Rock crawling my gwagon in the area...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1ujyM4MYj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY_fgOvRlD8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f59yKweZh2A
comment if you like. please rate...be nice.
:laugh: I love it. I'm going to forward those links to my brother. He is really in the RC cars.
Dude... Those are AWESOME! :thumb: You must have WAY too much time on your hands :laugh:
Nice job :thumb:
Nice Videos Pablo. After seeing your first one I got hooked on the idea of RC crawlers and I'm going to get an HPI Wheely King and convert it into a full time crawler.
Jake
thanks, here's another from today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVIPJYoS0JA
Quote from: jake42 on January 30, 2008, 08:54:52 PM
Nice Videos Pablo. After seeing your first one I got hooked on the idea of RC crawlers and I'm going to get an HPI Wheely King and convert it into a full time crawler.
Jake
sweet. have you checked out the forum at rccrawler.com? They have a sub forum dedicated to the WH.
Sick videos, Pablo :thumb:
I wish I could say that they convinced me to get into R/C cars, but it really just convinced my that I want to own a G-Wagen. They're such flippin' cool cars.
lol honestly I don't know what to think.....I just don't see how that can be fun....oh well glad you enjoy it pablo. Video is really cool though. :2guns:
more goodness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6j86jjjSXXc
nice tumble at the end of your other vid. You've got a good idea for locations. The trucks always look very good in the environment.
Jake
thanks Jake. I always try to play to the "scale-ness" of the rig, trying to make it appear as real as possible. You only see about 1/4 the tumble too, lol...
How's this for location:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0012a.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1769.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1773.jpg)
and I'm currently building a second rig, a Range Rover Sport. Here are poser shots with it sitting on the gwagon chassis. The chassis for the rover should arrive early this week and I'll start to assemble it. I have the rest of the parts already.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0002-4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0003-6.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0027.jpg)
I added the front guard from another truck, bought the roof rack. I made the scale bungee cords, LV luggage, rope, off-road lights, Italian license plate, D rings, hilift jack and modified the wheel arches for the bigger tires before painting it. Also got true beadlock rims for it:
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z275/createacrawler/DSC03188.jpg)
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damn youre addicted lol, how do you find time for this with your schedule? :o :laugh:
Pablo,
Are you building your second one on any specific platform, wheely king, clodbuster, etc?
Where did you pick up the first one, I remember you mentioning you didn't pay alot for it, you seem to do pretty well with it.
Have you seen the tamiya 3 speeds that they've started remaking? One is a ford body and the other is an old Toyota hilux. I really like the looks of those and they're versatile too.
Jake
awsome pablo ......should get some dog to come along and atack the convoy!!!! lol
Quote from: jake42 on February 25, 2008, 07:32:45 AM
Pablo,
Are you building your second one on any specific platform, wheely king, clodbuster, etc?
Where did you pick up the first one, I remember you mentioning you didn't pay alot for it, you seem to do pretty well with it.
Have you seen the tamiya 3 speeds that they've started remaking? One is a ford body and the other is an old Toyota hilux. I really like the looks of those and they're versatile too.
Jake
the first and the second rigs are about the same:
custom chassis using TLT axles and shocks. custom links using Traxxis link ends, stampede transmission, 55 turn lathe motor by Integy. They differ in details but essentially the same.
got both bodies from Nikko toys.
The 3 speeds (hilift= the ford, hilift hilux=toyota but both are the same except the body) are good but need tweaking to perform as well as mine. good starting platforms though. rccrawler.com has loads of info as well as scale4x4.com . I prefer the scale elements so I run 1.9 wheels instead of the more popular (and more competent) 2.2 wheels.
by the way, the hilift hilux is a remake of the holy grail of scale trucks-the hilux which came out 25 years ago and are collectors items now...
And you talk about me and MY toys, pablo.... :nono:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
nothing wrong with toys...PLENTY wrong with stuffed animals, lol...
I went back to the location of the tragic fall and this time brought paramedic help...just in case.
As always, when prepared nothing happens (at least on camera, lol)...
enjoy.
Thanks for watching:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1MrNT7b3x4
the first and the second rigs are about the same:
custom chassis using TLT axles and shocks. custom links using Traxxis link ends, stampede transmission, 55 turn lathe motor by Integy. They differ in details but essentially the same.
got both bodies from Nikko toys.
Now I see, in one of your earlier posts you said something about the body being from a cheapo RC and I misread it as the entire car was. I was pretty impressed with how well it climbed thinking it was just a 70-80 dollar toy. Makes much more sense to me now.
The 3 speeds (hilift= the ford, hilift hilux=toyota but both are the same except the body) are good but need tweaking to perform as well as mine. good starting platforms though. rccrawler.com has loads of info as well as scale4x4.com . I prefer the scale elements so I run 1.9 wheels instead of the more popular (and more competent) 2.2 wheels.
I do have to say that 1.9's give it a much better scale look than the 2.2's It really helps the rig fit into the elements better.
by the way, the hilift hilux is a remake of the holy grail of scale trucks-the hilux which came out 25 years ago and are collectors items now...
If you search around youtube you can find the original tamiya commercials for the hilux which are pretty awesome. I really like the way the remakes look as well.
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well, the rover has a rolling chassis...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1822.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1821.jpg)
its not complete as a rolling chassis as I'm missing a bracket to mount front upper links. Also need to adjust the wheelbase a bit...Still lots more to do.
nice articulation on that suspenson!!!
so far...body not mounted yet but getting there.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P2270023.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P2280021.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P2280022.jpg)
Are you going to have to cut those fenders out a bit to get full articulation?
