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Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR So last year I picked up a Vaterra Ascender K10 RTR for my son. I haven't done much to it, but after having recently picked up an Ascender Kit of my own due to the lower price... I have renewed interest in tinkering with it. Follow this build on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...KA4o7o7AlI6sOT Most links below are to eBay. As an eBay Partner, I may be compensated if you make a purchase. Build Details: Parts: Vaterra Ascender K10 RTR RC4WD Tough Armor Steel Sliders for Ascender (eBay) Vaterra Ascender VTR231038 Battery Tray Mount & Parts Vaterra 340000 Light Set with Buckets MIP X-Duty C-Drive Kit for Vaterra Ascender Electronics: Sanwa MX-V Transmitter w/Sanwa RX-371W Receiver (eBay) PowerHD 23kg Servo (eBay) HeyOK Performance RC Switch for LEDs (available on eBay) (eBay) Here's how the truck looked when I first got it. So clean and fresh :lol: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2865/...90d3c4fa_b.jpg |
Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR I've been wanting to add headlights to this truck for a while and finally got around to ordering the parts. I used the Vaterra Light Set with Buckets for the Headlights. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1782/...b29f60d4_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1827/...a2eab7b8_b.jpg Removed the grill from the body. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1767/...1d02e7c9_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/...3fe5e42e_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1804/...53b46c9d_b.jpg Took a dremel and dremeled out the headlight area in the grill https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1788/...050a1d28_b.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/880/4...b723873e_b.jpg Made the necessary cutout in the body for the headlights https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1806/...6f45f6c8_b.jpg Took an exacto knife and scored lines into the lenses from the light bucket kit. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1808/...0c3027f8_b.jpg Adding the LEDs https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1781/...68e82d3e_b.jpg This is what they look like when the assembly is put together https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1770/...37a76b3c_b.jpg I used the almighty Shoe Goo for gluing the grill and light buckets to the body. Shoe goo'ed the grill onto the body, and then Shoe goo'ed the light buckets to the inside of the body. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1821/...852ac4be_b.jpg Here's what they look like fully attached. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1784/...a4b10141_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1762/...88b56d3c_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1770/...f8d7ecd6_b.jpg I also used the HeyOK Performance RC Switch for LEDs https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1783/...fba94b95_b.jpg LED Switch tucked away in the receiver box https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1804/...977250ec_b.jpg Routed the LED wire along the same path as the servo wire https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1823/...692fb9c3_b.jpg Let there be light! https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1781/...5655a3fc_b.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/884/2...bc560218_b.jpg |
Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR Nothing can be left alone! :) Lights look good. What Dremel bit did you use to open the headlight openings in the grill? Looks really clean. |
Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR I'm shocked that you had to cutout the headlights in the chrome grille. It was worth the effort though. |
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Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR I forgot to mention I added the MIP X-Duty C-Drive kit Driveshafts. I did this before the headlight addition. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/892/4...7cf7d9c7_b.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1827/...eb39d437_b.jpg |
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Only reason I got these was because my son somehow always gets sand in the stock driveshaft where we crawl. When he does that, the stock driveshaft "sticks". |
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I have that issue too...minimized with dry chain wax, but always an irritant. |
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Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR Well, my son has been beating the K10 for a while now. It's perfect for him really, since the truck is really durable. Today we headed out to CDM rocks where I met up with Browneye and a couple of his friends (Oscar & Bill). Really cool guys. I hope I can make it out there more often and crawl with them. There were 2 other guys running 2.2 rigs (Wraith & Bomber) out there that were pretty cool too, though I don't know if they're on the forum. Anyway this is the first significant carnage my son has caused on his Ascender. The Ascender survived, but the servo didn't. Really odd way to break really. I don't even know how he managed to do it. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...500e1643_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9bd225a7_b.jpg Watching my son crawl at this place showed me that I still have a bit more tinkering to do on this truck. He's at the stock K10 wheelbase, and I think he'd be better off running WB3. He was definitely flipping backwards on inclines though it was also partly due to his "enthusiastic" throttle when frustrated. When he was using proper throttle control though, he still was experiencing short wheelbase limitations. I'm also going to take out the 27t brushed motor and put in something slower. I let him drive my GMADE BOM for a bit, and he liked the slower speed (I'm running a 550 35T brushed motor). I've been hesitant to put too much money into his truck, because I didn't know how it would handle his beating. Now that I can see he enjoys trying out some of the challenges at CDM rocks, I'll probably start adding a little bit of stuff to his truck to help its performance. |
Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR Nice job on the headlights, really bright and the HeyOK switch to operate them is a nice touch! :) Ouch on the servo broken, one more reason I tend to avoid the cheaper servos, I've not had good luck with the gears in them either. Always use some hold down clamps too like these, https://www.fullforcerc.com/FF023 What's your replacement servo setup? |
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I've just extended his wheelbase by adding spacers to the rear links without extending the chassis, so he's at around WB3 length now I think? Also added SSD weights to his truck. And plan to get him a swaybar. Next up are beadlocks and tires/foams for him. I'll try to post up pictures when I get the chance. I also want to change his servo orientation to the WB4 orientation if possible. I don't know why I never noticed, but the way the servo is mounted now, the draglink is out forward like the Gen8, but not as bad. I also noticed with the truck that it has more throw in one direction vs the other, because at a certain point the servo horn becomes parallel with the axle and can't really move on one of the directions. I'm guessing the servo relocation will help with that if the servo horn is dragging that link from a different spot. |
Re: Soze tinkers with son's Ascender K10 RTR Cool. Servo, switch to other orientation if needed, but servo horn needs moved 1-2 teeth and then re-centered to get equal throw in both directions. |
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