Carisma Scale Adventure SCA-1E Owners Thread

[Stormbringer]

really coming together now tho 

[wombat]

Pleased you decided to continue with the build, all the bolt heads on my rtr coyote seem to be made of cheese so every time i remove one its replaced with a better quality stainless one

Loving the new shell 👍

[Lone-wolf]

4 minutes ago, wombat said:

Pleased you decided to continue with the build, all the bolt heads on my rtr coyote seem to be made of cheese so every time i remove one its replaced with a better quality stainless one

Loving the new shell 👍

thanks wombat, shell should look sweet once its painted, should be a dull red kinda old looking

[Stormbringer]

I think that will look smart mate 

[RC4WD fan]

Is there a complete screw set you can buy as an upgrade sort of thing or would you have to buy each different size screw separately to replace the stock ones ?

[Lone-wolf]

1 hour ago, RC4WD fan said:

Is there a complete screw set you can buy as an upgrade sort of thing or would you have to buy each different size screw separately to replace the stock ones ?

not aware of a complete screw set, but the tip i was given of putting grease on each screw thread really helped also you HAVE to use decent quality hex drivers, i always use German Wera hex drivers

[Stormbringer]

Yeh decent hex drivers really help 

[RC4WD fan]

2 hours ago, Lone-wolf said:

not aware of a complete screw set, but the tip i was given of putting grease on each screw thread really helped also you HAVE to use decent quality hex drivers, i always use German Wera hex drivers

 

1 hour ago, Stormbringer said:

Yeh decent hex drivers really help 

Any recommendations other than the Wera ones not that the price of a decent set puts me off I know you get what you pay for

[Lone-wolf]

3 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said:

 

Any recommendations other than the Wera ones not that the price of a decent set puts me off I know you get what you pay for

The Wera are about £5.20 each on ebay, they are the best you can get and only need 1.5mm and 2.0mm, though i plan on getting a 2.5mm at some point

 

[RC4WD fan]

13 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

The Wera are about £5.20 each on ebay, they are the best you can get and only need 1.5mm and 2.0mm, though i plan on getting a 2.5mm at some point

 

I’ve found 4 Wera drivers 1.5mm 2mm 2.5mm and 3mm for £24 that’s the 4 I see and use the most on RC’s so I’ll be making an order soon 😁

[Lone-wolf]

7 minutes ago, RC4WD fan said:

I’ve found 4 Wera drivers 1.5mm 2mm 2.5mm and 3mm for £24 that’s the 4 I see and use the most on RC’s so I’ll be making an order soon 😁

on the back of this i just ordered the 2.5mm, they are super quality

[wombat]

Thanks for the heads up on the wera drivers, been using some cheap eBay ones which have been good but been feeling the need for some quality ones, will be ordering some soon, 👍👍

[Lone-wolf]

I now need a rear bumper but not the stock one, think i may have to try and make one with very limited tools, i wonder if @Fat Freddy has done something like this

[Stormbringer]

Amazon have a fair selection mate 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=1%2F10+rc+crawler+rear+bumper&crid=1646D2CHPGEVN&sprefix=crawler+rear%2Caps%2C74&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

[Lone-wolf]

I have ordered an MN D90 bumper, will find a way to make it fit, also need a trip to modelsport for some paint as i will paint inside Bullet grey so as the exterior paint chips and marks so the grey will show through like a primer coat

[Fat Freddy]

19 hours ago, Lone-wolf said:

I now need a rear bumper but not the stock one, think i may have to try and make one with very limited tools, i wonder if @Fat Freddy has done something like this

I have.
Badly.

Reckon your D90 bumpers will look way better tbh.

Did something simpler for the Element….

Aluminium rod cut to length. Used a heavier rod for the actual bumper. Drilled and tapped the ends of the smaller rods that slide in where the stock bumper fitted. 

Highly recommend Macc Models https://maccmodels.co.uk/product-category/materials/aluminium-sections/ as a source for raw materials.

A thread tapping tool would be useful if you go this way.

 

 

[Lone-wolf]

Cheers Freddy, i will have to make do with what i have got, i am also over doing this truck, it was meant to be a basher of a crawler and at this rate i wont want to damage it

[Stormbringer]

youl treat it with kid gloves till its 1st tip over lol 

[Fat Freddy]

2 hours ago, Lone-wolf said:

Cheers Freddy, i will have to make do with what i have got, i am also over doing this truck, it was meant to be a basher of a crawler and at this rate i wont want to damage it

They look better with mud and scratches. 😋

[Shergar]

Lovely shell there - who makes it?

[Fat Freddy]

22 minutes ago, Shergar said:

Lovely shell there - who makes it?

Good question 

[Fat Freddy]

Has anyone ever fitted a panhard to a Coyote? 🤔

[Lone-wolf]

51 minutes ago, Shergar said:

Lovely shell there - who makes it?

Jconcepts 51 Ford .......Grandma`s van, i have to salute bony Stubs forthe inspiration on this project and for generously allowing me to copy his excellent work, this is his one again on the Coyote chassis

[RC4WD fan]

Got my new Wera drivers today there soooo nice 🤤and now I’m looking at the Range Rover kit again 🙄 even if it turns into a shelf queen 

[Lone-wolf]

The paint is started, this is the base paint on inside of shell in Bullet Grey, it is a bit darker than i wanted but does not matter as the main colour will be on the outside, so the Grey is just to make sure when scratched i dont end up with clear bits on shell, still waiting on a couple of bits like rear lights, and rear bumper, gonna order some larger tyres as the 106mm ones on it look lost and plenty of room for more rubber

Edited March 18, 2023 by Lone-wolf