My Axial build

[offroadkid]

I'm a newbie here, but not new to off-road travel. We've owned 3 Land Cruisers and ih8mud.com is the forum I usually find myself addicted to!! As a matter of fact, I believe Woody, (the founder of ih8mud is a member here!) Now I can add rccrawler to my nightly forum check!

So, I purchased my first RC the day before New Year's Eve and spent the weekend building it. I would like to thank the awesome crew at Hobbytown in Folsom, Ca. for answering all my questions and helping me choose the Axial SCX-10 for my build.

I chose the color as it was the same color as one of our old Toyota 4X4's. It's all stock for now, the only "mod" I've done is to remove the shock dampeners! I already have a Tacoma grille on order as well as some other necessary "trail/camping" necessities, and I'm looking forward to adding lighting and fabricating my own bungee cords thanks to a "how-to" thread I read on this forum!

[th67ss]

Looks good!!

Gotta keep the pictures comin!!

[offroadkid]

Thanks guys! Yea, about the pictures, I planned to take them as I started, during and the finish, but it became a marathon build and not many pictures were taken!!

My next set of pics should be on rocks, not the countertop!

[CruiserHead]

Welcome to the hobby and to the forum! You probably already know this, but there's a thread in the California section pertaining to your area if you want to "hook-up" with other wheelers in the area. Looks like your backyard is Folsom Lake, so you wont have any trouble finding places to go!!!

I used to live in El Dorado Hills and might be coming that way in a month or so once again. You might just see me around one of the many killer spots that the area has to offer.

Peace and happy wheeling,

C H

[offroadkid]

Thanks for the replies! It's been a while since I posted this so after the build, it needed some personal touches. I ordered a Tacoma grille, some camping/trail accessories and whipped-up a batch of homemade bungee cords that were both easy and fun to make! I wrapped each wheel with 3 oz. of tape wheel weights and it seems to drive fine.

I installed the Axial 6 led kit with 4 white and 2 red. I moved the tail lights from the inside of the frame to the outside with the provided light buckets for a more realistic look and also added some rock crawling lights in front!

I have the fake winch for now, but would like a working one which means I will have to upgrade to a 3 ch radio I think? I also like the look of the Hands Bros steering kit. I also keep looking at the Aoshima FJ40 bodied SCX's and wish I would have bought one as there was a member from Japan on ih8mud.com selling them, (the original rc FJ40) a while back when they first came out. DOH!! I keep looking on eBay but nothing yet.

[2500hdon37s]

cut a notch out of your alum. plate that goes in your bumper so it still fits with your winch fairlead there

[offroadkid]

Originally Posted by 2500hdon37s

cut a notch out of your alum. plate that goes in your bumper so it still fits with your winch fairlead there

;) I took it to work and was going to take the die-grinder to it, but just haven't yet!

[trail king]

looks good what elec tronics are u runnin

[offroadkid]

Originally Posted by trail king

looks good what elec tronics are u runnin

Thanks! The electrics are nothing special as I got a Futaba kit that includes the radio, receiver, servo and ESC all in one box. The motor is a Integy Matrix Pro Lathe.

I'm still new to this hobby and so as I go I know I will find the disadvantages of having "just good" electrics. The ones I have work, but I would like to learn what's better and why. I did see the new Axial ESC with drag brake yesterday and if I'm correct, this will keep me from rolling forward/backward while on the rocks?

[hanstone]

Thats a drag brake, nice for rock crawling. Check the For Sale section, some good deals on ESCs.

[offroadkid]

I got my scale personalized plates to match my 1:1 plates in the mail from Krawler Koncepts today! Pretty cool, they remind me of "shrinky dinks!"

Thanks Michelle!!

[Krawler Konceptz]

Thats cool! I didnt even get to see the 1:1 plate before making them

[offroadkid]

Originally Posted by KrawlerKonceptz

Thats cool! I didnt even get to see the 1:1 plate before making them

They were a X-mas gift from my wife years ago! They've been through 3 Land Cruisers, and are waiting for the next one!

[2500hdon37s]

is that fuel tubing under the spring cups? if so remove it and crank down your preload nuts at the top of the shock, you'll be less likely to lose a spring cup

[fortysixandtwo]

Nice, looking good so far. Love the color.

[nissan_driver24]

I love that color!!! It is the same color as my car.... Where what brand is it and what the color code??? Of course if you don't mind sharing

Here's some pics of the ride incase you were just wondering :P

[offroadkid]

Originally Posted by 2500hdon37s

is that fuel tubing under the spring cups? if so remove it and crank down your preload nuts at the top of the shock, you'll be less likely to lose a spring cup

Yeah, I took put some back in after I had cut off the ones that came with the kit when I built it to see what difference it would make. I think they will be coming back off!

[offroadkid]

Originally Posted by nissan_driver24

I love that color!!! It is the same color as my car.... Where what brand is it and what the color code??? Of course if you don't mind sharing

Not at all!! It's Pactra RC265 Metallic Blue.