What did you do to your model today?

[MrCake]

Relaxing apart from  when 2 swans decided to start having a fight and beat their massive wings near it! 🤣

[Stormbringer]

Yeh i know the feeling 

I was sailing my tug about 50 yards out when a swan 200 yards away spotted a swan near me and it came down running on water straight over my tug 

I tried to move the tug but the damm swan kept aiming for it luckilly no real damage done  

[Grogg]

Finally finished building and to an extent tuning my very first RC car, the Tamiya Rock Socker;

 

From the front:

 

 

From the right:

 

 

From the left:

 

 

From the rear:

 

 

 

 

I'm actually really pleased with how it turned out, as you can see I've finished building the chassis, well except for two parts that I ordered months ago and am still waiting for them to be delivered.  I'm really pleased with how the wheel beads turned out, they originally started off as plain black plastic, I painted them red - Tamiya TS-49 Bright Red to be exact on top of Tamiya Fine Surface Primer White.  As can be seen from the state of the tires, I've already had it out for a run about, and decided that it preformed a lot better with 2 wheel steering compared to 4 wheel steering, so I've removed the second steering servo for the rear steering to keep as a spare for the front wheel steering.  I've also lowered it quite a lot, lowered the center of gravity again by a lot, stiffened everything up - stabilisers and the barrel springs, relocated the dampeners, used stiffer oil filled dampeners, and altered the wheelbase to name some of the changes that I've made to it.

 

So this is all I have left to do, before I start on my TT-02SRX build, the body:

 

 

It needs cutting out, painted and the stickers applied, however, I don't want to, or plan to use any of the stickers, and instead paint it all on instead, not exactly like it would look using the provided sticker sheet, but keeping the general theme.  So I'll be making and using lots of templates.

 

All in all, I'm actually really impressed with not only how well it's turned out so far, how well and fast it runs, but also how enjoyable it was to build and learn about.

Edited April 9, 2023 by Grogg

[Kpowell911]

Interested to see what you think on the SRX @Grogg

[Grogg]

13 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said:

Interested to see what you think on the SRX @Grogg

 

I have been looking at doing some pretty wild things to the SRX, cutting parts away from the chassis, reshaping other bits, enlarging some parts, filling in parts of it with lead shot and epoxy so that it balances better.  The amount of things I'm considering doing to it makes me wonder if it will still be able to be classed as a TT-02 SRX

[Kpowell911]

8 minutes ago, Grogg said:

 

I have been looking at doing some pretty wild things to the SRX, cutting parts away from the chassis, reshaping other bits, enlarging some parts, filling in parts of it with lead shot and epoxy so that it balances better.  The amount of things I'm considering doing to it makes me wonder if it will still be able to be classed as a TT-02 SRX

Interested to see how that works out

[RC4WD fan]

Finished the TRX4 still not technically finished as have the locking diff’s and 2 speed to put on 🤣 

[SXFoxstar]

Somehow managed to cram in the construction of a ramp for the Bugsta between Easter Egg hunts with my daughter!

 

 

[Lone-wolf]

Just a silly thing,  well 2 silly things first up knocked up a neat Deans to XT60, think it turned out rather shop bought looking, second thing tidied up the carisma steering link with brass tube, now i finally found where i hid the tube in first place

[Stormbringer]

Your adapter turned out really well 

[totlxtc]

Been mega busy lately with work, family and friends so done so little to anything RC 😞

 

Updated the NB4 firmware today to the rather sexy looking V3.0.

 

[Kpowell911]

1 hour ago, totlxtc said:

Been mega busy lately with work, family and friends so done so little to anything RC 😞

 

Updated the NB4 firmware today to the rather sexy looking V3.0.

 

Hmmm, wonder if I can do that with my non Pro? Any links?

[totlxtc]

18 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said:

Hmmm, wonder if I can do that with my non Pro? Any links?

I don't believe you can and would not recommend messing with firmware that is not for exact model. Don't want to brick it.

 

NB4 firmware: https://www.flysky-cn.com/nb4-xiazai

 

NB4 Pro firmware: https://www.flysky-cn.com/noble-pro-download-1-1

 

Run down of changes: 

 

[Kpowell911]

Thanks, guess Ill leave it. Looks suave though!

[RC4WD fan]

Worked out it’s the TX that packed up not the RX 🤦‍♂️won’t buy Absima radio gear again 😤

[Stormbringer]

Bummer when it happens mate 😞

[Grogg]

Actually did the thing I was worried most about doing today, cutting out the body, and I got to say I did a good job of it.

