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12-05-2009, 04:51 PM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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It pays off to have good friends that own hobby shops  Yesterday I got a call saying that my LHS would have a couple Honchos in around closing. I knew I had to have one! I'm a big Toyota fan and have had a couple Tacomas so I've been anxiously waiting for these and figured it would be February before I saw it. I'm going to build it tonight. While I do I'll post up any differences I see in the other kits. First thing I pulled out the body and went to painting. I wanted paint inside and out so I used a hobby knife to cut the overspray film around the windows and lights. Then if you're careful you can pull it off and it will stay on the windows for masks. Then I used Tamiya Aluminum paint for the bed to give it a look that should match the bumper. I took a few minutes to mask off the fuel cell. It looks a lot better than the stickers but it's still cool of Axial to include the stickers.  The Proline tires that come with the kit aren't bad but I've come to love the RC4WD Rok Lox so I mounted a set up. I wanted to keep up the flat black look so I painted the wheels too. I added 4 oz of weight to the fronts and 2oz to the rear. I also drilled 2 small holes in each wheel for breathers.  Even though they are a little bigger they still fit in the bed perfectly, I think Axial was thinking on this one   Other plans are a Hand Bros Steering kit. Tekin FX-R, 35t motor, and 3s Thunder Power Lipo. Like I said though, I'll post up stuff and I see differences tonight as I build. Last edited by Just Zach; 12-05-2009 at 04:58 PM. |
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12-05-2009, 04:57 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Marcos, CA
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Lucky you, looking good so far, i like the flat black look you chose. can't wait to see the rest of the build.
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12-05-2009, 04:57 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States of the Offended
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You lucky dog!!!  Looks good so far, that bed turned out awesome. |
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12-05-2009, 05:00 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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Nice!!! Do tose light buckets come with the kit too? That is sweet. Axial really is stepping up to the plate and swinging!
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12-05-2009, 05:04 PM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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They include decals to either use them or not. I will definitely be using them!
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12-05-2009, 05:05 PM
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 Thanks on the paint, I think it turned out pretty good. I can't wait to see it all built. I'm just waiting for my wife to go to work in an hour so I can get to it.
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12-05-2009, 05:36 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Utah
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Dang Z! Is it done yet? |
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12-05-2009, 05:38 PM
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| RCC Addict  Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Western ND, Bakken central
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Nice. I'm friend's with the owner of my LHS and I still get everything a week late  When you get the bed on could you see how well a hilux body matches up to it? Last edited by 701 Technique; 12-05-2009 at 05:44 PM. |
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12-05-2009, 05:38 PM
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| '08 2.2 National Champ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UTRCRC
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Not yet. I need to get my 2.2 scaler done for this coming Saturday but it's just going to have to wait, I'm too excited to build this. Game on a little after 6 | |
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12-05-2009, 05:39 PM
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12-05-2009, 05:46 PM
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12-05-2009, 06:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hueytown, Alabama
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All these are on my list. Getting mine for Christmas. I will definitely be watching your build to see what I need to do. | |
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12-05-2009, 06:34 PM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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Cool, didn't think we'd be seeing these for a while. Hilux body looks good on there.....HA! |
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12-05-2009, 06:53 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: albuquerque
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Lucky!!! This is on my list to get. i really like the body, seems like they bulged the fenders to look like it has fiber glass. Pretty cool, cant wait to see the finished product.
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12-05-2009, 06:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Stuck on a Rig in the middle of nowhere Utah.
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Man, it is almost 7:00 and no updates yet . j/kMy LHS owner and I are on pretty good terms, but it always pisses him off when I tell him that I have seen it already  . He always thinks he is the first with something new, and get dissapointed when I tell him some of you guys have had it for a few weeks  . I always get a big kick out of seeing his face.
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12-05-2009, 07:01 PM
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I'm going at it right......now! | |
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12-05-2009, 07:04 PM
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Lucky
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12-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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Jerk.
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12-05-2009, 07:06 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lodi
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wheres rcctv when you need em lol
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12-05-2009, 07:11 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ?
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I want one cool I think your first Zach |
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