MST CMX scaler - cc01 style bodies and wheel bases

[Terz1]

I've been reading up on the cc01 and have been more and more tempted to buy one recently after seeing some great builds on here and hearing how people seem to enjoy them so much. When looking at some youtube vids of them in action I came across this video from a company I have never heard of before called MST.

They do a kit which has obviously been influenced by tamiya, particularly the cc01. It has 3 different body styles. Ford bronco, unimog and toyota fj as well as a bodyless kit so you can fit your own. On top of this you can adjust the wheelbase to 3 different sizes, 242mm, 252mm and finally 267mm. Yep you've guessed it, identical to the variations of wheelbase of the cc01.

It's got a ladder frame chassis and in one video the guy describes it as what a cc02 would be like. Anyway here's some info on this kit and some pics and vids for anyone that doesn't know about it.

Here's the youtube I found. The guys got a tamiya pic for his channel so there's some love for tamiya there. He gives a little description of the chassis. True to tamiya form this kit comes with bushes not bearings! Noooo.

Here's a running vid

https://youtu.be/5DC-7Hlyq1k

Here's the website

http://www.rc-mst.com/product_car_info.php?class_sn=1&class_sn2=101&sn=2081

Any opinions welcome. Like I said I was looking up details on a cc01. Could this be an even better for a scale project???

[Jeepy2013]

MST cars are big in the drift scene. This kit is more like a copy of a cross between a Vaterra Ascender (steel frame adjustable chassis) and the Axial SCX10. I would say that the body shells are definitely are modeled after Tamiya. Interesting though....

[markbt73]

First build thread I've seen going on over at Scale 4x4:

http://www.scale4x4rc.org/forums/showthread.php?t=81520

Looks to me like it has potential, but there's definitely some cheapness going on.

[Terz1]

Thanks for the link mark. I'll check it out. I'd love to put a land rover body on one of these kits.

[bsy2010]

I'm currently building one of those (got the bodyless kit just after Christmas) with a modified Tamiya Wrangler body.

The bodies included are 100% Tamiya bodies, just as MST does it for their drift cars.

And while the technology of the CMX is very close to a SCX/Ascender, the very narrow width and the short wheelbase is pretty unique, unless you want to spend more than twice on a RC4WD SWB kit.

Quality is very, very good, MST is using some of the nicest plastic I have seen in the last 30 years working on rc stuff. Parts are fitting perfectly, screws are good quality, everything feels very solid and the tires perform very well (and would be a great upgrade for all the CC-01 owners out there).

Only thing I didn't like: just like Tamiya, they didn't include any ball bearings in the kit.

[Terz1]

That looks like it will be brilliant bsy. Are you doing a build thread? Nice to know you rate the quality. The prices I've seen are around £170 but I'm still looking for the best place to buy at the moment.

When you did the build did you get the parts to build it in all of the 3 wheelbase options, 242mm, 252mm, 267mm? It just looks like the build in the link mark had in his post the kit has the parts for 242mm and 252mm but to make a 267mm wheelbase you need to purchase more parts. I'd need the 267mm stance as I'm thinking of buying just the chassis kit and a land rover shell. This needs the larger wheelbase.

This one...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Super-Scale-Land-Rover-D90-Body-Set-for-SCX-10-rc4wd-/230978779394?hash=item35c7687902:g:LTcAAOSwYHxWLtE4

I noticed that no bearings are supplied. I think they followed tamiya too far doing this.

[bsy2010]

You're right, the parts for the 267mm wheelbase are not included, but easy to make yourself. The length should be 60,5 and 72,5mm.

The bearings required are:

16x 5x10x4

2x 8x12x3,5

4x 10x15x4

Princing on the kit is more or less the same everywhere... You could get it at rcroller.com for 199$ plus shipping, which ends up at more or less the same price as Tamico and all the others are asking for. rcteam.fr is cheap as well, but they are out of stock right now.

Regarding the Land Rover shell... Certainly a nice body, but with 280 mm wheelbase you might have to think about other drive shafts. With the stock ones, I wouldn't go longer than 267mm. Also, even at 267mm, the servo is going to hit the crossmember up front and you would need new shock mounts, as the mounting points on the axles require pretty straight shocks.

Edit: already doing a build thread in a German forum