01-13-2016, 05:26 PM | #1 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Reflektr builds a TF2
After finally completing my Gelande Cruiser and more or less falling in love with it... I bit the bullet and picked myself up a TF2! I have adored these things since they first came out, so I was more than excited to see one on the shelf of the LHS lol. Trailfinder build by fireside... How romantic... No turning back now! ...Nicely packaged... n00b said these were snacks... ...Don't believe that guy... My toy-truck helper! He does all the hard stuff... I just sit back and supervise. Almost a roller! ...This may need some playing-with... A little mock-up with "Penny's" Tamiya body. Lookin' factory-fresh lol. We'll work on that suspension...lol. Maybe Chino-mod the springs. Add some Gelande hoops. I also have some goodies that should be arriving tomorrow. A set of 1.55 Growlers, some Old Man Emus, XVD's, and a helical gear set. The body remains a mystery, but you can bet it will be OEM-Ooglay ; ) Stay tuned! |
Sponsored Links | |
01-13-2016, 05:35 PM | #2 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,254
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Nice work. Hard to find good help these days. Looks like yours is a keeper. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
01-13-2016, 07:25 PM | #3 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Thank you Mr. Rocks! I've been keeping a close eye on both of your TF2 builds and taking notes. I just hope mine could turn out half as good as yours. Yeah, Whiskey J. can be a good help when he's not batting around the parts bags, but he's certainly no Roo!
|
01-14-2016, 06:48 PM | #4 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 |
01-18-2016, 09:02 PM | #5 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 |
01-20-2016, 12:45 PM | #6 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Corruptifornia
Posts: 12,107
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Off to a nice start and Whiskey J, the kitty looks like a good helper. My helpers usually want to sit in my lap, so now they have their own chair. Truck looks great as a roller!
|
01-20-2016, 09:15 PM | #7 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 Quote:
Gelande shock hoops and 90mm OME's showed up today, so hopefully those will go on tomorrow night. Then there's just the body and interior to deal with! Saved the best for last ; ) | |
01-21-2016, 12:20 AM | #8 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Mt. Juliet, TN
Posts: 1,031
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Nice start, congrats on your purchase! I also have a Whiskey, he's more of a build blocker though, he likes to lay on the instruction manual.
|
01-24-2016, 12:33 PM | #9 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Thank you Steve! Nice to know I'm not the only one who thinks Whiskey is a fitting cat name! I finally got ahold of my G2 hoops and OME 90mm front shocks. ...and the rears... Really loving this stance... No running gear installed yet, as I'm trying to find out what's up with these helical gears. It's like the ring gear of the rear axle is all crooked or something. Maybe I'll crack it back open tomorrow night and see if I can get a picture of what I'm talking about. |
01-29-2016, 07:00 PM | #10 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chattanooga
Posts: 639
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Cool upgrades, nice truck! Color?? Maybe will grow on me. The stance and tires are killer! Do you have a photography background because your photos have a professional look?
Last edited by Jeepfixer1; 01-29-2016 at 07:03 PM. |
01-30-2016, 05:53 AM | #11 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 Quote:
While I do have a little background in photography, none of these were taken with my good camera...lol. These are all iPhone 4s Toyotas are just photogenic | |
01-30-2016, 06:48 AM | #12 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 353
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
On the shock hoops and shocks. Which length and hoop are they? I really like the stance of your truck Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk |
01-30-2016, 10:48 AM | #13 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 Thank you! The front shock hoops are from a Gelande 2, and front shocks are the 90mm Old Man Emus. Rear shocks are also 90mm Old Man Emus - Which I believe are the same length as the factory 100mm scale shocks...
|
01-30-2016, 10:55 AM | #14 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 353
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Which shock hoops front of rear Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk |
01-30-2016, 03:55 PM | #15 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 |
01-30-2016, 05:23 PM | #16 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 |
02-02-2016, 09:01 PM | #17 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 353
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Thank you for your help. I placed my order at RPP for my shocks and shock hoops!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
02-07-2016, 03:15 PM | #18 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
You're quite welcome! Took the Trailfinder for a little shakedown run today! I was really pleased with the way it handled about anything the spillway had to offer. I cannot believe how fun this little truck is! Reminds me so much of my old Bruiser turned scale-rig. If anyone's on the fence about getting one of these amazing little trucks... Get off the fence and get one! You shouldn't be up there anyway... Little shot with a buddy's monster-Jerp scx10 lol. I loved the Growlers on this little truck as well. They did particularly well on the wet rock. Everything went great for awhile, then something bound in the drivetrain and she was done... My guess? Front axle. I thought I had it shimmed pretty well, but apparently not... Gonna pull 'er apart and see what's up! |
02-07-2016, 03:36 PM | #19 |
Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Searching.... Please wait
Posts: 81
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2 Quote: |
02-07-2016, 07:43 PM | #20 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2009 Location: Welderville just south of benchviseland
Posts: 634
| Re: Reflektr builds a TF2
Thank you sir! They are amazing little rigs once you get them out and see what they're all about. The forward weight bias already has an advantage on the scx10... It felt super stable even on sketchy terrain (i.e. the whole place lol)
|
Reflektr builds a TF2 - Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
looking for prerunner builds. post builds here | wcdfmt510 | General Scale Talk | 19 | 06-27-2013 09:48 PM |
Please no more TF2 builds!!! | Hi-Intentionz | RC4WD Trail Finder 2 | 12 | 06-05-2013 09:08 AM |
| |