new2rocks
I wanna be Dave
Can this really be the first? I wasn't planning to do a build thread on this because I've got a ton going on (including a birthday weekend for a newly minted 7 year-old tiny trucker). To my surprise, I got a call this afternoon from my LHS to let me know that my pre-ordered SCX10 II had arrived this afternoon. After spending the evening with grandparents that just arrived from out of town and watching the dubs destroy the Cavs, I figured that surely someone else would have torn theirs open and gotten something up by now. But since not, I decided to get started.
Disclaimer: I don't expect to finish this quickly, but I'll get it up and running as quickly as possible so that those who don't have theirs yet can see what they're getting into.
Overall initial impressions:
-- Kudos to Axial for releasing this as a kit first. This plus the recent release of the Bomber and Yeti SCORE kits proves that kits are alive and well. Yay!!!
-- Spoiler alert...there are some typical early-production QC issues. If you don't have patience for that type of thing, wait a few weeks for Axial to sort them out. Vaterra went through similar issues with the Ascender, as did RC4WD with the re-release of the TF2 with the Mojave 2 bodyset. This happens, so don't be surprised. Or just wait a few weeks until it's been addressed.
-- Kudos to Axial for going all out on this one, surely in response to the Ascender. Only time will tell how well some of the design decisions (like the axles) work out, but at least Axial came out swinging.
So with that said, here goes...
First, the box:
Looks like the UPS guy sat on this one. No worries, though. Just a little flesh wound, as Monty Python would say. To the inside:
Typical Axial packaging...all business, with lots of neatly lettered and numbered bags.
Before getting to the build, let's check out these new BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A K02 tires:
Next to some Pit Bull Rock Beast 1.9s, they look a tad taller:
I really like the way these look for a class 2 tire. Looking forward to getting them out on the rocks.
Now onto the build. Axial's instructions are very well laid out, beginning with renderings of all of the parts:
Everything is bagged so nicely:
First up to assemble are the lockers. From the publicity pix, it looked like they might be one-piece, but alas not.
The helical gears and offset pinion are quite interesting:
It will be interesting to see how well these work. I was also excited to see sealed bearings:
But not sure what's up with these very un-sealed bearings:
I'll have to consult some smart people to see if this is going to be an issue. I originally thought my kit was short 2 5x11x4 bearings, but I later realized that I had put 1 extra bearing in each side of the rear axle tubes (the rears only need the bearings inside the lockouts). That's what you get for wrenching in the wee hours, lol. I'm thinking the extra bearings won't hurt, so they will stay in and I move onward...
Disclaimer: I don't expect to finish this quickly, but I'll get it up and running as quickly as possible so that those who don't have theirs yet can see what they're getting into.
Overall initial impressions:
-- Kudos to Axial for releasing this as a kit first. This plus the recent release of the Bomber and Yeti SCORE kits proves that kits are alive and well. Yay!!!
-- Spoiler alert...there are some typical early-production QC issues. If you don't have patience for that type of thing, wait a few weeks for Axial to sort them out. Vaterra went through similar issues with the Ascender, as did RC4WD with the re-release of the TF2 with the Mojave 2 bodyset. This happens, so don't be surprised. Or just wait a few weeks until it's been addressed.
-- Kudos to Axial for going all out on this one, surely in response to the Ascender. Only time will tell how well some of the design decisions (like the axles) work out, but at least Axial came out swinging.
So with that said, here goes...
First, the box:
Looks like the UPS guy sat on this one. No worries, though. Just a little flesh wound, as Monty Python would say. To the inside:
Typical Axial packaging...all business, with lots of neatly lettered and numbered bags.
Before getting to the build, let's check out these new BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A K02 tires:
Next to some Pit Bull Rock Beast 1.9s, they look a tad taller:
I really like the way these look for a class 2 tire. Looking forward to getting them out on the rocks.
Now onto the build. Axial's instructions are very well laid out, beginning with renderings of all of the parts:
Everything is bagged so nicely:
First up to assemble are the lockers. From the publicity pix, it looked like they might be one-piece, but alas not.
The helical gears and offset pinion are quite interesting:
It will be interesting to see how well these work. I was also excited to see sealed bearings:
But not sure what's up with these very un-sealed bearings:
I'll have to consult some smart people to see if this is going to be an issue. I originally thought my kit was short 2 5x11x4 bearings, but I later realized that I had put 1 extra bearing in each side of the rear axle tubes (the rears only need the bearings inside the lockouts). That's what you get for wrenching in the wee hours, lol. I'm thinking the extra bearings won't hurt, so they will stay in and I move onward...
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