Antsiranean
Quarry Creeper
My Axial Yeti, Snowman (the Abominable) has proven to be a beast in all respects, but is now in need of some company. Therefore, a Bomber shall be built and Panther will be its name. I intend for it to crawl, trail and race alongside my Yeti.
I've made the first subassembly and so far, the build is pretty much identical to bilinvic's RR10 Bomber, which has to be a good thing:
Of course, a fair bit remains to be done. I am slowly procuring parts and will start the actual build in about two months, when we've moved to Australia. When I built my Yeti, I wanted it bullet proof from start, since delivery times to Sweden can be quite long and I wanted to spend time driving it, instead of waiting for parts. With this Bomber, thinking is about the same.
Motor and ESC, to be driven on 3S:
Holmes Hobbies Puller Pro BL540 3500kv (to be driven on 3S)
Castle Mamba X: I have it in my Yeti and love the aux-options, especially when coupled with a 2-speed transmission.
Axial 2-speed transmission
Savox SW-0231MG waterproof servo for shifting duties. Overkill, but it's already in my bits box.
Vanquish motor plate
Vanquish motor cam
Steering servo:
Savox SB-2290SG: if bilinvic is happy with this one, I will be too.
Vanquish 20mm servo horn
Castle 10A BEC: maybe not necessary, but it should give clean power to the servo when most needed.
Front axle:
Original AR60 axle: I was thinking about getting SSD axles, which I have on my Yeti, but can't really justify the cost. I'll run these until they break, then upgrade. I have a spare AR60 from my Yeti, so that can go in until upgrades arrive.
Boom Racing Kronik SS beef tubes, a lot cheaper than the original Beef Tubes, especially when living in Sweden. I couldn't justify the cost of the BTs.
Locked Up RC FI spool: this seems to be one of the best out there. I do like the one Holmes Hobbies makes, but it was out of stock.
SSD Pro C-hubs: gotta spread the dough, Vanquish can't have it all.
SSD HD D60 knuckles
Vanquish servo mount: some people have had problems with the stock plastic mount bending. This won't.
Vanquish servo clamps: some people have had problems with the stock plastic clamps breaking. These won't.
Rear axle:
Original AR60 axle
Boom Racing SS beef tubes
Locked Up RC FI spool
Vanquish clamping lockouts: together with the steel tubes, these should make the rear axle strong enough, right?
Links:
Incision stainless steel links, all way around. On my Yeti, I started out with SSD aluminum upper rear links, but have now changed to Incision, since I got tired of changing broken M3 rod ends.
Trailing arms:
Original, with aluminum side plates. I have spares from my Yeti kit, so should they break I will put in the spares while I wait for aluminum arms from SSD.
Tires and wheels:
ProLine Hyrax 2.2": these are doing great on my Yeti and, again, if bilinvic likes them, I probably will too. He has really built the reference-Bomber, hasn't he?
SSD Champion PL wheels: good looking indeed.
CI Double Deuce 5.5" Foams with comp cut, soft front and medium back.
Miscellaneous:
Team KNK stainless steel screws
Robinson Racing 1/8" to 5mm reducer sleeve
Expert electronics Y-harness with reverser: needed for the shifting servo
Traxxas shock rebuild kit, TRA2362, for less leakage from the shocks.
What do you think? Does it seem like a good start? Further upgrades, like drive shafts, will come along as things break. Lights and scale detailing when I find the funds for it. Paint scheme will be mainly black (of course, it's a panther) with some grey, blue and yellow detailing. Hence aluminum parts will mostly be black.
I've made the first subassembly and so far, the build is pretty much identical to bilinvic's RR10 Bomber, which has to be a good thing:
Of course, a fair bit remains to be done. I am slowly procuring parts and will start the actual build in about two months, when we've moved to Australia. When I built my Yeti, I wanted it bullet proof from start, since delivery times to Sweden can be quite long and I wanted to spend time driving it, instead of waiting for parts. With this Bomber, thinking is about the same.
Motor and ESC, to be driven on 3S:
Holmes Hobbies Puller Pro BL540 3500kv (to be driven on 3S)
Castle Mamba X: I have it in my Yeti and love the aux-options, especially when coupled with a 2-speed transmission.
Axial 2-speed transmission
Savox SW-0231MG waterproof servo for shifting duties. Overkill, but it's already in my bits box.
Vanquish motor plate
Vanquish motor cam
Steering servo:
Savox SB-2290SG: if bilinvic is happy with this one, I will be too.
Vanquish 20mm servo horn
Castle 10A BEC: maybe not necessary, but it should give clean power to the servo when most needed.
Front axle:
Original AR60 axle: I was thinking about getting SSD axles, which I have on my Yeti, but can't really justify the cost. I'll run these until they break, then upgrade. I have a spare AR60 from my Yeti, so that can go in until upgrades arrive.
Boom Racing Kronik SS beef tubes, a lot cheaper than the original Beef Tubes, especially when living in Sweden. I couldn't justify the cost of the BTs.
Locked Up RC FI spool: this seems to be one of the best out there. I do like the one Holmes Hobbies makes, but it was out of stock.
SSD Pro C-hubs: gotta spread the dough, Vanquish can't have it all.
SSD HD D60 knuckles
Vanquish servo mount: some people have had problems with the stock plastic mount bending. This won't.
Vanquish servo clamps: some people have had problems with the stock plastic clamps breaking. These won't.
Rear axle:
Original AR60 axle
Boom Racing SS beef tubes
Locked Up RC FI spool
Vanquish clamping lockouts: together with the steel tubes, these should make the rear axle strong enough, right?
Links:
Incision stainless steel links, all way around. On my Yeti, I started out with SSD aluminum upper rear links, but have now changed to Incision, since I got tired of changing broken M3 rod ends.
Trailing arms:
Original, with aluminum side plates. I have spares from my Yeti kit, so should they break I will put in the spares while I wait for aluminum arms from SSD.
Tires and wheels:
ProLine Hyrax 2.2": these are doing great on my Yeti and, again, if bilinvic likes them, I probably will too. He has really built the reference-Bomber, hasn't he?
SSD Champion PL wheels: good looking indeed.
CI Double Deuce 5.5" Foams with comp cut, soft front and medium back.
Miscellaneous:
Team KNK stainless steel screws
Robinson Racing 1/8" to 5mm reducer sleeve
Expert electronics Y-harness with reverser: needed for the shifting servo
Traxxas shock rebuild kit, TRA2362, for less leakage from the shocks.
What do you think? Does it seem like a good start? Further upgrades, like drive shafts, will come along as things break. Lights and scale detailing when I find the funds for it. Paint scheme will be mainly black (of course, it's a panther) with some grey, blue and yellow detailing. Hence aluminum parts will mostly be black.
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