This one sets a personal best for showing up late to the party.
I bought the Phoenix kit in the fall of 2021 when they first came out. I’d wanted to try a Vanquish kit for a while, but the early ones were outside my means. The Phoenix was too much to pass up given the price, VFD Twin transmission, portal axles, and so on – I’d never had a truck with portals, dig, or overdrive. Plus I’d heard so many great things about the quality for Vanquish kits overall.
You might think this means I started building right away. Guess again, lol. I instead spent the next year+ collecting parts and electronics and didn’t start building until the holidays in 2022. I finished most of the build at that time, but then didn’t come back to it until this summer, roughly 1.5 years later. It’s mostly done now, although not quite complete. I’ve certainly gotten my value from a calendar standpoint. Or maybe kits age in the same way Whiskey does and this drawn-out experience was my plan all along?
Less time may have been required to put the first Americans into orbit! I wondered at one point if the kit had actually been canceled and I’d missed the party completely.
Took me forever to start this thread also. At least I can blame Tapatalk for that – does anyone know why it doesn’t seem to connect to Rccrawler anymore and/or if there’s an alternative? Would be great to have that option again. I haven’t been able to find anything on the web.
I’m planning to post this like a build thread, assuming my memory works well enough to recall the build experience. I did take a lot of pictures, bonus for that one.
I will say this kit was a joy to build. Probably at the top for all of the kits I’ve put together so far. The fit and finish for the parts is fantastic overall. And the end result is solid, but you’ve all heard that before – maybe 3 years ago at this point
Here’s the parts I used for the build. Tekin electronics are new to me
And here’s the kit with most of the extras. I still need to install the snorkel and the fuel tank cap
This next one is the untouched seal. Can’t believe I held off for more than a year before opening it!
Finally committed …
Opening a kit for the first time is always a great experience.
And wheels and tires, all 1.9’s. From the left
I ended up with a few sets of wheels and tires over the last few years, so I just mounted them all. Wheels from The Scale Shop have been a favorite for a while. I think this was one of the last sets of Stockerz. I was sorry to see them stop making wheels. They look great and tires mount up easily. I have a sweet set of 2.2” Deep Dishe Hutchinson’s from them on my Bomber.
Open to votes on which ones to use on the Phoenix. I did also mount up the stock tires and wheels.
Take care until next time.
I bought the Phoenix kit in the fall of 2021 when they first came out. I’d wanted to try a Vanquish kit for a while, but the early ones were outside my means. The Phoenix was too much to pass up given the price, VFD Twin transmission, portal axles, and so on – I’d never had a truck with portals, dig, or overdrive. Plus I’d heard so many great things about the quality for Vanquish kits overall.
You might think this means I started building right away. Guess again, lol. I instead spent the next year+ collecting parts and electronics and didn’t start building until the holidays in 2022. I finished most of the build at that time, but then didn’t come back to it until this summer, roughly 1.5 years later. It’s mostly done now, although not quite complete. I’ve certainly gotten my value from a calendar standpoint. Or maybe kits age in the same way Whiskey does and this drawn-out experience was my plan all along?
Less time may have been required to put the first Americans into orbit! I wondered at one point if the kit had actually been canceled and I’d missed the party completely.
Took me forever to start this thread also. At least I can blame Tapatalk for that – does anyone know why it doesn’t seem to connect to Rccrawler anymore and/or if there’s an alternative? Would be great to have that option again. I haven’t been able to find anything on the web.
I’m planning to post this like a build thread, assuming my memory works well enough to recall the build experience. I did take a lot of pictures, bonus for that one.
I will say this kit was a joy to build. Probably at the top for all of the kits I’ve put together so far. The fit and finish for the parts is fantastic overall. And the end result is solid, but you’ve all heard that before – maybe 3 years ago at this point
Here’s the parts I used for the build. Tekin electronics are new to me
- Tekin RX4 ESC
- Tekin ROC 412 3100 kV
- Tekin Hotwire
- FS-GT5 radio
- Holmes Hobbies SHV500 v3 servo (steering)
- 2x Traxxas 2075 servos (shifting, pulled from my eRevo when I upgraded). I ended up replacing these with Injora INJSO30HV, 30 kg servos. One of the Traxxas 2075s stripped the first time I shifted the transmission
- Incision VS4-10 Phoenix light kit
- LockedUp RTR servo winch V2
- Castle Creations 10 A BEC (to run winch at 7.4 V and the receiver & Traxxas Servos at 6.0 V). I ended up not doing this when I switched out the shift servos.
- Holmes Hobbies bypass adapter (to power the winch with the BEC). Also saving this for the future
- Vanquish VFD aluminum posts, VPS10151
- Vanquish motor plate, VPS10148
- Vanquish VFD bearing plates, VPS10142
- Vanquish servo horns, 2x 24 mm and 1x 20 mm
- Gmade RSD shock collars (suggested on another thread, recommend over stock collars)
- Team KNK stainless hardware kit, KNKVS4101
- CCHand Phoenix snorkel, VVV-C1349
- CCHand fuel tank cap, VVV-C1335
- Pit Bull BDS Kronik 80mm Super Shocks. This was a splurge, but they sure are nice. I made this change last summer after completing the build
And here’s the kit with most of the extras. I still need to install the snorkel and the fuel tank cap
This next one is the untouched seal. Can’t believe I held off for more than a year before opening it!
Finally committed …
Opening a kit for the first time is always a great experience.
And wheels and tires, all 1.9’s. From the left
- RC4WD Rock Crusher II’s on RC4WD Black Rhino Deep Dish 1.9" Wheels
- Proline BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX on Vanquish Method 105’s
- Pit Bull Rock Beast on Scale Shop Stockerz
I ended up with a few sets of wheels and tires over the last few years, so I just mounted them all. Wheels from The Scale Shop have been a favorite for a while. I think this was one of the last sets of Stockerz. I was sorry to see them stop making wheels. They look great and tires mount up easily. I have a sweet set of 2.2” Deep Dishe Hutchinson’s from them on my Bomber.
Open to votes on which ones to use on the Phoenix. I did also mount up the stock tires and wheels.
Take care until next time.
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so don't feel bad .... plus your build is going to get the GOODS ... I love the roc412 for my VFD.
