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There's so much incredible work in here, I have to show off one of my own. This jeep is one of my own resin castings, built up to be an HO replica of my current 1:1 ride, a '00 Jeep Wrangler Sport which has been lifted, fit with 32" tires and a tube bumper. Ive worked long and hard to get this baby right, and it turned out better than I could have ever expected. Just too bad my camera phone takes sucky pics, this thing looks way better in person.
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Yes, those are stock Tyco turbo hopper/quad tires all the way around; theyve not been cut down or narrowed And no the chassis isnt a tyco Quad all hacked up. The chassis is a heavily modified Matchbox Speedtrack piece, set up to run on standard type (AFX/Tyco/etc) slot track. The narrow placement of the pickup skis is why I chose the chassis, since its the only thing with a narrow enough front section to mount these tires such that the contraption can run on a 2-lane track. Trust me, this is my 3rd attempt to build a lifted, big tired chassis for a proper looking Jeep. Its the only thing Ive built that works. I can run 2 of these side by side even on tomy track without (much) rubbing, or running into the guard rails. The pickup skis are Tyco TCR pieces, modified to fit, which is how it can get power on the wider rails. The original motor was made for the speedtrack's 6v power pack and had to be trashed. In its place, I made a frankenstein of a power plant: Tyco curvehugger motor can, 440X2 motor magnets, red wire Tomy turbo arm, and tyco HP-7 front bulkhead/brush assembly. It feeds power thru a lifelike axle/pinion setup and lifelike rear hubs are fit with the hopper tires all the way around. Although its a bit topheavy, and the hopper tires have little grip, this thing is FAST. It'll smoke most any JL t-jet and slides and fishtails like you wouldnt believe. Its only real weaknesses are its up-high stance, wieght, and the lack of grip from the hopper tires, which unfortunately are your only choice for tires that are big and knobby for this type of bodystyle.
Hope you guys like it, since its pretty much the masterpiece of all the customs Ive built so far. And if anyone else is interested in how to set up Matchbox chassis for standard tracks, Id be glad to help. You wont be sorry once you get one and run it!
Yes, those are stock Tyco turbo hopper/quad tires all the way around; theyve not been cut down or narrowed And no the chassis isnt a tyco Quad all hacked up. The chassis is a heavily modified Matchbox Speedtrack piece, set up to run on standard type (AFX/Tyco/etc) slot track. The narrow placement of the pickup skis is why I chose the chassis, since its the only thing with a narrow enough front section to mount these tires such that the contraption can run on a 2-lane track. Trust me, this is my 3rd attempt to build a lifted, big tired chassis for a proper looking Jeep. Its the only thing Ive built that works. I can run 2 of these side by side even on tomy track without (much) rubbing, or running into the guard rails. The pickup skis are Tyco TCR pieces, modified to fit, which is how it can get power on the wider rails. The original motor was made for the speedtrack's 6v power pack and had to be trashed. In its place, I made a frankenstein of a power plant: Tyco curvehugger motor can, 440X2 motor magnets, red wire Tomy turbo arm, and tyco HP-7 front bulkhead/brush assembly. It feeds power thru a lifelike axle/pinion setup and lifelike rear hubs are fit with the hopper tires all the way around. Although its a bit topheavy, and the hopper tires have little grip, this thing is FAST. It'll smoke most any JL t-jet and slides and fishtails like you wouldnt believe. Its only real weaknesses are its up-high stance, wieght, and the lack of grip from the hopper tires, which unfortunately are your only choice for tires that are big and knobby for this type of bodystyle.
Hope you guys like it, since its pretty much the masterpiece of all the customs Ive built so far. And if anyone else is interested in how to set up Matchbox chassis for standard tracks, Id be glad to help. You wont be sorry once you get one and run it!
Just funnin ya Grunge 
