>< Black Widow Build ><

[darkmanx]

Yea I need to get back in the shop but having a new little one around is throwing that off slightly! I will get back on this thing and I never said I was a fast builder.

[darkmanx]

Ok I finally got some time on this thing and got it almost finished I just need to get the interior done and then I will got drive this thing!! Any way I will let the pictures do the talking.





























































This is only my second build and there are a ton of things that are no where near the quality of some of the builders on here. Also sorry for the crappy cellphone pic's. Any way let me know what you guys think!

On a second note the level of respect that I have for the people who can work with styrene has gone way up. It is a pain in the a$$! Anyway thanks for looking.

[punkfan]

that thing looks great. nice work. Only suggestion i have is to fab up a fuel cell, or tool box to hide the rear steering. how did it handle on the rocks?

[darkmanx]

Thanks for the suggestion! I was thinking about something like that. It handles pretty awesome so far I need a little suspension tunning and a longer servo arm for the front. I have to admit it is taking some learning curve with the 4 wheel steering. I would like some input I still have some torq twist up front and I have checked to make sure everything is as square as I can. And I may not ever get it all of it resolved. But so far it is a work inprogress.

[Bulldog]

Big update! Nice to see it all up and running. It looks great! Post up a vid if can.

[Mudeater67]

Looks Good Buddy

[doublej]

Good use of the LR body - not a way you see it used often.

[maxxis77]

I like how you hide the rear servo thats a great idea, post any pics if you fix any rear steer issue you have.

[darkmanx]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Big update! Nice to see it all up and running. It looks great! Post up a vid if can.

I will see what I can do. I am actually looking at getting a small video camera but I am undecided on what to get.

Originally Posted by eggbert

Looks Good Buddy

Thanks Dude!!

Originally Posted by doublej

Good use of the LR body - not a way you see it used often.

Thanks! I wanted to do something a little different. I hope people like it, and I know it really isn't that scale but at least it's unique.

Originally Posted by maxxis77

I like how you hide the rear servo thats a great idea, post any pics if you fix any rear steer issue you have.

Thanks it's not my idea though I got it from someone else on here , but I can't remember who it was. I wish I could make it look more like a storage box of some sort but. But we will see what I can do. I will try to post some pictures if I figure out anything. The main problem is that it when fully locked to one side or the other it want to drive under the truck and then it over powers my servo.

[rob_b]

Looks good Lance! When do I get to drive it?

[darkmanx]

Originally Posted by rob_b

Looks good Lance! When do I get to drive it?

I guess it depends on how broken I want it to be

Any time you want to come up here you can take it out for a spin!!

[Bulldog]

"I will see what I can do. I am actually looking at getting a small video camera but I am undecided on what to get."

Best advice...get an iphone. My 5 shoots 1080 and rivals my Nikon DSLR in simplicity and low light (it's an $1100 setup). I'm not joking. I used my iphone to shoot the video in my sig. I also used it to shoot the pics in most of my recent builds. I haven't touched my video camera in almost two years now. Iphone 5 with at&t two year agreement...about $260 out the door.

[rookie01]

Looks good on the rocks

[darkmanx]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

"I will see what I can do. I am actually looking at getting a small video camera but I am undecided on what to get."

Best advice...get an iphone. My 5 shoots 1080 and rivals my Nikon DSLR in simplicity and low light (it's an $1100 setup). I'm not joking. I used my iphone to shoot the video in my sig. I also used it to shoot the pics in most of my recent builds. I haven't touched my video camera in almost two years now. Iphone 5 with at&t two year agreement...about $260 out the door.

It is ironic that you say that because my little boy just drop my iphone 4 last night cracked the screen. I will look into the IPhone 5 thanks forl the suggestion!

Originally Posted by rookie01

Looks good on the rocks

Thanks!

[Bulldog]

Originally Posted by darkmanx

It is ironic that you say that because my little boy just drop my iphone 4 last night cracked the screen. I will look into the IPhone 5 thanks forl the suggestion!



Thanks!

Again...I was taking pics one night at dusk with the dslr and couldn't get them right. I pulled out my iphone and was blown away! I don't have time to post the pics side by side, but when I look at what my phone is capturing with the photobucket app and thinking...damn...I'm seeing way too many flaws in my build...it must be doing something right. Obviously a gopro is the big ticket win...but if you can get some great footage and have a great camera all in your pocket without even thinking...I think it's a great solution. Let us know where you end up.

[darkmanx]

Off to search for iPhone 5 fish eye cases..

[CamoJunkie77]

Did I notice dig on that tranny? How does that work with 4ws?