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Nikko85

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  1. Operation mini bigfoot continues
  2. Got a good chunk of this done last night. I 3D printed the rear mount and screwed into the rear. I took off the spokes and painted the wheels white. I then stripped the body and repainted blue. I wasnt going to repaint but it was really sun faded, so parts under the stickers were a totally different colour. It's really getting there. I now need to source 1/16 bigfoot decals somehow; there seem to be ones for the playskool bigfoot which could work? Looking proper 80s ridiculous now. Its wider than it should be but that's not a big issue, means much fewer roll overs.
  3. I added body posts to the front In stock form the rear is attached with a M4 bolt. The QD trucks use a similar arrangement at the rear, with a slot in the front of the chassis to take a tab on the body. For the Quick Drives this is fine, and it's nice to have no visible posts, but I often find myself looking for an allen key just to take the body off. As this truck now has posts at the front, I thought I'd make a post at the rear. I 3D printed a body post that can screw into the M4 nut in the chassis. Hopefully this should hold up ok. It will be printed at 90 degrees to keep the strength in the print. I can't image the thread holding up to repeated use, but it should be enough to hold fast once in. Otherwise I could drill out the M4 bolt imbedded in the chassis and then glue in a body post in the 5.5 mm hole, but that's a less elegant solution.
  4. I'd love to say that was me, but I have no idea what you are talking about! Wrong post perhaps...
  5. A little update. I really enjoyed this truck, so I've decided to build another. This one is going to use the classic Tandy/Radioshack 4x4 body, and given some bigfoot decals. It's not quite the same body as the bigfoot, but close enough. The proportions look pretty good. I may look out for a cheap Hot Machine II for spares. These also have different wheels, allowing the use of the Tamiya LB/Pumpkin wheel. It's a little wide and tall - but then it's all full 80s monster truck ridiculousness so that's fine.
  6. Put some body posts on this. Should make a nice compact 80s monster truck with a brushless system. I am going to take out the wheel spokes and just paint the hubs white or chrome. I will also try and source some bigfoot decals in the right size. I also need to repaint it all, but it's getting there.
  7. I took the Pumpkin MF01x to the park. Lovely little car, especially on loose surfaces.
  8. Awesome build. I am tempted to do something a little similar, but I now have the Pumpkin as a stadium truck 1/12 racer. However I have always wanted an Ivan Stewart ST so watching this with interest!
  9. This looks stunning. I love custom sized MF01x projects.
  10. It looks awesome, but as others have said, it's quite a lot of £££ for an MF01x. A few people here have done it well - personally I think the fun is thinking of the solutions yourself perhaps, but each to their own. If these sell well that it might make Tamiya take the plunge and re-re the 959.
  11. XM-01 on a Pumpkin is going to work nicely I hope?
  12. I stuck a1985 RadioShack 4x4 body on a hot machine chassis to try and make a monster truck. I quite like it.
  13. Another differences is that the later models can take bearings, the rear gearbox can fully take bearings, as can the front wheels. This makes them a little easier to work on. I believe the pinion is also slightly different - although the spur and diff units are the same. This is a great resource, I've got a few in which I put modern electronics. I run a 370 motor in a couple which gives lots of speed for the size, using the 8 x AA batteries, but I've also dropped in a 2030 brushless on occasion. These are mine: Only the thunder dragon has a stock body - the from right to left it's a 1/16 slash, WPL D12, MN45, Thunder Dragon and QD beetle (moved from the MT to the buggy).
  14. Plastic drills really nicely - I would use sharp HSS bits for metal. You can use brad-point drill bits which have that lovely sharp end - but usually you can use a small pilot bit first to make sure it's in the right place.
  15. I took out my QD and the Carrera Mario Kart. The QD was great. I used rubber bands on the wheels and now get many more wheelies. Always enjoy this one, I dare say I prefer it to the CW01. The kart was.....fast. Even on concrete it span out a lot, so I may see to getting a conversion to tamiya wheels. The front would need new hubs and axles, but I may be able to convert from something I already have. I put it at around 1/3 speed in the Tx and it was fun on that. Also thought about letting a fair few in my collection go for sale. These days I like making cars, but just have so little time to drive and most of them are in the loft..
  16. Love it. What's the wheelbase on that? And was putting a proper servo in simple enough?
  17. Not really Tamiya, but why the heck not! This is a conversion of the 1/16 Mario Carrera cars that came out about a decade ago. This is how it arrived. It's a pretty large model, and I'm not sure where they got 1/16 from, but then it is a dinosaur, so who knows. I removed the pinion from the original motor and then placed on a 7000 KV brushless motor. The original shaft was too long and interfered with the second gear, so I used alternative mounting locations on the gearbox to shift the shaft into another location. This means the motor is not centred but is perfect distance for spur gear, so that's a win. I have seen people use a LaTrax pinion for this, but I'm pretty sure this is 0.6 Mod, so reusing the original works better. The pinion takes a 2.3 mm shaft. Then there's the "servo"... The original was not a proper servo, but I was able to put some double sided sticky foam pads under a standard servo and then keep in place with a horizontal brace made from a piece of yellow plastic. A step screw conects the servo to the steering rack. The bar keeps it pretty tight. I threw the electronics back in the side pods and all done. It drives pretty nicely, but it's too slidey on my wooden floor. I may look into changing wheels and tires, it's about 10 mm hex on the rear, so I can 3D print a 10 - 12 mm hex conversion and add something else if needed. The dinosaur leans as the the kart turns, which is a nice feature.
  18. You'll be making YouTube videos next and then we'll all find have to find a reason to hate you..😁 In all seriousness that's great.
  19. Love it. I like the hump, makes me think of a bison. Fantastic work as always.
  20. Lots of nice MF01x projects going on. I love mine - and the issues it has can be sorted pretty simple.
  21. Is that a QD clod? Jealous! My next build is going to involve a Tonka.
  22. Well, that lasted long - picked up a cheap Carrera Mario RC for a brushless conversion. It won't be a patch on @GeeWings which is one of my favourite builds, but should be fun. I've seen quite a few conversions, so should be a cool one to drive around. Will opt for a mild motor to save the gears.
  23. That looks great and I love the colours. I am always on the lookout for potential projects for 1/12 scale. I made a promise not to get anything before I've run what I have more, but this might be a nice Summer project. Modified for rally of course!
  24. I finished off this Beetle. It must be my fastest ever turn around as I only thought of it yesterday. I used up a spare body, esc and chassis and have needed to buy nothing so far. Runs really nicely, although needs a much bigger space as it's a little rocket. Only running a 45T motor but on a 7.4 Li-ion. These things usually run 27T on 4.8 volts, which would be another option but it's probably a similar result. I say finished, it still needs a driver, so I just ordered some more Happy Meal Cats for a few quid. Edit; Imgur photos went missing so uploaded some more.
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