Popular Post Jenny Posted May 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2020 Yayyy it's here the Volkswagen Beetle Rally 4WD MF-01X Chassis Kit Number 58650. I Love Volkswagen Beetles as you can see from previous posts .. Sand Scorcher Build, Monster Beetle Build .. so a 4WD Rally Herbie was next. Bit of a Shock this morning , my Partner is one in a million, already had bought me the Monster Beetle for my Birthday. So to find a box on the settee and its for me kinda threw me a bit! Seeing i was looking into one soon as i could afford it , went and bought it... I didn't have the funds as off work at the moment so watching spends. Was even thinking of painting our Cockatiel white and selling him on eBay as a dove .. 🤣 to fund one. His safe wouldn't do that to him love him too much. So what is the plan 🤔 Well I'm a big Herbie fan so I've Sourced the Herbie Decal sheet and just got to find the correct colour.. We have a set of ball races in a bag a set i purchased for a DT03T chassis i was going to buy but never came off. Will match as many as we can, looks standard sizes so should be good! It comes with a Torque Tuned RS540 motor that's staying, I've found these to be a great motor for blasting round the garden. Well my speed i can control 🤣 Esc is a Mtroniks Sniper RV-20 The Modelsport UK one Radio is a Carson Reflex Wheel 2.4Ghz 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I went with box art for mine but I’d like to do another shell for it, don’t know if I want another beetle or something different. I’ve got an Alpine A110 shell that I’ve never painted so that seems the obvious choice but that’s a shorter wheelbase so couldn’t just swap between them at a whim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 9 hours ago, oodboo said: Looking forward to seeing how this turns out. I went with box art for mine but I’d like to do another shell for it, don’t know if I want another beetle or something different. I’ve got an Alpine A110 shell that I’ve never painted so that seems the obvious choice but that’s a shorter wheelbase so couldn’t just swap between them at a whim. Thank you yours looks fab love it.. is it quick ? i'm sure there is a fair few shells that you can use. Over on RC Kicks the channel owner has mounted a Porsche 959 retro body on his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 It was quick enough to start with but I started experimenting with speed. I tried it on 3s and I tried some different brushed motors I had lying round. For me the right balance for speed vs drivability is a 20t pinion with the standard torque tuned motor running on. 2s lipo. The Porsche body sounds interesting, I used to love that car but never owned one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 1 hour ago, oodboo said: It was quick enough to start with but I started experimenting with speed. I tried it on 3s and I tried some different brushed motors I had lying round. For me the right balance for speed vs drivability is a 20t pinion with the standard torque tuned motor running on. 2s lipo. The Porsche body sounds interesting, I used to love that car but never owned one. I will be just running it standard , did you ball race your one ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I never start a tamiya build without a set of bearing for it. Much easier to put them in while building than to add them later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Got a little it done today , ordered a few bearing's and a Hop Up Prop shaft as only had 14 ,1150 ball races that were purchased for another build that never came off. The MF-01X Chassis uses 24 bearings in total , so 6 short on 1150 & 4 x 850's Seen a You Tube video that you can get loads of Hop Ups for this so that might be something to look into later on .. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 9 hours ago, oodboo said: I never start a tamiya build without a set of bearing for it. Much easier to put them in while building than to add them later. I have 14 x 1150 bearings rubber sealed so ordering up the rest , like you say wise move before its together .. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanster43 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Wow this is different, looking forward to this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jenny Posted June 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 Well thats project "Herbie" finished & i am really pleased with it. Studied Herbie the Volkswagen and there was never one car the same. The Love bug Car was actually a 1957 Oval Beetle Modified to a 1963 Rag Top! I used Tamiya PS-57 Pearl with Fastrax Ivory White backing ,bought from Modelsport as no one had PS-1 .. I painted the wheels too as they was grey. Fully Ball Raced all 24 Bearing & a Hop Up Alloy Prop-shaft complete the build. After Running it in my garden its very bouncy so will look into a CVA Damper set for the future .. Onto next project ... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Looks great 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 11 minutes ago, oodboo said: Looks great 👍 Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Looks really nice, I put a Beetle shell on my Hornet back in the late eighties, painted in electric blue, keep looking at this or a monster beetle to build for my son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 5 hours ago, Ag100 said: Looks really nice, I put a Beetle shell on my Hornet back in the late eighties, painted in electric blue, keep looking at this or a monster beetle to build for my son. Thank you I just love Volkswagen Beetles , i'm sure your Son will love it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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