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Well it’s time for a TTC build for the 2011 MSD Scale Nationals.
As happens quite often Kaetwo & I got together to figure out what we are going to build and enter in the MSD Scale Nats TTC this year. We decided on 2 main considerations for this build. First was we wanted a build we could use locally in our UTRCRC Mod class. Second we did not want a HUGE rig this time around and with the new 4.75 1.9 tires now available we decided they would be a perfect start for our builds.
So TTC/Mod rigs with 4.75 1.9 wheels was the plan. Now what “body” to base our build on? Jeep? Bronco? FJ40? D90? Blazer? Scout? Toyota? An F-Toy even? We really couldn’t decide until Kaetwo came across an image of a KOH style buggy based on a Samurai from a few years ago. The problem was it was a small, semi-grainy image and we couldn’t find any other images of the vehicle. So we still kept looking for an idea. We kept coming back to the cool little Sami buggy thing. Eventually we said screw it, lets just build the funny little Sami the best we can from the tiny, un-detailed photo. We downloaded tons of other Samurai based buggies, trail, & street rigs of all kinds. We needed an idea of how people had built cages and such for a 1:1 Sami rig so we could fill in the gaps of the one crappy picture we had for our reference.
Here is a link to Kaetwo's MSD Scale Nat's TTC sister build thread: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306463
We're also approaching the TTC event with a different mind set. Last year it was all about the HUGE rigs, this year Kaetwo and I are hitting things up from the small side and running the RC4WD 1.9 Baja Claws. The rigs will be incredibly light, fast, nimble, stable, high scale points and most of all an absolute blast to drive. With TTC it's all about building a rig that will win the most courses, and last year Kaetwo and I tried to build a well rounded rig....not the best strategy in our opinion. Now don't get me wrong, I finished 5th and Kaetwo I think finished 3rd, but this year where going for the 1, 2 spots. I think with these builds we have grabbed the golden ring and we will be surpassing a lot of people and causing them to rethink their ideas of a TTC rig. (or they could completely fail :ror:. I guess we will see)
So we had the opportunity of the rare boy's only build weekend and went to work. Basically we kicked the wives & kids out and built for 3 days straight 16+ hours a day...a building marathon. It was mentally exhaustion really, but a blast. There is still a ton of work to do, but I think overall there turning out really well. I’ll have some pics from the initial build weekend up later today.
Here is the reference picture we are using:
As happens quite often Kaetwo & I got together to figure out what we are going to build and enter in the MSD Scale Nats TTC this year. We decided on 2 main considerations for this build. First was we wanted a build we could use locally in our UTRCRC Mod class. Second we did not want a HUGE rig this time around and with the new 4.75 1.9 tires now available we decided they would be a perfect start for our builds.
So TTC/Mod rigs with 4.75 1.9 wheels was the plan. Now what “body” to base our build on? Jeep? Bronco? FJ40? D90? Blazer? Scout? Toyota? An F-Toy even? We really couldn’t decide until Kaetwo came across an image of a KOH style buggy based on a Samurai from a few years ago. The problem was it was a small, semi-grainy image and we couldn’t find any other images of the vehicle. So we still kept looking for an idea. We kept coming back to the cool little Sami buggy thing. Eventually we said screw it, lets just build the funny little Sami the best we can from the tiny, un-detailed photo. We downloaded tons of other Samurai based buggies, trail, & street rigs of all kinds. We needed an idea of how people had built cages and such for a 1:1 Sami rig so we could fill in the gaps of the one crappy picture we had for our reference.
Here is a link to Kaetwo's MSD Scale Nat's TTC sister build thread: http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/showthread.php?t=306463
We're also approaching the TTC event with a different mind set. Last year it was all about the HUGE rigs, this year Kaetwo and I are hitting things up from the small side and running the RC4WD 1.9 Baja Claws. The rigs will be incredibly light, fast, nimble, stable, high scale points and most of all an absolute blast to drive. With TTC it's all about building a rig that will win the most courses, and last year Kaetwo and I tried to build a well rounded rig....not the best strategy in our opinion. Now don't get me wrong, I finished 5th and Kaetwo I think finished 3rd, but this year where going for the 1, 2 spots. I think with these builds we have grabbed the golden ring and we will be surpassing a lot of people and causing them to rethink their ideas of a TTC rig. (or they could completely fail :ror:. I guess we will see)
So we had the opportunity of the rare boy's only build weekend and went to work. Basically we kicked the wives & kids out and built for 3 days straight 16+ hours a day...a building marathon. It was mentally exhaustion really, but a blast. There is still a ton of work to do, but I think overall there turning out really well. I’ll have some pics from the initial build weekend up later today.
Here is the reference picture we are using:
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