mtbkym01's project thread - Latest “This Fighter used to be a Champ”

mtbkym01 · May 16

Onto the build, using this jewellery

High speed gearset

Carbon shock towers

More titanium turnbuckles

Big bores are frowned upon, and HiCaps are just crazy expensive for these now, so a set of these

will be built with these

And here’s the result

Rear clip basically done

mtbkym01 · May 16

Front end

Then moving on to main chassis, didnt take many pics of this step. Using high torque saver on the same servo that i used in the FW Fox

I also had this steering set from a TA02 from years ago that I didn’t use so though this kit is a good candidate for it

Transponder ready

mtbkym01 · May 16

Custom MCI Stickers again

mtbkym01 · May 17

I have a choice of wheels, lightweights

And Pepper Pots:

Keen to hear thoughts on both

Rinskie · May 17

Way cool man way cool. My thoughts on the wheels: The lightweights make the car look like a runner whereas the pepper dots make the car look more top shelf. Both look awesome. No idea what I said that, just went with first impressions.

ThunderDragonCy · May 17

What a fabulous thing! Love the look. I am suckered for those Pepperpots but they both look great

matman · June 12

Now that is a FOXING great build , So much so i would now put it on the shelf lol not to be scratched hahaha ....

matman · June 12

WOW another fantastic build , looks great . great choice on the gold screws and choices on parts and the colour ....

Yep , I would just put that on the shelf as well . This is the problem whit great build cars , don't want to scratch or damage it ..

So whats the next build bud ???? ...

mtbkym01 · June 12

Still debating @matman mate. Could be a Fighting Buggy, or a Kyosho something, or maybe a Schumacher CAT XLS restoration. Too many choices LOL

What have you been up to mate?

Kol__ · June 12

On 5/17/2025 at 8:00 AM, mtbkym01 said:

I have a choice of wheels, lightweights

She's a stunner mate and so very different from any other TF I've seen👍👍

On 5/17/2025 at 8:00 AM, mtbkym01 said:

If you're looking for a name, I think the 'Top Force Chupa Chups Special Edition' would be a nice fit, as its definitely got a strawberries and cream vibe about it😉

Can you put up some more shots of the completed chassis? Looks great mate😎

mtbkym01 · June 15

@Kol__ Hope these are what you’re after

Kol__ · June 15

2 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

Stunning mate, a little work of art there😎

mtbkym01 · June 15

2 hours ago, Kol__ said:

Stunning mate, a little work of art there😎

Thank you mate, I’m very happy with it for sure

matman · June 16

On 6/12/2025 at 4:53 PM, mtbkym01 said:

Still debating @matman mate. Could be a Fighting Buggy, or a Kyosho something, or maybe a Schumacher CAT XLS restoration. Too many choices LOL

What have you been up to mate?

Not much these days RC , have been 3D printing and playing with Raspberry PI's , just working to keep food on the table .

Schumacher CAT, i would love to get one day , wanted one in the 80's . SO CAT would be my choice .

mtbkym01 · June 22

Next project onto the work bench is this first re-release Fighting Buggy. I’ve had this NIB since they came out in 2014, awaiting its turn, and that time is now. Probably not an ideal time of year (Southern hemisphere winter) for a hard body that will require paint, so the body may have to wait a bit.

Anyway, onto the chassis

And who doesn’t love Blisters?

Step 1 and it’s time for a hop up I’ve also had for a long time

It’s been a number of years since I’ve built a SRB and I must say, for a Plastic Model Company, these things sure have a lot of metal :rolleyes:

This one getting a nice black can motor

This rear end is very unique with the oil reservoir, theres still a couple air bubbles in there that I am continuing to work out of the line, but its quite a work of art

And attached to the chassis plate

Next will be the all metal front end….

MadAnt · June 22

15 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

This one getting a nice black can motor

Umm... something seems off about that motor. That text should not be that yellow. I think you may have bought a fake, which probably means you are not going to get any better performance than the stock silver can.

MadAnt · June 22

Umm... Yup! Yours is way too yellow, it should be a light gold.

TurnipJF · June 22

This video has a nice bit about how to tell the genuine ones from the fakes:

It seems that they don't give the performance upgrade that one might hope for, but if you bought it just for the black can aesthetic rather than the power, I guess that doesn't matter?

MadAnt · June 22

Oh yeah, it's fake. Look at the end bell.

Here is the real one on my Hornet.

Sorry for the bad news.

mtbkym01 · June 22

Oh I’m aware it’s non-genuine. It’s pure ascetics only, mainly for the black and red wires, as most of the can is hidden in these anyway. I’m also aware I could just change the motor wires on the stock silver can, but had this sitting there anyway. And like most of my collection, reality is it wont really get run much, but will still be fully functional