Little Red Wagon

[joe122]

Originally Posted by rustneversleeps

hey coming along very nice...I commented on FB last week sometime i had mention i had a lexan body made by TBG teambluegroove out of Ontario ,Canada...here's what it looks like..





They sell all kinds of rare bodies..You can find them on ebay and maybe FB...
Forgot to mention it's a 1/12 scale....

I have heard of them, I purchased a couple of 1/16 scale bodies from them, good detail, no window masks or decals, but wasn't a deal breaker. That body is pretty cool, is it 1:10 scale?

[joe122]

Well i'ts been a few days, busy week, but here is a Little Red Wagon update. Tonight It went from roller to runner, just in time for a major downpour! Didn't matter as the shorty driveshaft lasted all of 48 seconds. Seems the combo of Leopard 4420KV motor, Castle Sidewinder / 10a BEC and a Pulse 3s 2200 mAh LIPO was to much, and that was on carpet. Anyway I had a set of steel Traxxas driveshaft ends, and proceeded to invest 2 hours trying to mate the two together. These little micro Hitec HS85MG servos seem perfect for the steering system for these builds. Now - on carpet as least it seems pretty bullet proof, BUT outside first thing in the am to see if it will pull the front wheels! Then disassembly for frame clean up and paint. Also got the first pass of the filler sanded, oh and my $2.97 dollhouse "Moon" tank is almost ready for paint!

[joe122]

Got the Little Red Wagon in its first coat of primer, lots of body work yet to do. Tore down the chassis, got the roll bar installed, "swiss cheesed" the frame a bit to lighten it, still to much wheel speed to pull the tires, but I have a plan! Got chassis black on the chassis, added some detail to the blower and set the Moon tank in its approximate location for a test fit. Installed the tail gate....

[joe122]

Got a little me time today and sent the LRW to the paint booth. Tackled the grill and added a few interior panels and the dash as well. Started with a gold (Ford color) Duplicolor base coat and Duplicolor Metalcast red top coat with a little clear. A lot left to do!

[looneybin]

Awesome

[badhoopty]

hella awesome

[dr frankenstyle]

Lookin' SWEEEET!! Any more road tests?

[rerebuilder]

That red real pops looking good.

[Mike Flea]

Sharp red

[joe122]

Thanks guys! Got to some wet sanding and positioning of a few of the graphics.



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[CM9000]

I see a lotta peel! start polishing! lol. nice red.

[_sOnGoKu_]

great job! thanks for share this amazing project , love it

[mmatthews]

Amazing work, again.

[joe122]

Got to some of the remaining "peel", and thanks for the cool and kind words all! Appreciate it. Had to share a photo just applied the remaining graphics to the Little Red Wagon and just had to see how close it looked to the inspiration photo. Some sizing issues, but I can live with it.

And just an update on the Little Red Wagon's little detail's that were added this week. Built a couple battery / ballast boxes, for the bed, installed the tailgate, parachute, Moon tank added spark plug wires and blower blow off belts. Also found a way to fab the front headlight covers. Used the trusty toaster oven a cone shaped metal mold, heated - let the styrene droop then molded them around it. They are close, I can live with them. Also closed off the rear taillights. Still a long list left to do......going to try a different set of tires, that coupled with another 8oz. of wheel weights behind the tires, I will see if it will pull the wheels or if I suck and built a wheel-stander that won't pull the wheels. Sure has a ton of wheel speed though!

[old man 52]

Amazing work, as always

[badhoopty]

insanely cool.

[Tossedman]

Beauty eh!

[dr frankenstyle]

It's definitely a BEAUTY, joe' The 1:1 changed quite a bit thru the years, so the differences are WAY minor!
I've been keeping my fingers crossed. I know, from experience, that a good wheelie is a lot harder to pull off "in scale" than people might realize. I don't know how yours sits on the scales, you may have to cheat a little with some tail-weight, but I think you'll get a decent wheel-stand.
Now, a 132-ft. .... could be a tough one .....
but I'm pullin' (wheelies) for ya.

[Mike Flea]

Outta Sight!!

[joe122]

Originally Posted by dr frankenstyle

It's definitely a BEAUTY, joe' The 1:1 changed quite a bit thru the years, so the differences are WAY minor!
I've been keeping my fingers crossed. I know, from experience, that a good wheelie is a lot harder to pull off "in scale" than people might realize. I don't know how yours sits on the scales, you may have to cheat a little with some tail-weight, but I think you'll get a decent wheel-stand.
Now, a 132-ft. .... could be a tough one .....
but I'm pullin' (wheelies) for ya.

It is definitely lighter in the front than the rear. I need to secure the front of the body a bit more securely, before I carry out my plan B for if it will or never will pull the front wheels. Plan B....I "swiss cheesed" the front of the frame, moved the battery to a saddle mount, picked a set of Road Rage rears....softer than the slicks, added 8 oz. of wheel weights in the ballast boxes behind the rear axle and still need to fab some kind of wheelie bar set up that mimics the miniature tire setup used on LRW #4. So weather permitting tomorrow I will see if I built a exhibition wheel-stander that will or will not wheel-stand!