46 replies to this topic

[darknight]

Yes its a very good buy, they only cheap as they are discontinuing them in favour of rtr.spares will never be a problem as theres a lot of specialist stuff out there, and allthough i guess on the traditional market the ax10 is the big performer its still about driving ability,mine still does well ( very well )
Your control gear is fine, you need 3 chanel for the dig, motors, well dont go below 17.5, normal is around 21t, you do really need brushless in the cc as the extra gears in the dig really burn out brushed.
As i say if ya need help with the takedown just shout ok
I love my cc and i have had 3

[paul-n]

the axial xr10 is now built i need to change a few things as the servo that i was sent isn't powerful enough and i'm not happy with the wiring routing despite following the instruction manual.i decided to have a go at air brushing so i bought an airbrush and compressor, but as it's a first attempt it's not very good but i'll still put up some pictures taken on my phone




i'm going to have a bit more practice airbrushing on paper then do another shell

[darknight]

well, it looks bloody great paul, must just be up close its not good? is that a chrome you used? if so what brand

[paul-n]

darknight, on 29 January 2012 - 12:35 PM, said:

well, it looks bloody great paul, must just be up close its not good? is that a chrome you used? if so what brand

the finish is good i just couldn't get the shadowing effect on the chrome right and i wanted more of a contrast on the two types of orange that are blended in, the chrome is some paint i had already from a company called mbs custom paints but i don't think it's available anymore.i did order some faskolor chrome to try but it didn't arrive with my order

[domcharlton]

Shell looks bloody good!
Get yourself on rccrawling.co.uk

Theres a whole thread on cheap ways to get the XR10 too work well. (Steering arm is the biggest fault and the bearings)

[jabba1]

Wow you could paint a shell for me anytime bud,

[paul-n]

domcharlton, on 29 January 2012 - 05:12 PM, said:

Shell looks bloody good!
Get yourself on rccrawling.co.uk

Theres a whole thread on cheap ways to get the XR10 too work well. (Steering arm is the biggest fault and the bearings)

just registered

[paul-n]

jabba1, on 29 January 2012 - 06:20 PM, said:

Wow you could paint a shell for me anytime bud,

glad you like it
i'm looking for another hardline shell to paint but cant find one from a uk supplier

thanks for all the compliments on the shell,hopfully the next one will be better

[paul-n]

some slight changes since building this crawler i decided to go body less with it and ordered a bwd mantis chassis i also changed the springs for hpi wheely king one's,there softer than the stock axial springs and seem ok,best of all is i already had them so a free upgrade also as i wont be comping the car i fitted some hub extenders to stop the tyres fouling the springs.i'm still waiting for a new servo and have the wiring to shorten then it's ready to go
anyway here's a picture of the work so far

[darknight]

looks good fella, they always do without the body and the mantis is a good body, did you cut it yourself or buy it, how do you like the torsion rear?

[paul-n]

darknight, on 27 February 2012 - 09:22 AM, said:

looks good fella, they always do without the body and the mantis is a good body, did you cut it yourself or buy it, how do you like the torsion rear?

thanks darknight i got the mantis chassis from bwd in Texas.i haven't used it on the mantis chassis yet,i'm still waiting for a servo from hobbyking there seriously slow sending stuff out i also need to get my soldering iron from work and shorten the wires as there far too long for this chassis.

[darknight]

its quite a different ride with that setup, you gonna make body panels for the lower, you wont need to shorten your wires then

[paul-n]

darknight, on 27 February 2012 - 09:48 AM, said:

its quite a different ride with that setup, you gonna make body panels for the lower, you wont need to shorten your wires then

yes i'll be making some panels for the roof and sides,i'm going to see if i can get some lexan sheet localy

[darknight]

you can get lexan in b and q
im after delrin but its a pain to pay about 12 quid just for postage!!

[simont]

paul-n, on 27 February 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

yes i'll be making some panels for the roof and sides,i'm going to see if i can get some lexan sheet localy

mark
is that that thick plastic stuff?

Si