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Old 01-30-2020, 03:24 AM   #1
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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











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
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Old 01-30-2020, 05:35 AM   #2
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Looks like you have a good start, what will power it ?

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Old 01-30-2020, 06:23 AM   #3
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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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Old 02-03-2020, 07:43 AM   #4
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ok so i decided to go with 1/8th scale electronics



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.



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
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Old 02-29-2020, 04:46 AM   #5
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made some prograss in the last few days














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Old 03-04-2020, 12:27 PM   #6
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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


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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
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Awesome build! I love watching it in slow motion over the rocks. Do you have any jumping videos yet?
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Awesome build! I love watching it in slow motion over the rocks. Do you have any jumping videos yet?
Thanks alot! Not yet in planning some for when the truck Is painted
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Old 03-04-2020, 10:35 PM   #9
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Not bad for your fist time working with steel. Looks great, keep at it.
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Old 03-05-2020, 12:05 AM   #10
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Not bad for your fist time working with steel. Looks great, keep at it.
Thanks alot! It came out a bit crooked in some spots but oh well,you live and you learn right?

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Old 03-09-2020, 11:43 AM   #11
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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




tomorrow i will update with some scale tyres and scale wheels i got today
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Old 03-09-2020, 06:35 PM   #12
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Looks good
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Old 03-10-2020, 01:08 PM   #13
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thanks alot everyone some pics with added tyres and a lil video with the body on,just need to tune the shocks now




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWSi1iIkAr0
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Old 03-10-2020, 06:28 PM   #15
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Turned out great, vid was good to


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Old 03-23-2020, 01:49 PM   #16
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leds came in today!



now i have to figure out how to turn them on and off with the transmitter
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