Jason1145 3986 Posted March 22, 2019 It's a Bullhead / Clodbuster day today! Firstly.... cut n fitted the Jconcepts GMC shell.... very thick lexan..... it looks pretty much like a Clodbuster now! http://www.jconcepts.net/shop/1982-gmc-k2500-traxxas-stampede-tamiya-clod-buster-body Then my CPE Clod wheel extenders arrived from the USA.... with extra customs fees to pay.... I must stop buying stuff from USA it becomes uneconomical with the Royal Mail handling fees on top!! This wee lil button screw with it's hex head will now hold the wheel on in place of the wheel lock nut..... we'll see. These adapters replace B5 and gain some extra width to hopefully stop it rolling over as much... that's the theory anyway And lastly.... thanks to @Shodog for the paint idea, I went with a lighter silver than his to try and lighten the overall effect....... it's dark now so need to see how it looks in the daylight 12 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted March 22, 2019 finished my heavy dump... what a relief 😅 6 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted March 22, 2019 48 minutes ago, Jason1145 said: And lastly.... thanks to @Shodog for the paint idea, I went with a lighter silver than his to try and lighten the overall effect....... it's dark now so need to see how it looks in the daylight that colour looks great jason and in the sun/light will pop 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted March 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, topforcein said: that colour looks great jason and in the sun/light will pop Thanks Topforce, it actually came out as good as your old Mini shell you sold me in a similar red I got a hood blower to fit as well and looking at rollbars now.... funnybutcwasxsupposed to be a basher shell but it's getting the treatment! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted March 22, 2019 2 minutes ago, Jason1145 said: Thanks Topforce, it actually came out as good as your old Mini shell you sold me in a similar red I got a hood blower to fit as well and looking at rollbars now.... funnybutcwasxsupposed to be a basher shell but it's getting the treatment! funny how a shell can turn out like that that happens to me more often than not and i can't bring myself to bash it after esp seeing i never do a "boring" paint scheme then it ends up being a shelfa 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellyle 382 Posted March 22, 2019 Got my re re egress to slightly beyond a rolling chassis. I don't reaĺly want to finish it, its been fun! 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo 1218 Posted March 23, 2019 Swap your front wheels left and right, Egress wheels are sided. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted March 23, 2019 6 hours ago, J@mes said: finished my heavy dump... what a relief 😅 I must admit, I pushed through to get it over with... But it was hugely satisfying when it was done! Truth be told, was a bit of a messy dump though... 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JennyMo 3526 Posted March 23, 2019 My Crawler Cornetto Trilogy is complete, having finally finished my new driver for Desmond this evening... Time for a little rest from RC now... Jx 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellyle 382 Posted March 23, 2019 5 hours ago, Thommo said: Swap your front wheels left and right, Egress wheels are sided. Oops! I just wanted it on its wheels, didn't check that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted March 23, 2019 Had a little tinker this mo before leaving for work. Put the WO bumper on the GH and will swap the motors over this weekend as well. The GH is then ready for collection by the new owner. As the WO needs the least time to get it how I want I’m going deal with this model 1st. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6200 Posted March 23, 2019 10 hours ago, nellyle said: Got my re re egress to slightly beyond a rolling chassis. I don't reaĺly want to finish it, its been fun! I have always wanted this kit back in the 90s. But I was a 2wd fan so I bought the Astue instead and modified it with a top deck on the chassis to stiffen it and rotated the battery's position. That was even before the Super Astute came out. Nice build by the way. Slow build is always fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted March 23, 2019 IT came out a bit too light...... next time I'll go with a darker silver or grey to darken the red. The RPM Hood Blower is great tough, it details how to enhance the look by scraping off the silver on the belt to reveal the black underneath.... next time I will mount one of these on a flat bonnet! Edit: Did I mention what a faff it was to switch between the Bullhead bodyposts to the Clodbuster bodyposts? It was a right faff! Atleast now I can have two looks on the one chassis. 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S-PCS 568 Posted March 23, 2019 Ran my SCB, almost broke nothing, but got everything really dusty. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellyle 382 Posted March 23, 2019 Electrics on place ready for soldering tomorrow. Also got the body wing and undertray ready for painting in the morning. