Build Thread Tamiya F-350 Build

[alpinehyperlite]

NAH, imma try and do this one as scale as possible, so nope. Would definatly help though, steering radius of these things suck. Especially with locked diffs.

 

[Bartek]

lol,it's in scale,maybe that's why...
in one world they are great as shelf queens but otherwise they suck.
at least that is what I'm thinking and I do have to say that if I had spare £400 I would buy one as well just for fun of building it.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

The build is just amazing. you have to put EVERY LITTLE THING in. The coolest thing to build was the leaf springs. (so far)

I just dropped off the body to an inmate in our fleet garage, with the color code to my 1:1. so its gona have the exact same paint as my 1:1. can't wait to see it.

 

[NCNitro]

I just dropped off the body to an inmate in our fleet garage, with the color code to my 1:1. so its gona have the exact same paint as my 1:1. can't wait to see it.

Now that's cool! Just hope it doesn't come back with stripes, or inmate orange

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Now that's cool! Just hope it doesn't come back with stripes, or inmate orange

Nah, i brought him some taco bell, its gona be great.:seeing_stars::whip:

 

[NCNitro]

Hey isn't that contraband? :whistle:

 

[Bartek]

lol,taco bell...
that body is gonna be wicked.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Hey isn't that contraband? :whistle:

Only for his cellmate. :farting: He said itll be roughly a week before it will be done, due to 1:1's hes gotta finish. But that should be enough time for me to complete the build.

 

[beason]

i have the waterproof esc on my boat and its been soaked many times with no issues. i just put the rx in a baloon and zip tied the end. its been basically underwater a few times as well with no issues. looks great man!! i should get one to pull the boat. that would be sweet!

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Yea, custom trailer and paint on the boat are next. Just need to figure easiest way to put a hitch on the truck.........

 

[NCNitro]

He said itll be roughly a week before it will be done, due to 1:1's hes gotta finish. But that should be enough time for me to complete the build.

Hell, at the rate you have been building this, it should be done around midnight.

 

[Bartek]

that's not bad,but I would possibly build it in one day,lol...
when I got new toy I just have to take it apart and put it all together,it's just my obsession!

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Hell, at the rate you have been building this, it should be done around midnight.

It would be just a couple of days, but I'm on a night/swing shift.

that's not bad,but I would possibly build it in one day,lol...
when I got new toy I just have to take it apart and put it all together,it's just my obsession!

This is not a 1 day build. i promise you that

 

[Bartek]

It would be just a couple of days, but I'm on a night/swing shift.



This is not a 1 day build. i promise you that

yeah I know but if I would get one of those I wouldn't sleep cause I be to excited.

 

[ThunderTiger]

OMG !!! U r as bad as me Bartek !!!

I was considering crew cabbing it, but it is my first rig, and i know i could do the body stretch, but i dont have any way of stretching the chassis.

Nothing new chassis rails and a longer drive shaft wouldnt solve i would have thought. Then again, i could be wrong

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Nothing new chassis rails and a longer drive shaft wouldnt solve i would have thought. Then again, i could be wrong

Yea, that is true, but i have no way of making chassis rails in my apartment.

 

[ThunderTiger]

Use bending bars and a piece of brass sheet.

Bending bars = 2 flat metal plates bolted together, with a secondary, hinged front end to do the bending.

I use them in model Railways to make bits n pieces i need. Extremely useful tool too.

Mind you, i made mine a while back. Would not be without them now.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Girlfriend was sick when i got home, so not too much time to play:

Got Shifting servo installed and connected. Being i have a 2 way 3rd channel, i can't shift low, mid, high, but i have it set up to shift low, high. Crawling and torque, then top speed.

Also got the steering servo setup and ready to be installed.

Like i said, not to much done tonight. Luckly/unluckly she will be going to see her parents tomorrow, so i might be able to get some work done.

 

[ThunderTiger]

I Hope your using a 2.4GHz Radio system for this rig, kinda expensive not to be.

The build just keeps getting better and better. Keep up the good work.

Here's hoping your G/F gets well soon m8.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

I tried it with the spektrum radio, but it wouldnt work correctly. But at least the top speed of this thing is only like 15 mph, so i could easily catch it if it runs away.