KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

I'll finally make a thread for my Honcho.

I bought it off a member here (DocFire) and put a little work into it. When I got it the paint on the cab was flaking off really bad. After I tried to remove some of it, I ended up buying a new body set and a DinkyRC bedside kit. I stripped everything down, cleaned and re-lubed it all, replaced hardware with stainless and moved the electronics box position. I am running the stock Wraith shocks in it right now, I may go back to the stock SCX10 shocks after I see how it works on the rocks. Once the motor in it goes I'll replace it with a Holmes Hobbies Torque Master Pro 35T.

The truck started out as a kit version Honcho. Overall DocFire did a good job setting it up, it crawls great, perfect tire foam set up whatever is in the tires. I actually enjoy using the Honcho over the Wraith since the Wraith seems to not have much of an issue with any terrain haha.


Suspension/Axles:

-Axial metal links
-Axial aluminum C-Hubs
-Vanquish silver knuckles
-Aftermarket axle shafts front and rear (unknown brand)
-Hand Brothers CMS and Panhard (front)
-Hand Brothers Panhard/3-link (rear)
-Stock Axial Wraith Shocks (might switch back to SCX10)


Electronics:

-Traxxas 4 channel 2.4ghz
-Castle 10A BEC
-Texin FXR ESC
-Integy 45T
-Radio Shack project box (contains all electronics)


Lighting:

-Mad Dog RC 3" LED light bar
-Mad Dog RC 1" LED rock lights
-Axial simple LED light kit
-Switch for rock lights and light bar


Body:

-DinkyRC bedside kit
-Pactra Metallic Black paint
-Proline PLC floor pan trimmed at the cab
-Custom mesh inserts for stock Honcho front bumper


Wheels/Tires:

-Proline 1.9 TSL/SX tires
-CAC 2.0 Soft 8 wheels



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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

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Axial Honcho by -KillerBlackbird-, on Flickr

Re: KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

things sick nice work

Re: KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

That's a nice looking Honcho. I love the tire/wheel combo. I ran the tsl-sx really hard on my Honcho for about a year or two and they never let me down.

Re: KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

Thanks!

Thanks! The ProLine TSLs work great and they're not super wide and tall like other tires. They seem to grip well.

Re: KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

Small update;

Since I run the 110mm King shocks on my Wraith and I absolutely love them, I went with 100mm Kings for the Honcho. I live how soft the springs are and the slightly taller 100mm length give it some extra flex.

I also bought a set of RC4WD Pro10 1.9 wheels and PitBull Rock Beasts. The tires are a job in itself to get on the wheels.

Ill have to get some better outside pics when I try out the tires.


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Re: KillerBlackbirds Honcho
 

very nice but wheres the MUD

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Great looking truck! Can you post pics of the lighting on?

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No mud for me lol. I did that once and I'm still digging mud out haha.

Yes! Ill get a shot of it with the light bar on. I love the Mad Dog RC light bars. Very bright!