Speedweigand's Wraith, official build thread

[crawlhog]

love your play ground and the vids. put some wings on that writh and it would fly. i use my scx10 like you do to your wraith and am very suprised how well she holds up with a few minor mods. good write up on the vendors, CKRC dosent score high to most on this site. and IMO RC4WD really went down hill, used to deal alot with them but not anymore. RPP has always been my fav. keep up the cool vids and updates

[Speedweigand]

Hide your shelf queens bitches! it's BOGFEST!

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[Speedweigand]

[Speedweigand]

I have lots of videos up on youtube, some suck some don't

[Speedweigand]

Don't lose your head lol

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The fuel cell looks a little pink... That's just the Fascoat and the flash, matches the fuel can damn near in person. I know you've seen a million fuel cells, well welcome to a million and 1. I tried to make the cover look segmented, you see my tow straps and stuff are hidden in those compartments Still have to add some handles, I was gonna make the compartments open but for sake of time and fact it will only get destroyed at some point I decided not to, maybe on the next one.

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Yep winders, might even gullwing the doors just because They will be complete with door panels and working handles.

[dubAron]

Thar fuel cell looks wicked nice touch!

[crawlhog]

nice collection of vids, i really liked the slo mo shots in the mud
how much more does it weigh when your done mudding?

[Speedweigand]

Originally Posted by dubAron

Thar fuel cell looks wicked nice touch!

Much appreciated

Originally Posted by crawlhog

nice collection of vids, i really liked the slo mo shots in the mud
how much more does it weigh when your done mudding?

Thanks! It weighs basically double . After the Oct 26th vid which includes trying to climb rocks with the slipper screaming I weighed it on the bathroom scales at 12lbs, that's after running around the yard and knocking some off. During bogfest it had to weigh at least 15lbs, maybe more. The new clay is just ridiculously sticky, dry it weighs a hair under 8lbs with the CAC's.

[Speedweigand]

crawlhog your not that far away, you should bring the Honcho over and see how it fairs in the box. Matgyver won't run 2.2's on his, something about his vagina swellin...oh I mean they don't look scale

Didn't get to work on my doors tonight, I was painting an SCT body for the guy mentioned above. Turned out ok, still mastering the airbrush and latex. Used straight latex on this one, body mask is a little easier to work with IMO. I did 3 coats and should have only did 2 I think, it was tough cutting.

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Might have to get me one of these bodies, my wheelbase is short enough to make it work. Some extended sliders and a bumper... this would look tough running around the yard. What about a Trophy scaler, the JConcepts 1979 Ford Ranger would be sweet if you live near some sand.

[crawlhog]

[QUOTE=Speedweigand;3376529]crawlhog your not that far away, you should bring the Honcho over and see how it fairs in the box.

i was thinking that same thing yesterday when i was watching the vids. i would love to give the "BOX" a try

[Speedweigand]

Matgyver managed to break an ackerman plate to end our run. As he carried his broken 10lb turd, about 2 miles back to the truck we discussed building a trailer so his Honcho could haul out the dead.

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Ol' Blue gettin it done

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[crawlhog]

cool vid dude , atleast you use it the way it should be used. glad to see its not a shelf queen like some others

[Speedweigand]

Haha no shelf queens here! If your coming for the box you better hurry, it's getting cold... might do some mudding this weekend. I want to get some ruts established before the first freeze. Should still be fun with some snow, ice, ruts, etc maybe throw some rocks in there for winter. I have some 500,000wt diff lock ordered at the lhs, I wanna see the open diff sucking in the mud should look cool on video.

[TODBLDZ]

great build and videos. subscribed and voted. loving the mud pit. wheels in my head are turning now.

[Speedweigand]

Originally Posted by TODBLDZ

great build and videos. subscribed and voted. loving the mud pit. wheels in my head are turning now.

Thanks! glad I could help...

[Speedweigand]

Finally got a GoPro, not my greatest work but the 2 angles is cool... much more to come

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[OSWHollowpoint]

These videos are so cool. Nice work on your rig. I have to say, I am jealous of you not having any snow. I am buried in this white crap. All you have is a light dusting.

[ussprinceton2004]

Did you JB Weld the front and rear lockers, or just one of them? Could you do a write-up on how to do it, with pictures?

Originally Posted by Speedweigand

I'm really liking the XR sides of the knuckles with ackerman, handles better, still crawls fine

My buddy blew out his front locker so I JB welded mine as preventative maintenance, a little heat helps the goo get in those hard to reach places

[crawlhog]

freakin awesome how you beat that rig and it keeps coming back for more. i finally got me one so when it gets warm out im shooting over if your offer still stands