Alright, this is great! Nice creative work on your layout, I may have to give it a go one day. I am just getting started with the small scale stuff, but that looks fun. Thank you for sharing your ideas"thumbsup"
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Hobby got out of hand quickly - SCX24
- Thread starter ChilliBreath
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ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
It´s done!
Added some medium and fine gravel, some sand, and some trees I made with metal wire and sawdust. I am very proud of how it looks!
The glue still needs to dry (some rocks are glued, some are just strewn around loosely), and will test drive hopefully later today.
I'll also try and record some video of driving it.
Added some medium and fine gravel, some sand, and some trees I made with metal wire and sawdust. I am very proud of how it looks!
The glue still needs to dry (some rocks are glued, some are just strewn around loosely), and will test drive hopefully later today.
I'll also try and record some video of driving it.
RobbintheHood
Newbie
That looks great! You should add a popsicle mining shack…how heavy did it end up all finished?
redneckwraith
Pebble Pounder
KILLER!
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ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
I might try a mining shack... but I dont think it would be entirely realistic. Because I also messed up a bit: I've made it a bit (too) small overall.
So, very happy with how the terrain came out and it's enjoyable to crawl on, but not all the lines I had imagined are actually feasible because the terrain is just a bit too downscaled. Would probably fit better on a 1/32 scale or similar.
Or... I just need to get 4-wheel steering on my trucks :ror:
Not to say I am not happy - I am very proud of the result, but a lesson for a future project would be to cram a few less features in and just focus on a few really good ones.
I will try to shoot some video and that will illustrate the point.
So, very happy with how the terrain came out and it's enjoyable to crawl on, but not all the lines I had imagined are actually feasible because the terrain is just a bit too downscaled. Would probably fit better on a 1/32 scale or similar.
Or... I just need to get 4-wheel steering on my trucks :ror:
Not to say I am not happy - I am very proud of the result, but a lesson for a future project would be to cram a few less features in and just focus on a few really good ones.
I will try to shoot some video and that will illustrate the point.
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Merry christmas to all 
Hope you're all safe and having a good time.
We had cold but beautiful weather today, so naturally we went out. Got some cool shots:
Also, I got some sticky weights in the mail late last week - the kind used to balance wheels, fans etc. These are only a few bucks for a few hands full of 5-gramme weights.
I've equipped each SCX24 with a single 5G weight on the steering servo:
Additionally, I also added two to each body, as low as it could go and slightly front of the center:
This naturally adds weight so translates to slightly more traction, at a low center of gravity. But weighting the body gives it a bit of inertial damping, so it's relatively well behaved even with the stock suspension that I am running for the time being. It's got a little bounce, but not so jittery anymore.
Last but not least, some crawling shots of the indoor course:
We got the jeep in a pretty nasty scenario, dangling over a cliff's edge...
And here you can see that the tunnel is only just wide enough to fit a stock SCX24:
Hope you're all safe and having a good time. We had cold but beautiful weather today, so naturally we went out. Got some cool shots:
Also, I got some sticky weights in the mail late last week - the kind used to balance wheels, fans etc. These are only a few bucks for a few hands full of 5-gramme weights.
I've equipped each SCX24 with a single 5G weight on the steering servo:
Additionally, I also added two to each body, as low as it could go and slightly front of the center:
This naturally adds weight so translates to slightly more traction, at a low center of gravity. But weighting the body gives it a bit of inertial damping, so it's relatively well behaved even with the stock suspension that I am running for the time being. It's got a little bounce, but not so jittery anymore.
Last but not least, some crawling shots of the indoor course:
We got the jeep in a pretty nasty scenario, dangling over a cliff's edge...
And here you can see that the tunnel is only just wide enough to fit a stock SCX24:
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
desertwheelers
Newbie
I completely understand! I used to have several 10th scales, sold them all 10 years ago and my buddy comes over with a deadbolt and I’m hooked. Ordered an atlas 6x6 spent 1 day with it and ordered a deadbolt too. I have a pile of concrete in my backyard that have turned into atleast 4 different trails. These little things are so addicting!
The indoor course looks amazing!
The indoor course looks amazing!
RobbintheHood
Newbie
The video looks great! Nice editing and what a range of shots! Lookin good!
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ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Forgot to answer the weight question...
I didnt weigh it, but estimate ~25kgs (or 50 pounds), if not less. Two people could easily lift it. And one person can easily roll it out of the way.
course looks sick, i just made one myself but not close to how yours looks haha!
just took some spray foam and made a mountain that fits on my table
just took some spray foam and made a mountain that fits on my table
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Thanks!
A mountain of spray foam should be a pretty good start ;-). You can cut off what you don't need, and what I did is take that offcut and place it on the flatter areas to create some pretty natural looking bumps.
Also, I am on christmas break right now so what else would I be doing :lmao: (well, mountain biking, but it's wet and cold out right now, so no thanks
)Some more crawler pr0n:
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
So, I ordered some lighting sets from Amazon but then I saw some tutorials on YouTube on how to install lights on the Chevy. It's actually already got mounting positions for front lights, and I've had some ideas to improvise something for taillights.
There's an old-fashioned electronics store close to where I live and I managed to find everything I needed right there...
I swapped the stock white bumper lights for orange ones, and put white lights into the headlight mounts.
For the rear lights I just scratched away the paint under the stickers (stole that idea from TrickRC) and used double sided tape and some hot glue to mount red LED's behind the stickers.
