Okay folks, I have had this kit for about 4 days now, building it up and taking a heavy amount of pics (as usual) but cannot upload any right now for my camera is at my house and I am starting this thread at my parents.
So for those who are wondering why this is going to be an "In Loving Memory" build, is because I recently lost a real close friend "Mad Mike" to suicide. Mike was the ONLY guy that got who I was for my love of RCs(besides my good friends @ RCNT). I started him off with scaling and crawling and he naturally loved it like I do. After he passed away, I was so torn up inside to know that my only RC buddy that I run with, is gone. So I wanted to do an RC build in his honor, and what better way to than to buy a crawler and dedicate it to him. I have a bunch of upgrades that I picked knowing that "Mad Mike" would have picked out himself.
This is what I have got going on for now, and since there is no pictures I have to entertain you with reading for now
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Axial Wraith Kit Version (Mike loved crawling)
Black 2.2 Junfac Murdock Beadlock Wheels
2.2 Rockbeast Pitbull II tires (Scale version)
RC4WD chassis mounted servo/panhard kit
Pro-Line Jeep Rubicon Wraith Body (Mike LOVED the Jeep bodies)
Pactra 3oz Outlaw Black (Mike always wanted a black on black crawler setup)
Axial Alloy Servo Horn
East End Machining Inner Sprung 'firm' Springs (Mike loved shocks w/o springs)
Savox 1256TG Servo (Me & Mike ONLY ran Savox & loved them)
Tamiya's Wild Willy Driver Kit (This will be painted and mocked up to look like Mike, so no matter what he will be with me in spirit, and in the seat driving.
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Now I know this MIGHT belong in the crawler section, but I am putting so much effort into this rig that I consider it more of a scale truck than a crawler. And I dont get traffic in the Build section, so it will go here like the rest of my Axial builds
Now I am open to suggestions to what else I can add to this kit as I build it to really honor my friend the best and funnest way I can think of.
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I am looking to get a paint mask cut but cannot find anyone with the means to make it small enough to be a paint mask, and the same time have words that are readable.
Pain Mask Thoughts
"Mad Mike"
1983-2013
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In Loving Memory
Mad Mike
1983-2013
Or something along those lines, if ANYONE knows where I can have this mask made, PLEASE speak up, it would mean the world to me.
Other than that, pics are coming tomorrow. Lol now I have to start building so I can get happy again because starting this thread made me kind of sad.
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Totally Off Topic, but for those who are interested in informing themselves on my friends death I will post a link to the thread.
https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103595
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And I have to have a pic of Mike in here so he can see what I am doing. (Stupid maybe, but deal with the way I setup my threads)..
I love you Mike!!
(The SCX10 on the right, used to belong to SMaxxin, then he sold it to me where I was bitten by the bug and then was traded to Mike for a beat up AX10) Lol makes me smile to think I made him happy by trading a nice used SCX10 for the AX10 that was comepletly garbage just so I could get him into it... Sorry I will shut up now..
So for those who are wondering why this is going to be an "In Loving Memory" build, is because I recently lost a real close friend "Mad Mike" to suicide. Mike was the ONLY guy that got who I was for my love of RCs(besides my good friends @ RCNT). I started him off with scaling and crawling and he naturally loved it like I do. After he passed away, I was so torn up inside to know that my only RC buddy that I run with, is gone. So I wanted to do an RC build in his honor, and what better way to than to buy a crawler and dedicate it to him. I have a bunch of upgrades that I picked knowing that "Mad Mike" would have picked out himself.
This is what I have got going on for now, and since there is no pictures I have to entertain you with reading for now
.-----
Axial Wraith Kit Version (Mike loved crawling)
Black 2.2 Junfac Murdock Beadlock Wheels
2.2 Rockbeast Pitbull II tires (Scale version)
RC4WD chassis mounted servo/panhard kit
Pro-Line Jeep Rubicon Wraith Body (Mike LOVED the Jeep bodies)
Pactra 3oz Outlaw Black (Mike always wanted a black on black crawler setup)
Axial Alloy Servo Horn
East End Machining Inner Sprung 'firm' Springs (Mike loved shocks w/o springs)
Savox 1256TG Servo (Me & Mike ONLY ran Savox & loved them)
Tamiya's Wild Willy Driver Kit (This will be painted and mocked up to look like Mike, so no matter what he will be with me in spirit, and in the seat driving.
---
Now I know this MIGHT belong in the crawler section, but I am putting so much effort into this rig that I consider it more of a scale truck than a crawler. And I dont get traffic in the Build section, so it will go here like the rest of my Axial builds
Now I am open to suggestions to what else I can add to this kit as I build it to really honor my friend the best and funnest way I can think of.
---
I am looking to get a paint mask cut but cannot find anyone with the means to make it small enough to be a paint mask, and the same time have words that are readable.
Pain Mask Thoughts
"Mad Mike"
1983-2013
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In Loving Memory
Mad Mike
1983-2013
Or something along those lines, if ANYONE knows where I can have this mask made, PLEASE speak up, it would mean the world to me.
Other than that, pics are coming tomorrow. Lol now I have to start building so I can get happy again because starting this thread made me kind of sad.
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Totally Off Topic, but for those who are interested in informing themselves on my friends death I will post a link to the thread.
https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103595
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And I have to have a pic of Mike in here so he can see what I am doing. (Stupid maybe, but deal with the way I setup my threads)..
I love you Mike!!
(The SCX10 on the right, used to belong to SMaxxin, then he sold it to me where I was bitten by the bug and then was traded to Mike for a beat up AX10) Lol makes me smile to think I made him happy by trading a nice used SCX10 for the AX10 that was comepletly garbage just so I could get him into it... Sorry I will shut up now..
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