Build Thread A Wicked Drift Build - MST RMX 2.0

[WickedFog]

While waiting for parts to roll in, this drift kit that's been staring at me since Christmas decided to hop up in the empty spot on the bench. I don't have any electronics really even picked out for it yet, but at least we can get the chassis done.

This won't be a highly detailed build, but I will try to point out key items in the build stages that I run into (maybe).

In my best pirate accent - I'll jes be blastin' me cannon fodder at this here scallywag, so don't be spectin' too much info ya filty bilge rats. Unless I tink to stop and have the ship's autist draws ya up a picture, in hopes I will later remember why it was drarwen in the first place

Here she is:

The body isn't in the pic because it's shy. It's
hIding over behind the paint booth.
But here's what's in the box.

If you must know... geez ya whiners - We got the Mustang body. Duh. Ford guy? '67 Mustang Drag Slash build? Ford Courier 6x6? Deadbox Ford Econoline van? Mad Crusher... Hello. McFly?

I gotta add that since I am posting this after building on it for two days - The manual for this thing is about the worst instruction manual I've ever seen. Some cheap Chinese furniture and fixtures I've built has this one beat, but only by a tiny smidge. And let's face it. Anything’s an improvement over the Hurdal. I’d have taken a Tamiya or a Redcat over the Hurdal.

Example:
Note the name for this: Arm shaft bush A. Arm... Shaft... Bush...
No, get yer mind out da gutta.

Note the arrow and a dot on this one. Remember now - labelled "A". Don't forget the arrow and dot either. Very important Daniel San.

Now find the one labeled Arm Shaft Bush A on this. Don't forget. It has to have an arrow and a dot on it. I even pointed it out for you. But hmm. Somethin's not right.

Nope. Arm Shaft Bush Biyatch has the arrow and dot. Did ya catch that knob head?

Dassa jive mutha. Beleee'dat turkey!
For those that don't speak jive:
That's incorrect. Believe me.

So it's not some much the 'lost in translation' kinda bad with this manual (except that ever so slightly sexual innuendo above). It's much closer to 'the engineers behind this kit were lost in a back alley while fighting in the Kumate after doing a duffel bag full of mushrooms kinda bad'. I will try to point these things out as I go.

Prepare yourself!
For the:

Trippin' and halucijatin'
...Backwoods...
☆RC Kumate Builder's Brawl☆
🏋‍
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In case you need a hint - the name of this build is in the dialog above




If that doesn't turn the light on - It's time to replace the light bulb... because it was a potato you screwed in there by mistake

 

[WickedFog]

I spruced it up since you two wallabies reacted. Re-read it. Let it sink in

And let's play a game. Switch your reactions if yer followin' along

Anything but that puke emoji. Please, for the love of all things Tom Cruise, don't puke on me

Me wonders... Well, I Wonder if anyone is catching on to the recurring theme yet.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Much to happy fit bush A fitness or go manual part C to screw place!

 

[Xraycer]

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I spruced it up since you two wallabies reacted. Re-read it. Let it sink in

And let's play a game. Switch your reactions if yer followin' along

Anything but that puke emoji. Please, for the love of all things Tom Cruise, don't puke on me

Me wonders... Well, I Wonder if anyone is catching on to the recurring theme yet.

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[Lostinthewoods86]

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[Xraycer]

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[DavidB1126]

Don't you have a tekno and vintage losi to work on?

You can give it to me and I can have it ready to ship back to you on Friday!

 

[Tunedfrog]

You go boy...

 

[WickedFog]

It's hard to post a story thread on your phone, and get it right the first try. Or the second. Or the 3rd. Geez, would you please pick a method. Spell the numerals, or use numerals.

Anyway. Here's some buildin' for yas. I'll be following the manual, step by step. But you won't know what the steps are. Just random pics of the sections of things.
Here we go.
Bag 1 components I'm guessing. All just tossed on a paper towel haphazardly. It snot so hard. Oh why is my workbench so cluttered? Why is it only 65 degrees in here? Man, this sucks

Track width - Adjustable ️

ohh. A ball stud. Woopity doo!

Ok. It's kinda feeling toyish, seeing bushings. Yet it still feels like very nicely produced stuff here. The plastics feel very nice. I'm somewhat impressed.

There was probably a reason for this pic, but who knows

Oh hell. I remember now. It was because the previous pic, showing the arm assembly all put together. Yeah... that chit ain't happenin'.

• First thing you do, as in the pic above, screw that rearward suspension brace to the chassis.
• Slide your arms into that rearward brace.
• Put the forward suspension brace on.
• Fumble around trying to hold it in place.
• Grab a screw.
• Grab your hex driver.
• Chit yourself when you realize you screwed up.
• Gently set the chassis down, like you're setting it atop the fully armed self destruct button on the Spaceball One.
• Place the screw on the hex driver.
• Ever so gently grab the chassis.
• Start over from beginning, or skip to next step.
• Hold chassis between thumb and pinky.
• Use remaining fingers on same hand to finangle the arm assembly back and forth to line up the holes.
• Remove your attention from the calamity waiting to happen from previous step and pick up the hex driver with the screw on it. DID YOU MAGNETIZE THE DRIVER? Oh hell no. Dammit!