Once again, I am thrilled with the result:
The first two pictures are taken in a lit living room under the christmas tree (Yes that's still standing); the second two are taken on the crawler course in the attic with the lights off. It's enough light to drive by... 8)
There's an old-fashioned electronics store close to where I live and I managed to find everything I needed right there...
I swapped the stock white bumper lights for orange ones, and put white lights into the headlight mounts.
For the rear lights I just scratched away the paint under the stickers (stole that idea from TrickRC) and used double sided tape and some hot glue to mount red LED's behind the stickers.
Once again, I am thrilled with the result:
The first two pictures are taken in a lit living room under the christmas tree (Yes that's still standing
); the second two are taken on the crawler course in the attic with the lights off. It's enough light to drive by... 8)ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Sorry for spamming... but I made another video, taken outdoors this time on a hike with my kid
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Final video for a while ;-)
ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
Addictive, aren't they?
I tried the grease mod on the stock shocks and was somewhat surprised to find that it actually works very well. No more bounce... I took some before and after video for my own reference / evidence, so let me know if anyone is interested in seeing that - but there's a lot of it on youtube already.
I'll probably still upgrade to aluminium shocks anyway, but that's just for the individual preload control and the looks.
Also ordered some lightbars...
I tried the grease mod on the stock shocks and was somewhat surprised to find that it actually works very well. No more bounce... I took some before and after video for my own reference / evidence, so let me know if anyone is interested in seeing that - but there's a lot of it on youtube already.
I'll probably still upgrade to aluminium shocks anyway, but that's just for the individual preload control and the looks.
Also ordered some lightbars...
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Bulletbob65
Newbie
nice work on the course! love the lights looks awesome
I hear ya, last summer on my holiday I only rode my motocross bike a couple of times because I was so obsessed with my crawler�� Now I have bought things for it for well over 300€(including the crawler), and still wondering if I should buy a furitek esc and going brushless, even though my barrage motor works really well. I’m a bit concerned that if I go brushless, stuff will get inside the motor during transport to the summer house and the places where I ride it there are quite full of small debris.
Somebody here mentioned that the furitek esc makes the brushed motor stay more cool than the original setup.
The course looks good too, mine is made of a mat, some rocks and wood… easy to change it, but not too fancy, or good looking..
Gotta look the videos later, now I’m gonna install some of the stuff I got from injora.
I got to say, those rear lights look really, really good! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work, have a nice day and enjoy your awesome hobby. And last but not least, keep us posted with pics and videos.
Somebody here mentioned that the furitek esc makes the brushed motor stay more cool than the original setup.
The course looks good too, mine is made of a mat, some rocks and wood… easy to change it, but not too fancy, or good looking..
Gotta look the videos later, now I’m gonna install some of the stuff I got from injora.
I got to say, those rear lights look really, really good! Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work, have a nice day and enjoy your awesome hobby. And last but not least, keep us posted with pics and videos.
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ChilliBreath
Rock Stacker
I ordered a few light bars from AliExpress as I want to add light bars to both crawlers. But since they'll take some time to arrive I figured I'd try to convert the C-10's stock light bar into something functional. I still had LED's and some black plastic LED mounts.
So I took off the stock light bar and began to drill the appropriate holes.
And it immediately went to sh*t - that plastic is really soft so almost impossible to properly clamp down and get a centered hole:
But, after the first hole went off I was committed so I decided to just see it through - eventually I'd get rid of the stock light bar anyway.
So trimming off some excess plastic and inserting the LED's and their holders made it look a little bit better. I was consistent in the LED lead orientation so I managed to use all black shrink sleeve to try and camouflage the leads:
And after soldering it looked something like this - all cross-eyed :lmao:
But yeah, again - I was past the point of no return and we're in a lockdown, so what else do I have to do at night...
So I routed the wires through the body and also installed a manual switch:
And after soldering in the correct resistor and the BEC connector of an old servo I don't use anymore, it was time for a test. Luckily you don't really notice how awful the lights are positioned once they're on:
And it really gives off a LOT of light:
So. Not entirely happy with how it went, but still I think it turned out quite functional - if not the prettiest.
With the switch I can choose to have only the regular lights, or the full blast. Should be a lot of fun to drive in the dark this way 8) My kid's gonna love it when he sees it tomorrow!
So I took off the stock light bar and began to drill the appropriate holes.
And it immediately went to sh*t - that plastic is really soft so almost impossible to properly clamp down and get a centered hole:
But, after the first hole went off I was committed so I decided to just see it through - eventually I'd get rid of the stock light bar anyway.
So trimming off some excess plastic and inserting the LED's and their holders made it look a little bit better. I was consistent in the LED lead orientation so I managed to use all black shrink sleeve to try and camouflage the leads:
And after soldering it looked something like this - all cross-eyed :lmao:
But yeah, again - I was past the point of no return and we're in a lockdown, so what else do I have to do at night...
So I routed the wires through the body and also installed a manual switch:
And after soldering in the correct resistor and the BEC connector of an old servo I don't use anymore, it was time for a test. Luckily you don't really notice how awful the lights are positioned once they're on:
And it really gives off a LOT of light:
So. Not entirely happy with how it went, but still I think it turned out quite functional - if not the prettiest.
With the switch I can choose to have only the regular lights, or the full blast. Should be a lot of fun to drive in the dark this way 8) My kid's gonna love it when he sees it tomorrow!
