Coming soon RC4WD desert runner

[Frank211]

Well i guess i was wrong, sure looked like a HW motor in that blue, so what is it, a gear reduction thing(don't honestly know what its called)

 

[durok]

I'll bet there's a replacement grille coming on ShapeWays...

 

[Shinchu]

Well i guess i was wrong, sure looked like a HW motor in that blue, so what is it, a gear reduction thing(don't honestly know what its called)

planetary gears yes, leading to a divorced t-case. (and looks like an easy swap to an RC4WD/GCM style scale transmission and v8 motor cover "thumbsup" )

the motor is Tamiya for sure they didn't even bother removing the sticker that says TUNED MACHINE which is a line of Tamiya cans.

im gonna try to offload some pricey transformers figures to get me this truck:shock:

 

[DukeMinnix]

I just want the chassis and interior, if anyone is buying for that garbage looking body, keep me in mind haha

 

[Shinchu]

yeah with that said i wonder what other hard bodies would work on this (leaf'd rear axle and IFS...)

 

[DukeMinnix]

yeah with that said i wonder what other hard bodies would work on this (leaf'd rear axle and IFS...)

I've been trying to find some dimensions on this thing, but haven't been able to thus far, if anyone can link to a specifications page in english It'd be much appreciated

 

[Shinchu]

From an IG page. I ordered one up.

you could ask him to measure wheelbase when it arrives?

*looks to be at least longer than 313mm as its well longer than a standard wheelbase TF2 so i think its longer than a LWB TF2. so we know its... long. 324mm? just a guess.

 

[Szczerba]

Y’all haven’t looked hard enough. Lol. Wheelbase isnt listed here but I was told it is 13.5”.

JD Models F150

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[svt923]

you could ask him to measure wheelbase when it arrives?

*looks to be at least longer than 313mm as its well longer than a standard wheelbase TF2 so i think its longer than a LWB TF2. so we know its... long. 324mm? just a guess.

Wheelbase is now listed on the RC4WD site:

Wheelbase: 13.89" (353mm)

The website Szczerba posted says the overall length is about 24 inches but who knows if that is accurate.

Either way, it is large and unwieldy much like a real Raptor.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Wheelbase is now listed on the RC4WD site:

Wheelbase: 13.89" (353mm)

The website Szczerba posted says the overall length is about 24 inches but who knows if that is accurate.

Either way, it is large and unwieldy much like a real Raptor.

WTF? Such an odd, non-standard wheelbase. :lmao:

 

[SSD]

Looks like they scaled up to 1/8 to make it the correct scale size in proportion to the Toyota body.

 

[Shinchu]

how so? should a hilux be bigger than a raptor? i think the scale looks spot on.

another concern i have is the hub design. are we going to be able to bolt a standard hex hub wheel on this without some crazy adapters?

 

[SSD]

how so? should a hilux be bigger than a raptor? i think the scale looks spot on.

I think you have misunderstood what I wrote.

 

[Shinchu]

if that's the case, can you re-phrase? elaborate? layman terms? yankee speak? lol

 

[DukeMinnix]

Looks like they scaled up to 1/8 to make it the correct scale size in proportion to the Toyota body.

how so? should a hilux be bigger than a raptor? i think the scale looks spot on.

another concern i have is the hub design. are we going to be able to bolt a standard hex hub wheel on this without some crazy adapters?

This body is a smidge larger than the new bright raptor that some of us utilize on the 1/10 scale crawlers and that body is rated speaking wise, 1/8 scale size. Now, that 1/8 scale new bright designation is most likely pretty generous, but if you were take the 13.86 inch wheels base of this RC4WD/JD models version and multiply it by 8, getting a wheelbase of just shy of 111 inches, it's shorter than what a supercab raptor should be 1:1, which stand at 133 inch. calling this a 1/10 scale in realistic terms is most likely more accurate, equating to a wheelbase of 139.6 in the real world.

 

[svt923]

This body is a smidge larger than the new bright raptor that some of us utilize on the 1/10 scale crawlers and that body is rated speaking wise, 1/8 scale size. Now, that 1/8 scale new bright designation is most likely pretty generous, but if you were take the 13.86 inch wheels base of this RC4WD/JD models version and multiply it by 8, getting a wheelbase of just shy of 111 inches, it's shorter than what a supercab raptor should be 1:1, which stand at 133 inch. calling this a 1/10 scale in realistic terms is most likely more accurate, equating to a wheelbase of 139.6 in the real world.

It's pretty close to 1/9 scale, just like the TF2.

 

[Shinchu]

thanks for clearing that up, gents.

with that said, getting a driver figure from NECA at 7 inches, wouldn't quite look right? that's kind of a bummer and maybe a deal breaker.

 

[svt923]

thanks for clearing that up, gents.

with that said, getting a driver figure from NECA at 7 inches, wouldn't quite look right? that's kind of a bummer and maybe a deal breaker.

Get a 7 inch Ethan Hunt figure and have him sit on a scale phone book like I imagine 1:1 Tom Cruise has to do. :mrgreen:

 

[DukeMinnix]

It's pretty close to 1/9 scale, just like the TF2.

1/9 scale would equate to a 124.74 inch wheelbase, still further away from reality than 1/10 scale does, buth 9 inches one direction and 6 the other, its the different in datsun and "dotsun"

edit: I'm not generally a scale nazi, but I'm a ford sales manager and happened to have the raptor specs sitting in front of me haha

 

[svt923]

1/9 scale would equate to a 124.74 inch wheelbase, still further away from reality than 1/10 scale does, buth 9 inches one direction and 6 the other, its the different in datsun and "dotsun"

edit: I'm not generally a scale nazi, but I'm a ford sales manager and happened to have the raptor specs sitting in front of me haha

The french website previously posted lists it as 1:9.18 scale. At 24 inches in overall length, that seems to be spot on for the Raptor's 220 inch overall length.

Looking at RC4WD truck, it seems like the rear wheels are shoved forward and there is more bed behind the rear wheels than the 1:1 version. That would explain the short wheelbase in comparison to the overall length.