bjorklo 1620 Posted May 12, 2014 So i finally prioritized to get myself a crawler, I wanted a "real" crawler after i got my lego crawler and saw how much fun it was. I decided to go for the CR-01 with the Land cruiser body, since I have always thought that it's a nice looking car. Must say that I was amazed how big the box is, this car is going to be quite big. The hop-up's I'm going to use. (not the thundershot spoiler and BZ motor) I didn't like that the chassis beams were in plain metal color, since that is not the case in real life, so I painted them gun metal before after Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 I can't wait to get some more building time, hopefully i will get some time today. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted May 12, 2014 This is another great thread...keep it up mate!....:-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 12, 2014 This is another great thread...keep it up mate!....:-) Thanks mate! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 13, 2014 Didn't get to much build time today, because I was with my mother in law looking and buying a her a new used car, a MG F. Gonna be fun to borrow it on a sunny summer day Step 4 I forgot to mount the stabilizator stag on this one, so i had to take it apart and mount it one more time. Step 5 Realized after I had built these ones that there is hop-up's for these as well so I ordered them. They also has lock diff, which I think will be good for crawling, any experience with it? step 6 After looking in the manual I saw that I was short of some hop-up's since I'm going to make the car 4WS. I also needed 4 more king pins, I'm to used thinking the buggy way so i ordered only 4 the first time around In addition I also had to order a hi torque servo saver. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterbok 1282 Posted May 13, 2014 So you ordered the hopup chrome chassis beams and painted those black? The diff lockers work nicely also the provided axles are stronger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 13, 2014 So you ordered the hopup chrome chassis beams and painted those black? The diff lockers work nicely also the provided axles are stronger Yeah, I did so I thought that it was plastic beams in the kit. I could have painted the ones in the kit gun metal, but it didn't cross my mind That is great to hear, then I will definitely mount them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nump.T 53 Posted May 13, 2014 Doh! Looks good so far, can't wait to see the rest. Nump.T 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skottoman 306 Posted May 13, 2014 This is going to look great! Love the gunmetal chassis color... Keep it up! Cheers, Skottoman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 13, 2014 Doh! Looks good so far, can't wait to see the rest. Nump.T thanks Nump. T This is going to look great! Love the gunmetal chassis color... Keep it up! Cheers, Skottoman Thanks Skottoman, Yeah the gun metal looks good, now i have to decide if i also gonna paint the aluminium servo holders, hmmm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterbok 1282 Posted May 13, 2014 those carbon rear decks sure look neat. well maybe Banzai can make me happy again 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 13, 2014 those carbon rear decks sure look neat. well maybe Banzai can make me happy again Yeah, that I also must say that they do compared to the stock one's. My guess is that Banzai could make you happy again, at least they will try :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 16, 2014 Still waiting for some parts, so decided to jump to some steps that I could actually do. So I built the hop-up dampers. Step 17 Step 18 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lee1980 71 Posted May 19, 2014 Great build thread, I am looking to get unimog CR-01 or even the new rock socker! at least there a lots of hop ups for cr-01! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 19, 2014 Great build thread, I am looking to get unimog CR-01 or even the new rock socker! at least there a lots of hop ups for cr-01! Go for it There is an insane amount of hop-ups and aftermarket parts for this model. I guess you could just get the build manual and build the hole car just from hop-ups and aftermarket parts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted May 20, 2014 I admit CR-01 is not my favour 4x4 from Tamiya, but the photo build does grow on me and gap has narrowed. I believe these build will push a fence seater deciding to buy or not to buy over to the buy side. Just realized TC build forum is similar to TV car shows where the audience get to watch the car put together step-by-step and is good viewing. Waiting for an update progress build soon. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterbok 1282 Posted May 20, 2014 The rocksocker is listed at Seidel 20% cheaper than the 'old' CRs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 20, 2014 I admit CR-01 is not my favour 4x4 from Tamiya, but the photo build does grow on me and gap has narrowed. I believe these build will push a fence seater deciding to buy or not to buy over to the buy side. Just realized TC build forum is similar to TV car shows where the audience get to watch the car put together step-by-step and is good viewing. Waiting for an update progress build soon. I to must admit and when I first saw this model I didn't like to much me either, but it did grow on me until I just had to get one I really hope you decide to get one, i'm not 100% sure but almost that it's a car which will give many hours of fun driving. Maybe we should get discovery to make a series for (custom) rc car building by the way, got allot of things going on this week, so I guess I can't get any time to build until next week Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lee1980 71 Posted May 20, 2014 The rocksocker is listed at Seidel 20% cheaper than the 'old' CRs Yea good price, see manual is on tamiya USA to now similar build of course but good to see, I love how suspension works looks cool but sure adds to cost and complexity! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 20, 2014 So today a package from Banzai Hobby was waiting for me :-) Didn't get two aluminum servo mounts as i wanted, so one must do for now. Now i should have all the parts i need to finish this build the way i want to, that said i got a very nice roof rack on the way to me via mail. I got the waterproof servos that I'm going to use from HobbyKing a few days ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IBIFTKH 1369 Posted May 20, 2014 I built a CR-01 a while ago but yours is much nicer! Love all the hop-ups and your photography is brilliant. Your enthusiasm and enjoyment come through loud and clear. Keep up the good work 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 20, 2014 I built a CR-01 a while ago but yours is much nicer! Love all the hop-ups and your photography is brilliant. Your enthusiasm and enjoyment come through loud and clear. Keep up the good work Thanks IBIFTKH, I really like building this one, and can't wait to get some time to continue the build. Then you could just start buying some hop-ups and upgrade Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IBIFTKH 1369 Posted May 20, 2014 I sold my original CR-01 but recently bought another. It's used so it needs a little tidying up. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it yet but you can almost guarantee it won't be stock I'm looking forward to your next instalment(s)... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted May 20, 2014 I sold my original CR-01 but recently bought another. It's used so it needs a little tidying up. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do with it yet but you can almost guarantee it won't be stock I'm looking forward to your next instalment(s)... Cool, looking forward to see what you decide to Do with your "new " CR-01. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya1/10 382 Posted May 21, 2014 I to must admit and when I first saw this model I didn't like to much me either, but it did grow on me until I just had to get one I really hope you decide to get one, i'm not 100% sure but almost that it's a car which will give many hours of fun driving. Maybe we should get discovery to make a series for (custom) rc car building by the way, got allot of things going on this week, so I guess I can't get any time to build until next week I am still leaning towards a 4 dr. hard top Jeep Rubicon by Axial. Your CR will be more capable. I would consider CR if my room is not the size of your walk in closet. I recall there was another TC member did a CR-01 build few months back or maybe in late 2013 and his too was an interesting build.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites