Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 1 - Axles (Steps 1-15) Getting ready to begin! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...98153646_b.jpg Some preliminary reading material https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f3ef98c7_b.jpg You'll need bags A, B, and C https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3777059e_b.jpg Starting off with Bag A https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...78beb871_b.jpg Rear Axle - Steps 1-6 Step 1 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9eb38c91_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...81fbc4d0_b.jpg Step 2 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2947c15c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...04e1b4b2_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8b145700_b.jpg Step 3 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...00ff13bd_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8d0fb4d8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a571d379_b.jpg Step 4 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6292de44_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7d04273a_b.jpg Step 5 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...edf19cd0_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0c420ef2_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7be4ae16_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c6ddcab6_b.jpg Step 6 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e9cb2532_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...136265bf_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e424f639_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...06f459e6_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e62b9cc3_b.jpg Front Axle - Steps 7-15 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c49b0eb9_b.jpg Step 7 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...306f5bae_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8255b5a2_b.jpg Step 8 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b3275370_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...46efc3e6_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f76ba079_b.jpg Make sure there are no protruding screws (meaning you used the correct ones) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...862b39e8_b.jpg Step 9 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c7dcda3b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4b03b037_b.jpg Step 10 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f5027e72_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ca80893a_b.jpg Step 11 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c87fa74e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ac41cd39_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...eca11fb4_b.jpg Step 12 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7f5637db_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...98a77879_b.jpg Step 13 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f736cb1e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4bf1e8af_b.jpg Step 14 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...693acec8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...64382c63_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...45a21a79_b.jpg Step 15 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6d3639c9_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4fca9da5_b.jpg Front and rear axles are done! That concludes Part 1. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...51307b5e_b.jpg |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Glad you got this one started! I’ll be following along. Nice body choicE and colors. Should be a looker. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Did you sleep better getting that posted right before bedtime? "thumbsup" Looking forward to this one, as almost always! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Lookin forward to this also!! I need to catch up on your YT videos too, I'm way behind!! Keep up the great work! brian |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Nice to see another build!"thumbsup" I'm a few episodes behind on YT, but with all of my free time now I should be able to get caught up!:) I am really liking this kit, but with so many new cool kits that have come out recently, I'm not sure when or if I will be able to pick this one up! Subscribed and following along! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Thanks guys. I've been kind of slow to post anything lately for a reason. Every build thread I post here, I actually also post on my own personal site. Well, it was all going good until.... I found out my site was hacked and my content all gone as well as my login. It was running off Wordpress, and to make matters worse, my hosting provider only had backups for up to a few days, so I didn't catch it in time to recover a backup with all the data. I've been having issues with this host anyway (I only chose them, because they supported the programming language I was using). Anyway, I've spent the last few months gleaming through all my threads on a few forums to recover all my content to put into a new system that I will be using that uses a github repository so that I don't lose it again. Will be moving off of Wordpress, to something that's not as feature rich, but will serve my purpose. Also going to cancel my hosting service once I move my other sites over to the new setup as well. The new setup might almost be free, depending on how much traffic I get, which is probably not going to be enough to have to pay. Getting my site up doesn't mean I stop posting my stuff here though. It's just a way for me to have a backup for all my build content... and really just another side-hobby of mine creating content sites. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Past due? I hope it wasnt starting to smell too bad! Bummer about your site getting hacked, sounds like there was nothing of value (for them) so they just trashed the place, not cool! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 2 - Transmission (Steps 16-29) Moving onto one of the more fun parts of this build. The very nice SSD Scale Transmission. For this part of the build, you'll need Bag D, G and the motor of your choice. I am going with a Holmes Hobbies Crawlmaster Sport 16T 540. