1/10 Scratch Built Honolulu City Drift Bus

[kANAkSz]

Been quiet for a minute after my crawler turned drift chassis project. Got heavier into the drifting scene & well…created this monstrosity.
It’s a Sakura D5S RWD chassis that I’ve extended to a 12.3” wheelbase using 2 chassis bottom plates & upper decks.
Body is all made from single pieces of 12”x24” .080 thick styrene sheet. Route sign I took from an Bluetooth LED hat, so I can customize the board to say whatever I want it to.
Lighting courtesy of MyTrickRc DG-1, running lights & their new attack wafer lights as the headlights.
Drift smoke exhaust inverted & stuck thru the roof.
Windows are clear PET sheets I picked up off Amazon & tinted using VHT Niteshades.
Wheels are custom 3D printed except the front barrels which are MST adjustable offset barrels. Wheels themselves are 1.9 replicas of the HPI classic king with a dually twist to it with the center caps & convex front wheel & concave rears.
Shocks are mounted on servos for that “bagged” effect when hard parked.

She’s heavy, but she handles incredibly for what it is.











& a reveal vid I made for IG

https://youtu.be/1tutAgw6lQ4


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[Panther6834]

Luvin' it...especially as I have family in Ewa Beach.

~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

[Gula]

That's one bad a$$ bus! I love the paint.

[Zukiiholic]

Cool Bus, Nice work.

[smog]

Yup, it’s definitely cool. I really like the details, the paint and the LED sign. Nice work. Seeing this is a fun way to start the day

[meatmonkey]

The thing I like most about this site is seeing oddball one-of-one scratch builds.

This is like nothing I've ever seen! Like who would suspect a bus for a drift machine? Great work.

[Double vision]

Mad props...so much effort and time that doesn't even get seen in a build like this..
Home run! You knocked this one out of the park.

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[frizzen]

That drift monstrosity is awesome!!!

I really like the bike rack and full lighting setup.

Kinda wild seeing a bus without advertising banners
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This reminds me of the rc drift delivery panelvan video, where they're tandem drifting UPS, FedEx, DHL.

[ShapeShifter666]

Wow! Awesome!
Whats next?

[lonleycreeper]

Honestly, I was expecting a VW bus... this is way better!

[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by ShapeShifter666

Wow! Awesome!
Whats next?

Working on a Redcat SixtyFour Mojave ii bodied 90s style mini truck rn.


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[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by frizzen

That drift monstrosity is awesome!!!

I really like the bike rack and full lighting setup.

Kinda wild seeing a bus without advertising banners
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This reminds me of the rc drift delivery panelvan video, where they're tandem drifting UPS, FedEx, DHL.

This is kinda where I got the idea. I originally wanted to make a panel an but one of the braddahz I drift with suggested I make a bus…like school bus.

But I’ve seen a drifting school bus, so figured I’d do a city bus, but no one sells bodies like that so I tried to make one. Kinda spiraled out of control with the smaller details.

I’ve since added scale stickers & a smaller rear LED display board that throws the followed by MAHALO that just continuously scrolls. Lol


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[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by Panther6834

Luvin' it...especially as I have family in Ewa Beach.

~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

Haha. Yessuh my braddah. Mahaloz for the Aloha


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[Panther6834]

Originally Posted by kANAkSz

Kinda spiraled out of control with the smaller details.

I’ve since added scale stickers & a smaller rear LED display board that throws the followed by MAHALO that just continuously scrolls. Lol

I wouldn't consider that "out of control"...more like "attention to details".


~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

[xtreme4x2]

Damn! you made that!? I seen it on one of the local IG pages. Great job!

[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by Panther6834

I wouldn't consider that "out of control"...more like "attention to details".


~ More peace, love, laughter, & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place

I think I like the description of “attention to detail” better than me thinking I’m just chronic with the things I think of to use.


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[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by xtreme4x2

Damn! you made that!? I seen it on one of the local IG pages. Great job!

Haha. Yeah bro. Too much time & tryna focus my mind on something positive turned into this monster of a creation.

Mahaloz my braddah


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[frizzen]

Na bruddah, this is just Attention to detail, and not going overboard since it's a Drifter.

If you were Chronic:
The engine access panels would have some speaker grill or desk organizer mesh
The doorways would be boxed-in so you could open the door with servo.
Front-end able to "Kneel" to match curb height
Ad banners for like tanning oil or bikinis or local companies
Interior lighting
Passenger seats
Passengers
Graphiti

It's a really sweet bus, and i'm not trying to push you for more. Well, we need MORE Videos!
I love how it looks! Plus it looks to perform really well

[kANAkSz]

Originally Posted by frizzen

Na bruddah, this is just Attention to detail, and not going overboard since it's a Drifter.

If you were Chronic:
The engine access panels would have some speaker grill or desk organizer mesh
The doorways would be boxed-in so you could open the door with servo.
Front-end able to "Kneel" to match curb height
Ad banners for like tanning oil or bikinis or local companies
Interior lighting
Passenger seats
Passengers
Graphiti

It's a really sweet bus, and i'm not trying to push you for more. Well, we need MORE Videos!
I love how it looks! Plus it looks to perform really well

This bus is “bagged” essentially. Hahaha. I have both front & rear shocks on servos to lay the body on the ground & tuck wheels.

I actually have added some scale stickers like the handicap, “TheBus”, the www.TheBus.org & a modified “This bus makes wide right turns” that reads as “This bus makes WIDE ASS turns” with a pic of the bus turning both left & right

Motor access panel/vent on the rear driver side has been since covered with window screen like originally planned. Hahahaha

I was gonna do an interior, but considering how heavy it is already, I opted out to still be able to drift. Although the body roll in corner entry & exit is a killah sight to see.

This is one of those projects that’ll never be done cuz of all the possible small details that can be added.

Actually bought a Keanu Reeves doll to repaint as his “Speed” character & either hang him out the driver window or have him being dragged on a creeper cart from behind the bus. Hahahaha

As for the doors, it was in the planning & still is. Hahaha. Just been busy with my SixtyFour Yota mini truck. Hahahaha


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[frizzen]

Oh yeah, your builds really are my type of crazy!!!

Would the action figure work better 'skitching' on a piece of delrin behind the bus, or snanding on the bumper trying to hold on to sides?

Can't wait to see what else happens