Szczerba's 4th CXT, Build #58

[Highmark]

From the looks of that grill brace it looks like you're building something to drive through walls and other solid objects. I dig it.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by Highmark

From the looks of that grill brace it looks like you're building something to drive through walls and other solid objects. I dig it.

Nah, Standard #szczerbabuilt CXT front inner body support. 4th time of doing it that way. See post 20 for the other times.

[Szczerba]

Rolling mocked up chassis. Around 23" wheelbase.

[Szczerba]

Guess ill post another picture of some things I made for this truck.

[CM9000]

nice front adjustable links! lol. that's a good tool(s) to have Shane... might have to steal that idea.

gonna put a winch on the front?

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by CM9000

nice front adjustable links! lol. that's a good tool(s) to have Shane... might have to steal that idea.



gonna put a winch on the front?

Howler Customs makes the mock up links. Super handy.

Probably no winch on this rig. Going for a mostly-on -road aggressive hauler look. Ie it wouldnt see much off-road action in 1/10 or 1/1. Haha

[Szczerba]

Mocked up. Still alot to do. 23.5" wb

[CM9000]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Howler Customs makes the mock up links. Super handy.

thanks!

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Probably no winch on this rig. Going for a mostly-on -road aggressive hauler look. Ie it wouldnt see much off-road action in 1/10 or 1/1. Haha

on road? so your just building a camouflaged touring car?

gotta wheel it just a little! I know you'll try it out at least once.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by CM9000

thanks!

on road? so your just building a camouflaged touring car?

gotta wheel it just a little! I know you'll try it out at least once.

More like a big drifter. I am flip flopping on the trailer design right now but think I have sorta landed on a design, maybe. Getting some cool trailer axles in today or tomorrow that will make fabrication easier.

[CM9000]

flat trailer? lowboy? slant style? what kind of trailer we talkin here? ima guess.. lowboy. seems fitting.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by CM9000

flat trailer? lowboy? slant style? what kind of trailer we talkin here? ima guess.. lowboy. seems fitting.

Don't get me goin' on a trailer. I've had countless discussions with my "scale advisory" committee members on which direction to go.

The 6x6 is right about 12.8" wide and I don't want the trailer to go past 13". Too many RC trailers are out of proportion in that regards. So, I was thinking drop deck lowboy with three axles "behind" the back of the 6x6. But then, no room for a second rig and a gooseneck type truck bed setup would look kinda funny.

I don't want to do a deck over the with a gooseneck. Don't like look and it's been done, a lot.

So then I thought about a low boy with drive over fenders.

Still not sure and the 21" WB of the truck has me limited on a sunken deck and room for a second rig.

Understand??

Wont be using duals. Going with the "super single" setup. Old picture below. 36" metal pieces

[hillbillyrc]

I know you said no deck on a gooseneck, but a camper on the gooseneck would be neat. Like a weekend wheeler hauler. Just trying to help with ideas.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by hillbillyrc

I know you said no deck on a gooseneck, but a camper on the gooseneck would be neat. Like a weekend wheeler hauler. Just trying to help with ideas.

Thought about that too, then I would have to build the camper! I think this race crew prefers to stay at Holiday Inn's on race weekends.

[CM9000]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Thought about that too, then I would have to build the camper! I think this race crew prefers to stay at Holiday Inn's on race weekends.

with "this race crew" I don't blame them. they got money!

I knew you'd do a lowboy!

I had a license for one of those in the army lol. not fun!

[HahnsB2]

Yeah, most RC trailers end up way out of scale. It's one of the reasons I've stalled on mine, it's kinda coming out goofy looking.

[BigSki]

One more set of doors and you'd have to make it articulate for it to go around a curve !

[distinctive pd]

Originally Posted by Szczerba

Mocked up. Still alot to do. 23.5" wb

Like!

[Highmark]

Fantastic! Doing the most.

[Szczerba]

Originally Posted by CM9000

with "this race crew" I don't blame them. they got money!

I knew you'd do a lowboy!

I had a license for one of those in the army lol. not fun!

Originally Posted by HahnsB2

Yeah, most RC trailers end up way out of scale. It's one of the reasons I've stalled on mine, it's kinda coming out goofy looking.

I am shooting for somewhere just before goofy.

Originally Posted by BigSki

One more set of doors and you'd have to make it articulate for it to go around a curve !

I am building some scale tug boats to move it around outside.

Originally Posted by distinctive pd

Like!

I like that you like.

Originally Posted by Highmark

Fantastic! Doing the most.

Mostly.

[Szczerba]

Ottsix U4's and CI CWR-3002's trimmed up. As tall as the bajar claws now. Same foams in the claws, untrimmed.




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