 2:32 pm

60766244 wrote:I like yours better Bantum! :D
Me too!
steptoe wrote:This beast above is taking into consideration Subaru's declaration they no longer wish to be in the agricultural sector - SUV's sell well :)
Bugger that! They're leaving behind a sector that they filled quite well some time ago. It's about time they lived up to the name of the brumby again with a newer modern take on the same little brute ute they produced back then - but it still has to be functional and not all out luxury/safety orientated.

Bantum, could you knock up a long wheel base 4 door version for those family orientated drivers out there these days? Could also be another angle for this ute - but better than the Baja due to the longer wheel base and the rear wheel being situated in the middle of the carry/load bed.

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Post by Bantum » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:04 pm

El_Freddo wrote: ... Me too ! ...
Ha, feel the love ... :)
El_Freddo wrote: ... Could you knock up a long wheel base 4 door version ? ...
Might consider it after finished this one ... ;)

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Sketched Up ...

Post by Bantum » Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:13 pm

Ok - I've started to put the results up on Whore house ...

Please rate it to get some interest going ... XV-Ute 2013

Still not 100% finished, but will continue to fineness ... ;)

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Nearly done - Part 1 ...

Post by Bantum » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:32 am

Ok - here are a few shots of it nearly finished :

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More on the next page ...

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Nearly Done - Part 2 ...

Post by Bantum » Mon Aug 05, 2013 5:34 am

A few more shots ...

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Will be looking to make a 3d printed version next ... :D

Cheers, Bantum ...

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Post by 60766244 » Mon Aug 05, 2013 8:53 am

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11/10 Would buy!
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Body Shell ...

Post by Bantum » Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:39 am

Small update :

I've ordered a Tamiya XV body shell, will have wait now & see what it looks like when I get it ... :D

Add : Also made some minor changes to the rear end ...

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Anybody pick the changes ?

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Post by Bantum » Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:45 am

60766244 wrote:
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11/10 Would buy!
Is this what you had linked to ?

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It looks good to ... :p

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Post by NachaLuva » Tue Sep 10, 2013 4:09 am

Bantum wrote: Image
Liking it muchly :cool:
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... Its Arrived ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:37 pm

Bantum wrote: ... I've ordered a Tamiya XV body shell ...
Well Its here ... :D ... ( only took Three weeks )

Out of the box :

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The XV Body :

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Some Extras :

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XV Front :

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XV Back :

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XV Side :

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Now to put it together - More to come ... :)

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Query ...

Post by Bantum » Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:16 pm

I was thinking of modifying the shell by Cutting / Gluing to get the desired result, any suggestions for suitable glue, etc ... ?

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More XV's ...

Post by Bantum » Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:44 am

Meanwhile searching for other Subaru models I found this :

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1/43 scale from WiT's ... :cool: ... Only about $70 Aus ... :(

Taken from here : AmiAmi [Character & Hobby Shop] | WIT'S Complete Resin Model 1/43 SUBARU XV Satin White Pearl

I might get one of these too !

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Post by NachaLuva » Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:38 pm

I would love to get 1/43 SUBARU Forester S/tb-STi 2000 Arctic Silver - AmiAmi but the price tag is a fair whack!
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Update ...

Post by Bantum » Fri Nov 08, 2013 12:51 am

Found some one with one of these :

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Now I just have to make a mould from the body shell ... :evil:

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