Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Having recently finished my 1/10th Hilux truggy my eldest son (5) wanted his trekker to be the same. I don't have the tools, parts or space to do a 1/24th truggy so decided to him a Hilux twin cab using a normal model kit and make it look as real as i can to a stock one BUT its going to be used by a 5 year old so have to keep it real. So the whole shell is going to be held on with velcro (probably) so he can access the battery easily without loosing clips etc. Not doing an interior again as its got to be easy on the eye and easy to access for him. Anyway base on this, heres were I'm at. http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/08ed3bd8.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/cc51457d.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/44f8c0a3.jpg And why he wanted it. http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/f637fba9.jpg Going to get some more of the detailing done this week, then seal it all in with a few coats of lacquer before beginning the attaching process. |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab looks really good! i wish i had a dad like you! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Ta, (so do I):shock: |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Wow the 1/10th is spectacular looking. Sitting on a workbench doesn't do it justice, if it was on the trail you wouldn't be able to tell it's not the real deal! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab is that a dp torrsion chassis? |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Cheers bud, http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/66de8bbc.jpg Heres the build thread if your interested. http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/2-2-s...ux-truggy.html |
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ahh def a dp torrsion chassis then. how is it on the trekker? i have it on my mcrc and i love it! |
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It is lower which is good, and less gumph in there so on the whole yeh I like. |
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alright now...... i retract this statment, my chassis took a digger today crawling over sum laundry. front arm snapped right off during a down hill sock hill.... not even a month old...:cry: |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Blummin heck, we've got 2 of them. My son took his down the rocks on the beach and it did some serious falls, no issue. He even fell over carrying it and used it to brake his fall, again no issue. Sorry though mate, I'd get straight on to them! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Right well its now essentially finished and time to hand over to my son. Again battery replacement was the key thing with this as it has to be very easy, so opted for the rear bed again. This time i filled the bed with velcro so he can just plonk his battery in were ever he chooses just like that. Would have been nice to do a mega detailed interior etc but its just not the time or car to do it to. I've added 10g to the front and 10 to the rear on the axles, plus the weighted wheels should keep this thing fairly planted, anyway it'll hone his skills if its top heavy lol. Here it is. http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/06895459.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/4757737f.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/8cc237b4.jpg http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/66e41a49.jpg |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Nice! How about a shot of the chassis with the body off & of the underside of the body? Thanks! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Heres the chassis mate. Don't really want to take the cab off unless it needs servicing as I'll have to peel the velcro back for the power lead. I think it looks a bit a like a toy car, and theres far more scaled ones but as mentioned this is for my 5 year old. http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/51ceaaff.jpg |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab The weathers been carp here in the UK but today I was finally able to hand the trekker hilux over to my son (5years old) for him to give it a bash out on the trail. 456666b0.mp4 video by Northernerbill - Photobucket http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/f81c1a90.jpg |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Lookin' good there! I've got a Trekker at home that I want to change out the body on. The Hilux looks great, but in the above pic, it seems the passenger wheel well is limiting up travel quite a bit. May not be quite as scale afterward, but maybe may a small cut at each end of the wheel well so the wheel can fit up into it. Also, LOVE the Poison Spyder logo on the hood! Needs a little more Poison Spyder flare in other places on the body, though. Still....looks tits! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Cheers mate, the articulation tends to run before it rubs to be honest, although yes by hand you can force it to hit and then some the car tends to start to lean before contact. But these super swamper tires came up for grabs locally so have put them on and they do rub ho hum lets wait and see. I'm about to start another hilux single cab for my other sons trekker so watch this space!! http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...l/174cde92.jpg |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab That rig turned out really nice! I'm a Toyota nut, so you have my vote on Badassness! |
Re: Losi Trekker becomes Hilux twin cab Cheers matey heres my TF2 hilux at the nationals 2 weeks ago RRCI 2012 Scaler Nationals - YouTube I like em tooouoooo"thumbsup" |
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