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3cf622f4_b.jpg Step 16 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b51621b8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...629d57e8_b.jpg Step 17 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...75332415_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e6292a1b_b.jpg Step 18 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e67c603a_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...85d6c224_b.jpg Step 19 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2b53c61e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7d9fecf8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1f5b8483_b.jpg Step 20 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...170ea058_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b4f8bdcb_b.jpg Step 21 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...94cf171b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c3d111be_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4ccc6f00_b.jpg Step 22 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...896ee8bb_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...89fe1dba_b.jpg Step 23 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...45a60b77_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ac893136_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bd54f8e5_b.jpg Step 24 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...784c6102_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...87310d41_b.jpg Step 25 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dbacb46c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a4d61c20_b.jpg Step 26 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...114e06d0_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...95b2a68e_b.jpg Step 27 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fa6a8597_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...01c84a33_b.jpg Step 28 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f5bcaf61_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c748fae6_b.jpg Step 29 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c654afc7_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8a2f0cbc_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...faa7c4bb_b.jpg And there you have it. Part 2 of this series is done, and we have a nice looking SSD Scale Transmission. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 3 - Links & Chassis (Steps 30-48 ) Well onto the next part. Links, which everyone hates building, and chassis where we start getting excited about stuff we'll be mounting to it. Starting with the links (Steps 30-36) we'll need bags E and F. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c136aa25_b.jpg Bag E first https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...99efd144_b.jpg Step 30 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2a9f47a1_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...159518c6_b.jpg Step 31 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...53d74dda_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b1212dd0_b.jpg Step 32 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ddb38a81_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...33170a9f_b.jpg Step 33 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...70be0cba_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7019f376_b.jpg Step 34 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7f0cf835_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...759ff1c8_b.jpg Now Bag F needed for the steering links https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...49841d51_b.jpg Step 35 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3cd54876_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7d007999_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a70300f1_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...35dfffed_b.jpg Step 36 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9fb6367f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...34c31eb4_b.jpg Links are all done! My handy Pro-Tek Shock pliers as usual are a great help when putting these links together! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7f354bf5_b.jpg Now we move onto the chassis (steps 37-48 ). You'll need bags H,J,K, and the chassis rails. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f8436da4_b.jpg Step 37 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d12caf98_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f9780b15_b.jpg Step 38 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2695d6ac_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0484edbf_b.jpg Step 39 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7cd7fd1c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a1bf8ae7_b.jpg Step 40 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...62528c1f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c28512a5_b.jpg Step 41 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a78c6009_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c1c5b2e3_b.jpg Step 42 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a71e41de_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...94f22f1a_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5046885e_b.jpg Step 43 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f5e6b642_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...65f229a6_b.jpg Step 44 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e713197f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...59948c46_b.jpg Step 45 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5c9fb945_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3832e956_b.jpg Step 46 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6bb85319_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b477c2fe_b.jpg Step 47 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...13e7c051_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d194e61d_b.jpg Step 48 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0f3facaa_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d462f9a0_b.jpg Links and Chassis done! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 4 - Mounting up Axles, Drive-shafts and Shocks (Steps 49-62) It's getting exciting! Finally start seeing the kit come together. I always like this part where you start mounting up the axles. Step 49 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1d0d8c73_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4e772100_b.jpg Step 50 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d27fb853_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f1e5b39d_b.jpg Step 51 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cfe1f1d1_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e28f73c9_b.jpg Step 52 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...277751c8_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1fec7cdf_b.jpg Step 53 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c55df43f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c9c450ce_b.jpg Step 54 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e6afa592_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5af7af9d_b.jpg Step 55 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3f903056_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e55d9f70_b.jpg You'll need the drive-shafts from bag M https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...14c04ce3_b.jpg Step 56 - Look at this beautiful drive-shaft. