johninderby Posted July 12, 2014 Author Share Posted July 12, 2014 Get another body as well then Are you trying to make me spend even more on this little project. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Only offering a suggestion,if you can't choose a colour the only sensible thing to do is one of each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 Of course then you'll need a 2nd chassis to keep the other body on 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Orange! Mine's blue as I wanted a World Jump Record Holder replica. I like the orange ...... Do that and you need the sponsor's NASCAR to go with it .............................. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Finished the axles. Ready to bolt the chassis and axles together now. After I'd sorted out mounting the servos I couldn't decide how to do the linkage so I put it aside for a couple of days. I needed a way to keep the steering linkage clear of the suspension links. Finally decided to move the cross-links between the steering arms further back and higher out of the way. While the servos needed to connect to the steering arms in the stock location so as not to put too much strain on the servos I realised it didn't matter for the cross-links. Problem solved. I made carbon fibre extensions to the steering arms and bolted them in place. For the cross-links links I used the 3mm threaded rod that came in the kit but put hollow carbon fibre rod over it and used Traxxas rod ends. Same for the servo link but had to use regular 3mm threaded rod as the kit parts were to short. The links are very stiff with no flexing. With the servos being so close to the axles the fat shocks I'll be using wouldn't clear the servos so I made up little ali mounting plates that fastened to the stock shock mounts on the axles but will allow me to mount the shocks slightly forward. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) Bolted the axles to the chassis and installed the shocks.Took a few hours of fiddling with spacers, relocating and modifying things slightly here and there until everything fitted just right. Unbelievably heavy. The wheels and tyres weigh over 3kg on their own. Now to finish the upper part of the chassis and I'll be ready for test fitting the body. John Edited July 14, 2014 by johninderby 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbertRC1 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Wow John ,this is another excellent build! can't wait to see the end product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) Chassis finished and body shell cut out. Yes it is going to be painted orange. John Substantial body mounts. Edited July 15, 2014 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vrooom Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 ****ing hell, that look like a true monster truck. I love it so much... !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The 'trick', as done here, is in keeping the steering servos inboard - well done. I used after-market carbon adaptors. Looks great. GO ORANGE!! (Don't forget the NASCAR as well!!) Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share Posted July 20, 2014 Just waiting for a couple of little bits to arrive in the post and then Psycho will be ready for the full reveal. Little teaser for now. John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 LIKING IT!! Forum's got an 18 (mine) and a 19 (yours) ..... Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbertRC1 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I wanna see it I wanna see it..........PLEASE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 Just waiting on little thing now. Hasn't been posted yet, AARRGGHH, so it looks like Friday for the reveal. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stannyblade Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Love that orange colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 I actually preferred the orange to the blue. I was just more impressed with 'that jump' !! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoodoo Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Jeeze,that's one tasty truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share Posted July 26, 2014 Better late than never I guess, but the final bits showed up a few minutes ago, so now I can get it all finished. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roden83 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Great build heres afew pics of my txt big foot keep up the great work mate http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/30000-/ http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/30002-/ http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/30004-/ http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/30003-bigfoot-txt-1-028/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Great build heres afew pics of my txt big foot keep up the great work mate Nice Bigfoot ! Hopefully I'll be able to post some photos of Psycho tomorrow. Just got to finish wiring it up. Didn't get chance to do anything on it in the last couple of days. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roden83 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thank mate nice to see im not the only fan of big foot and monster trucks ill look forward to see more pics of you truck soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) OK .... Finally photos of the finished project Raining so just indoor photos for now. Test run down the hallway shows that the motors are just about right. I'll have to soften up the throttle and braking profiles though as with those big HEAVY wheels don't want to put too much sudden stain on the running gear. The Rx and Tekin ESC are inside the big HPI waterproof box on top of the chassis. That Tekin ESC is incredibly tiny! The Turnigy UBEC has been sealed in waterproof silicone tape wrap and tied down just in front of the RX/ESC box. I'll have to get a longer servo extension lead for the rear servo though as the lead I'm using now is stretched tight. The colour is four coats of PS-24 fluorescent orange followed by two coats of PS-7 orange and backed with white and then finished off in black. Gives a nice bright orange. That orange is really hard to photograph properly as it seems to change a lot depending on the angle that you look at it. John Edited August 2, 2014 by johninderby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Couple of photos of the chassis. John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Fantastic, great workmanship mate like that a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Simply stunning John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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