Popular Post oodboo Posted July 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 I've had my tamiya cc01 for quite a while now and it's been one of my favourite RCs but I thought it was time for an upgrade. After a bit of research I decided on the SCX10ii raw builders kit. (excuse my manky feet, didn't realise they were still in shot). I quickly realised that power tools would be needed for this. These long hex screws are a nightmare compared to the little tamiya screws I'm more used to. It's coming together but the instructions aren't as clear and easy to follow as tamiya instructions (sorry, no more tamiya comparisons), I had to study each step and take it a lot more time over it. I stole the electronics out the CC01 to get me started. That's an 80t motor, turned out to be a lot slower than it runs in the CC01. Gearbox built. Done. Wheels stolen from CC01 to get me moving though they look a bit small on this chassis. The 80t motor was just a temp thing to get moving. I soon realised that I would need something different. I found out about 5 pole motors from another thread on here and heard a lot of good things about Holmes hobbies, however I like to spent a bit less. I went for a Hobbywing 1080 esc and an SMD Surpass 16t 5 pole motor. On 3s this maxes out at 7.4kph and on 2s is still plenty fast enough for me. The savox servo seems to have plenty power for this so that's staying. I had my eye on the Range Rover and Toyota hard bodies but at around £100 each it seemed like a lot for something I'd just to smash. Maybe I'll get something like that eventually. For now I just wanted a body to run and not worry about rollovers and crashing. I went for the Proline Rock Van. Wheels seemed to be quite expensive. Everything I was looking at was £25+ per pair, plus tyres and you're soon spending £150+ one wheels and tyres. To save a few quid here I bought a set of Fastrax heavy weight aluminium beadlock wheels, these came as a set of 4 (why do wheels always come in pairs??) for about £30. Tyres are going to make more difference to performance that pretty much anything else, my research led me to the Proline Krawlers. I went for the smaller size as I thought these would sit under the van body better. I'm a bit impatient and wanted to give the motor a good test so I took the chassis out for a drive. I'm really quite impressed with this motor. Loads of torque at low speed. This is so much bigger and more capable than my CC01. Time to get on with the body, I hate masking and it turns out masking hates me. I didn't do a particularly good job with the masking but it's good enough for me. It looks great from a distance. First colour on then into the paint drying cupboard over night. Those pipes are for the underfloor heating so it's really warm in there, perfect for drying paint. I found a friend with a 3d printer and they printed off the wing for me, Proline provide .stl files for a few extra parts for the van and the wing fitted in perfectly with the A Team design I planned. All done for now. I'd like to add bull bar and maybe some lights. First off though, I need to get it out and get some decent action photos. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooza Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Awesome! You surely need a driver... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174364212581 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajadre Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 looks great ood !!! love when a plan comes together lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oodboo Posted July 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2020 Been for a quick run/photo shoot in the garden. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Don't know where I got 7.4kph from. Just done a treadmill speed test and it can comfortably do 8kph, at 8.1kph it was struggling to keep up. That was on 2s. Might try again later with a 3s battery but really, 2s is fast enough. Does 3s give more torque at lower speed? I don't think I can measure that. If it does then that would be the only reason to go to 3s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badcrumble Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 A great van and in my opinion, every build needs a bit of Tamiya in there (I'm currently re-purposing Tamiya motor mount screws to hold up the front suspension on my JK) . But what I love more than anything is your tool stand! If I had a workbench for it to sit on, I'd make one like it... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oodboo Posted July 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2020 The A Team van has got red wheels and thanks to some leftover red paint from there body line, my A Team van has now got red wheels. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oodboo Posted July 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 Been out to some proper rocks. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Very cool images! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 I needed some lights on the van. It’s usually about 8pm before I can head out and it gets dark not long after that so to extend my driving time I’ve put some lights on. They’re not pretty but they’re nice and bright. As usual for me, I’ve Velcro’d a 9v battery in the body to power the lights. I don’t light having the lights powered from the main battery as I always forget to carefully disconnect them when removing the body. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted August 10, 2020 Author Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) Went out to try the lights. Edited August 10, 2020 by oodboo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ag100 Posted August 10, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2020 I don’t think I’ve seen this episode of the A-Team. Is the plot about a group of surfers who are being forced of their beach by a corrupt local sherif and a greedy developer, resulting in the team loosing off entire magazines from their M16 & Ruger-Mini 14’s and constructing a machine to fire cabbages at the bad guys?😀 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlC Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Awesome, that thing is massive!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 CRAZY FOO''!!!!! Looking great mate 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Was the a team van not all black with a red stripe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Are you going to tell Mr T that he is wrong?😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Oh yea so it is 2 tone! You know i watched every episode as a child, even used to know the title credits off the top of my head and would have put money on it being all black! 😲 Edited August 12, 2020 by wolfie1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ag100 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Don’t look at C3PO’s leg then! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 I used to watch the A Team every week and remember it as being all black. My research put me right though, maybe could've used gun metal instead of bright gun metal for the top but I'm happy with the way it turned out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 Went somewhere darker to try the lights again. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Roo Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Those are brighter than the lights on my mountain bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oodboo Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 58 minutes ago, Andy-Roo said: Those are brighter than the lights on my mountain bike! They're daytime running lights for cars that I bought of wish. I'm quite pleased with them 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy20xe Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Looking good, I was going to do this myself, but sold my scx10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oodboo Posted November 6, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2020 This has had a couple of upgrades recently. The kit shocks were junk. I couldn’t get them working with oil in them and without they’ve been bouncy and horrible. A few people recommended traxxas shocks so it’s now got a full set of them on with the axial springs as they were a bit softer. Feels much better now. Best upgrade has been a new motor though, only tested in the house so far but I’m impressed. It’s the hobbywing quicrun fusion 1800kv, currently on 2s but would like to try 3s. I’ve pushed the throttle trim to get it moving and it doesn’t stop. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted November 6, 2020 Share Posted November 6, 2020 just keeps going doesnt it 🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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