Man I 'hate' this forum - no sooner do I rekindle my 'reading' interest here and suddenly I've built a hopped up Tamiya CR-01, am currently building a second (almost stock) CR-01 with all the leftover parts , a High Lift HiLux awaits my build time , and now I have an Axial Wraith kit on route !
Talk about 'late to the party' on all counts, but at least there is plenty of experience on the Wraith to learn from.
I don’t know what it is but in the last 6 weeks I seem to have migrated from buggies to off roaders - a change is as good as a rest I suppose !
All the great builds here (more so the FOFF section) convinced me I NEEDED a Wraith , something to run and not worry too much about its condition (I'm a bit OCD about my other models); so i sold off a couple of Tamiya avante buggies and..
My build list to date..
> Wraith kit (better pricing than RTRs in Europe, and the inclusion of the alloy lower links and universal shafts is a plus - wheels/R35 tyres can be sold to recoup some funds )
> Pro-line 2.8" Sand Paw tyres (you can guess where this one is heading !)
> Pro-line Desperado black 2.8" wheels
> Vanquish Product Stage 1 upgrade kit
> Vanquish Products titanium steering tie rods and drag link
> Vanquish Products bearing caps
> Hot Racing metal tranny gears
> Duratrax Evader 32p 56T spur gear
> 32p 14T steel pinion gear
> Alloy wheels hexes
> Alloy diff case covers
> Alloy servo mount plate and servo mounts
> Gmade Team Zero 104mm shocks (these will be limited with a couple of o rings to bring them to 100mm)
> BEC and suitable servo
My wallet is now empty for a while - as much as I'd like the Vanquish titanium link set the kit items will have to do initially, unless someone can recommend some reasonably priced upper / lower links ?
I probably should also upgrade the driveshafts to MIP items, but lets see how long it takes to twist the kit items .
Anything else i should / must have initially ??
Still to decide on motor/ESC combo - I have a Novak GTB ESC (only capable to 2S ) and 13.5T motor spare, plus other motors through 10.5T, 9T and lower I also have a Traxxas XL-5 brushed ESC spare so could couple that up to a brushed motor maybe
A few other tried and tested modes will be employed (front battery mount, flipping the lower link mounts, hinge the hood etc etc), and I'll probably add simple leds to the light holders and add a light bar under the front roof line.
Great forum - wealth of info, but far too many things to tempt me to spend money !
Hopefully the kit will arrive Wednesday, the upgrades will take 2 weeks as they are mainly coming from the US and no doubt I'll get hit for import duty of 20% and $15 handling fees too )
Talk about 'late to the party' on all counts, but at least there is plenty of experience on the Wraith to learn from.
I don’t know what it is but in the last 6 weeks I seem to have migrated from buggies to off roaders - a change is as good as a rest I suppose !
All the great builds here (more so the FOFF section) convinced me I NEEDED a Wraith , something to run and not worry too much about its condition (I'm a bit OCD about my other models); so i sold off a couple of Tamiya avante buggies and..
My build list to date..
> Wraith kit (better pricing than RTRs in Europe, and the inclusion of the alloy lower links and universal shafts is a plus - wheels/R35 tyres can be sold to recoup some funds )
> Pro-line 2.8" Sand Paw tyres (you can guess where this one is heading !)
> Pro-line Desperado black 2.8" wheels
> Vanquish Product Stage 1 upgrade kit
> Vanquish Products titanium steering tie rods and drag link
> Vanquish Products bearing caps
> Hot Racing metal tranny gears
> Duratrax Evader 32p 56T spur gear
> 32p 14T steel pinion gear
> Alloy wheels hexes
> Alloy diff case covers
> Alloy servo mount plate and servo mounts
> Gmade Team Zero 104mm shocks (these will be limited with a couple of o rings to bring them to 100mm)
> BEC and suitable servo
My wallet is now empty for a while - as much as I'd like the Vanquish titanium link set the kit items will have to do initially, unless someone can recommend some reasonably priced upper / lower links ?
I probably should also upgrade the driveshafts to MIP items, but lets see how long it takes to twist the kit items .
Anything else i should / must have initially ??
Still to decide on motor/ESC combo - I have a Novak GTB ESC (only capable to 2S ) and 13.5T motor spare, plus other motors through 10.5T, 9T and lower I also have a Traxxas XL-5 brushed ESC spare so could couple that up to a brushed motor maybe
A few other tried and tested modes will be employed (front battery mount, flipping the lower link mounts, hinge the hood etc etc), and I'll probably add simple leds to the light holders and add a light bar under the front roof line.
Great forum - wealth of info, but far too many things to tempt me to spend money !
Hopefully the kit will arrive Wednesday, the upgrades will take 2 weeks as they are mainly coming from the US and no doubt I'll get hit for import duty of 20% and $15 handling fees too )
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