Fallen's GCM CMax LC70

[B-MOW71]

Man, great looking build! Looks great with that bed. Love the GCM products. Them guys put together some sweet builds!

The LC70 is a body that I've always wanted to use on a build. They look so realistic when done right.

 

[Fallen]

Thanks! This was my first time taking it for a drive outside of my yard.

I was really happy with how it looked and drove. It was fun to have to work around the truck's capabilities and limitations.

 

[Fallen]

Inner fenders!

I figured with some mocking up & chopping, these could be made to work. Fortunately I was correct.

I wanted to hit them with flat clear to knock the shine off, but was too impatient. Maybe in a few weeks.

 

[Fallen]

Dual spare tire carrier!

No extra parts required either. I just had to move the toolbox aft a bit, and they drop right in nice & snug.

I can tilt the truck past its tipping point (side to side) and those tires still don't move.

 

[Fallen]

More running photos:

I took my 5 year old son to Catfish Cove. We go there a lot as it's only a few miles from my house. He drove my Bronco, I drove the Toyota.

The Toyota shows just how capable an SCX10.3 really is. One is a dedicated trail rig, and the other a work truck that can go off-road. The Toyota definitely could not follow the Bronco everywhere.

 

[Fallen]

My son and I went for a trail drive today and decided to bring home a load of rocks for a front yard rock trail. This will likely be a recurring thing for us.

So these leaf springs got a workout today. I ordered new foams for the rear tires, as the stock ones aren't up to a load like this.

I found a way to use the bed side hinges to store a tow strap, and mount a Hi-Lift jack. I added some "Stoodint Driver" stickers, as that was the name of the monster truck I traded for this Toyota.

I rolled the Toyota quite hard due to the load in the bed. I really need to drive this like a real work truck, and not push limits with it. Fortunately no permanent damage occurred.

 

[Fallen]

Brought home another load of rocks. I pushed the little Toyota too hard at Catfish Cove, rolled it twice and had to winch myself out 3 times.

The rear suspension is set up much like a real truck; slightly too stiff with an empty bed. But nice & plush when carrying a load. The Crazy Crawler heavy duty foams for 7-10LBS trucks are working nicely in the rear.

I added some stickers to the toolbox. I also mounted some recovery boards to the toolbox lid, held on with body clips. I've already had to use those boards a few times, often in support of a winch recovery.

 

[cooper_xl]

This truck looks so good!

 

[Fallen]

Thanks! It means a lot coming from the guy who made an LC79 from scratch.

It's a lot of fun to drive too. I actually have to analyze lines to determine if an exit exists prior to embarking on it.

The recovery boards & winch have proven quite helpful, as I seem to err on the side of thinking this truck can do more than it really can.

 

[cooper_xl]

oh thanks....was a fun build, for sure but took so long! a question, did you have problems with your bed hinges? mine were so fragile. Broke several during the build phase. That's why I replaced them for metal hinges

 

[Fallen]

No, not a single problem. But the bed on my truck is steel (heavy) to include those little hinges.

I probably wouldn't be able to put heavy rocks into a plastic or styrene bed.

 

[cooper_xl]

oh...I see. mine looks similar but is the plastic tray bed from Killerbody

 

[Fallen]

Not much new, just lights.

They're the cheap blue LED's. And the reverse lights are always on.

But oh well, RC4WD had the LED string on sale for $7. So in they went!

The wires are well concealed and the LEDs throw a good amount of light.


And a few hours later, in the wild...