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Old 12-14-2011, 03:45 PM   #101
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Well here is my lightly modded scx10






And my 6 year old daughters ax10 body is in progress.



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Old 12-19-2011, 07:39 AM   #102
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Well just got my daughters truck body done all I have to say is holy pink.








her having fun with it getting ready to put the first scratches on it



And my oldest showing a couple of boys how it is done with dad's scx





by the way they are 9 and 6
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Old 04-01-2012, 11:26 AM   #103
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Great shots everyone, keep posting .

Here's my TF2 with two coats of paint, one more should do it.

CC Sidewinder/BEC on 3S
Integy 35T
Towerpro 180 oz/in. for steering
Random servo for shifting
RC4WD Rock Stompers 1.55

Lots more to do...
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Old 04-01-2012, 12:09 PM   #104
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I like it! Can't wait to see it all trimmed out.
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Old 04-01-2012, 12:17 PM   #105
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This is where I sit with mine right now, Very close.


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Old 04-01-2012, 02:13 PM   #106
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Looks great, but one problem.....that'll walk all over my lil "short bus yellow" Yota .
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Old 04-24-2012, 11:47 AM   #107
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Comanche trail rig progress.

SCX10 based
4 link f/r, HD links
Alum. Axial shocks
PL Flatties w/ Walker Evans wheels
RC4WD bumper
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Old 04-25-2012, 08:32 PM   #108
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Well just got my daughters truck body done all I have to say is holy pink.








her having fun with it getting ready to put the first scratches on it



And my oldest showing a couple of boys how it is done with dad's scx





by the way they are 9 and 6

My daughter saw this pink bug ax10 and says "Daddy I want one!" lol nice job. Now you just gotta remove anodized green for nice polished links and it will be awsome!

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Old 04-30-2012, 11:30 PM   #109
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Made some more progress, it's starting to take shape...
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Old 05-01-2012, 12:40 AM   #110
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Lookin' good 'Dawg
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Old 05-02-2012, 10:17 AM   #111
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Looks pretty sharp, time to take it out and rough-house it a bit.


I think the trail truck Gods are frowning on me. I was waiting for the wheels I wanted to come back into stock, finally decided to just get some crappy ones I don't like 'cause they're in stock, I no sooner add them to my cart at TCS, and the SCX frame set goes on backorder! I went over to A-main, and was building my cart over there, the website crashed. Just a LOT of bad mojo where this project is concerned.
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Old 05-02-2012, 10:54 AM   #112
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Shake it off and keep hunting, you'll find what you need . What did you have in mind for a trail rig? Keep an eye on the "For Sale" section here, too. Sometimes you'll find good deals.
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Old 05-02-2012, 09:13 PM   #113
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yeah if i could get ahold of a scx frame or a x trail i could make some flat ones, but if i wasnt so lazy i could copy my axial
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Old 05-03-2012, 08:55 AM   #114
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Shake it off and keep hunting, you'll find what you need .
Got everything ordered last night after work. (well, early this morning)

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Keep an eye on the "For Sale" section here, too. Sometimes you'll find good deals.
Tried that route, had a few things fall through.

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What did you have in mind for a trail rig?
Kept going back and forth between tearing apart the Missus' AX10 and building on either an X-trail or stock SCX chassis. The SCX chassis kept going out of stock. Got so frustrated I almost bought the Dingo Kit (which at this point would have been cheaper), but thought I was doing a good thing by re-using the Scorpion's underpinnings. And you know the rule, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.
Not sure what to do about a body yet, got a long way to go before that. But some of the other stuff I ordered were,
SCX chassis kit
RC4WD Rock Stompers
RC4WD OEM Steel Beadlocks (in powdercoat black)
Couple of Yeah Racing light kits (heard they're good for blinding judges/timers at comps, could get me an extra minute or so to get through the courses. )
a Holmes handwound 35 turn motor
another CC BEC
and a Futaba R2106GF receiver that I hope and pray is going to work with my 2PL.

I wanted to go with the Outcropper tires, I think if I went with an OD green or flat camo miltary theme, they'da looked the part. The wife thought they looked too toyish if I didn't go that way. Then I saw the video RC4WD has on their Rock Stomper page, and those just look like they'll flat out work without getting loaded up in mud or snow. Not sure I'm all too excited about running pin mount wheels, but the silver aluminum billet hex hubs would look silly in the middle of black wheels.

At this point, I'm kinda wanting to re-use the AE-1 ESC, but it sure would be nice to have something with a LiPo cutoff.
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Old 05-03-2012, 10:17 AM   #115
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Impressive list of goodies . I think you'll be pleased with a capable, well-built trail rig. Most people don't run their comp rigs through the mud, water, ect so it's nice to have a truck that's made to go almost anywhere.
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Old 05-13-2012, 10:54 PM   #116
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Most people don't run their comp rigs through the mud, water, ect
Yeah, I took my comp rig down to River Park to get some photos, the first ones went real good. Then I went looking for a washout I could get a pic with the tires spinning. Found one, but while fumbling with a camera and controller both in one hand, the comp rig wound up upside down in the chocolatey colored goodness that is, the Wisconsin River. Came home hit it with the heat gun, seems to be back to working okay.

Shoulda just stayed inside and worked on this......



Not completely committed to running that Blazer body yet, but that is probably the way I'll go.
Should be ready just in time for the 2012/2013 Winter Comp Series to start up.
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Old 05-14-2012, 10:53 AM   #117
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well heres tha start to my TF2
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Old 05-20-2012, 05:23 PM   #118
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New lid for the Losi XXX-SCT...
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Old 05-21-2012, 10:40 AM   #119
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It'll be a shame to scratch that baby up!
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Old 05-26-2012, 12:16 PM   #120
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That does look sharp!

Now I would suppose you'll hafta decide if you want to run new wheels to match yer pretty body, or tear up that body to match them war-torn wheels.




Say, on another subject...... For those who have run them both ways, is it better to run my battery mount in the front or rear? I got the SCX chassis together, now it's time to tear apart the wife's AX, and k-ball what I can.
I like the idea of running the battery up front (primarily for some sort of 'scale' weight bias), but wasn't sure if the truck'd be easier to drive with the battery in the rear.

Thoughts? Opinions? Experiences? Anybody?
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