Nyx, Luckydevils new build

[LuckyDevil]

I've been working on this all winter.

NYX (Nux), Nox or Night personified. Daughter of Khaos. Homer (Il. xiv. 259, &c.) calls her the subduer of gods and men, and relates that Zeus himself stood in awe of her. (from wikipedia)


































































Well, I hoping a good name will make her run better at least.

I'll post some of the few "in progress" photo's later on.
I've pulled the drivetrain from Carmen aka "Lucky's Flatbed" along with the HS-7955 hitec servo.

Lucky's Flatbed

It's GCM metalhead axles, SDS super 300's, VP 8 degree knuckles and tranny housing(full of Robinson gears), and Egressor's zero slop spools in the rear.
So the flat bed has the old axles reinstalled but I might need to do something about that.
Anyway, I got a new MMP, CCBec, and the Tekin Pro4 , 3300kv(which is fun).

I haven't ran it much yet but it's a blast so far.
Oh, yeah, custom chassis using axial chassis rails. All metal body panels. Looked really cool before paint, I'll post those pictures later on. It even started to rust a little.
All in all I wanted to keep it simple and clean.
I still need something in the bed. I wanted the big propane tanks BiG_DaWgZ sells, I'm on a list since December but he's got a new job and is travelling alot, patience is a virtue I guess(but I did turn 40 today...cough, cough).
Anyhow, I hope you guys like it, I've had a blast building it, I'm sure I will tweaking and bashing it.

[Die-Laughing]

Killer exhaust setup

[JimmyJam]

Holy Crap!!! That is one freakin awesome rig!!!! Its like Mad Max meets HALO 3 Warthog! Super cool build!!!!

[Robotboy]

That is just fantastic! That sir is a cool, kick-a$$ rig

I be drooling...

[Bulldog]

Pretty mean! Crazy different! I like it!

[LuckyDevil]

Thanks Guys! Here's some shots of the the inside and chassis as I built it.

[CREEPINKING]

That thing is MEAN!!!! Looks like it would eat your hand if you got too close.

I love it.

[Chief]

Build looks killer man! I think I would have clear coated the bare metal and ran it like that, awesome metal work sir!!!!

[bpare207]

This about sums up my reaction.. Yep.

The Lonely Island - Jizz In My Pants - YouTube

[LuckyDevil]

HA, just be sure to clean yourself up!!!

Thanks!!!

[JimmyJam]

Originally Posted by bpare207

This about sums up my reaction.. Yep.

The Lonely Island - Jizz In My Pants - YouTube

............BAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! That is too much!!!!!! There just aren't any words for that!

How much does she weight RTR w/ battery?

[LuckyDevil]

11.6 lbs of pure fun so far.
Now those rims are pretty heavy, but honestly I really like the heavyness. Just act's more realistic to me.
I got some pic's of other rims/tire combo's I'll post soon. I'll try to weight it with those on to see the difference.

[JimmyJam]

Thanks for weighting it for me. I have a set of the aluminum wheels like that too and yes they are heavy!! The welding joint are so clean. I don't see any extra gobs anywhere. Great work, you must do it for a living to have joints like that. I have the welder but not enough skills yet. I have a chassis in drawing stage that I might try welding myself. I really really like your rig and looking forward to more pics!!! Truly a one of a kind. Where did you get the inspiration for the front bumper/stinger? Looks mean!!

[LuckyDevil]

Actually I do not weld for a living. I brazed it all but none the less thanks a ton.
As for inspiration, it just kind of grew into what it is. I did up the upper tubes for the hood and as I wondered what to do for a bumper this is what just hit me. Again I wanted it simple yet tough. I contemplated a winch but held back, couldn't afford the ones I like, and didn't feel like making my own, yet.
This is my second custom build crawler so I'm learning as I go.

[Szczerba]

Very cool build for sure. Great work.

[Blackvelvet]

Originally Posted by JimmyJam

Holy Crap!!! That is one freakin awesome rig!!!! Its like Mad Max meets rocking rig customs! Super cool build!!!!

Sums up exactly what I was going to say.

[JimmyJam]

Originally Posted by LuckyDevil

Actually I do not weld for a living. I brazed it all but none the less thanks a ton.
As for inspiration, it just kind of grew into what it is. I did up the upper tubes for the hood and as I wondered what to do for a bumper this is what just hit me. Again I wanted it simple yet tough. I contemplated a winch but held back, couldn't afford the ones I like, and didn't feel like making my own, yet.
This is my second custom build crawler so I'm learning as I go.

Oh okay! Well your brazing is awesome!!! You might have already stated this in an earlier post but did you use solid rod or tube? Which winch os your favorite; The Claw or Quicksand? Thanks for answering all my questions! Im just interested how you did it!

[LuckyDevil]

I use a mix. Some solid tubing(the smaller and medium). Some is just brake line(some medium and the bigger tubes). I also use square tubing in for the bed (3/8 from mcmastercarr).
I do like both winches, hum.....this truck I'd want the claw. But the quicksand sure could go in my Hilux.

Here's some of pic's with no paint(and 1.9 baja claws) and one with Carmen(lucky'sflatbed).

[LuckyDevil]

Here's some more pic's with different tires.
















I'm also running mip wraith center cvd's and I got DLux no slop knuckle bushings(nice).
Wraith cvd's were to long with the longer hub's so I got 2 more shorter ones and it work's great.

[badhoopty]

wow dude. that is sweet.