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10-12-2020, 09:37 AM | #1 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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| Back Velvet- Smt Mega Truck
I picked up a Smt Raw Builders kit a couple months ago, and finally had the time, and place to build her! Body is an ancient Proline F100 Maxx size body. Unfortunately, black doesn't photograph well. I am not sure where I want to go with electronics, but thinking 3000kv 4 pole Sv3... Its what I have sitting... |
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10-12-2020, 09:55 AM | #2 |
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10-13-2020, 07:32 AM | #3 |
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Truck looks great! I agree go with the electronics you have, its more than enough power to break stuff You have some tires i see but the new JConcepts 2.2 King Fling tires would be sick on there. |
10-13-2020, 10:56 AM | #4 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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https://youtu.be/jrKN2HHUrok Thanks guys! I have the Big Mud bashers from Rc4wd and these Wheely King rims and tires... I actually really like the look of the WK rims and tires, Black chrome! In other news I addd more stickers.. Last edited by lonleycreeper; 10-13-2020 at 11:03 AM. | |
10-26-2020, 06:59 PM | #5 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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Tried these on... |
10-26-2020, 07:30 PM | #6 |
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10-26-2020, 07:33 PM | #7 |
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I think I’m going to pick up one of these kits, add fling kings, and cut up my spare C10 body to fit (bigger fender openings, bob the rear and maybe dovetail it). Then just slowly upgrade what I break or want to look cooler. I’ve been overthinking the mud truck thing lately lol.
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10-26-2020, 08:37 PM | #8 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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I am still going to build my F650 up, I have the chassis and wheels/tires. Just need to get stuff to build links and mount everything on... Almost had it at one time.... I need to finish my 6x6 then build my 650.... | |
10-27-2020, 07:24 AM | #9 | |
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| Re: Back Velvet- Smt Mega Truck Quote:
So hear me out, this may sound dumb but I've worked through the logic...I am new to this so don't have a stash of spares/parts/kit bashing ability (yet lol). So I compared the kit vs rtr on the SMT10 and came up with a list of components I'd need to run it. Just to put Amazon cheap basic or hobby grade decent/entry level motor ($20), ESC $30), transmitter/receiver ($50-60), and servo $20-30 I'd be looking at $150 ish. I'm aware the RTR electronics are not the best but considering there's a $100 price difference in the 2 kits I am likely going to spring for the RTR. Then I will have some spare parts and can slowly upgrade. That doesn't even include the tires, they are around $60 (I know I will change those but again, spares for a future project or a change-up when I get bored of skinny mud tires). I'm thinking I will disassemble the RTR and dye the frame black, pull the body off and store it for safe keeping, and go with my plan of changing things up. It just seems like for an additional $100 I can't lose, I don't want to dump $200-$300 on top of the $200 builder kit at this point. That will be a very slow process. Sorry to hijack your thread, there just aren't too many of these builds going on anymore from what I can see. | |
10-27-2020, 08:56 AM | #10 | |
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** this is what i am currently doing** | |
10-27-2020, 04:00 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Caldwell ID.
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No worries Phil! It sounds like a good plan... A rtr is really a hard value to beat. My Smt is not running, because I don't have all the parts I need, so there is that. And I have totes of spare parts lol. I am working on going through them to eliminate the unused or not useful stuff. |
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