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted March 23, 2019 Taped a cheap light set in to the King Blackfoot. Love the illumination... photo overload! Totally chickened our on drilling holes for the brake lights 🐔 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted March 23, 2019 On 3/22/2019 at 2:39 PM, ThunderDragonCy said: Afternoon off because I am working tomorrow. Ran this for the first time in months. It is so sorted. Handling is spot on, and so nice to drive. I have missed this shell too. One of my favourites. This thing is so 80s- 90s it's amazing 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4606 Posted March 24, 2019 Ran the Ultima today with the Surpass V4S and the new Toro 120a ESC. I'm impressed with the ESC, so easy to calibrate and it works well. Bang for buck I think it would be hard to beat. Hard to say how fast the car was as there was nothing to compare it to, but it came off cool so there is room to gear up. Tempted to swap my other Surpass motor into the Lazer to replace the Orca Blitreme, these Surpass motors are looking good. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prescient 671 Posted March 24, 2019 16 hours ago, Jason1145 said: IT came out a bit too light...... next time I'll go with a darker silver or grey to darken the red. The RPM Hood Blower is great tough, it details how to enhance the look by scraping off the silver on the belt to reveal the black underneath.... next time I will mount one of these on a flat bonnet! Edit: Did I mention what a faff it was to switch between the Bullhead bodyposts to the Clodbuster bodyposts? It was a right faff! Atleast now I can have two looks on the one chassis. A rollbar with spotlights would transform the look of the body. I have a couple of new in pack black clod F Parts if you wanted to get rid of all the yellow for £20. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7881 Posted March 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Scipunk said: This thing is so 80s- 90s it's amazing It's actually 80s-90s-2010s. There's a DT03T chassis under there. Proper handling, old school looks. I love the Grasshopper2 and Thunder Dragon bodies, which means my favourite RC car shells are two of the least popular in history! 😂 Decals are based on the "dress up" decal set you can get for the Grasshopper2 Jnr. I scanned them and adjusted for the 10th scale and sent them to MCI Racing. These are custom colour, but all three options are on there in f you want a d in fferent look for your GH2 of Mad Bull. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10150 Posted March 24, 2019 Having recently replaced my glitchy servo in the Javelin it got thrown about a bit today after work. I think the servo saver got clogged up with dirt and wasn't doing what it was supposed to. All seems well again now. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted March 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, Re-Bugged said: Having recently replaced my glitchy servo in the Javelin it got thrown about a bit today after work. I think the servo saver got clogged up with dirt and wasn't doing what it was supposed to. All seems well again now. Do you have someone with you taking the photos or are you doing the driving and phototaking at the same time? Those are some great shots either way, but even more impressive if you were multi-tasking with camera and transmitter! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10150 Posted March 24, 2019 23 minutes ago, 78Triumph said: Do you have someone with you taking the photos or are you doing the driving and phototaking at the same time? Those are some great shots either way, but even more impressive if you were multi-tasking with camera and transmitter! Cheers Mate All done by yours truly. I do get carried away taking photos, since I discovered 'Burst' mode on the iPhone I was like a kid with a new toy I use a Futaba 3PV Transmitter, the steering wheel is a bit closer to the trigger than my Flysky Tx so is much easier to drive left handed while Taking pic's with the phone in the right. I'm am right handed but about 50/50 ampedextruse when the need arrises. I might take in the region of 50 to 100 photos then just delete and cull when I can see what came out good and what didn't on the bigger screen at home. I find up to half throttle gives a decent action shot. The photo taking also inadvertently helps to break up running a car continuously til' the battery is done 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nellyle 382 Posted March 24, 2019 In preperation for soldering, painting and stickering up the Egress later I've given my man cave a thorough clean up, even hoovered! Need more shelves.... 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted March 24, 2019 14 hours ago, Prescient said: A rollbar with spotlights would transform the look of the body. I have a couple of new in pack black clod F Parts if you wanted to get rid of all the yellow for £20. I think a rollbar is on the cards too but I like the yellow cheers though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
