MAN, this should be fun. (OHO'S Cross RC 8x8x4)

[lel-95]

I'm loving the look of this, the separate springs and shocks really do it for me 

 

would you say the kit is definitely worth the money? 

[Oh How Original]

Having not run it yet I can't properly comment.

But I'm happier with this kit than I am the SCX10 kit mainly because that had some missing parts.

But yeah, I mean I already knew the driveshafts won't last long, to me that's not a problem, it's not really expensive to sort, so not a huge issue.

With that in mind, the rest of it seems rather well made and has gone together with less troubles than I was expecting.

[atom3624]

A Savox 1283 as indicated should sort out the steering there.

Looking a nice build here.

Al.

[Oh How Original]

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Edited September 11, 2016 by Oh How Original

[Oh How Original]

Some more cab progress.

I can't be bothered to do an interior, with the way it's laid out, it would be quite difficult to actually make it look realistic.

I think the cab area is too short and too high to be in proportion.

I have done some measuring and even made a mock up dashboard and gearstick with gator, but it just won't work to how I want it to look, so just going without, nothing really major.

However, that being said, if any custom designers out there want to give it a try you're more than welcome, I'd pay well for a really nice interior, just the idea I had in mind won't work, feel free to shoot me a PM, the roof won't be going on for a while yet so plenty of time to get ideas in etc...

 

 

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by Oh How Original

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Sweet she's taking shape, after all the time doing them shocks whats an hr max building the dash lol get one built you can do it

[Oh How Original]

Sweet she's taking shape, after all the time doing them shocks whats an hr max building the dash lol get one built you can do it

 

An hour? LOL... A week

Ahh I'm not going to bother trying myself.

After hours trawling Google Images, nothing else has caught my attention really.

Looked in other peoples build threads for some inspiration too but again, nothing terribly inspiring.

I'm possibly going to put some very subtle bolts in the roof to hold it on (countersunk so you can barely see them visible) so if needs be I could always take the roof off at any time and come back to an interior

[Oh How Original]

Mock up of the cab and body on the chassis.

Yes I know they aren't even finished in terms of being built, let alone paint, but I just couldn't help myself

 

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by Oh How Original

[atom3624]

Looking good.

The colour's putting me off - needs some paint on it!!

 

Al.

[Nitroholic]

The plastic is that lovely 'hearing aid beige' colour

 

Lovely detail on it though. I know it's not a truck for hammering about in, but is does look really nice and at scale speeds, it should have some presence.

[Oh How Original]

That's all I wanted it for, hence taking out the faster motor and putting a 60T in it, hopefully it'll be literally point it at something and it'll go lol.

I'm also working on making the shocks better, the dampers are a bit stiff, bit of an unusual setup and they actually have no oil and springs inside.

I've tested putting some oil in a couple of them and they're a lot smoother now and it appearsd to have increased the articulation somewhat.

It's a nice day today as well, so might look at getting the inside of the cab sprayed up then finish the outside and spray that too.

[turok007]

just asking  why are you going to use screws on the roof and not magnets.

[Oh How Original]

just asking  why are you going to use screws on the roof and not magnets.

 

I may not.

I've not decided yet to be honest.

IMO magnets wouldn't hold it in the perfect place everytime.

[johninderby]

You could glue blocks on the underside of the roof and then use long screws up through the bottom of the cab that would screw into the blocks. Or use M3 rod screwed into the blocks that would go through the bottom of the cab and then fasten with nuts.

John

[Oh How Original]

Could do, may just put it on permanently lol.

[Oh How Original]

Done some spraying today, used more than I expected, burned through tin after tin after tin, got loads more to go as well, I've used 4 tins of primer and 2 tins of green so far, got to go and buy another tin of primer tomorrow and another tin of green, I think in all this paint job will cost me around

[Oh How Original]

I just could not resist!

 

Edited September 11, 2016 by Oh How Original

[Peakey29]

Maybe this could be your next project.

John

More of a home grown one I passed the other day one unit pushing and one pulling

Ps looking good but it's still not big enough

Edited August 19, 2014 by Peakey29

[Oh How Original]

I need to actually get it finished before I consider anything else lol.

[ReggieC]

More of a home grown one I passed the other day one unit pushing and one pulling

Ps looking good but it's still not big enough

That was parked near the docks in Lowestoft about a week ago!!

[Peakey29]

That was parked up on the southbound side of the A38 at Burton on Trent about a month ago now

[RC4WD fan]

I just could not resist!

 

 

your making it very hard for me not to push the buy it now button  

 

[Oh How Original]

your making it very hard for me not to push the buy it now button  

 

 

I wouldn't buy the one on eBay.

Use Stella Models, it works out with upgrades and shipping about

[RC4WD fan]

I wouldn't buy the one on eBay.

Use Stella Models, it works out with upgrades and shipping about

[turok007]

im going to get one after seeing this thread.  but im thinking of getting the 8x8 but only using 6 wheels on a shorter chassis then building a trailer with the other wheels.