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War Pig · 08-11-2010, 04:48 PM

So, I'm sure most of you guys know who Brett (aka Toyofast) is, and have seen his amazing videos. What most of you don't know are the sacrifices that he has made this year to be able to afford a new Hi-definition Sony video camera, and to be able to film the MSD Scale Nationals. Brett started selling all of his R/C stuff this past spring, and basically had nothing left to drive. Norm (team3six) got ahold of me in early June and said he was bummed to learn that Brett didn't have a scaler anymore, and wanted to do something about it. We decided to PM and call as many people from the Montana Scale Nationals and see if they would be willing to donate parts and/or money to make this happen. No more than 3 days later I had $300 in my Paypal and at least 9 boxes of parts headed my way from all around the country. I was truly moved by the response we had gotten, plus over the next 2 weeks, I had at least one PM ever day saying that someone had heard about this "secret build" and that they wanted to be part of it.

I went over to Tammies because Ryan Gerrish told me that they had a Proline Bushwacker body and he would hold it for me. Brett works at a Toyota dealership, and I figured that this would be a perfect body for the build. I cut the body up and sent it to Andy (exesivefire) for paint.

Moving ahead 1 1/2 more weeks......I was back from vacation and went to the post office to get all the packages that they had held for me. It was like the best Christmas ever, I walked out of there with no less than 10 boxes, one of them being the freshly painted body from Andy.

Here are all the parts donated by everyone:

Dumptruck: SCX-10 chassis, 645 servo for the winch, and a 2200mah 3-cell lipo.
Unimoger: Axial axles with aluminum c's, high steer knuckles, cvd's.
Team3six: Holmes 35t handwound, MSD 1.9 aluminum wheels, all the cool scale accessories.
Grizzly4X4: Axial transmission with stainless outputs, MIP drivelines.
Exesivefire: Painted the body, SCX-10 shocks.
Hotwheels000: 1.9 flatirons
The Cow: huge work mat.
KevenP: 2200mah 3-cell lipo.
Rbgerrish: Proline Bushwacker body.
Bluemonster: servo parts.
Bowtie: Custom stickers.
Miniwheeler: 5955 steering servo.
Crawln Coles: Delrin t-case.
Burrlytlt: Hand Brothers steering kits.
Schlabinski: great deal on a slightly used DX3R.
H3RESQ: Tekin FXR with a Castle BEC.
Superdave (SDS customz): Super 300 cvd's
War Pig: Interior, tubework, f/r bumpers, about 20 hours worth of work.

All these guys donated money, and without them, this never would have been built:

Big Baller
Dezfan
Ecoli
Just Zach
Chino63
Justinart24
Skid

Quite a pile of parts.

Here are the parts on the Cow R/C work mat after working on the suspension a little bit.

After assembling the SCX-10 chassis and bolting the MSD 1.9 wheels onto the axles, I just had to set the body onto the chassis and see how it looked.

Norm did a great job on the seats.

I kind of used this truck as the inspiration for the cage.

I had to make an adapter plate to mount the t-case in the stock axial tranny spot.

Nice fit.

More to come.......

dezfan · 08-11-2010, 05:24 PM

Looking forward to the build, Brett is more than deserving of this!

team3six · 08-11-2010, 05:43 PM

I agree Dez, what a great way to help Brett out and give him something he can enjoy. I think we all agree it was worth the time and efort involved. I would like to thank Brett and also thank EVERYONE that made this happen. I am proud to be associated with such a great group of guys that care about eachother.

eddievedder · 08-11-2010, 05:50 PM

Very cool and great idea to build it for him. That flat black 1.1 is sick! This is going to be one to watch!

TAT76 · 08-11-2010, 05:52 PM

Good to see all of you doing such a cool thing. So many are hurting, it's good to see good news.
Not to pass by how bad@ss this is going to be..
Good job guys, hat is off to you all.

BGGruff · 08-11-2010, 06:08 PM

Wow that really cool! I've enjoyed every one of Toyos videos and to know he sold all of his stuff to get a good camera is dedication so it's cool of you guys to do this for him.

It's good to see that there are still people out there that care about more than just their selves. Nice work, it's a sweet rig!

The Cow · 08-11-2010, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by team3six

I am proud to be associated with such a great group of guys that care about eachother.

Agreed, lots of good karma around here my friends

Great job on the build WarPig and good Luck with her Toyofast! Now lets seem some cage work

Heath

bmuzz1 · 08-11-2010, 06:31 PM

This is the coolest idea ever!

Great idea Norm and everyone and great work!

team3six · 08-11-2010, 06:51 PM

Here are the pictures of the Scale video camera and tripod I made for Brett to look like his. Made it out of Styrene and Aluminum

DISTURBIN' tha PEACE · 08-11-2010, 07:08 PM

Love the video cam.

Great job guys.

Although Brett's an asshole, he's an asshole's asshole.

