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10-25-2013, 06:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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|  Idea Transformer?
A friend if mine has asked me to help him identify a crawler he got as a payment recently. It says Transformer on it and it seems to be from Idea RC. Has anyone ever heard of these folks? It looks to be brand new. Thanks. Scott |
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10-25-2013, 07:02 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: thurmont
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any pictures?
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10-27-2013, 08:12 AM
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| RCC Addict   Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Williamsport, PA
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Yes pictures please. Even Google is confused.
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10-27-2013, 10:15 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 07456 N. NJ USofA
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I even took a stab at "ideal rc", no dice as a manufacturer.  | |
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10-27-2013, 10:39 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Trail B.C.
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10-27-2013, 12:28 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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Not like the YouTube video. The crawler has four link suspension front and rear with internally sprung shocks. The steering arms are bolt-ons made of 1/8" thick Lexan. There are also a couple of chassis parts made of 1/8" Lexan as well. The four link system and the axle housings are made from a mix of what seems to be cast and machined aluminum. Is there a way to post pics directly to this site, or do I have to post them elsewhere and then link to it from here? |
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10-27-2013, 12:33 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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| Re: Idea Transformer? Here is a pic. |
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10-27-2013, 12:34 PM
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10-27-2013, 12:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Casper
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Wow. That looks odd. Are those lower links supposed to be bent to that extreme?
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10-27-2013, 12:43 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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The lower links are bent at about a 60 degree angle, about 1 1/2" before they bolt to the side plates. There are heim joints at the end of each link, so the range of movement for all four corners is pretty extreme. The lower shock mounts are clamps that are adjustable. The steering arms are 1/8" thick Lexan and it's currently set up for 2-wheel steering, but removing the current lexan block from the rear knuckle and replacing it with a steering arm looks like it would make it 4-wheel steer. There are mounts on both ends for steering servos. Last edited by NutDriver; 10-27-2013 at 12:48 PM. |
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10-27-2013, 08:01 PM
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| Try to Bend it   Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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That thing is weird looking there is so much odd its not funny. Can you take a photo of it from the top down and bottom up?  |
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10-28-2013, 08:47 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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10-28-2013, 08:48 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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10-28-2013, 08:55 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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| Re: Idea Transformer? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...r¬if_t=like Well, that's the top, the bottom, and the rear. Any other requests? Any ideas would be welcome. |
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10-28-2013, 09:10 PM
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| Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia
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TO add images to your posts, first upload them to a hosting site. Once they are there right click and copy the image location. Then on the posting page click this button  and paste the image location in the pop up window.This thing looks really weird and if one of these has been seen before RCC is the place to have seen it. I am going to go out on a limb here and say it looks like some kind of prototype. How long is it from axle stub to axle stub? How wide is it from hub to hub?   Last edited by Highlucks; 10-28-2013 at 09:17 PM. |
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10-28-2013, 11:01 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Earth mostly
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Now I want one lol
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10-29-2013, 07:43 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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The wheelbase is about 17". The width from the outside of one hex to the outside of the other is about 11 1/4". Is there a standard size hex for crawler wheels? These look like 12mm. I'm used to 12mm for touring, 14m for F1, and 17mm for 1/8th. |
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10-29-2013, 08:03 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Trail B.C.
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10-29-2013, 08:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler  Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Playing with toys with my son's
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I think this is someone's project from some engineering class or something it looks like things I have seen come out of O.I.T.
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10-31-2013, 03:38 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Western NC
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OK, now that I've polled the brain trust of RC Crawling, what do you think it might be worth? What you see in the pics is all I have.
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