Build Thread Losi Hammer Rey Rescue

[Doom!]

Yep Same dirt we have.

 

[MVRCA]

Same dirt indeed. Yikes!

 

[CertifiedMike]

Just so you guys know - MVRCA is a big liar!

I grabbed this "supposed slider" from @MVRCA, and as I started to open it up to see what all it needed, I was shocked to find it already had the electronics in it, along with a nice JX Servo. You rock dude

(stole your image MVRCA) - Hey man... you lie. I steal
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Just a gorgeous truck. And it looks to be pretty tough to boot. The aluminum chassis is made from Chinese bubblegum that resembles aluminum, but we're gonna fix that.

First thing I did was removed the body panels and cage. 634 screws later, I could finally see the guts of the truck! It really wasn't too terrible to disassemble. A bit like the Axial Ryft is as far as the insane number of screws. Pack a big gun if you tear into one of threse!
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Then on to the electronics. This is the first RC I have owned where all I had to do was remove 9 screws and the servo horn and I had everything removed. Easy peasy!
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I was thinking since the chassis plate has seen better days, I would sand it flat and apply one of Darkside Studio Art's custom skins. When I got to the Hammer Rey skins I noticed he still had the chassis plate he purchased to reverse engineer the profile to create the skins for it. He sells the chassis' he buys, and since it's technically used, It was about $17 cheaper than a new skid. So why not. So I got these coming.
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The truck came with no wheels/tires, so I just grabbed some stock replacements. Amain only had two, so I grabbed another pair off Amazon.
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I'll add more pics later, but since I started this tear down only intending on looking at the motor bay, the teardown was just a mess. 3 projects on the bench, and now this monster! What a disaster!
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I have come to the conclusion Las Vegas is not made of sand like I thought. It's made of snuff!
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Now it's time to clean. More to come!

Yeah, total score on this truck! If Iknew you aready had 3 projects going too, I might have just scooped this buggy up!
Fun project!

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Yeah, total score on this truck! If Iknew you aready had 3 projects going too, I might have just scooped this buggy up!
Fun project!

 

[WickedFog]

Yeah, total score on this truck! If Iknew you aready had 3 projects going too, I might have just scooped this buggy up!
Fun project!

Eegggzactly broski! I always loved the Rey and could not pass it up. Breydon was freakin' out when he saw it just as much as I was.

Here is a size comparison to our 6S Kraton. Now just imagine some big fatass tires on the Rey. And check out the driver figures. They're nearly too big to fit in the Kraton. 10th scale? Guys, this is getting out of hand. Whoever decided to classify the scale of this Rey according to the electronics in it and call it a 1/10 scale must have ran face first into a bag full of hammers.

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See Mike Where you been?

 

[CertifiedMike]

Eegggzactly broski! I always loved the Rey and could not pass it up. Breydon was freakin' out when he saw it just as much as I was.

Here is a size comparison to our 6S Kraton. Now just imagine some big fatass tires on the Rey. And check out the driver figures. They're nearly too big to fit in the Kraton. 10th scale? Guys, this is getting out of hand. Whoever decided to classify the scale of this Rey according to the electronics in it and csll it a 1/10 scale must have ran face first into a bag full of hammers.
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See Mike Where you been?

The scale does seem a bit "off"!

I think its the "squirrel" part that distracts me from the larger quote!

 

[WickedFog]

The scale does seem a bit "off"!

I think its the "squirrel" part that distracts me from the larger quote!

I have done it since I was a kid. It used to piss my dad off somethin' fierce

 

[CertifiedMike]

I have done it since I was a kid. It used to piss my dad off somethin' fierce

Yep! Mom, Dad, Grandprents, teachers... all of em... bosses, cops, girlfriends...

 

[WickedFog]

Yep Same dirt we have.
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Hey! I remember that pic! Go Team Dust Devil!

The chassis protectors and chassis plate have shipped. Here is the preview they sent me. It's really cool they give you two protectors now.

Still waiting for wheels and tires and a replacement grille. Going to go ahead and grab replacent lights and a new front bumper/skid. Stock ones are still partialy there. The rest of them are somewhere in the LV desert

 

[WickedFog]

Against my better judgement, I went ahead and grabbed these off Amazon.
https://a.co/d/6de6C6m

@Chubaka found them for me. It's a discontinued Pro-Line part that apparently a Chinese seller has started making. I was just curious to see if they would show up.

If they do, they will allow the use of hexes on the front by moving the knuckles inboard. This is supposed to allow the use of other wheels if they work.

 

[WickedFog]

Finally, some parts rolled in yesterday. 2 whole wheels/tires

These remind me of the Ryft tires. Big and fluffy. Here they are compared to a Losi XXX-SCT wheel/tire.

 

[PewPewChris]

FYI, stripper dust is sparkly. Gotta wipe it off your cheeks before heading back home.

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[MVRCA]

Finally, some parts rolled in yesterday. 2 whole wheels/tires

These remind me of the Ryft tires. Big and fluffy. Here they are compared to a Losi XXX-SCT wheel/tire.
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Love them Trail Grapplers so much I got a set on my 1:1 truck. They bad.!

 

[WickedFog]

Love them Trail Grapplers so much I got a set on my 1:1 truck. They bad.!

They are some sweet looking tires. The wheels look good too, but I will need to paint the green beadlock ring on them. For where we will be driving it, I think the tread pattern will be perfect.

 

[WickedFog]

I am really hoping some more parts show up tomorrow, so I started getting things ready for assembly. My chassis and protectors showed up, so I'll be starting on that today.

This will be the kit that gets the new Radiomaster installed in it. It's really funny how tiny the Rx is that's going in this truck

 

[WickedFog]

Got the chassis protector on. I would have never got this on properly had I not used water with a drop of soap in it.

Anyway, here is what I'm working with. A new chassis plate/motor cover, and these amazing Darkside Studio Art chassis protectors. These are just beautiful. I wish the greens matched, but I will address that later.

First up was removing the burrs that were on the holes and edges of the parts.

A little knife work and some 600 grit sandpaper took care of it. And before you say anything @332_RC, I don't know where my debur knife is

After hitting the entire plate with 600 grit and red Scotchbrite, things look much better.

The protectors are just thick enough that you can peel it off the backing and it won't try to fold over and stick to itself.

I decided to use a trick a guy at a sign shop told me. Mist the decal and your surface with water with a drop of dish soap in it.

The protectors still stuck through the water, and there were a few times I had to peel them up. As long as you don't press down too hard, they will peel right back up.

I decided to do the easiest part first. Worked perfectly. The bigger part was a bit more challenging

Time to let it dry.

 

[MVRCA]

This is super cool to watch. Well done! I got more to sell you...

 

[WickedFog]

This is super cool to watch. Well done! I got more to sell you...

Hold onto WHATEVER it is til after the first of the year. I'll buy it

I think I'm going to buy the clear body panels and see if I can't paint them up to match this skin. I like the green better on the skin. I doubt I'll try to mimic the graphic, but I have an idea in mind to make it at least match the hue.

 

[332_RC]

Very nice work! And on aluminum & delrin, a pocket knife works just fine! Even brass. Whirly jigs are horrible in brass. Awesome looking

 

[9x19]

Nicely done!