LIFTED-ZJ · 08-11-2010, 07:14 PM

What a great build and for a good guy. His videos are top notch.

toyofast · 08-11-2010, 07:29 PM

I can't thank everyone enough.... I knew the RC Crawling community was a great group but to actually have it do work for me brought tears to my eyes last Sunday. I kept my sunglasses on so no one could see. The whole thing even made my wife cry and my father in-law got watery eyed once they found out.

I'm still in shock!

Keep posting Tim!!! I want to see more!

XSRCdesign · 08-11-2010, 08:38 PM

Was happy to be a part of this, watching what Brett put himself through this year just for the integrity of the shot, I was stoked to be a part of this, Wish I could have done more.

Couldn't be more deserving Brett

slobin3d · 08-11-2010, 08:53 PM

Well done

nobody deserves it more!

justinart24 · 08-11-2010, 08:55 PM

Great Job Tim, congrats again Brett.

Grizzly4x4 · 08-11-2010, 10:43 PM

Thanks to Tim and Norm for heading this project up and to all those that helped with the parts and money to make it happen.

I am glad to have been able to help out with this. Good video of crawling is something I absolutely love and to repay Toyofats for his commitment to filming Scale Nats is something I was glad to do. Plus he's a true asshole as DTP said.

The rig is looking great. Extra props to you Norm for making the video equipment.

War Pig · 08-11-2010, 10:53 PM

Started on the sliders. They are going to support the cage with stand-offs, and will sandwich the interior tub between plates on the bottom of the cage and the stand-offs.

Starting on the cage.

Cutting and bending the battery tray.

Brazed plates on the bottom of the cage.

Off to the sandblast booth. Here you can see the stand-offs and plates to mount the cage. Also just realized that I forgot to take pics as I built the rear bumper......

Paint.....

Assembly....

More to come.....

noogles · 08-11-2010, 11:13 PM

everything about this build is awesome

TAT76 · 08-12-2010, 07:10 AM

This is just truely touching. Great to see so many involved and to top that you all have mad skills.
Norm, Great work on the cam. Something i havent seen and sounds like it's for the right guy..
Hope someday to get more involved with you all in the future..

STANG KILLA SS · 08-12-2010, 07:13 AM

this couldnt be happening to a better guy.

08-11-2010, 04:48 PM	#1
War Pig I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,923	BULU Productions FJ40 build for Toyo So, I'm sure most of you guys know who Brett (aka Toyofast) is, and have seen his amazing videos. What most of you don't know are the sacrifices that he has made this year to be able to afford a new Hi-definition Sony video camera, and to be able to film the MSD Scale Nationals. Brett started selling all of his R/C stuff this past spring, and basically had nothing left to drive. Norm (team3six) got ahold of me in early June and said he was bummed to learn that Brett didn't have a scaler anymore, and wanted to do something about it. We decided to PM and call as many people from the Montana Scale Nationals and see if they would be willing to donate parts and/or money to make this happen. No more than 3 days later I had $300 in my Paypal and at least 9 boxes of parts headed my way from all around the country. I was truly moved by the response we had gotten, plus over the next 2 weeks, I had at least one PM ever day saying that someone had heard about this "secret build" and that they wanted to be part of it. I went over to Tammies because Ryan Gerrish told me that they had a Proline Bushwacker body and he would hold it for me. Brett works at a Toyota dealership, and I figured that this would be a perfect body for the build. I cut the body up and sent it to Andy (exesivefire) for paint. Moving ahead 1 1/2 more weeks......I was back from vacation and went to the post office to get all the packages that they had held for me. It was like the best Christmas ever, I walked out of there with no less than 10 boxes, one of them being the freshly painted body from Andy. Here are all the parts donated by everyone: Dumptruck: SCX-10 chassis, 645 servo for the winch, and a 2200mah 3-cell lipo. Unimoger: Axial axles with aluminum c's, high steer knuckles, cvd's. Team3six: Holmes 35t handwound, MSD 1.9 aluminum wheels, all the cool scale accessories. Grizzly4X4: Axial transmission with stainless outputs, MIP drivelines. Exesivefire: Painted the body, SCX-10 shocks. Hotwheels000: 1.9 flatirons The Cow: huge work mat. KevenP: 2200mah 3-cell lipo. Rbgerrish: Proline Bushwacker body. Bluemonster: servo parts. Bowtie: Custom stickers. Miniwheeler: 5955 steering servo. Crawln Coles: Delrin t-case. Burrlytlt: Hand Brothers steering kits. Schlabinski: great deal on a slightly used DX3R. H3RESQ: Tekin FXR with a Castle BEC. Superdave (SDS customz): Super 300 cvd's War Pig: Interior, tubework, f/r bumpers, about 20 hours worth of work. All these guys donated money, and without them, this never would have been built: Big Baller Dezfan Ecoli Just Zach Chino63 Justinart24 Skid Quite a pile of parts. Here are the parts on the Cow R/C work mat after working on the suspension a little bit. After assembling the SCX-10 chassis and bolting the MSD 1.9 wheels onto the axles, I just had to set the body onto the chassis and see how it looked. Norm did a great job on the seats. I kind of used this truck as the inspiration for the cage. I had to make an adapter plate to mount the t-case in the stock axial tranny spot. Nice fit. More to come.......

