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redrustbucket · 03-14-2009, 06:47 AM

Thanks. I've got about $80-$100 in it.

amorton94 · 03-14-2009, 08:03 AM

Is it finished? or does it still need that extra $200 that you said you'd sale it for earlier in the thread

It looks great! I really would like to make one. I just bought this micro rc from ebay, and hopefully it will be easy to do some mods to it. That's if I ever get it, it started out in Hong Kong

redrustbucket · 03-14-2009, 01:18 PM

It's not finished. The $200 would be for labor, unless I'm supposed to do the work for free?

Stormin2u · 03-14-2009, 01:30 PM

Very cool little truck nice work.

amorton94 · 03-14-2009, 03:26 PM

Wow, twice as much as the truck is actually worth, just for labor? Oh well no matter, I don't plan on buying one. It is one awesome little truck though

It'd be nice if losi stepped up and introduced a micro crawler, and then have micro crawler comps. Now that'd be cool.

GreenRiver · 03-14-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by amorton94

Wow, twice as much as the truck is actually worth, just for labor? Oh well no matter, I don't plan on buying one. It is one awesome little truck though

It'd be nice if losi stepped up and introduced a micro crawler, and then have micro crawler comps. Now that'd be cool.

Build one and get back to him on whether or not you think it's worth making for less.

Looks awesome RRB. What do you have up your sleeve as far as the tires go?

redrustbucket · 03-15-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormin2u

Very cool little truck nice work.

Thanks dude.

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Originally Posted by amorton94

Oh well no matter, I don't plan on buying one. It is one awesome little truck though

Glad you like it.

Let me explain this again, I'm not building this or any others to sell. The only reason I gave a "quote" was to give an idea of what it would take to build one because the question always comes up. I'd rather someone built it for themselves, it's easier for me and more fun for them. I'd be more than happy to offer assistance, and have before. I tried to show as much as I could of the process in this thread. Give it a shot, anything can be repaired.

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Build one and get back to him on whether or not you think it's worth making for less.

x2!

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Originally Posted by GreenRiver

Looks awesome RRB. What do you have up your sleeve as far as the tires go?

Thanks, it's coming along. Got another set I'm working on with a much softer rubber compound.

mszz1 · 03-15-2009, 10:31 AM

micro crawler novel idea

redrustbucket · 03-22-2009, 04:08 PM

Got the body mounted and trimmed and started on the tubing.

redrustbucket · 03-27-2009, 10:17 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cElPm1WzPAU

GreenRiver · 05-14-2009, 04:23 PM

I am anxious to see what's up your sleeve on the tires....

amorton94 · 05-14-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenRiver

I am anxious to see what's up your sleeve on the tires....

Little late aren't you?

GreenRiver · 05-15-2009, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by amorton94

Little late aren't you?

Listen kid, me and redrustbucket go way back on this micro stuff... back before you got your pubes. He never specified what he had up his sleeve on the tires, I took that to mean he had another tire option. Judging by the pictures, he is still using the same tires as before... so nothing new.

If I missed it, please point me to where he revealed what is different. Being a little jerk-off is no way to make friends in this hobby, so learn to bite your tongue the next time you get the urge.

redrustbucket · 05-15-2009, 02:18 PM

Tires are done. I narrowed some off a 1/20 Tamiya kit I had. Bit of a toss up as to how much better they are. They're taller so they throw off the cog a bit more than I'd like. Need to make some repairs and do some more testing but the weather's been so nice I've been out surfing, boating etc. I'll try and get some pics soon.

amorton94 · 05-15-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenRiver

Listen kid, me and redrustbucket go way back on this micro stuff... back before you got your pubes. He never specified what he had up his sleeve on the tires, I took that to mean he had another tire option. Judging by the pictures, he is still using the same tires as before... so nothing new.

If I missed it, please point me to where he revealed what is different. Being a little jerk-off is no way to make friends in this hobby, so learn to bite your tongue the next time you get the urge.

I wasn't talking about tires. I was talking about the fact you bumped a two month old thread with something competely random and isn't relevant to anything he's said in his previous posts. Jeez...

redrustbucket · 05-16-2009, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by amorton94

isn't relevant to anything he's said in his previous posts. Jeez...

