My CR-01 TLC

[srjeeper]

Well got my CR-01 yesterday,and have been busy building ever since,I haven't had to follow instruction before,all my builds have been homemade stuff,now I have all the parts in the box, so this shouldn't take long.





step 1&2


step 3&4


step 5&6


step 7


step 8&9


step 10&11


the chassis is set and axles done.Heres a comparison between the CR-01 and TLT,in total the CR-01 is one inch wider.

[srjeeper]

I couldn't wait to get the wheels done so I skipped a few steps.These things are soft and sticky.Talk about alot of screws,80 tiny screws and some sore fingers.I added some weight,5 1/4 oz in the front,3 1/4 oz in the rear,thats all I had so it will have to do,I also starred the foams

step 30


The fit and finish is perfect,thats Tamiya quality,the beads fit like a glove.





Heres a comparison to the rock claws.

[crawlbe4youwalk]

Nice build thread and do you have it together yet? Looking forward to seeing this baby crawl!

[Stormin2u]

Looking real nice so far.

[Da Hermit]

You have my attention so far....now lets see this baby crawl.

[william g]

tire bead shot was amazing, fit is spot on

[srjeeper]

Heres my choice of electronics.



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step 15



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step 17-18



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step 21-22



step 23-25



Thats a 55 turn motor,with a 16t pinion,the motor looks better without the sticker.

[srjeeper]

step 26-29,31

[srjeeper]

Next thing is getting the body painted,hopefully by the end of the day.

[TK421]

Frigging wicked mate!! Thanks for the great build pics!!

Lou

[CrawlerGraphics]

That's really nice...
Now I want one

[DanR]

Looking good brother. Haven't you got your birthday present running yet. Need an update.

[srjeeper]

Its running and I'm very impressed with this thing.I haven't got the body painted yet,i hate masking,painting and can never make up my mind on a color,I have orange,white,black and silver.I plan on orange with a white roof,or orange with a black hardtop(like a jeep),or full silver.I'm losing the battle with the masking tape,so it might end up one solid color.

I will get some video tomorrow,with or without the body.

[CrawlerGraphics]

Originally Posted by srjeeper

Its running and I'm very impressed with this thing.I haven't got the body painted yet,i hate masking,painting and can never make up my mind on a color,I have orange,white,black and silver.I plan on orange with a white roof,or orange with a black hardtop(like a jeep),or full silver.

I will get some video tomorrow.

Just use all those colors and make a psychodelic camouflage...
Looking forward to the video...

[mint355]

yeah man me to i hate mask tape f_____k that go the one solid colour i wannna see this thing finished nice build

[hkusp45]

I just got done with mine and it came out sweet! I painted mine a gun metal and of course the white roof.

Great build pics thanks for showing them!

[srjeeper]

Mine will be orange with a white roof,just taking a short break between coats.

[srjeeper]

Heres some video I got today,the body is painted,still need to finish the decals.I removed the torsion bars,but other than that it is stock.

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z...t=8a65ce54.pbr

[twistedone]

that looked very good to me will end up being a very fun truck to crawl with
good luck with it going to start on mine this week thanks for the great pics and vid cant wait to see some more

[vipxj]

great vid, i was going to get an ax10 untill i saw your vid ,being stock now i will get one of these.they have one in local hobby shop(shock horror)Cheap to$475 NZ ,ax10 is $460,guy trying to sell one on trademe(NZ version of Ebay)starting price $650 no bids yet.