J.K Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Spent the evening building shocks Edited August 31, 2017 by James1986 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz! Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Those look very nice with alloy bodies James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.K Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, big gaz said: Those look very nice with alloy bodies James They're a thing of beauty Gaz, silky smooth and great looking. Thanks to Axial they're standard in the kit Yeti Edited September 1, 2017 by James1986 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Got home at 5am from work freezing cold courtesy of Kawasaki. (car in for repair, supposed to be on hol another few days but clients begging) Revived with coffee and the thought of exercising my recently won knowledge of RC car electrics I tried again with the Lunchie's new bits and pieces. I found the problem- the previous owner of the controller had helpfully set some tiny switches to reverse. Haha very funny! I fitted everything in properly and by some miracle which has nothing to do with my expertise the car is functioning perfectly! I had a shower and went to bed happy. It's the little things . . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly In My Soup Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, MissT said: Got home at 5am from work freezing cold courtesy of Kawasaki. (car in for repair, supposed to be on hol another few days but clients begging) Revived with coffee and the thought of exercising my recently won knowledge of RC car electrics I tried again with the Lunchie's new bits and pieces. I found the problem- the previous owner of the controller had helpfully set some tiny switches to reverse. Haha very funny! I fitted everything in properly and by some miracle which has nothing to do with my expertise the car is functioning perfectly! I had a shower and went to bed happy. It's the little things . . . . . . . Could of just put the motor wires in the other way round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Well, I should probably have said that it was steering and driving the opposite of what it should have been too Give me a break, I was up all night! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Mounted up the new body on the X2, still waiting on the AAA Racing wing to help with the slightly naked looking rear end. Was a bit apprehensive about the colour when I ordered it as i've not seen any of these orange ones mounted on the truck rather than just the cage, but i'm well chuffed with how it looks now Just engine and pipe to sort at the end of the month and she'll live again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 30 minutes ago, Pistonhead said: Mounted up the new body on the X2, still waiting on the AAA Racing wing to help with the slightly naked looking rear end. Was a bit apprehensive about the colour when I ordered it as i've not seen any of these orange ones mounted on the truck rather than just the cage, but i'm well chuffed with how it looks now Just engine and pipe to sort at the end of the month and she'll live again! Spotted! From very far away too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I was thinking it's a bit on the bright side - not a bad thing. That looks like it's in the moulding, not paint? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 20 minutes ago, atom3624 said: I was thinking it's a bit on the bright side - not a bad thing. That looks like it's in the moulding, not paint? Al. Yup, it's an injection moulded body with the colour with and an expanser polymer mixed into the material to make the plastic much more malleable and durable, they come in a choice of opaque white, wine red in a gloss or matt finish, and orange, evening blue, and black all in matt finish only. Edited September 1, 2017 by Pistonhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Not wanting to waste any more of my annual leave waiting for RCBearings to get back to work, I decided to make a start on the bits of my Konghead that don't need bearings. I assembled the lower suspension arms, built the diffs, assembled most of the steering assembly and made a start on the shocks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 1 hour ago, XV Pilot said: Not wanting to waste any more of my annual leave waiting for RCBearings to get back to work, I decided to make a start on the bits of my Konghead that don't need bearings. I assembled the lower suspension arms, built the diffs, assembled most of the steering assembly and made a start on the shocks. Are you going to do a build thread on the Konghead? My little boy and I love that truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavster29 Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I really am tempted by the konghead also!Sent from my TA-1033 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 This build will be of the Konghead chassis, but I am planning a different direction with the shell. 1/10 scale with an agricultural theme. I was thinking perhaps a build summary in the form of a video? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 A video would be great. Agricultural sounds perfect. I grew up on a farm, my kids love combines and tractors! I don't love them quite so much Give us a hint of what you have in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 (edited) 3 hours ago, MissT said: A video would be great. Agricultural sounds perfect. I grew up on a farm, my kids love combines and tractors! I don't love them quite so much Give us a hint of what you have in mind? Coming from an agricultural background, you are possibly familiar with the Fendt Trisix? I plan on making something along those lines, but smaller and with a less elaborate rear more reminiscent of a JCB Fastrac. Imagine this: Crossed with this: Further down the line I'd also like to build a sprayer attachment for it based on a car windscreen washer, controlled via the 3rd channel on my radio. Edited September 1, 2017 by XV Pilot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissT Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 I actually am amazed In a good way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Could possibly modify the Farm King .... Just a thought - I'm certain there are some more-specialised modellers on the forum who could take that on ... Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) That is actually my plan - take a Farm King shell, remove the rotavator cover from the rear, fit the chassis rails that aren't used in the Konghead manual but are nonetheless supplied on the bumper sprue, and use these to hold the posts to fit the extra-wide rear body mounts on the Farm King shell. These new "middle" mounts could then also be used along with the standard rear mounts to hold a plasticard deck to which I can mount whatever interesting equipment I manage to construct for the rear. Edited September 2, 2017 by XV Pilot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Tamiya Unimog shell perhaps? My take on a 6x6 Unimog. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 That looks rather smart! I suspect that the Unimog shell might be a bit small for this chassis though - the total wheelbase is comparable to that of the WT-01. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 There is the 1/10 shell available which is a lot bigger than the Tamiya 1/12 shell. Not cheap though. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-10-Mercedes-Benz-Unimog-Scale-Truck-Plastic-Body-Shell-UNPAINTED-NIB-/252403970363?hash=item3ac472f13b:g:dV4AAOSwbYZXfxdU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XV Pilot Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Good grief! You're right about it not being cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) Here's a comparison shot with a Tamiya 406 Unimog shell. Incredibly detailed body though. John Edited September 2, 2017 by johninderby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bix Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) Finished the boys wide a arm conversion for his Bigfoot... Finished it off with a new set of trenchers for him which he loves More details in my build thread if your interested in converting your 2wd Traxxas Edited September 2, 2017 by Bix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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