atom3624 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Nice job mate. When I finally get the garage sorted, I'll get mine fully finished as well. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roden83 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Great work mate that orange colour looks killer and thanks for sharing the paint codes looks like i going to have to find another txt-2 body and do one in the same colour as you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 TXT-2 bodies are like hen's teeth! I missed out on one on Ebay 3 months ago. Found a place in Germany called Tamico.de lists the body, reference 11825779 for Eu 29.99 + P&P - not a bad price. There's another shop, in USA that comes up, but its out of stock. I'm fairly certain some of the Tamiya main dealers could backorder it with a bit of gentle persuasion!! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 I almost ordered a spare shell from a US dealer who had it in stock last month but ended up getting a 79 Ford body for my Clod which is shortly to become Bigfoot 16 Retro. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbertRC1 Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Awesome John just awesome, can't wait to see how the clod buster looks with the new shell as well. Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistonhead Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Looks awesome, need running videos now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 That'll look good. Becomes contagious doesn't it? !! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 3, 2014 Author Share Posted August 3, 2014 That'll look good. Becomes contagious doesn't it? !! Al. How many versions of Bigfoot are there? No.....don't answer that my wallet is still recovering. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 Erm .... 21 !! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot_(truck) They didn't 'officially' build #13 through superstition, but someone else did! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Bigfoot 16 Retro almost finished. Need the Parma 91 Bigfoot decal sheet to get a couple of decals from. Unfortunately seems to be totally unavailable at the moment. May have to wait until one shows up on eBay. Surprised no one is doing a repro decal sheet. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryTXT1 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looks good bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Looks good. Read back into the thread as didn't recognise the chassis as a TXT / Juggernaut one. Thread mentions it's your Clodbuster. Needs a 'family picture' now! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Needs a 'family picture' now! Al. OK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I normally wind people up by saying 'too shiny', but it does suit them!! Nice effort. Took a break from tidying up the garage - still ongoing!! - to 'fire up' my Twin Castle BL powered TXT-2 .... and got a box of neutrals!! Lower drivetrain is tight - hold up one end and turn both wheels, and the other end turns as well. Reversed ends to check for slop, and no problem again. It's at the gearbox / pinions. It'll have to wait! Frsutrating me now - so close! I digressed, sorry. Looks great mate. How about Bigfoot 6 (I think)? That was the super tall tyred one that appeared in the 6 million dollar man or something at the time!! I do remember seeing this supertall Monster Truck on TV, when I was going to school!! Not certain of the programme. Bound to have been 6m $$ man, A-Team, or that helicopter series. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Ah...Bigfoot 5. The version with dual wheels would be interesting. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jdz3HceLGv0 Yes the frustration of having a truck that's 95% ready to run. Don't know what's happened to the availability of the Bigfoot decals I want but it looks OK for now. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Nice find! Doubled up - imagine the transmission strain? !! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I normally wind people up by saying 'too shiny', but it does suit them!! Nice effort. Took a break from tidying up the garage - still ongoing!! - to 'fire up' my Twin Castle BL powered TXT-2 .... and got a box of neutrals!! Lower drivetrain is tight - hold up one end and turn both wheels, and the other end turns as well. Reversed ends to check for slop, and no problem again. It's at the gearbox / pinions. It'll have to wait! Frsutrating me now - so close! I digressed, sorry. Looks great mate. How about Bigfoot 6 (I think)? That was the super tall tyred one that appeared in the 6 million dollar man or something at the time!! I do remember seeing this supertall Monster Truck on TV, when I was going to school!! Not certain of the programme. Bound to have been 6m $$ man, A-Team, or that helicopter series. Al. Do you mean Airwolf or Blue Thunder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Awesome stuff, always wanted to do a 'scale' MT build myself. How do these things hold up to bashing? Would they take a 'mild' brushless setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Check this out DreX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Holding up just fine with the dual brushed motors (not the kit motors) and has good performance. Have seen a build or two with hotter dual brushless but parts breakage seems to be a problem. The most successfull brushless setup seems to be with one hotter brushless motor or two mild motors. The gearbox starts to be a problem when you try to put too much power through it. Axles seem to handle the power OK though. It's a big heavy truck so throwing that weight around at high speed will break things. If it's speed you want then a Summit would be a better idea but just doesn't look like a proper monster truck. John Edited February 5, 2015 by johninderby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Do you mean Airwolf or Blue Thunder? This post took me back a bit. There was a series in the 70s I think with Bigfoot with huge wheels flattening other cars. Don't think a 1/10 or 1/8 with 300 mm diameter wheels would really be that stable!! Not sure if it was Airwolf, 6M $$ man, or whatever ... loved it when I saw it. It would be way too cheesy now! Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreXeL Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Holding up just fine with the dual brushed motors (not the kit motors) and has good performance. Have seen a build or two with hotter dual brushless but parts breakage seems to be a problem. The most successfull brushless setup seems to be with one hotter brushless motor or two mild motors. The gearbox starts to be a problem when you try to put too much power through it. Axles seem to handle the power OK though. It's a big heavy truck so throwing that weight around at high speed will break things. If it's speed you want then a Summit would be a better idea but just doesn't look like a proper monster truck. John Re: Tyres and wheels The kit tyres actually work really well but are on the small side. However they're very light so that would help prevent breakages. Here's a kit tyre on a Revolver 3.2 wheel. Identical in size to the kit wheels but so much better looking. I've got a beast of a Savage for the speed and serious bashing, but was wondering what these were like for a little 'mild' bashing, I really like the scale looks. You've answered my question pretty well though, it's given me food for thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 These are pretty damned good, and very realistic! Can't wait to FINALLY get mine going, with the proper rear steer on the flick switch; left, centre, right on the DX3E I've bought. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Psycho's New Shoes While I love the look of the RC4WD wheels they do weigh a ton (actually 3.37Kg) so Psycho has been a bit of a shelf queen as I'm a bit afraid of what might happen if I bashed it very much with those wheels. So anyway having a set of RC4WD Baja Claw 40 series tyres that were sitting around unused I got some lightweight Pro-Line Tech 5 wheels and mounted them up. Slight difference in weight. The Claws and wheels weight 438g each and the RC4WD Clod wheels and tyres weigh 842g each. The Baja Claws are a fair bit taller than the Clod tyres but with a lot less total weight they should be able to take a lot more punishment without something breaking off. Anyway that's the theory. So the RC4WD wheels are now just for display . John Edited February 5, 2015 by johninderby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Have to agree with you. I was in 2 minds when I ordered my 'alloys', whether to go for the Delrin ones. Diameter looks a tad large there! Wheels also seem more inset, 'though I don't suppose this will be 'bashed' in a Maxx / Savage / LST manner. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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