I already cut them as far as I want to. Its pretty much at full articulation pressed against the fenderwell now.
Pablo,
I'm getting the wheely king for my birthday in two weeks. From what I've been reading it's a great platform to build a crawler from and not expensive at all. I'll post pics as I start my build---any more vids?
Nice.
I got the range rover pretty much finished this weekend and took it out. I shot some video which I will post up late tonight...
The WK isnt a great scale platform but you can make it work. The biggest problem is the axle width. There's a thread on scale4x4.com where someone shows how to narrow them to work for scale. its probably the cheapest way in. The next best is the Axial AX-10 but thats more money (and you have to get the scale chassis extra) and even those axles are a bit wide for scale. Mine are from a TLT-1 kit by Tamiya. The wheel offset makes it less scale looking...
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sya6om7jNxA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uszInGnyPQE
I wanted to start with something simple that I could use as a basher and then upgrade to a crawler. If I really catch the scale bug, I'll probably get a Tamiya Toyota Hilux
cool.
good luck with it.
p-
Pablo,
Got the Wheely King a week early. There was no hiding the box. So far it's a fun little basher. I can't wait till HPI comes out with their crawler conversion kit. The battery in the back is a bit of a pain, but when I convert it I'm going to switch the chasis around so it puts the weight up front. I think it'll make a good first crawler/basher project.
sweet!
You're going to be hooked. it is SO addicting!
Congratulations. You assemble and run it already?
I got new beadlock wheels for the gwagon and have started a complete rebuild of it already. New chassis rails (different shock mounting), going to chop the roof and make a canvas soft top, repaint, some tube work (rock sliders, bumpers, etc)...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0003-8.jpg)
Quote from: jake42 on March 07, 2008, 08:24:18 PM
I can't wait till HPI comes out with their crawler conversion kit.
you mean this How-To they posted on their site?
http://www.hpiracing.com/news/2007061801/
Last weekend a bunch of scale rigs got together:
video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AENrb2_klcY (1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTr1enhOzjs (2 of 2-arguably better than 1)
couple pics:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1920.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1937.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/IMG_1938.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0001-6.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0002-5.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0004.jpg)
Pablo,
Good vids as always.
HPI has the full conversion kit listed on their website, but it's not available yet. I've been following the thread on it over at RCC.
Jake
Quote from: jake42 on March 12, 2008, 08:21:27 AM
Pablo,
Good vids as always.
HPI has the full conversion kit listed on their website, but it's not available yet. I've been following the thread on it over at RCC.
Jake
thanks.
doesnt HPI give al; the individual part no.'s on this link so you can do it yourself?
you mean this How-To they posted on their site?
http://www.hpiracing.com/news/2007061801/
finally got some work done on the gwagon overhaul. canvas top done. I mocked it up on the body and liked it so much I left it. tempermanent attachment for now. Paint done but some touch ups. Can't decide if I want to paint the fenders black. Originally I did but now not so sure. Modified the old front bumper for now until I get the steel ones (front and back). Got inverted/hidden body mounts done. More detailed stuff coming...
Mostly there. Its a bit hack but I'm satisfied with it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P3220091.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P3220090.jpg)
I am more impressed with the bold wall color decision in your room :thumb:
We have a similiar orange shade in our bedroom it's called burled redwood.
Quote from: bettingpython on March 23, 2008, 12:13:52 PM
I am more impressed with the bold wall color decision in your room :thumb:
We have a similiar orange shade in our bedroom it's called burled redwood.
haha, yeah, its pretty bold. Took me months to commit to it after painting a swatch on the wall, lol.
The floor is chocolate brown cork (can't see it) and the area rug also has lots of great colors (you can just make it out in the lower left of the pics. Wall cabinet beyond is rift cut (straight grain) white oak.
What you dont see is an alcove to the left that has tree stencil wallpaper...feels like a forest without being pictorial. Quite nice.
Thanks.
got a pic of that wall paper? id like to see it :thumb:
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 23, 2008, 10:12:11 PM
got a pic of that wall paper? id like to see it :thumb:
from the Cole & Son wallpaper website:
(http://www.cole-and-son.com/images/collect/lg/69-12149.jpg)
and you can just see it in this picture between the tall wall cabinet and the window on the left:
hard to make out-look directly above the spare tire.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/P2280021.jpg)
dang pablo i like that. just gave me an idea for my MBR. ( finally figured out, im going to go into interior design, am in process of looking for a decent yet affordable school) anyhoo enough threadjacking, olets get back to teh g-wagon
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/pantablo/0001-9.jpg)
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Pablo,
The conversion has begun slowly. The local crawling group had a swap meet last week and I picked up some CR-01 beadlocks and rock lizards for super cheap. Threw together a quickie rattle can job on the body as I couldn't stand the stock body anymore. It's not great, but I layered it so when it gets beat up it'll show through nicely. I burnt out the stock 27t motor so I'm going to pick up a 65t from another local crawler guy today. I only stretched the wheelbase out to a little over 11.5 and personally I don't think it looks too bad with the stock body. I think my next improvement will be to build myself a new chassis.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/jakedechant/SCC28aousbI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Rz6Q45_tp8E/P1010457.JPG?imgmax=800)
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/jakedechant/SCC28qouscI/AAAAAAAAAFA/kaULMe0pRb8/P1010451.JPG?imgmax=800)
Jake