DreXeL Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) So my Son loves using my SCX10 and wanted a crawler of his own, he likes the scale looks of my SCX10 and isn't keen on the non-scale looks of things like the AX10, Maverick scout etc. The Losi Mini crawler that Garry had for sale caught my eye as it was a good price, but I wasn't sure if I could do anything with it as far as a scale body goes. Then when watching some Youtube vids I saw that Speedway Pal do a 1/10 Suzuki Samurai body, it's designed for the Tamiya M-Chassis, but it fits the wheelbase of the Mini Crawler absolutely perfectly. Here it is on an M-Chassis: And here it is on a Losi Mini Crawler: So I decided to bite the bullet, and bought the Mini Crawler from Garry. That done, I stared to find the Samurai bodyshell, only to discover that it is discontinued and pretty much nobody had one, but I finally found a Japanese seller with some in stock, Banzai Hobbies. Fairly expensive at Edited February 28, 2012 by DreXeL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 man, good job fella, i like it with the mini on to so looking forward to seeing the other one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callisr Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 That looks bang on! Can't wait to see it with the Samurai shell on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 looks great mate, glad to see you have the "scale" bug!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Still waiting on the shell, it's currently sat in customs 'awaiting customs charging' In the mean time we took it out for a bit of crawling with my Honcho, it performs really well for the most part, and can go pretty much anywhere my Honcho can, but one thing that was evident was that the tyres lacked the grip of the Flatirons on my Honcho. I don't have a huge budget for this build so didn't really want to shell out on new tyres, then I realised I have a spare set of Flatirons. Of course they would have been way too big for the Samurai shell, so I decided to have a go at cutting them down and fitting them onto a set of Mini wheels I had lying around. So this: And this: Some cutting and chopping and black paint later becomes this: Next to an original size Flatiron on an SCX10 rim: Considering it was the first time I have done a cut-and-shut job on a tyre I am really pleased with the result. I'll clean the others up and do them all, they should look great with the Samurai shell, and will hopefully give better grip on rocks than the original tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Good job on the tyres mate, my first cuts were covered in glue,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damohick Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nice work mate ... I Built myself a samurai too, here's a link if your interested http://www.ukrcrc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syncro Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Flippin heck mate! Nicely done! Those tyres will be great on that rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Nice work mate ... I Built myself a samurai too, here's a link if your interested http://www.ukrcrc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12392 Nice build, funnily enough that is pretty much the exact colour scheme we had in mind for ours I like what you did with the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simont Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 Damo i see on your thread that your after some rock sliders do you want metal or plastic ones? Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
18thomas916 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 hey ive got some good tires and esc if you want them pm if interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 The shell finally arrived, I got absolutely raped by customs No matter, it's here now and I'm impressed with the quality and the amount of sticker options it came with. I finished reducing the other tyres, and cut the shell and did a test fitting: It's a great fit, and the wheels/tyres are a perfect size! Really happy with that, just need to tidy up the cuts and start painting it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 looks great fella!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simont Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 cant wait to see this done my 1-1 suzuki sj 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 (edited) OK, I decided to photoshop some colours onto it last night and my Son decided he liked it in black, so that's what we went with. Fine by me, it meant it was easier to paint Here is the result (my camera sucks indoors): Happy with that, will probably get some bumpers and rock sliders at some point, and maybe even a winch, but that's pretty much it for now. Can't wait to get it out with my Honcho Edited March 2, 2012 by DreXeL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 looks good mate, if it were me i would add a touch of colour to it, maybe a green or something or a few decals, looks kinda plain in a way, think it needs to stand out a bit more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner Boy Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Naa, slick and simple I like it, and if his son likes it all the better! Good job buddy, shame about the expense of the shell, kinda defeated the object Brilliant end result tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 oh yea wouldnt say change if you and your nipper love it, all the better eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Just took it out for a little run with my Honcho, got a couple of pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) My boy wanted some lights, so I duly obliged: Edited March 17, 2012 by DreXeL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darknight Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 very nice, gotta have lights eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Looking good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turner Boy Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaZero Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Sorry to bump an old topic but I'm thinking of doing this myself, hows the performance? hows it compare to a cc-01 or scx10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksprogis Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Its a mini/micro . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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