mtbkym01's project thread - Latest “1997 Worlds Winner - Yokomo MX-4 Super Dog Fighter”

[mtbkym01 4008]

Motor installed 

Servo, ESC and RX in. Funnily, I had to black/red red/black the motor & ESC wires. I wish I tested it first, I would’ve swapped the motor wires around when I soldered them, no harm, it’s not seen anyway. Another quirk, the ESC switch is on at off, and off at on 

and it’s a working kit now, will do the tyre lettering, and then finish it off with some “glamour” shots once my 2.2 Pepper Pot wheels arrive ( @KalEl63 has some lovely Turbo Scorpion 2.2’s on his runner that he has just built, looks stunning)

[mtbkym01 4008]

It’s officially completed....

 

[GeeWings 2830]

@mtbkym01Looks great! Lovely work. Will it be a runner? 

[mtbkym01 4008]

9 hours ago, GeeWings said:

@mtbkym01Looks great! Lovely work. Will it be a runner? 

It’s a good question, all my new built cars are “runners”, just that not many of them actually get run. Most of my RC fix is handled by my 1/8 off-road racing, even my Arrma 6S doesn’t get bashed much.

[Re-Bugged 10152]

Very nice 👌🏻 👍🏻
Quick question(s) how do you reckon the silver plating will hold up to being run? What colour is it under the silver?

[mtbkym01 4008]

@Re-Bugged I think the wheels wouldn’t hold up very well, a bit like anything gold plated, I’ll check out the Sprue’s for the arms etc and give them a bit of a scrape, I will report back 👍🏻

[mtbkym01 4008]

@Re-Bugged I think the plating on the sprues is quite thick, think it would hold up quite well, not as good as straight plastic but still pretty good, if that helps you 😂

[mtbkym01 4008]

Had this idea in my head for a long while, have been slowly acquiring the bits and pieces I need to hopefully finish it, will let some pics do the talking…

 

[mtbkym01 4008]

I was thinking about getting everything anodised or powder coated, but didn’t want to spend that kind of money on parts that are pretty average, then I thought about paint, but really wanted a chrome blue effect. Ended up buying some blue chrome vinyl wrap off eBay to try and wrap the alloy bits. The shock towers are FRP ones I bought long ago, hoping the rear one isn’t too tall to affect the Javelin cage that will be going on this, got some assembly done, really happy how it’s looking so far

[mtbkym01 4008]

For display purposes, I like to get the brushed black can Motors, and “dress” them up with labels from MCI, so for this build I’ve put a “Wimpy” motor in, the blue and yellow leads fit this theme perfectly.

While the top deck get some work, I thought I’d test fit the cage, seems the rear shock tower will work 

[mtbkym01 4008]

Got some lettering on the tyres 

and here’s what I started with

So I used the best parts out of that lot to build my Optima

 

[mtbkym01 4008]

A new cage, wheels and tyres, a 3D printed spur gear, some shocks and a pair of drive shafts and I have a Javelin in my collection, really happy with this on the shelf alongside the Optima and Turbo Optima

I might hunt around for a Kyosho driver figure as they cover the receiver, but in the meantime this will do

[Aerobert 2147]

That's pretty cool. Out of a pile of parts. I love the fluorescence yellow cage. 👍

[Re-Bugged 10152]

That’s a tasty colour combo 👍🏻 
 

This fella looks the same as in my Javelin if it’s any help..

https://www.rcmart.com/kyosho-optima-driver-doll-set-otb246-00067714

[GeeWings 2830]

@mtbkym01Wow! That looks amazing, what a result.

[mtbkym01 4008]

9 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

That’s a tasty colour combo 👍🏻 
 

This fella looks the same as in my Javelin if it’s any help..

https://www.rcmart.com/kyosho-optima-driver-doll-set-otb246-00067714

Yeah that’s the current version, the original was full lexan including helmet, I think the current one will be better in Javelin as he’s more visible 👍🏻

[mtbkym01 4008]

My JC Racing 2.2 Pepper Pots arrived, bit disappointed in the “silver” versions, was hoping they’d look a lot better

Starting to look a bit better

Gonna clear coat them too.

The black ones have found a home already, in place of the disc wheels that I had on there. Expect the discs to appear on an upcoming @KalEl63 build

Love them on my Black Nova 

[GeeWings 2830]

2 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

 

Love them on my Black Nova 

Yes, very cool. They really finish the car off. 

[Tamiyastef 1968]

My JC Racing 2.2 Pepper Pots arrived, bit disappointed in the “silver” versions, was hoping they’d look a lot better

I sure hope my gold plated ones look better, will report in the 'postman' tread as they arrive 

[mtbkym01 4008]

@Tamiyastef I’ve seen their plated wheels before, they are very nice, I think I was expecting these to be plated I guess, anyway I’m now happy how mine look

[mtbkym01 4008]

Just realised I hadn’t posted a finished pic of my silver Pepper Pots in this thread

[mtbkym01 4008]

Have made a start on a project, or maybe it’s more a re-do of an old project

[mtbkym01 4008]

The last couple pics probably show what I’ve been up to, code name “Wild Fox” or maybe “Fox One” I not sure.

My Original Wild One came to me in a very sorry state

Which I rebuilt into 

Although I was relatively happy with the result, it never really felt like I did the best job of it, and after building my Blockhead, it made me want to do a better job of it. Thanks to @KalEl63 for the shocks and wheels, and plenty of discussion back and forth, we came up with a concept

Using all hexhead stainless hardware

Testing the look before some longer screws arrived, and considering using the FAV roof piece left over from the BH build

Just some stickers to go

I think I’ve done a much better job this time around, and this is well on the way to looking exactly how we thought

[Busdriver 6209]

A thing of real beauty!!! Great job, the wheels combined with the blue looks great. Please no stickers 

 

[mtbkym01 4008]

1 hour ago, Busdriver said:

A thing of real beauty!!! Great job, the wheels combined with the blue looks great. Please no stickers 

 

Thanks, and yes it looks great, I have a plan for stickers and if it doesn’t work like I imagine, no stickers works well