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I've gone through every color on the Tamiya color chart. I'm still considering the rust/weathered look under a tan or green military style on the outside for the matte look, but that will take a lot of time, paint and patience. Of course the inventory at the hobby store may help to narrow down my choices.

 

lol. When have any of us really taken the time to paint up a really nice body?? We know we are going to end up beating the crap out of them anyway.

 

I know! That's why I'm debating spending for cans of copper, silver and black for the rust/metal look and then cover it all up with some other flat color. I'll end up with $75 of paint on my $13 lexan body. The stock TRX body looked cool for awhile with all the stickers and stuff, but 3 months later, they're all getting scratched and worn off.

 

Gotta keep the rubber side down homie

 

We're getting there. I think all the weight down low helps it to land on the tires after the inevitable flips and rollovers

 

I agree!

 

Uhhhh, I got hourssss in some of my short course bodies lol.

And I’m just gonna throw this out there, but your looking at my wheels in red, not authorized methods.

Here’s a pretty dope bag to carry rig.

https://www.corruptcarbonworks.com/store/p79/Corrupt_Trail_Backpacks.html

 

Shit thats better than mine, and cheaper.

 

Being a full bag is what I like

 

Im talking about putting a couple days into 1 body. Not all the time we have spent painting bodies... And Jim is talking about adding rust and such, i feel like that would be challenging.

I feel like i could nerd out on a body and spend days laying / cutting masking tape. And if you actually wait the proper amount of time for the paint to dry...

 

Last time I painted the body almost literally as I was driving down the road. Last coat was sprayed in the parking lot at Duck Creek and the body was scratched before I even peeled the window masks off.


@ThorsTRD @OneBrickThick
Guys, on Thursday we're doing an early crawl and grilling hotdogs/burgers at White Settlement. I'll bring an extra crawler in case any of the thread lurkers want to show up.

 

FYI... i found that grill adapter i was missing on Sunday...

 

the actual grilling part is TBD

 

totally dependent on having all the parts/lighter fluid...

 

9am at WS tomorrow?

 

I’m down for mañana morn. Officially registered for Southern Nationals race in Louisiana, late Sept. Running 1/8 truggy and don’t even have one lol.

If you’re interested in an scx24 @Silverspool, here’s a list of mods Stephens done to his. He claims it will crawl just as much as his 1/10. You can his videos on YouTube under suckafree rc or posts a lot on FB, on the ‘rc builds, scalers, and crawlers Page.

Castle Creations Sidewinder Micro2 esc
Savox 0257mg servo
Spektrum SR310 Rx (case removed conformal coated)
Stock 88t motor
Battery up front on stock esc tray
Rc4wd Monster Raceline 1.0” beadlocks
Rc4wd Goodyear MT/R tires
Mil Stone brass wheel weights/extensions
Esc wedged under front tray
Rear shock towers moved forward
No front springs
30k diff oil dabbed into shocks
Front body posts lowered
Front bumper moved closer into chassis
Rear battery tray removed
Trimmed pieces off the roll cage

 

not really interested in now that i see all the mods needed, i still need to build the damn element when it shows up

 

They’re not “needed”, just what’s possible. The duck guys rave about that damn scx24. They have a few diff kinds and they all say the scx24 is hands down the best out of the box.

 

really wish it didnt have an rx/esc combo unit. Id be more likely to go get one rn if I could easily swap the rx.

 

It's not perfect, but it'll do.