Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Hi all my name is Danny i'm from italy,i didn't find an introduce yourself thread so here i am :) i wanted to build a TT for so long after what i saw from the master of rc trophy trucks cyconxc.
DISCLAIMER this is my very first go at working with steel in the RC world and i only have access to an ARC welder so my work is gonna be a little bit on the rough side at first
as of right now i am still waitng for rear trailing arm links and the aluminum baseplate,right now i have modified a chinese buggy bulckhead and steering rack,again,everything is still on the rough side :)

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...00&oe=5EC47D96


https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...76&oe=5ECA98A0


https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...3f&oe=5ECC7C57

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...f2&oe=5EC0D3A7

the rear axle is just for reference idk what i want to get for that,i would love a metalconcepts one but i live in italy and customs would kill my pocket

thanks for reading and have a nice day everyone :mrgreen:

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Looks like you have a good start, what will power it ?

pep

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Not sure yet,cause idk if i want to use a normal crawler transmission or adapt the 8th scale buggy differential so i can use 8th scale electronics

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ok so i decided to go with 1/8th scale electronics

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...2c&oe=5ED5FDEC

also decided to try out the 4 shock setup upfront instead of the buggy shocks wich looked a bit out of scale,also bought the rc4wd rigid real axle should come in this week then i have to decide if i want to use the stock bomber arms or if i want to build some custom ones,only concern atm in the differential mount i did,looks to be a lil high not sure how it s gong to work out when the rear drops all the way down,i'll figure it out.

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...20&oe=5EC3FC08

btw the electronics in the pic are just some trashed ones i use to run in a n old monstertruck i thin i ll use a shorter motor that that giant thing

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

made some prograss in the last few days

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...8a&oe=5EF45240

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...9d&oe=5EBFC215

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...90&oe=5EEBCD78

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...50&oe=5EF00422

https://scontent.fmxp6-1.fna.fbcdn.n...45&oe=5EF073D3

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...29&oe=5EE93A50

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...82&oe=5EBE1506

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

ok so i made some big progress last few days,now it s time to buy leds and finish up the battery and spare tyres placement
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...74&oe=5E94BE7D

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https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...20&oe=5E96B7D1

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d6&oe=5E99ECDF

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...37&oe=5E83F5A3

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...ff&oe=5E989B7A
also made a small edit just for fun while the truck is still in very raw form

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36DNw2_il0U

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Awesome build! I love watching it in slow motion over the rocks. Do you have any jumping videos yet?

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Thanks alot! Not yet in planning some for when the truck Is painted

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Not bad for your fist time working with steel. Looks great, keep at it.

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Thanks alot! It came out a bit crooked in some spots but oh well,you live and you learn right?:roll:

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ok so today got the body mounts welded and painted the body now im missing leds ,plastic sheets to put behind the cage to give a more realistic look,couple scale accesories and them im gonna clean up some welds and paint the cage

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...6f&oe=5E946345
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...9e&oe=5E94187F
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d9&oe=5E993200
tomorrow i will update with some scale tyres and scale wheels i got today :)

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Looks good"thumbsup"

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

thanks alot everyone some pics with added tyres and a lil video with the body on,just need to tune the shocks now

https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...ff&oe=5E8E836B
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...d5&oe=5EA5E4A7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWSi1iIkAr0

Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

Sharp ....

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Turned out great, vid was good to


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Re: Trophy Truck from scratch
 

leds came in today!
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...85&oe=5E9F0DF5
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...8d&oe=5E9CCBCD
https://scontent.fmxp5-1.fna.fbcdn.n...4a&oe=5E9E716B
now i have to figure out how to turn them on and off with the transmitter