Busdriver 6207 Posted November 5, 2019 Just getting all the bits and bobs together to start my Asterion. I have a couple of questions: 1 Whats the best spec of servo for this chassis. High torque or High speed?? Also I seem to have read somewhere that a low profile one is best though I cant see any mention of this in the instructions? 2 I quite like the wheels but the tyres are to be added to the pile of others exactly the same that came with CC01, Sandshaker etc. I think I could supply a race circuit with crash barriers made out of unused tyres.. I believe there are 3 Tamiya options, Rally Block, Rally block (soft) and Mud Block. Any recomendations? I'm leaning towards the Rally Block to start with as a good general purpose tyre? Maybe non Tamiya 3 I'm going to put a Sport Tuned (silver or Black tbc) in it and inted to get a steel pinion 27T I believe. Is that ok or should I go for a different size with the better motor 4 The diff oil and shock oil are the same. For general use is there any benefit in heavier/stiffer oil for the diffs. Do they leak or is it a myth. What about good old fasioned axle grease packed in to give a limited slip effect? Other than that I'm going to build it stock even doing a box art body which is unusual for me. Only thing is its not the box that it came in ???? Might also do a Bowler Wildcat as the Kamtec body is the right wheelbase and I think is the Wildcats whiskers!! Looking forward to building this as its a bit more complex than my previous builds. Fingers crossed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4181 Posted November 5, 2019 You might find this topic worth a read, even though it is about an on-road rather than a T. Bear in mind that the tyres give the truck a lot of its raised ride height. If you want that look, you will need a decent sidewall. In it I linked the Blackholesun site which is a great resource. I'm not even sure what I have put in my Asterion for the servo! Will see if I have a photo. For a different motor you will need long motor wires - not a problem if you can (de)solder. I'm a fan of that Wildcat shell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4181 Posted November 5, 2019 This shows a Futaba S3003 installed in the Asterion - not much space for anything larger. How could I forget deliberating the same question? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6207 Posted November 5, 2019 thanks for that. Soldering not a problem. Great looking Wildcat. What chassis is that ? an what are the wheels and tyres? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4181 Posted November 6, 2019 Thanks! That was my first RC. It is on a TL01 chassis, CVA shocks with long bottom eyes. The tyres are Tamiya, I think they are the standard Parejo tyres, so part number 9805481/19805481. The wheels are these - I bought them from Banzai Hobby in Japan - got the idea from another forum member. You need something with enough offset to fill the arches as the shell is pretty wide. Or a wider track to start with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4369 Posted November 6, 2019 I’m looking forward to the build thread on this BD 👍 If I had the spare time or cash I’d buy an XV01 for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6207 Posted November 6, 2019 Right, everything ordered ready to build. Will start a thread when I open the box properly. Found the wheels though not ordered. Will wait til I get to doing the Wildcat 2 hours ago, Grumpy pants said: cash I’d buy an XV01 for sure. Good price from Tamico if you go for T version Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6207 Posted November 6, 2019 Just ordered all the bits I need, servo (thanks to @Badcrumble) for pointers, Tyres ditto, paint, pinion, and Sanwa receiver. Also orderd a set of Stickers from MCI for the Chevy S10 as I like the original styling. However there is one little twist in that I have ordered Cherry Red for the front half of the Truck rather than blue. As a result the Red Flash on the side may clash. MCI offer a neat colour swap and as the Flash and the Chevrolet logo are the only items that I can see in red I have swapped them to black. No extra charge unless you go for metallic colours. Hopefully will start a build thread once its all here. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites