What are you working on??

[Androtaz]

Just got my Rc4wd Raceline monsters in the mail today. gotta get working on my truck...maybe I can after the holidays are over.

 

[robertjpjr]

Well that SKYRC motor I ordered hasn't shipped. On backorder. Cancelled that junk! I went to EBAY found one for $48 after haggling with the guy in China, got it for $40 shipped with expedited shipping. So in 10-12 days I should have my motor.
I got the 2500kv instead of the 3500kv. I'll get speed with voltage.
Can't wait to try the motor out!

 

[Androtaz]

Super sexy! Got to get working on my truck soon!

 

[Dornbox]

Robert, between you and Skybolt I'm going brushless on my new bomber. I toiled with the more affordable options like the speed passion crawler master but in the end went with the Holmes Puller Pro. We'll have to compare soon if the weather keeps holding out.

Well that SKYRC motor I ordered hasn't shipped. On backorder. Cancelled that junk! I went to EBAY found one for $48 after haggling with the guy in China, got it for $40 shipped with expedited shipping. So in 10-12 days I should have my motor.
I got the 2500kv instead of the 3500kv. I'll get speed with voltage.
Can't wait to try the motor out!

 

[Itali83]

Got the jeep body finally painted. I used regular lexan paint and then back coated it with 3M rubberized undercoating just to try and help keep it from getting scratched from behind. It's really thick paint and will hopefully just help holding things together too. I haven't taken the protective layer off the outside just yet as I'm still installing the light kit and fooling around with it. I don't want to put the first scratch on it!

I've also got my lights mounted and wired up. I mounted the headlights from the outside just because I was kind of scared of trying to cut a perfect hole to mount from the rear and wasn't sure how solid I could glue it from the inside on such a small lip and have it last. This way I cut the hole a little small, had to basically snap the light buckets into place then E-6000'd them into place for good. The rear lights have a screw on inside bezel so it sandwiches the lexan and can't go anywhere. I can't wait to get the decals off and see how shiny it is.

I'm really torn on scuffing the fender flares and top to make it contrast and look like the real trucks. I tried it on a scrap piece and it really makes a difference and looks good but I don't know if I can bring myself to sand a super shiny finish lol.

 

[Kaler]

After a job that rob and I were on we stopped at tractor supply and picked up a few of these.

 

[Haulingram82]

Got the wheels in so I bolted those and the bumpers up. Trimmed the body and drilled the post holes. Adjusted the suspension and everything is fitting great. Body will be silver with black roof and fender flares and I have to clean up the steel wheels and paint those silver as well. Just need to find another 1.9 rc4wd wheel and dirt grabber for the spare.

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[Dornbox]

Love the Jeep! I can't wait to paint my Rubicon.

for the fenders and top you can use black primer on the outside of the shell as well. It gives a better contrast than scuffing. Not as durable but you did back it in black which is the perfect way of doing it for scale look and durability IMO. Then again, gloss black is sexy!

Got the jeep body finally painted. I used regular lexan paint and then back coated it with 3M rubberized undercoating just to try and help keep it from getting scratched from behind. It's really thick paint and will hopefully just help holding things together too. I haven't taken the protective layer off the outside just yet as I'm still installing the light kit and fooling around with it. I don't want to put the first scratch on it!

I've also got my lights mounted and wired up. I mounted the headlights from the outside just because I was kind of scared of trying to cut a perfect hole to mount from the rear and wasn't sure how solid I could glue it from the inside on such a small lip and have it last. This way I cut the hole a little small, had to basically snap the light buckets into place then E-6000'd them into place for good. The rear lights have a screw on inside bezel so it sandwiches the lexan and can't go anywhere. I can't wait to get the decals off and see how shiny it is.

I'm really torn on scuffing the fender flares and top to make it contrast and look like the real trucks. I tried it on a scrap piece and it really makes a difference and looks good but I don't know if I can bring myself to sand a super shiny finish lol.

 

[Haulingram82]

I would love to say that I'm going super scale look with the jeep but I am just way to hard on things to put that kind of time/detail in lol. As it sits the wheels, bumpers and how the spare tire hooks up is all wrong. So a pretty close build that can take abuse is just fine in my book [emoji41].


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[Itali83]

Mmmmmmmmmm..... Freshly painted lexan!

 

[Kaler]

Looks great itali. If your looking to break up the paint I would tape it off and hit the fenders and roof with the rubber under coat you used on the inside of the shell. Try it out on a cutoff piece of lexan and set it on to see if you like it.

 

[Itali83]

I think I'm going to keep it all shiny. Not as scale but I just can't bring myself to do it lol. Once it gets scratched up I may mask it off and do the top and flares. It'll look that much better being all shiny under the lit Christmas tree.
Ben

 

[skybolt]

LIGHTS!!

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[robertjpjr]

That run tonight was great. Apparently though I broke a wheel at some point.

https://goo.gl/photos/PdJEDxGyUJvn3Vbn6

 

[Dornbox]

If nothing broke, we didn't try hard enough.


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[Itali83]

2 speed! See my build thread in the ascender section for write up.

 

[Kaler]

I made a cab back and cut the window to get it to fit, gotta glue the back bed corners on. Started cutting the grille down,gotta grind out the center and then glue it back together.:shock:

 

[Full Throttle Rob]

I'm working on my complaint email to customer service at Axial....

My mom bought me the Axial inner fender set for me for xmas. YAY!!!

I painted them up from the inside without cutting apart the pieces using 2 rattle cans of Tamiya silver polycarbonate paint, because it takes 37 coats(give or take...) of the metallic colors to make an even, light blocking paint job.

All was good until I went to cut the pieces out and the paint was wrinkling as I cut it....:shock:

It turns out that someone loaded the lexan into the mold with the coated side on the wrong side....
....the side you're supposed to paint....

Now I have wasted big money on 2 spray cans, not to mention the arm, leg, and kidney I had to sell to pay for hazmat shipping.

YES...... I should have checked to see if there was a masking on the side I intended to paint, but I didn't, because that's the job of Axial's quality control department. I figured they'd have it under control.

I haven't ripped off any more of the masking yet, I just put it up because I was disgusted with it after my discovery...

Merry Christmas from Axial.:lmao::shock:

 

[robertjpjr]

https://goo.gl/photos/nHB3AP4uX2XzfQi37

 

[robertjpjr]

More photos of the Toro 2500kv pro 4 motor.
On first test it seems to be a bit faster than I anticipated. But does seem very smooth. I plan on playing with throttle curves a bit tomorrow.
Overall very happy with the motor. For $40 shipped from china in about a week. Not too bad.

https://goo.gl/photos/Da3mMK5KEySisx1N9