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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.

I’m hoping this is the right forum thread to post this. I’ve had a nice response to my “hello” thread and a couple of people have suggested I do a build thread...so here goes. Be gentle, this is my first attempt at a build thread and my first foray into an RC build. Personally, I think building is more interesting than an RTR. So here’s the kit box and some sprues from bag 1. I’m going to run stock for now - although I’ve already been drawn to all the shiny upgrade parts - and if anything breaks or wears out, I’ll upgrade to whatever I’m drawn to online. SSD look like they do very nice stuff for this chassis. One of the reasons I chose this particular one was the myriad of upgrades available from lots of different companies. Also, does anyone have any experience of purchasing parts direct from the Far East? I’ve found a lot of offerings from a lot of manufacturers on Aliexpress. I also picked up the nice Fastrax tool set from Modelsport. I’m starting from scratch, so it’s nice to invest in some decent gear that’ll hopefully last a while. Does anyone recommend using shock pliers btw? The shocks on this kit are plastic, but if I go down the aluminium shock upgrade path in the future, will they be a good tool to have?

Decided to sell my newly built SCX10 ii due to just not being able to find the time to give it the use it deserves (between MTB, PC gaming and full time work). I enjoy building as much as running them, so no doubt I'll go a bit cheaper next time and build some sort of Tamiya touring car. *UPDATED PICS OF WHAT'S LEFT* - ALL SOLD NOW! Axial SCX10 ii Jeep Cherokee builders kit (fully built) *SOLD* Charger: Overlander RC-S65 AC balance charger (BNIB) *SOLD* Battery: Absima Greenhorn 5000mAh 45c (3s) LiPo (included charging bag) *SOLD* Motor: Reedy 16t 5 slot brushed crawler motor *SOLD* ESC: Hobbywing Quicrun 1080 *SOLD* Steering Servo: Power HD 20kg waterproof *SOLD* Radio: Absima 3 channel 2.4ghz (batteries included) *SOLD*

As per the title, I'm after an Axial SCX10ii UMG10 6x6.