Build Thread Its time. The Orlandoo Hunter Prerunner OH32X02

[JustnWynn]

i think its time we got an orlandoo going.. as a community.. dont y'all?
i know the last thing i need is ANOTHER project. but i'm doing it anyway. lol
so here the situation:
i started this truck over a year ago. i broke the arm about 6 weeks into the build (i was working offshore at the time and only working on it every 2 weeks on my down time) when i broke an A arm. well, i got disgusted and quit building it. so i'm having to work backwards from memory then replace the part all while keeping up with the smallest hardware on earth!! seriously, how do they make these things??

so anyways, heres where it sits now.. burning a hole in my soul. daring me to get back into it. lol. i'm gonna answer the call. its time. and i'm taking you all along for the ride. good and bad. my hands shake, i can't see. so this one will be slow i think. but i figured if maybe i can help someone else along?... worth it.

then i put the front shocks back on. one of the hardest parts of the build. llining both shocks up at the same time.. this stuff is so tiny, you guys! for serial. lol., also reinstalled the a arms and the front skid plate.

well i'm cross-eyed, boys and girls.. i think thats enough for tonight.
as ALWAYS opinions are always welcome. lemme know what any of you think or any advice your willing to throw my way.. i'm sure i can use it!
cheers

 

[Doom!]

I always wanted one of those, but I know better, 1/24 is my minimum limit for building. But they look so cool, and I love minis. Just going to watch and enjoy your build.

 

[JustnWynn]

that makes one of us. lol. I've had to take the a arms off 4 times between that post and now. due to them being backwards. then upside down. then one of the tie rods somehow got itself switched over to the other side requiring me to take them off... AGAIN to straighten back up. i dont remember it being this hard before. holy crap.

 

[xjtorc]

I had to squint so hard at the baggy of screws. Not for me and my sausage fingers!

Those tiny trucks are really freakin cool though and I love the direction yours is heading!

 

[Doom!]

I've been there on other projects. sometimes you just can't win. Then you try again later and it all goes easy, and you wonder what the heck your problem was before.

 

[JustnWynn]

I've been there on other projects. sometimes you just can't win. Then you try again laterand it all goes easy, and you wonder what the heck your problem was before.

yeah.. i'm getting there right now. might be time to take a break.. finally got the a arms on for the FINAL time! thats a good stopping point i think

 

[WickedFog]

Awesome little truck you got there man. I need to go drag mine out of the box and get started on it. But there is some research involved in what parts I need to get to finish it off. I know my kit needs a motor and servo along with an Rx.

Do you have a radio in mind for yours?

 

[JustnWynn]

most kits come with those parts. i know that my motor is the 3000 rpm one. the servo is their own design? i think?
and get the metal skid plate!
the plastic one that comes in the kit does not ever line up for some reason. i would also suggest the metal a arms bexcause my plastic ones broke. and track bars because they line up with the metal skid plate better. plus like cool as heck

 

[JustnWynn]

this little guy just took an hour and 45 min to do. one screw

 

[JustnWynn]

naaaaailed it!
in just over an hour for the second one.. i'm improving!

alright.. on to the spindles and the hubs.. pics forthcoming

 

[Tunedfrog]

Awesome color choices.

 

[JustnWynn]

Awesome color choices.

thank you, sir

 

[JustnWynn]

alright.. front suspension and steering are together.. this one wasn't too bad. but being that the a arms are "aftermarket" they come with a different set of hardware for the spindle that i wasn't aware of, or i lost them somewhere along the way.. they are for attaching the spindel, they dont use the ball joiints.. it a sleeve that you have to thread a tiny screw thru.. so annoying... luckily i was able to salvage some from my magnetic stray catcher. lol.

on to skid plate and motor..
but first...
smoke break. lol

 

[Lucifur10]

I've been there on other projects. sometimes you just can't win. Then you try again later and it all goes easy, and you wonder what the heck your problem was before.

Like me and mounting tires on beadlocks.

 

[JustnWynn]

Like me and mounting tires on beadlocks.

these each took me over an hour. the first one took 2!

 

[JustnWynn]

ok.. got the electronics in the cab. it looks like a mess but its in there:

squish it all up in there.. heres where you end up:

i know. its a big birds nest in there.. but it works.. so dont make fun of me. lol.
ok, so a bit of advice.. DO NOT USE THIS BATTERY. thing almost exploded on me before i caught it. i was troubleshooting trying to figure why i didnt have power.. meanwhile my battery was getting hotter and swelling.. its this one..

run far. run fast.
ok.. thats it for now.. taking a break. my butt hurts. lol
thank you to everyones encouragment and opinions. it really does help drive me along when i get frustraded and start wondering: "why do i do this to myself??"

 

[Chubaka]

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these each took me over an hour. the first one took 2!

And it's still in one piece? You're a better man than I. I would have chucked it. I applaud you. This is too tiny for my. Love the colors used.

 

[JustnWynn]

And it's still in one piece? You're a better man than I. I would have chucked it. I applaud you. This is too tiny for my. Love the colors used.

its definitely one of the most involved things i've ever attempted. thats for sure

 

[WickedFog]

Awesome build. And one of the toughest RC builds on the planet! And I agree, the colors are wicked cool!

 

[JustnWynn]

thanks bud!