12-21-2019, 06:10 AM | #81 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: New Project for my Bro It did very well. I geared down at the motor pinion and also swapped out the shocks for some softer sprung units. It was cleaning lines that it really had no right to - especially with the snow and ice.
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01-08-2020, 06:38 AM | #82 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2019 Location: St. Cloud
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Mewalsh, how is your Brother's crawler holding up? I met up with my Marine Bro yesterday and did some trails and rock crawling. So far so good, the Injora is holding up well, especially after some hard running. Hoping for a comp soon so we can really see what it can do. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
01-10-2020, 08:10 AM | #83 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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It's holding up great MV! He's done a few trail runs on his own since he was up to visit. He's had no issues. When he was up and I gave it to him, we ran hard in the snow. Since he was learning, and the rocks and trails were slick with snow and Ice, the rig took more than a few hard tumbles and hits. The plastic shrugged them off in spite of the cold. The most he sustained was a broken rear light on the roof rack, and some scrapes and scratches to the body. Here's a pic from one of our sessions on my backyard trails. We got out about a half dozen times while he was up. He had a blast. |
01-10-2020, 12:22 PM | #84 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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Fun picture. Captures the scene well. Maybe the hands get cold and the tire traction leaves much to be desired, but there is no denying winter is beautiful. |
01-10-2020, 02:04 PM | #85 | |
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It was beautiful. We had a blast. It was about 10 degrees and the wind was up, not sure what it was with windchill. I busted out the full Carhart suit and and some fleece lined gloves. Tx feel wasn't great, but it was more about having fun than anything. In point of fact, it was so cold, that when we'd open a beer it would immediately begin to slush up. Awesome time tho! | |
01-10-2020, 08:20 PM | #86 | |
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As crazy as it sounds, I miss that cold weather I had fun with in North Georgia and Tennessee. | |
01-10-2020, 11:16 PM | #87 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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Hilarious, cold brews in frigid wind chills! You guys are hardcore. Adverse conditions are definitely good for memories and bonding moments. Ever try Short fingered gloves? They can be really helpful for keeping the hands warmer( especially when the beer 🍺 s are cold) |
01-11-2020, 06:56 AM | #88 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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MV - is that silver rig a Cross? I really like the looks of it! Truth be told, I may b:-tch about the snow and cold periodically, but I know I’d miss the seasonal change. I especially love Fall in my neck of the woods. Smog - I’ll have to check some out. Any recommendations? |
01-12-2020, 02:44 PM | #89 | |
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01-12-2020, 03:30 PM | #90 |
Slow is the new Fast Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Winterpeg
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| Re: New Project for my Bro Not really. They aren't overly common. I picked a pair up at a local workwear store called Mark's Work Warehouse. hobbyjumper, a member here on RCC is actually prototyping a mitt that fits over the throttle hand and transmitter and leaves the wheel exposed. I think it could be brilliant. My kid and I were out today for an hour and a half. The only thing that got cold was my left hand(and the lipo). |
01-12-2020, 05:05 PM | #91 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Austin Texas
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Some years ago when I was up in Ohio at Christmas, I had an idea for a heated transmitter. That then became an idea for developing a heating element that could be used with any transmitter. Then I came back to Texas and didn't think much about it anymore. Great pic, walsh.. glad your brother is enjoying it! |
01-12-2020, 06:30 PM | #92 | |
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Crawling potential looks great in Hill Country! | |
01-12-2020, 11:47 PM | #93 |
Newbie Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Sacramento
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That snow wheeling looks like a blast
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01-13-2020, 05:59 AM | #94 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: New Project for my Bro It was great. Snow crawling is entirely dependent on the type of snow. The light powdery stuff at the right depth is perfect, and that’s what we had. Just enough to make features I ordinarily clean with no problem a lot more interesting. |
01-13-2020, 06:46 AM | #95 |
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That snow crawling does look like a blast!
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01-14-2020, 05:32 PM | #96 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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| Re: New Project for my Bro I gotta say Jato, it was a hoot. We were cracking up hitting and trying lines, freezing our a—es off, but having a blast! I haven’t really snow crawled since I first got in to the hobby. It helps when the snow conditions are right, which they were. I’ll be doing more of it as conditions allow. I posted some more pics from our session in the Winter Blues thread. General Crawlers I think? |
03-04-2020, 06:53 PM | #97 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: May 2019 Location: St. Cloud
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How's your Brother's crawler holding up? Have you guys been to any comps with it? Just checking up on you mewalsh, hope all is well! Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk |
03-08-2020, 10:33 AM | #98 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: san diego
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Great build, and even better story! Very cool thing you did and its what makes this hobby so great. I'm building up my fleet and almost att he point I can pass something forward soon to the right person. Almost. |
03-17-2020, 05:13 AM | #99 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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His rig is still going strong mv. A few more battle scars and scrapes, but no mechanicals. He has not done any comps, but he's run now with some other guys he met closer to home. Sounds like a good group and we have plans to run together the next time I get down to his place. What about the one you did for your Bro? Has he comped his? Honestly, I think between it and a licensed SCX10ii, it would simply come down to the driver. Last edited by mewalsh100; 03-17-2020 at 05:33 AM. | |
03-17-2020, 05:15 AM | #100 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Medina
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Thanks for the comments Shinchu! It was a great feeling to be able to let him know it was all his. Based on his static modeling experience, he also knew how much attention and TLC I put in to it to get it headed in the right direction "scale factor" wise. I wanted to get it just far enough to where he could take it and really run with it. | |
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