So, What Have You Done Today?

[78Triumph 2611]

Continued work on my cc-01 front mounted servo modification.  Just need to finish making some steering linkage and I'll be able to test it out. 

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

[Jonathon Gillham 4672]

2 hours ago, svenb said:

Finally got all the bits to build up my TB Evolution.

Do I do build thread or has there been one done already?.

Sven

I think this definitely needs a build thread.  Not sure if there is one already but no doubt photobucket would have ruined it by now

[Man1c M0nk3y 616]

5 hours ago, svenb said:

Finally got all the bits to build up my TB Evolution.

Do I do build thread or has there been one done already?.

Sven

Definitely do a build. 

[svenb 3879]

8 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

I think this definitely needs a build thread.  Not sure if there is one already but no doubt photobucket would have ruined it by now

Ok I'll have a go at a build thread👍

But it maybe a little slow!

[Badcrumble 4401]

11 hours ago, Losi XXT-CR said:

Finishing off the prep of my Asterion bodyshell before masking and paint. 

Looking forward to seeing your colour scheme and how you treat the front end  - it looks like you have kept it quite long so you don’t see the motor.

And some big arches!!

[topforcein 1764]

placed order for replacement part's for the top-force i noticed had crack's in them the other day

[Kingfisher 1175]

19 hours ago, ALEXKYRIAK said:

Awesome looking car  @Peter_B, really crisp and tidy, nice work.

Seeing this comment about the translucent, and seeing @Kingfisher comments and awesome shells, I presume the point of the translucent is to deliberately mix / match with a backing colour like a silver or a gold? Is this better than, or different to, a metallic paint, such as a PS-16 Metallic Blue?

Metallic paints are a color with metal flake in it. The translucent paints allow you to give a candy effect. The metallic look of your backing color (silver) shows through the translucent, and gives the metallic finish more depth. If you have any scrap cutoffs from body shells, or coke bottles, you can experiment on them without wasting too much paint, if you just want to see how it'll look before you apply it. 

 

[bjorklo 1620]

Tried some new wheels and tires on my CR-01. Looks awsome, like an super jeep from Iceland,  but body will need some trimming and that i will not do. So i might need another body for when using em. 

[Losi XXT-CR 246]

Painted. 

[mongoose1983 3357]

After four LONG years working on my very own RC project I finally got to test run it!

I'm smiling

More pictures and detail, see the last posts on the build thread here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/72076-my-rc-project-for-2014-international-super-stock-pulling-tractor/&do=findComment&comment=703287

 

[Carts 102]

Sprayed my pug 406 st body in Tamiya blue ps4. Came up a treat. The decals on the other hand didn’t go quite as planned and ended up abandoning and taking off window stickers. Ah well time for a beer 🍺 

[Carts 102]

Ordered a Tamiya xb swift super from tamico. £95 ready to run do a good deal I thought. Hopefully it arrives ok

[Jason1145 4683]

6 minutes ago, Carts said:

Ordered a Tamiya xb swift super from tamico. £95 ready to run do a good deal I thought. Hopefully it arrives ok

These are great RTR out the box, even the 27Mhz radio works flawlessly!

[Carts 102]

10 minutes ago, Jason1145 said:

These are great RTR out the box, even the 27Mhz radio works flawlessly!

Look forward to receiving it. How come they are so cheap?

[Ronnyhotdog 221]

On 2/22/2018 at 11:11 PM, 78Triumph said:

Continued work on my cc-01 front mounted servo modification.  Just need to finish making some steering linkage and I'll be able to test it out. 

 

What is this you are doing?

[Kingfisher 1175]

4 minutes ago, Ronnyhotdog said:

What is this you are doing?

The front mounted servo will remove a lot of the slop in the steering and allow the CC01 to actually have a turning circle smaller than the moons orbit around the earth.

Also notice the front hubs are swapped from side to side, putting the steering linkage at the front instead of behind the wheels.

[ChrisRx718 4601]

It's not a CC01 anymore unless you need to do 3 point turns everywhere...

[78Triumph 2611]

1 hour ago, Ronnyhotdog said:

What is this you are doing?

Like Kingfisher said, mounting the servo up front makes the steering much more direct and slop free.  You need to cut the chassis up and modify it quite a bit, but I think the results will be well worth it. I considered getting the aftermarket steering linkage, but I consider that just like putting a band aid on a broken arm. 

[Man1c M0nk3y 616]

Finally made a start on the Top Force. 

Rear gearbox done...

Anyone get any spare time they don’t need that I can have so I can carry on?!

[TurnipJF 9722]

1 hour ago, Carts said:

Look forward to receiving it. How come they are so cheap?

Probably because they are old tech. The M-03 has been superseded by the M-05 and M-07. They are still a lot of fun though - I bought one when they were on special for £50. I now race it regularly, where it performs very well.

[Carts 102]

2 minutes ago, TurnipJF said:

Probably because they are old tech. The M-03 has been superseded by the M-05 and M-07. They are still a lot of fun though - I bought one when they were on special for £50. I now race it regularly, where it performs very well.

£50!!!! Thought 95 good 😢

[78Triumph 2611]

More work done on my CC-01 front servo mount.  Links made up and fitted, but I overtightened the right side steering knuckle ball ends and cracked the mounting hole.  I ordered an aluminum set from Yeah Racing as replacements. 

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Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

 

[Sayer 742]

Technically "yesterday" but I got the swing arms made and mounted fro my Mega 4WD Blackfoot project:

[Crash Cramer 617]

10 minutes ago, 78Triumph said:

More work done on my CC-01 front servo mount.  Links made up and fitted, but I overtightened the right side steering knuckle ball ends and cracked the mounting hole.  I ordered an aluminum set from Yeah Racing as replacements. 

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

Untitled by Joe, on Flickr

 

Looking good so far, ****** on the busted plastic

2 minutes ago, Sayer said:

Technically "yesterday" but I got the swing arms made and mounted fro my Mega 4WD Blackfoot project:

LOOK OUT BIGFOOT,BALCKFOOT IS COMING FOR YA

 

[Jason1145 4683]

5 hours ago, Carts said:

Look forward to receiving it. How come they are so cheap?

Don’t question it just buy it lol... I recently got a TT01 XB Lamborghini Countach with LED for £90 too... total bargain.

These are just old Chassis with old tech in them must be why so cheap.