SteveC6R's G2 D90 Defender

[SteveC6R]

I have had a RC4WD Gelande II for a year now that has been a shelf queen. A couple months ago when the new D110 released I got renewed interest in my D90. I decided it was time to take it off the shelf and get it dirty. This isn't so much of a "build" thread but more of what I did etc.

I purchased it from a guy that had built it as a shelf queen also and never ran it. It was box stock and was painted red. It also had a Novak 35t motor/esc combo in it. I re-painted it black, added some more detail to the interior and added my own touches. The biggest thing being I found a guy in the UK on a forum that custom makes Defender bumpers out of billet aluminum based on a friend of his 1:1 rig and a set of RC4WD Punisher driveshafts.

A pic of what it looked like when I got it.



A few after I re-painted and then it sat on a shelf.

[SteveC6R]

I decided it needed a couple upgrades to get it more to my liking. First off were a set of King 90mm OD shocks. Two of the stock shocks were bad about sticking and the Kings are super smooth. I didn't really like the military look of the Tango Down wheels and the Mud Plugger tires. While scale looking they are a bit too skiny for my tastes so I went with the RC4WD Classic Disco wheels wrapped with RC4WD 1.9 MTZ super sticky tires. I also took the Novak system out and replaced it with a Holmes Hobbies 27t Torquemaster Pro and Axial AE2 esc. I also installed some inner fenders to add to the scale realism.







Tough Armor swing out rear bumper with some gas cans.





And some poser pics. :-bd

[SteveC6R]

Added some scale items to the interior. Need a much smaller camera to see the sleeping bags in the back seat.






Parts List:

Holmes Hobbies 27t Torquemaster Pro
Axial AE-2 esc
Savox 1256TG
RC4WD 1.9 Classic Disco Wheels
RC4WD 1.9 MTZ Tires
CI Deuces Wild Foams
King 90mm OD Shocks
RC4WD XVDs
Punisher V3 Driveshafts
RC Modelex Matador Roof Rack
Tough Armor Swing Away Tire Carrier
Custom Front Bumper from the UK
Tough Armor Rock Sliders
RC4WD Steering Guard
RC4WD ARB Diff Covers
RC4WD Diamond Plate
CC Hand Metal Emblems
CC Hand Metal Grill
3R Winch
Hey OK Winch Controller


I'm still waiting on a couple things, the Modelex roof rack being the biggest.

[pana651]

Landie looks great (and better )!

Look forward to pics of getting her dirty...

[Jeckler]

I've been wondering what the 90 looks like with those wheels. That's just pushing me closer to the edge. Looks nice. I like the black paint w/the alu panels too.

[SteveC6R]

A little proof that it did get dirty today on its maiden run.









Things went well on its first run and I was rather impressed with its capabilities. I need to do a couple things to improve it but overall I'm happy with it.
I'd also love to find a better way to mount the body instead of having to screw/unscrew four screws to do a battery change.