Anyway. You get the idea. It wasn't that bad. Yeah, it was. But ok. It sucked.

Look at me! I'm a bushing... shaddup!

Coming up...
Oh looky there. I'm on step 3 here, and I'm fishing through parts that for some reason they tossed into bag 1 by mistake. Hey, don't worry, just keep doing that. The engineers said they're now going to see who can shoot themselves the farthest out of a trebuchet. They can update the manual to match, if there are any survivors, while they recover in the hospital. If not, the janitor said he can stop cleaning up vomit emojis long enough to fix the manual.

Anyway, the rear was the same. Pay attention to what parts go where.

Still hanging around from bag one. Yay! I must be doing something right.

 

[WickedFog]

Don't you have a tekno and vintage losi to work on?

You can give it to me and I can have it ready to ship back to you on Friday!

Yes I do. Ain't you read boy? I ain't gots no screws yet!

Yeah, nothing today on that update. Maybe tomorrow.

Damn you screws. Damn you all to hell!

 

[DavidB1126]

Ain't you read boy?

Oh I didn't. I just skim over the pictures. Since it's early morning

 

[Greywolf74]

Anything but that puke emoji. Please, for the love of all things Tom Cruise, don't puke on me

Sorry, I couldnt help myself...

 

[Lucifur10]

Aaarrrggggg!

 

[ahr43]

Hey, Kev. Finish this build and you'll never have to show your courage in any other way. And, you'll have enough pics to publish your own manual.

Forgive the pun, but the kit manual on this rivals the one that came with the AE MT10. All blacked-out photos with little or no detail. Nothing like the legacy manuals that used to come with AE's.

Maybe it's just my eyes or the angle of the photo, but the toe-in on the Lft RR looks more than the Rt RR? Or is it in the nature of drift cars to have asymmetrical suspension settings?

All that said, if the finished drifter is anything like the box shows, she'll be a beaut ready for any prom. -AC

 

[9x19]

Well, it's good for you to suffer sometimes... makes the other builds seem even better.

 

[WickedFog]

Hey, Kev. Finish this build and you'll never have to show your courage in any other way. And, you'll have enough pics to publish your own manual.

Forgive the pun, but the kit manual on this rivals the one that came with the AE MT10. All blacked-out photos with little or no detail. Nothing like the legacy manuals that used to come with AE's.

Maybe it's just my eyes or the angle of the photo, but the toe-in on the Lft RR looks more than the Rt RR? Or is it in the nature of drift cars to have asymmetrical suspension settings?

All that said, if the finished drifter is anything like the box shows, she'll be a beaut ready for any prom. -AC

I have not even looked at the steering. It's non-adjustable, as the steering links are not adjustable. Just molded plastic. Hence the almost toy grade. Kinda like Tamiya stuff, but way better plastics and hex head screws. Itsa nice, cheap kit that leaves room for upgrades is what it is.

I will double check and make sure I put the steering link balls in the right locations. It could have happened that I didn'tI suppose. But right now I am deflating in my recliner

 

[majin]

you BETTER put that f450 conversion on this. i went to buy this kit for that purpose and it was sold out on 3 sellers. i gave up.
glad your not

 

[WickedFog]

you BETTER put that f450 conversion on this. i went to buy this kit for that purpose and it was sold out on 3 sellers. i gave up.
glad your not

The 450 conversion also works on the 2.5 kit.

 

[WickedFog]

On to the next steps. Thos was actually done when I did the other stuff above. I was just too lazy to post it

After sorting out the confusion with the adjustable hinge pin blocks above, I am about 99% certain this is the default setup. Arrows are pointing towards the bulkhead.

Next up is to assemble the upper front arms. Adding a little lead-in with a body reamer.

A little aged dinosaur juice applied.

And after a bit of fidgety manipulation of little spacers, the arms, and the hinge pins, the arms are installed.

Here are the pin locations.

And the screws to jold the pins in.

Step something or other complete.

Time for the bellcrank. The cheap asses at MST decided to put this kit together so you can only use the lower motor mounting location. To use the upper location, you have to buy some longer rod ends and a 68mm link. Because those are WAY too expensive to include in this kit

Bellcrank components on the left, servo mount, steering links, and horns on the right. The kit comes with a 23t and 25t horns.

Options for motor mounting location.

And she is assembled.

So up to this point, they still haven't mentioned the need for the option parts above to mount the motor in the upper position. So I assembled this entire step before finding that out. So I had it all assembled up to the point in the pick nelow, and had to rip it all nack apart to change the arm location on the bellcrank assembly

 

[WickedFog]

Upper rail assembly time.

This is about the lasiest engineering I have ever seen. Too lazy to reverse the font. The bad thing is, it made it all the way out the door. The machine shop that made the molds didn't catch it either. Some poor, non-English speaking individual sat staring at the 3d models of these on his computer for a few hours generating toolpaths, and made the molds not thinking a thing.

Rant off. Assembly complete. The little pad is where the gyro mounts.