 

The body cut out:

 

 

 

The body temporarily mounted onto the chassis:

 

 

After cutting out the body, I realised I was worried about nothing.  I used the score and snap method, and did it with a Stanely knife, none of the fancy tools - straight and curved lexan scissors, hobby knives, or scalpels that YouTube videos said where a must have, needed and impossible to do without.  I managed to cut it out in one piece, using several passes in the cut groove with nothing but the pressure from the weight from my cheep Stanely knife, and achieved crisp sharp cuts, not to mention, it turned out perfect, the body is symmetrical.  Just check out the off cut piece

 

Off cut with the cheap Stanely knife I used:

 

 

 

And this took about 10 to 15 minutes to do at most, probably closer to 5 minutes.

Edited April 10, 2023 by Grogg

[totlxtc]

10 minutes ago, Grogg said:

Actually did the thing I was worried most about doing today, cutting out the body, and I got to say I did a good job of it.

 

The body cut out:

 

 

 

The body temporarily mounted onto the chassis:

 

 

After cutting out the body, I realised I was worried about nothing.  I used the score and snap method, and did it with a Stanely knife, none of the fancy tools - straight and curved lexan scissors, hobby knives, or scalpels that YouTube videos said where a must have, needed and impossible to do without.  I managed to cut it out in one piece, using several passes in the cut groove with nothing but the pressure from the weight from my cheep Stanely knife, and achieved crisp sharp cuts, not to mention, it turned out perfect, the body is symmetrical.  Just check out the off cut piece

 

Off cut with the cheap Stanely knife I used:

 

 

 

And this took about 10 to 15 minutes to do at most, probably closer to 5 minutes.

Im going to say it as i cant resist 🤣🤣🤣

 

Told you so!

 

Nice job. Enjoy the painting 👍

[Stormbringer]

If the blades sharp and dont press it to hard any pointed blade will do it 

[totlxtc]

@Stormbringer just uses hit wit 😜

[Rustic Ade]

52 minutes ago, Grogg said:

Actually did the thing I was worried most about doing today, cutting out the body, and I got to say I did a good job of it.

 

The body cut out:

 

 

 

The body temporarily mounted onto the chassis:

 

 

After cutting out the body, I realised I was worried about nothing.  I used the score and snap method, and did it with a Stanely knife, none of the fancy tools - straight and curved lexan scissors, hobby knives, or scalpels that YouTube videos said where a must have, needed and impossible to do without.  I managed to cut it out in one piece, using several passes in the cut groove with nothing but the pressure from the weight from my cheep Stanely knife, and achieved crisp sharp cuts, not to mention, it turned out perfect, the body is symmetrical.  Just check out the off cut piece

 

Off cut with the cheap Stanely knife I used:

 

 

 

And this took about 10 to 15 minutes to do at most, probably closer to 5 minutes.

Tidy job! Going to be doing one soon and will be stoked if I get such a clean looking result. 👍🏻

[Rustic Ade]

Stripped the rear diff to replace the stripped input gear. Which is stupid and impatient as  any jobs I do are currently on Maccy d trays balanced on coffee tables 🙄 (with 3 kids and a nutty dog.)

My boss is clearing me a dedicated (single garage sized) area in his workshop but it's taking a while and I'm on holiday so am making do.

 

A dedicated work bench....will be heaven.

 

Anyone else work in unsuitable spaces?

Edited April 12, 2023 by Rustic Ade

[Grogg]

31 minutes ago, Rustic Ade said:

Stripped the rear diff to replace the stripped input gear. Which is stupid and impatient as  any jobs I do are currently on Maccy d trays balanced on coffee tables 🙄 (with 3 kids and a nutty dog.)

My boss is clearing me a dedicated (single garage sized) area in his workshop but it's taking a while and I'm on holiday so am making do.

 

A dedicated work bench....will be heaven.

 

Anyone else work in unsuitable spaces?

 

How do people feel about doing it all on your kitchen counter top, and with tools bought from Poundland years ago in the days when everything they sold cost a quid?

[Rustic Ade]

14 minutes ago, Grogg said:

 

How do people feel about doing it all on your kitchen counter top, and with tools bought from Poundland years ago in the days when everything they sold cost a quid?

 

Comforted I'm not alone!

 

(Though I did buy some Amazon special fine drivers)

 

If you are enjoying it you are enjoying it but I am looking forward to dedicated space.

[Hell horn.]

Lately I have mostly working on this. 

It's almost done now. Just a few bits to finish off. 

Full interior with tools and drinks. McDonald's breakfast included. Full engine bay.  Bonnet lifts up to see.  Bed is a working winch setup.  I'm going to make the Frame adjustable with some rams at some point. And I needs some better Axles at some point too.  But it's very close to being finished