joywrex Rock Crawler

Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sonoma County Posts: 517

Joywrex's TF2 "MiAylita" Build (Pic Heavy)



Now after building up a



Oh and I saved up enough money for this beast.





My cat Dyno is pondering the lack of petting due to the new toy on the table.







Still a noob...This is all i've ever built. So I get to ask stupid questions.





Obligatory box opening. wtf is this Apple?





For Posterity:





Cleanest desk ever





So many polybags. Definitely appreciate the labeling





See the face?





Machining too fast RC4WD?





Chassis (backwards batt tray oops)





Shocks (Should they be this saggy?) First think ill do is add more leafs but for now I'm keeping it stock.





Shocks





Sexy guts





Just porning now









Servo of choice Savox sc-0251MG













I decided on a 35t brushed





Rusty Ass Pinion...Is this normal?









That's all for now. This was an easy build so far. Everything came pre-built! The manual was a little lacking (tire installation, 1:1 scale images, maintenance info for shocks, axles, tranny,, where battery goes, BASICALLY noob stuff)



But I can't complain. There's nothing I won't figure out by asking you guys right?











































Next up...Paint



First hard body painting ever



I plan to make it look as close to a stock off the lot late model Toyota as possible. I'm thinkin' beige. This way I can asses its crawl-ability before I do any mods. The first time I saw a crawler (AX10) the first question I asked was, "Do they have an exact replica of a truck so you could practice 1:1 crawling with the toy?" I didn't know people called it 'scale.'Now after building up a creeper and then building a custom atv I am ready to get serious about scale.Oh and I saved up enough money for this beast.My cat Dyno is pondering the lack of petting due to the new toy on the table.Still a noob...This is all i've ever built. So I get to ask stupid questions.Obligatory box opening. wtf is this Apple?For Posterity:Cleanest desk everSo many polybags. Definitely appreciate the labelingSee the face?Machining too fast RC4WD?Chassis (backwards batt tray oops)Shocks (Should they be this saggy?) First think ill do is add more leafs but for now I'm keeping it stock.ShocksSexy gutsJust porning nowServo of choice Savox sc-0251MGI decided on a 35t brushedRusty Ass Pinion...Is this normal?That's all for now. This was an easy build so far. Everything came pre-built! The manual was a little lacking (tire installation, 1:1 scale images, maintenance info for shocks, axles, tranny,, where battery goes, BASICALLY noob stuff)But I can't complain. There's nothing I won't figure out by asking you guys right?Next up...PaintFirst hard body painting everI plan to make it look as close to a stock off the lot late model Toyota as possible. I'm thinkin' beige. This way I can asses its crawl-ability before I do any mods.