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...444078bb_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e858a23f_b.jpg Step 57 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6a449e3e_b.jpg Step 58 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3f81af47_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0178c5c9_b.jpg Step 59 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2a2cf307_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c834cf47_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3f374b2a_b.jpg Step 60 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c1cc4937_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...968e5a80_b.jpg Step 61 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6edfd314_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...aca4e0b0_b.jpg The shocks can be found in bag P https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...24926de9_b.jpg Step 62 - The shocks come pre-assembled, and you just need to add oil. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...26a2fde3_b.jpg I took them apart and also added noleen grease https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2ed57a68_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bb285667_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...28b226d6_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3919736b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...32e923df_b.jpg And that concludes this part of the build! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 5 - Servo, Sliders, Battery Tray, Motor Cover (Steps 63-84) In this part we cover mounting the steering servo, adding slider plates, battery tray, and the scale V8 engine motor cover. This part covers steps 63-84. Step 63 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e9aa6199_b.jpg Trying out this "unbranded" servo that I purchased a while back. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5a344881_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3443f06b_b.jpg Step 64 - At the time I took these pictures I used a Boom Racing Servo low profile servo horn. I've since swapped it with the SSD one that I had on my GMADE BOM. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fa702428_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...a09d0894_b.jpg Step 65 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b90a0a30_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0494f174_b.jpg Step 66 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...10a1e43c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...740bd30f_b.jpg Step 67 - You'll need the battery strap from bag Q https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...180e6239_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fe37de76_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d28b0a75_b.jpg Step 68 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...68441a35_b.jpg Ran into a slight issue here... luckily I was able to find an extra one in a later bag in the kit. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...57b7ffc3_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e757412a_b.jpg Step 69 - You'll need bag R. I was planning to paint the fuel cell, but got lazy. Maybe I'll do it some other time. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...71b9d276_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c42a4cdf_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e58cf40e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...673843d8_b.jpg Step 70 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7f2fdc11_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7c094ea7_b.jpg Step 71 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5cf14c2d_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5e4ab8fc_b.jpg Step 72 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...87be27e2_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...75d3eefb_b.jpg Step 73 - You'll need bag S. I just happened to not be too lazy to paint the motor cover. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...4eb6aa4d_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6bdd63e4_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...57c48061_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8eae912a_b.jpg Step 74 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...09008496_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...76781f31_b.jpg Step 75 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...21d61d03_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...de29dcf3_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...297bdd4e_b.jpg Step 76 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...04ab3563_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...534968bc_b.jpg Step 77 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...586c2183_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...694ec539_b.jpg Step 78 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c80ebfaa_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1da7e539_b.jpg Step 79 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...86207717_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...67fc2b0a_b.jpg Step 80 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...faae2f56_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ec1cc26c_b.jpg Step 81 & 82 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2981e4dd_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6859e423_b.jpg Step 83 & 84 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f580d7b3_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e431248a_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7d21553c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...95f12345_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...53c7513a_b.jpg This completes this part of the series, and completes the entire SSD Trail King kit in stock form as a slider. As far as the motor cover goes, I am not done detailing it yet. Still waiting for my 3D printer to arrive so I can get going on printing out some scale parts. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 6 - 3D printed Motor Spacer, SSD Wide Front Shock Hoops and Electronics Using the 3D printed spacers provided by SSD on Thingiverse 23mm and 15mm versions https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...09806c31_b.jpg Using the stock shock hoops will not allow you to add headers to the motor cover, and it just makes the motor cover a tight fit overall. So... I added the SSD Wide Front Shock hoops (find on eBay) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...83763c32_b.jpg For electronics, I'm using the following (links to item on eBay) - Hobbywing 1080 ESC - Castle Creations 10A BEC - Gearhead RC RX Bypass Adapter - Flysky GT5 Radio - Flysky FS-BS6 Receiver https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b091b004_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b381f17c_b.jpg Here's how the 15mm spacer looks https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...79d67e70_b.jpg Here's how the 23mm spacer looks https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c9513dbf_b.jpg I decided on the 15mm spacer and the SSD Wide Shock hoops (find on eBay) give you plenty of room up there. