cembom
01-08-2008, 03:41 PM
Just want to post up my scorpion.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug004.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug003.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug002.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug001.jpg
^ As it sits right now besides missing esc which is fried and battery moved to front now.
-PARTS-
It is stock besides high clearance links and rock claws.
It has a crappy 645 in it, that will probably be replaced with a Jr when I start ordering them for all my cars. I have a mamba max and a SW3 on the way also. I am using a pack from my rc18 right now but I am planning on having one made from cheap batt packs if I don't just order one and some plates from tcs like I planned. I would like to run the High clearance links on my sw3 but I may have to cut them. I will either use a front upper link mount from tcs or rcp, not sure yet. It will be aluminum so that the holes don't elongate from the hi torque servo. Rear boomerang mount in delrin, battery mounts not sure what material, maybe aluminum with notches to dissipate heat but I doubt it will make much difference. Big bore shocks most likely. If I buy a pack of 8, four can go on this and 4 on my monster truck:D.
-PAINT-
I will be de-anodizing the links and stuff when I disassemble to swap chassis. I painted that bug, my first and it is alright in theory but my masks and stuff lifted at the edge when paint hit to there is over spray I guess. I am painting a Baja TT body from hpi as it is the only one my LHS had that was remotely crawler worthy. I started with Pearl white from pactra I think, then Sprint white, that will be the base. I then backed it with Indy silver because I ran out of white and there wasnt going to be enough to prevent thin spots. I am not sure if I want the back windows clear or not. They are masked but I may remove it and paint then add the little safety net decal or something. I am going to mask off the roof and paint it like this one was meant, only better and with indy silver instead of sprint white and Spaztix super gloss black. I was debating on throwing in some comp orange but dont really think I want black and orange together. Pics when I get the cam from home.
-PROBLEMS-
Running it on my little makeshift trial course and all of a sudden I smell smoke and truck starts going as fast as possible. I grab it and the solder is like melting off of the top of the rc18 esc. Fets are crispy on top but when installed it just runs full speed. Cant get a close up of the fets but there toast.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug005.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug007.jpg
Took the sticker and metal right off. Well I got a new switch off of it:roll:.
Also the play and looseness of the drive train is getting really bad. I can have it on all fours and turn the spurs almost a good 2 full times before the shafts start turning, then another time till the axles want to turn.
Any ideas on how fix it? More pics and video later.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug004.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug003.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug002.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug001.jpg
^ As it sits right now besides missing esc which is fried and battery moved to front now.
-PARTS-
It is stock besides high clearance links and rock claws.
It has a crappy 645 in it, that will probably be replaced with a Jr when I start ordering them for all my cars. I have a mamba max and a SW3 on the way also. I am using a pack from my rc18 right now but I am planning on having one made from cheap batt packs if I don't just order one and some plates from tcs like I planned. I would like to run the High clearance links on my sw3 but I may have to cut them. I will either use a front upper link mount from tcs or rcp, not sure yet. It will be aluminum so that the holes don't elongate from the hi torque servo. Rear boomerang mount in delrin, battery mounts not sure what material, maybe aluminum with notches to dissipate heat but I doubt it will make much difference. Big bore shocks most likely. If I buy a pack of 8, four can go on this and 4 on my monster truck:D.
-PAINT-
I will be de-anodizing the links and stuff when I disassemble to swap chassis. I painted that bug, my first and it is alright in theory but my masks and stuff lifted at the edge when paint hit to there is over spray I guess. I am painting a Baja TT body from hpi as it is the only one my LHS had that was remotely crawler worthy. I started with Pearl white from pactra I think, then Sprint white, that will be the base. I then backed it with Indy silver because I ran out of white and there wasnt going to be enough to prevent thin spots. I am not sure if I want the back windows clear or not. They are masked but I may remove it and paint then add the little safety net decal or something. I am going to mask off the roof and paint it like this one was meant, only better and with indy silver instead of sprint white and Spaztix super gloss black. I was debating on throwing in some comp orange but dont really think I want black and orange together. Pics when I get the cam from home.
-PROBLEMS-
Running it on my little makeshift trial course and all of a sudden I smell smoke and truck starts going as fast as possible. I grab it and the solder is like melting off of the top of the rc18 esc. Fets are crispy on top but when installed it just runs full speed. Cant get a close up of the fets but there toast.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug005.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o285/cembom/AX10%20Scorpion/Ax10bug007.jpg
Took the sticker and metal right off. Well I got a new switch off of it:roll:.
Also the play and looseness of the drive train is getting really bad. I can have it on all fours and turn the spurs almost a good 2 full times before the shafts start turning, then another time till the axles want to turn.
Any ideas on how fix it? More pics and video later.