Hi,
thought i would do my own little thread for my Traxxas Trx4m Chevy that i had for my last birthday.
its been rebuilt ground up using various parts from various brands such as, Yeah Racing, Injora, Meus, Traxxas, Hobbywing and Spektrum.
i have it to almost where i want it apart from the wheels, i will eventually get some with the injora brass adapter rings so i can keep the stock tyres
so body wise, i quite like the chrome against the red but there was too much of it, so made some cuts to the front grill, i think it looks better so far and removed the roll bar although it wouldn’t take 5 mins to put it back.
added a few choice stickers but there was still something missing, something I haven’t seen done before…..
Yep, changed the suspension links again to some generic Chinese offerings which do offer more protection than the Injora counterparts but this do have a touch more slop in the ball/socket bits, not massive but more than the Injora ones.
im sure at some point they will be better ones, when they do, I’ll probably end up swapping them out again lol.
So, i was watching a film a little while back and in it was this light bulb moment of inspiration. (Can’t remember the film now for the life of me..)
Using leftover bits and bobs to keep the cost down was key, with everything i needed came in at under £20 for the materials.
now before i unleash the pics, there are flaws and imperfections all over it but i kinda lost a little enthusiasm when i needed some more plastic quadrant, i had some sharp cornered stuff but when i bought some more i realised it was a softer corner so looks worse for it.
It has a full interior with a mini kitchen, bed above the cab, seating area with tv and toilet/shower.
again threw some stickers at it to give it that older look.
paint was a nightmare, originally planned on using Tamiya racing white as i felt this would work against the red nicely, but the nozzle on the can started spitting out paint and made a real mess, flattened it back off and went with a can of Tamiya white and ran out before i could finish. At this point i was considering just leaving it as is but my kids told me to get on with it and complete it so in the end i brush painted it with the little Tamiya jars the clear coated with Modge-Podge matte finish, it looks of but could have been much better….
So now just waiting for some nice weather for some outdoor shots, should look better.