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redrustbucket · 05-20-2009, 05:27 PM

Sort of making progress. New tires out of narrowed 1/20 Tamiya Desert Duelers.

They're a tad stickier but side hilling is worse due to higher cog. Gearbox separated so I need to fix that and do some more testing to see if I want to stick with them. If I do I'll need to trim the body some more as well.

GreenRiver · 05-21-2009, 07:18 AM

Nice man. I really like the looks of them... if they were a tad shorter they would be perfect. COG is crucial on the side hilling but that ride height would be nice on those for going up and over.

redrustbucket · 05-21-2009, 08:41 AM

My thoughts exactly. I was too much of a wuss to try sectioning them as I only had one set that I got with a model from Japan to the tune of $50. Decreasing the diameter would have made the bead too small to fit the rim as well which added up to a lot more work and a good chance they would end up out of round.

The clearance is nice but the large diameter puts a lot of strain on the drivetrain. We'll see I may try reworking them. Tires are usually the most difficult thing to find in a soft compound the right size.

rocresq · 05-21-2009, 11:51 AM

Killer work. Video is amazing as to what this little things can do, very entertaining

05-21-2009, 08:41 AM	#79
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	My thoughts exactly. I was too much of a wuss to try sectioning them as I only had one set that I got with a model from Japan to the tune of $50. Decreasing the diameter would have made the bead too small to fit the rim as well which added up to a lot more work and a good chance they would end up out of round. The clearance is nice but the large diameter puts a lot of strain on the drivetrain. We'll see I may try reworking them. Tires are usually the most difficult thing to find in a soft compound the right size. Last edited by redrustbucket; 05-21-2009 at 08:55 AM.

03-14-2009, 06:47 AM	#61
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	Thanks. I've got about $80-$100 in it.

03-14-2009, 08:03 AM	#62
amorton94 Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CO Posts: 549	Is it finished? or does it still need that extra $200 that you said you'd sale it for earlier in the thread It looks great! I really would like to make one. I just bought this micro rc from ebay, and hopefully it will be easy to do some mods to it. That's if I ever get it, it started out in Hong Kong

03-14-2009, 01:18 PM	#63
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	It's not finished. The $200 would be for labor, unless I'm supposed to do the work for free?

03-14-2009, 01:30 PM	#64
Stormin2u I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2007 Location: Taylors Falls just hanging with the MNRCRC crew. Posts: 7,843	Very cool little truck nice work.

03-14-2009, 03:26 PM	#65
amorton94 Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CO Posts: 549	Wow, twice as much as the truck is actually worth, just for labor? Oh well no matter, I don't plan on buying one. It is one awesome little truck though It'd be nice if losi stepped up and introduced a micro crawler, and then have micro crawler comps. Now that'd be cool.

03-15-2009, 10:31 AM	#68
mszz1 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: salem oregon Posts: 32	micro crawler novel idea

03-22-2009, 04:08 PM	#69
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	Got the body mounted and trimmed and started on the tubing.

03-27-2009, 10:17 AM	#70
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cElPm1WzPAU

05-14-2009, 04:23 PM	#71
GreenRiver Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 445	I am anxious to see what's up your sleeve on the tires....

05-15-2009, 02:18 PM	#74
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	Tires are done. I narrowed some off a 1/20 Tamiya kit I had. Bit of a toss up as to how much better they are. They're taller so they throw off the cog a bit more than I'd like. Need to make some repairs and do some more testing but the weather's been so nice I've been out surfing, boating etc. I'll try and get some pics soon.

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05-20-2009, 05:27 PM	#77
redrustbucket Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: sunny acres Posts: 621	Sort of making progress. New tires out of narrowed 1/20 Tamiya Desert Duelers. They're a tad stickier but side hilling is worse due to higher cog. Gearbox separated so I need to fix that and do some more testing to see if I want to stick with them. If I do I'll need to trim the body some more as well.

05-21-2009, 07:18 AM	#78
GreenRiver Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 445	Nice man. I really like the looks of them... if they were a tad shorter they would be perfect. COG is crucial on the side hilling but that ride height would be nice on those for going up and over.

05-21-2009, 11:51 AM	#80
rocresq Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: San Clemente, CA. Posts: 531	Killer work. Video is amazing as to what this little things can do, very entertaining

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