Smudge 4x4 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Has anyone from the forum built one of these as I'm looking for a winter project and one of these could be Perfick!! But I am to DIY what King Herrod was to babysitting!! So would appreciate anyones experience in the ease of making one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I had a look at Rebel 3, the lightweight and nearly fainted when I saw the prices ..... Total Cost of Kit £1,713.60 COMPLETE VEHICLE FROM £2,860.00 you could buy a real one, i.e. fullsize with working headlamps (usually) for that much!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge 4x4 Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 I agree and would much prefer a "real" one!! , but I believe you can buy the plans alone, then source the bits yourself? My son has got a Cheap 'N' Nasty electric quad bike and I was wondering how many of them he and his brother will get through over the next few years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luffy Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 I built a Real Life Toys Jeep for my lad about 4 years ago (they didn't do any LRs at the time) and it's still going strong. They're not in the same league as the Rebel Replicas but they're not bad either. Was fairly easy to build and rather than buy the kit I chose to make all the bits myself which made it even cheaper It's taken a lot of abuse but is remarkably resiliant for what's essentially an MDF box on wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 We very nearly bought one on the spot at Billing 2 years ago. I am glad we didn't, a huge waste of money in my humble opinion. I bought the boys a Mini a few weeks ago for £200 with T&T, its their car and they get the final say about paintjob etc. The boys are 4 and 5 years old I know I am too soft...I am worried about the MOT in October now as I don't think they are going to lose interest as I had thought Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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