Hello RCC! I like most all of us here have been locked up in our houses for over a month now. Since I missed out on the first round of the Axial SCX10.3 pre-orders and shipments and am really needing something to work on, I figured I would build me an IFS Trailwalker. I purchased the IFS kit when they were first released and had plans on eventually picking up the Trailwalker for a future build. Recently Element RC advertised an "2 for" deal which is a buy 2 Element Trailwalkers for $499. This seemed like a great deal and one I shouldn't pass up, but since I have been off work for over a month and funds are limited, I decided to just pickup one of the Trailwalkers for now. At $299 shipped to my door, it is still a pretty good deal.
When the Trailwalker was first released I thought the body looked too generic and very fugly! As I started to see more pics of these with special paint schemes and modifications, I really started to like the body. I thought the same thing about the Enduro Sendero body when it first was released. But the more I saw them the more I started to like them. So my plan for the TW body is to transform it into an early 80's Chevy pickup truck. It has some similar body lines as the 1981-87 Chevy trucks so I'm hoping that I can replicate one of my Chevy trucks that I owned back in the day.
Here is a list of parts that I recently received to start the build:
- Element RC Enduro Trailwalker RTR
- Element RC IFS Kit
- Hobbywing 1080 ESC
- Cheap 20kg DS3218MG Servo
- Team KNK Enduro Stainless Hardware Kit
- FT Enduro Steel Pivot Balls #42054
- FT Shock Bushing - Short #1781
- FT Bleeder Shock Caps #6443
On order as of today:
- FT Enduro Wheel Hexes, 6mm Steel #42076
- Sendero Chrome Grill #42124
- Sendero Inner Fenders #42132
- Trailwalker Body Decals #42142
- Trailwalker Body, Rear Shell #42147
Here are the "fresh out of the box" pics:
More on the way shortly!
When the Trailwalker was first released I thought the body looked too generic and very fugly! As I started to see more pics of these with special paint schemes and modifications, I really started to like the body. I thought the same thing about the Enduro Sendero body when it first was released. But the more I saw them the more I started to like them. So my plan for the TW body is to transform it into an early 80's Chevy pickup truck. It has some similar body lines as the 1981-87 Chevy trucks so I'm hoping that I can replicate one of my Chevy trucks that I owned back in the day.
Here is a list of parts that I recently received to start the build:
- Element RC Enduro Trailwalker RTR
- Element RC IFS Kit
- Hobbywing 1080 ESC
- Cheap 20kg DS3218MG Servo
- Team KNK Enduro Stainless Hardware Kit
- FT Enduro Steel Pivot Balls #42054
- FT Shock Bushing - Short #1781
- FT Bleeder Shock Caps #6443
On order as of today:
- FT Enduro Wheel Hexes, 6mm Steel #42076
- Sendero Chrome Grill #42124
- Sendero Inner Fenders #42132
- Trailwalker Body Decals #42142
- Trailwalker Body, Rear Shell #42147
Here are the "fresh out of the box" pics:
More on the way shortly!
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