2mtech
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And so begins another build adventure!
Motor: Holmes Hobbies Trailmaster 27t brushed
ESC: Hobbywing Quicrun 1080WP
Receiver: Spektrum SR515 5-channel
Steering servo: DS3218
Shift servo: Spektrum SX107 micro
Gearing: 13t pinion, stock spur and diff gears
2 speed: Enabled
DIG: Disabled
Paint:
Tamiya PS-59 dark metallic blue
Tamiya PS-12 silver
Tamita PS-1 white
Love that new truck smell!!!
Kind of an interesting chronology reference that this truck is being built during such a unique and tumultuous time in world history (raul shabinguez said "bad beer going around" haha). Most of us are at least in partial lockdown hiding from the evil Corona virus. Significant current events to note: the Defense Production Act has been invoked for the first time since WWII, a mobile hospital has been erected in Central Park for the first time since the Civil War, and an Axial kit has been released with decent quality plastic for the first time ever! :ror:
This will not be a detailed step-by-step build, I'm more than glad to leave that to the pros like Jato, svt923, OSRC and soze to name a few, but I'll toss up some pics and commentary.
First off I like and appreciate that Horaxial chose to put parts and hardware for each step in appropriately marked step bags as others have noted. This feeds my OCD habit of laying out everything for a given step, making sure I know what's what, especially with really closely sized hardware and bearings, and confirming that I actually have everything I need.
The manual was well laid out and easy to follow. First thing that impressed me once assembly began was the perfect bearing fit. Best I've encountered so far, my comparisons running from a TRX4 at the high end through some Gmade and MST stuff down to an RC3WD TF2 POS that reigns supreme as the ultimate example of how not to build parts. I digress.
These are the sort of thing that bring out my inner child and make me forget about spending a couple days' pay on these kits. Scale parts are fascinating to me when done well and some parts especially so, like the front axle shafts:
And we have a front axle assembly:
Here I hit my first item that I think could probably have been done better: This is possibly the loosest I've ever had to leave knuckle pivot screws to get free steering movement. I would've preferred metal collars here at least. Bet this will be an upgrade part soon.
I also found it kind of funny that grease application is indicated on different parts depending on the assembly location. Grease is shown needing application to the ring gear in the front diff but on the pinion in the rear, even though they're exactly the same parts. Likewise in the rear portals...upper gear on one side, lower on the other. I chose to be a rebel and applied it on the larger of two meshing gears in all locations. As long as one partner gets lubed, it should all work out fine in the end. "thumbsup"
And Axle Rose and Axle Foley are done!
Yeah, I don't know which is which either.
Another teleworking day tomorrow, hope to get some more building done while I'm pretending to be paying attention in meetings. :lmao:
Motor: Holmes Hobbies Trailmaster 27t brushed
ESC: Hobbywing Quicrun 1080WP
Receiver: Spektrum SR515 5-channel
Steering servo: DS3218
Shift servo: Spektrum SX107 micro
Gearing: 13t pinion, stock spur and diff gears
2 speed: Enabled
DIG: Disabled
Paint:
Tamiya PS-59 dark metallic blue
Tamiya PS-12 silver
Tamita PS-1 white
Love that new truck smell!!!
Kind of an interesting chronology reference that this truck is being built during such a unique and tumultuous time in world history (raul shabinguez said "bad beer going around" haha). Most of us are at least in partial lockdown hiding from the evil Corona virus. Significant current events to note: the Defense Production Act has been invoked for the first time since WWII, a mobile hospital has been erected in Central Park for the first time since the Civil War, and an Axial kit has been released with decent quality plastic for the first time ever! :ror:
This will not be a detailed step-by-step build, I'm more than glad to leave that to the pros like Jato, svt923, OSRC and soze to name a few, but I'll toss up some pics and commentary.
First off I like and appreciate that Horaxial chose to put parts and hardware for each step in appropriately marked step bags as others have noted. This feeds my OCD habit of laying out everything for a given step, making sure I know what's what, especially with really closely sized hardware and bearings, and confirming that I actually have everything I need.
The manual was well laid out and easy to follow. First thing that impressed me once assembly began was the perfect bearing fit. Best I've encountered so far, my comparisons running from a TRX4 at the high end through some Gmade and MST stuff down to an RC3WD TF2 POS that reigns supreme as the ultimate example of how not to build parts. I digress.
These are the sort of thing that bring out my inner child and make me forget about spending a couple days' pay on these kits. Scale parts are fascinating to me when done well and some parts especially so, like the front axle shafts:
And we have a front axle assembly:
Here I hit my first item that I think could probably have been done better: This is possibly the loosest I've ever had to leave knuckle pivot screws to get free steering movement. I would've preferred metal collars here at least. Bet this will be an upgrade part soon.
I also found it kind of funny that grease application is indicated on different parts depending on the assembly location. Grease is shown needing application to the ring gear in the front diff but on the pinion in the rear, even though they're exactly the same parts. Likewise in the rear portals...upper gear on one side, lower on the other. I chose to be a rebel and applied it on the larger of two meshing gears in all locations. As long as one partner gets lubed, it should all work out fine in the end. "thumbsup"
And Axle Rose and Axle Foley are done!
Yeah, I don't know which is which either.
Another teleworking day tomorrow, hope to get some more building done while I'm pretending to be paying attention in meetings. :lmao:
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