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9cfec7d9_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...bc1fd0b9_b.jpg Can't use the oil-pan with the new motor cover position though, since it's extended out and no longer lines up. It's for the better though, I didn't want the motor fully encased in there trapping heat anyway. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 7 - Wheels, Tires and Foams So for this build, I wanted to go with something more simple as far as wheels go, and a real tire was a must. I picked up the following: (links to the items on eBay) - Pro-Line 1.9" BFGoodrich KM3 G8 - SSD RC Steel Beadlock Wheels - Crawler Innovations Lil Nova Comp Cut Medium Foams https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...65a26f5c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...42c22c84_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1ee3037e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...26e6544c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...560c78ed_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...82662d5a_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...46139991_b.jpg Foams inserted https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...3ea67cb8_b.jpg A look at the nice steel wheels https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...eb6c5f36_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...133d62f9_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...79ac713f_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1b55ef6f_b.jpg All mounted up! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2ebdcab1_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d07c6001_b.jpg I was surpised that the SSD Trail King didn't come with Wheel Nuts. Anyway, I had bought pack of some Axial serrated ones previously, and I had some left over to use. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...eb48d45d_b.jpg The Trail King can now roll! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...01fd3226_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0da7e796_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...11d9c3fc_b.jpg |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Looking really good. Anxiously awaiting body and paint choices! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread ^^^ Me too!!! Lookin good soze!! |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread It looks good. I don't remember seeing those wheels on any rig before. They look great. Reading over your thread makes me want to build this truck again. I had so much fun with it. I'll be curious to see what you think of that "Sfeer" servo. :ror: What are you wrapping your wires in? BTW lots of cool stuff on that desk, but the coolest thing is those Porsche keys! "thumbsup" |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Part 8 - Bumpers and Body Ever since I saw the motor cover on this kit, I decided it had to be a Chevy Blazer. I had originally decided to use the RC4WD Camo Chevy Blazer body that I have, until... I found out how short the wheelbase was. I still might use a RC4WD Chevy Blazer, but I don't want to hack up the camo version. It's probably better if I sell it and pick up an unpainted one to cut up and extend the bed for the correct wheelbase. So the other 2 options are the Traxxas Blazer, and the Axial Blazer. I ended up picking up both, but in the end I used the Axial Blazer body, because I wasn't ready to mess up a really expensive body set like the Traxxas one. The nice thing about the Axial set is that it comes with an interior and driver, so at least it'll look pretty decent. The only bummer about the Axial Blazer is that it's 300mm wheelbase. More on that later... I also decided to use the Axial Blazer hard-top addition as well. Here are the parts you'll need for the Axial Blazer setup. - Axial K5 Blazer Front Bumper - Axial K5 Blazer Rear Bumper - Axial K5 Blazer Body - Axial K5 Blazer Hard Top https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5509770e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...e86e2f15_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6d6b4656_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...04caf3ea_b.jpg I painted up the front-grille. I didn't check to see that decals were included for the grille, but nevertheless... painting it always looks better anyway. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...0566bb18_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...87425f1e_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c5dc1f07_b.jpg Painted up the driver's head https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...c3ff12ac_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d44ec290_b.jpg Started putting together the rear cage https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d1b56d7c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6fa1816d_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8b8573fa_b.jpg The body is painted on the outside with Tamiya PS-63 Bright Gunmetal and then covered with PS-55 Flat Clear. The darker stripe is Tamiya PS-23 Gunmetal painted on the inside. Everything backed on the inside with PS-5 Black. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...07bf45cd_b.jpg Here's a look at the Hard-Top. The rear hinged lid is a nice touch. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f2d30d1a_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...342ca547_b.jpg I think it came out ok. It'll be my scratch it up body, and I'll eventually pick up the RC4WD hard body. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...625e413b_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8b5ce6b2_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ef332013_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...619f8067_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...96d3f300_b.jpg Ok back to the 300mm wheelbase. The Trail King is 313mm Wheelbase, and I was reluctant to shorten it. I'm also using magnets to mount the body. So I lined up the rear wheel well to the rear wheels, and in the front, I had to trim it a little bit. It's not perfect, and we'll see how it goes... but I think it'll do for now. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...cc818bdf_b.jpg You'll also notice that I left off the side mirrors. We all know what happens to those out on the rocks. |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread Came out really nice! I dig it. The topper and hinge flap are pretty cool. Glad you were able to get the body to fit without having to change wheelbase and hack it up. Good call on ditching the mirrors. Mine broke off minutes into the first run and now I have a stub on one side and holes on the other. Regarding the rear Chevrolet decals, IMO it’d be a little cleaner without the black one on top, just my .5 cents. Love the build "thumbsup" |
Re: Soze's Past Due SSD Trail King Build Thread That body is so awesome. Nicely done! |
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