dmacs Gladiator
 

My son and I finally made it in to the LHS after a very long time not being in there, and wouldn’t ya know it, an SCX10 III followed me home.

I don’t know how much of a build this will be, but I’ll try and post as much as I can (and remember to).

So far I’ve removed the front window tint, changed to metal beadlock rims, printed a Knight Customs snorkel and large Pelican case, and swapped the tx for a DX5C.

I have these parts on the way too.

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Looks really cool[emoji106]

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Sweet rig

Gun case should be in back seat.

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That's not a bad idea. It's not mounted yet, just sitting there in the pics.

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RTT is painted and on.

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Knight Customs front fenders are on. First things I’ve printed with PETG, so not perfect, but I’m still happy with how they turned out.

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Good looking Gladiator! Congrats!"thumbsup"

Nice upgrades so far!

Your 3D prints look really good! I bought the 3D print file for the Gladiator, but haven't printed them yet. Glad to see that they print good!

I think the front fenders look good. I've only printed in PLA, so I'm not sure how the PETG prints or how they should look, but I think they look great!

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Do tire rub the new fender flairs?


Sweet rig....

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I've been really happy with how the parts turned out and fit so far. I printed the rear fenders last night, and will try and get them on this evening. Not sure if I'll print the sliders or not.

You have to change most settings for PETG. The front fenders are the first parts I had printed with it, and this was my fourth attempt at it. The first three had various issues. The rear fenders came out pretty good with the same settings I used for the front, but I think the settings still need some tweaking.

I haven't actually checked yet, but there is more clearance than the stock flares.

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I printed these fenders for my JLU ( same front fenders anyway ) the tires don't rub on the fenders, but still rub on the fender mounting locations on the body. If you look through the fender the body and fender mount are lower than the fenders themselves with the back brace installed, there isn't a lot of trimming you can do either.

I put some 1/4" long tubing on my front shock shafts to limit the up travel on the shocks.

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Mail call today.
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I’m thinking about mounting these lights (without the tube mount part) to the bumper, though I’m not sure if I’ll actually put the lights in them as I don’t think there will be enough room for the wiring.

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Sweet sweet rig.

Are those tires 4.75 tall?

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Yes they are. They have some grip too! I can't wait to try them out on the trails.

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I noticed last night that my shocks are starting to leak :flipoff: so I'm going to take them off, green slime the o-rings, put some heavier weight oil in them, and now I'll put a little nitro fuel tubing on my shocks when I do this.

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Got it out for a good run, and I’m VERY happy with how it worked!

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Did a bit of Sharpie work on the engine, and some painting on the guys body and his hat. Didn’t turn out too bad, but there are a couple of small runs, but they’re not that noticeable. Also put a Pelican case on the rear seat.

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Oh, I changed out the bumpers too. The bumper lights are controlled with my TX (DX5C).

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That last picture is amazing. Looks so realistic.