n00b's Toyota Wraith

[clayton78]

This build is going to be hard to beat!!!

[Postclanker]

X2...I have a wraith, I certainly don't want to look like all the rest out of th box...Noob's is definately an inspiration
beautiful job....

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by Bulldog

Hot shit n00b! Film......don't miss it, but it looks good at your house.

Say what? Film is fun and it makes you really cool.

Originally Posted by mcreil41

awesome build man..thats why i love this forum,new guys can learn so much if they just read and use the search button...your build is definitly inspiring,and gotta admit its one of the more uniques wraiths yet..great work and i am definitly gonna watch this one....

Thank you. Unfortunately there isn't much left to watch for. It's done and sitting in limbo.

Originally Posted by clayton78

This build is going to be hard to beat!!!

It's easier than you think. Thanks though.

Originally Posted by Postclanker

X2...I have a wraith, I certainly don't want to look like all the rest out of th box...Noob's is definately an inspiration
beautiful job....

I'm an inspiration! It only takes a few key changes to make a unique rig of your own.

[yoda@4x4]

Hands down one of the best looking rigs I have seen in some time.. like the way you do work.....

[dubAron]

Originally Posted by clayton78

This build is going to be hard to beat!!!

I agree this Rig is sick from top to bottom

[JTG671]

SIck body!!! great job!

[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by Postclanker
X2...I have a wraith, I certainly don't want to look like all the rest out of th box...Noob's is definately an inspiration
beautiful job....

I'm an inspiration! It only takes a few key changes to make a unique rig of your own.

I'll give it my best shot....
thanks for the inpitus.....

[strap624]

Are those tires taller than the stock ones?

[rock hard]

Howdy,1st off I really like the build,really nice craftmanship and creativity.

Questions,the 1st vid you posted you was doing back flips...looked like fun and has sold me on this kit.

But what voltage and runing gear was you useing?

[cbr6fs]

Originally Posted by pardonmyn00b

Right on

Joined RCC a few years ago, i enjoy driving me crawlers for sure, but what i really enjoyed about this forum was it's humour and the amount of out-of-the-box thinkers on here.

So many epic build threads where the builders have done something different simply because they wanted to, they came up against problems and engineered and fabricated their way around them all.

Just lately though there seems to be a different theme on here, with so many pretty much identical builds and most of those builds just bolting on other peoples solutions.

Nothing wrong with that, personally i don't have the patience or skills to do builds anywhere near your level, so i have also taken the easy route and bolted on other peoples solutions.

So i'm not having a go at people, but it does make boring reading after a while, so i do enjoy reading build threads like yours even though they seem to be getting rarer and rarer.

So mucho respect for having the balls to chop up a fairly new kit.
Mucho respect for doing your own thing and not following the pack
Mucho respect for your patience and skills
Mucho, mucho, mucho respect for having the balls to drive it like it should be after all that hard work though.

Great build thread, thanks



Cheers
Mark

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by yoda@4x4

Hands down one of the best looking rigs I have seen in some time.. like the way you do work.....

Thank you, thank you!

Originally Posted by dubAron

I agree this Rig is sick from top to bottom

Thanks

Originally Posted by JTG671

SIck body!!! great job!

Much appreciated

Originally Posted by strap624

Are those tires taller than the stock ones?

About 6mm taller

Originally Posted by rock hard

Howdy,1st off I really like the build,really nice craftmanship and creativity.

Questions,the 1st vid you posted you was doing back flips...looked like fun and has sold me on this kit.

But what voltage and runing gear was you useing?

Thank you. In the first video I was running a 5000mah 2s lipo mounted in the rear. That's why it was backflipping like crazy. In the second video it was running 3s.

Originally Posted by cbr6fs

Joined RCC a few years ago, i enjoy driving me crawlers for sure, but what i really enjoyed about this forum was it's humour and the amount of out-of-the-box thinkers on here.

So many epic build threads where the builders have done something different simply because they wanted to, they came up against problems and engineered and fabricated their way around them all.

Just lately though there seems to be a different theme on here, with so many pretty much identical builds and most of those builds just bolting on other peoples solutions.

Nothing wrong with that, personally i don't have the patience or skills to do builds anywhere near your level, so i have also taken the easy route and bolted on other peoples solutions.

So i'm not having a go at people, but it does make boring reading after a while, so i do enjoy reading build threads like yours even though they seem to be getting rarer and rarer.

So mucho respect for having the balls to chop up a fairly new kit.
Mucho respect for doing your own thing and not following the pack
Mucho respect for your patience and skills
Mucho, mucho, mucho respect for having the balls to drive it like it should be after all that hard work though.

Great build thread, thanks


Cheers
Mark

Thanks for the comment and compliments. Don't let the movie magic fool you though, I don't drive my rigs very hard. Thanks again.

[crawleR07]

Aside from the killer scale appearance how do you like the performance of the tires?

[nappahdog]

looks way less like a jeep so way better

[R/CMaxximus5.0]

amazing work! love the moving driver! One of the best Wraith builds I've seen.

[Hampton]

Hay noob what size shocks did you use?

[pardonmyn00b]

Originally Posted by crawleR07

Aside from the killer scale appearance how do you like the performance of the tires?

I don't know really... Good I guess.

Originally Posted by nappahdog

looks way less like a jeep so way better

Lol

Originally Posted by R/CMaxximus5.0

amazing work! love the moving driver! One of the best Wraith builds I've seen.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Hampton

Hay noob what size shocks did you use?

90mm

[IslandScaler]

Great work. I just bought one myself looking forward to doing something similar.

[MoonyJohn]

Absolutely amazing build.. ive only been in this stuff for maybe a year and I love the detail you put into these cars. I wish I had the time to make something like you do, i'd love to have that sitting on my desk taunting me to play with it.

Just curious, what song did you use in that video? I need some snowboarding music this season

[FlightInstrukta]

So, im not usually much for build threads of my own, but i figured i could at least do the right thing, and update this one with some progress of this rig. first off, i drive this rig, it's not a shelf queen, and it is a blast to drive. so dont expect it to be all pretty and scratch free like it was when i got it... . after smoking the stock 27t that came in it, i opted for a HH Crawlmaster 16t that i had from a XR rig. and bumped the servo up to a Hitec HS-7955. left the stock esc in it for now, as it has a bec, so its good for a while, but it will eventually get a BR-XL. swapped out the powerstroke scaler shocks for some powerstroke slash shocks for more cushion. wasn't feelin the rims, so i went with the MT sidebiters to match the tires, as the Baja Claws are the best looking tire for this particular rig(i've tried most scale 2.2's).

heres a few pics of it from a couple weeks ago while trying out different wheels/tires...









and heres the pile of goodies that are in store for it...

[Going Up!]

SHE'S BACK!!!