Rising Fighter -Blood bikes Charity Build

[Nobbi1977]

So in these very odd times I am feeling a little helpless. I am a key worker in that I work in education so we are providing childcare for other key workers and trying to run a virtual school at the same time. I can work from home most of the time and only have to go in once a fortnight. 
 

I am very lucky my income has not been effected so I want to do something to help others. 
 

I am a keen motorcyclist so I want to support the blood bikes ( https://www.bloodbikes.org.uk/ ). These people give up their time to move blood and samples between hospitals. They are not paid and do it to save the NHS money.

I have a Rising Fighter in the loft I purchased ages ago. I am going to build that and then put it on a eBay charity auction to support the local branch.

I get a build and they get some cash so it is win, win.

 

 

Mine has blue wheels. I think I robbed the white ones for something else.

This will be a bone stock build with bearings (I hope I have enough in stock)

 

[Nobbi1977]

Not a huge work space and I need to finish at the end of each session and clean up

 

 

Sort of halfway between a Grashopper and a DT-01

I said I would follow the instructions to the letter but I cannot not use thread lock on metal parts

Front arms. I am using the lightest touch of ceramic grease.

 

Front end done

 

I had to grit my teeth and fit the “shocks”. I almost went hunting for a set of CVAs...

Gearbox time

 

I have some “spare” bearings in stock.

Touch of grease. Only in a couple of spots, it will spread when run

 

OK I put a little putty in the diff... just enough to help drive

 

Another grit my teeth moment. I do not have a steel pinion this size..

 

All done for session 1

[Nobbi1977]

Day 2

Everything out again

 

A bit of thread lock on the drive splines

 

Digging in the box for some electronics. I guess it will sell for more as a RTR

ESC is a eBay special I do not remember ordering. It might have been a “I wonder if these work” moment.

Servo is a Hobbyking basic one.

Tx and Rex are not new, they came out of a Maverick Scout that did not get a lot of use.

 

RTR

 

Stickers next time

 

 

 

[novicelad]

Great stuff, would you mind me sharing on my Facebook page and website when your done? 

tomstc.co.uk

[Nobbi1977]

10 minutes ago, novicelad said:

Great stuff, would you mind me sharing on my Facebook page and website when your done? 

tomstc.co.uk

No happy to share far and wide when I get it listed. Think I will aim to get it on for Sunday night. Always good to finish late on a weekend. 

[Nobbi1977]

Final part today

The sticker are metallic and pre cut. I hate doing the decal part of any build, that might be why this is the first box art I have built 😂

First mistake and reminder to RTF. I put them on in the wrong order so one will not fit now

Not bad, might hit it with the hairdryer later

Body screwed down and waiting for the grass to dry before I give it a gentle test drive.