08-11-2010, 10:43 PM	#16
Grizzly4x4 PapaGriz Yo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler Posts: 13,137	Thanks to Tim and Norm for heading this project up and to all those that helped with the parts and money to make it happen. I am glad to have been able to help out with this. Good video of crawling is something I absolutely love and to repay Toyofats for his commitment to filming Scale Nats is something I was glad to do. Plus he's a true asshole as DTP said. The rig is looking great. Extra props to you Norm for making the video equipment. Last edited by Grizzly4x4; 08-12-2010 at 11:26 AM.

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08-11-2010, 05:24 PM	#2
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Looking forward to the build, Brett is more than deserving of this!

08-11-2010, 05:43 PM	#3
team3six www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville Posts: 4,506	I agree Dez, what a great way to help Brett out and give him something he can enjoy. I think we all agree it was worth the time and efort involved. I would like to thank Brett and also thank EVERYONE that made this happen. I am proud to be associated with such a great group of guys that care about eachother.

08-11-2010, 05:50 PM	#4
eddievedder RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler Posts: 1,371	Very cool and great idea to build it for him. That flat black 1.1 is sick! This is going to be one to watch!

08-11-2010, 05:52 PM	#5
TAT76 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: your back yard Posts: 1,305	Good to see all of you doing such a cool thing. So many are hurting, it's good to see good news. Not to pass by how bad@ss this is going to be.. Good job guys, hat is off to you all.

08-11-2010, 06:08 PM	#6
BGGruff RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: MS Gulf Coast Posts: 1,949	Wow that really cool! I've enjoyed every one of Toyos videos and to know he sold all of his stuff to get a good camera is dedication so it's cool of you guys to do this for him. It's good to see that there are still people out there that care about more than just their selves. Nice work, it's a sweet rig!

08-11-2010, 06:31 PM	#8
bmuzz1 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Tan Valley Posts: 4,267	This is the coolest idea ever! Great idea Norm and everyone and great work!

08-11-2010, 06:51 PM	#9
team3six www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville Posts: 4,506	Here are the pictures of the Scale video camera and tripod I made for Brett to look like his. Made it out of Styrene and Aluminum

08-11-2010, 07:08 PM	#10
DISTURBIN' tha PEACE I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On the G-Train!!!!! Posts: 6,081	Love the video cam. Great job guys. Although Brett's an asshole, he's an asshole's asshole.

08-11-2010, 07:14 PM	#11
LIFTED-ZJ Quarry Creeper Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tualatin, Eugene Or Posts: 313	What a great build and for a good guy. His videos are top notch.

08-11-2010, 07:29 PM	#12
toyofast I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Columbia Gorge Posts: 5,512	I can't thank everyone enough.... I knew the RC Crawling community was a great group but to actually have it do work for me brought tears to my eyes last Sunday. I kept my sunglasses on so no one could see. The whole thing even made my wife cry and my father in-law got watery eyed once they found out. I'm still in shock! Keep posting Tim!!! I want to see more!

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08-11-2010, 08:38 PM	#13
XSRCdesign I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 8,817	Was happy to be a part of this, watching what Brett put himself through this year just for the integrity of the shot, I was stoked to be a part of this, Wish I could have done more. Couldn't be more deserving Brett

08-11-2010, 08:53 PM	#14
slobin3d I'm a stupid C U N T! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In the Garage! Posts: 4,307	Well done nobody deserves it more!

08-11-2010, 08:55 PM	#15
justinart24 I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cowtown, USA Posts: 2,780	Great Job Tim, congrats again Brett.

08-11-2010, 10:53 PM	#17
War Pig I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The beautiful Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,923	Started on the sliders. They are going to support the cage with stand-offs, and will sandwich the interior tub between plates on the bottom of the cage and the stand-offs. Starting on the cage. Cutting and bending the battery tray. Brazed plates on the bottom of the cage. Off to the sandblast booth. Here you can see the stand-offs and plates to mount the cage. Also just realized that I forgot to take pics as I built the rear bumper...... Paint..... Assembly.... More to come.....

08-11-2010, 11:13 PM	#18
noogles Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2010 Location: brunei Posts: 76	everything about this build is awesome

08-12-2010, 07:10 AM	#19
TAT76 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: your back yard Posts: 1,305	This is just truely touching. Great to see so many involved and to top that you all have mad skills. Norm, Great work on the cam. Something i havent seen and sounds like it's for the right guy.. Hope someday to get more involved with you all in the future..

08-12-2010, 07:13 AM	#20
STANG KILLA SS ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX Posts: 10,056	this couldnt be happening to a better guy.

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