... and on a chassis design:
Just a bit of scribbling really, but something like this might work. Is that cereal packet empty yet?
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
First thoughts...
...on servo locations. Having looked at practically everyone else's take on this matter, and taking behind-the-axle steering into consideration, I've figured that this is probably the best place to put them. As you see it here the servo is balanced on an allen key and a plastic servo plate, supported by an out-of-sight body post. I really want it lower, I can't do this with out either cutting plastic (which is a waste of potential 'Zilla spares) or using the aluminium axle tubes which I haven't ordered yet. Oh well. Next...
... and on a chassis design:
Just a bit of scribbling really, but something like this might work. Is that cereal packet empty yet?
... and on a chassis design:
Just a bit of scribbling really, but something like this might work. Is that cereal packet empty yet?
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Box Project Two
The produce box that previously held the parts for the Black TL01 build is seeing some more use and now contains the start of another project:
Since I built the 'Zilla I've been occasionally buying a few spares for it as and when they came up cheaply on t'bay. I've now collected (just about) enough parts to build another pair of Clodbuster axles. First thoughts were to build them up stronger and with better steering and then fit them to the Z, but then again it is what it is already and I also fancied building a 2.2-class sized crawler (albeit with 4WS) with a width and wheelbase of 12.5 inches.
This will have to be another budget build, and I'm going to be careful with money. It was to this end that I originally bought the heavily-discounted HPI Wheely King Crawler conversion set, obviously for the beadlock Rock-8 wheels and the large diameter Rock Grabber 2.2 tyres it contained, amongst the other pretty things also found within.
Having already used the gearbox in the TL, some of the body mounts on something else and with the other unwanted bits back on the dock of t'bay this set of round things should end up costing me the worth of about £20. So far I've stuck four ounces of lead (which is all that I had left after putting some inside the TL's tyres) in each of the wheels and have now painted the (nice and heavy) beadlock rings matt black.
The (new but s/h) Losi Competition Crawler (LCC) shell came with its masks and stickers from a guy named Carl who frequents the UKRCRC (United Kingdom Radio Controlled Rock Crawler) website forum for a tenner posted, all I can say is thank you very much!
Also to this ultimate fiscal end the Z and this one (name???) will have to share my Novak Rooster Crawler speed controller, and probably the Z's batteries too. An initial thought is to modularize these components for easier swapability in the future.
One of the axle tubes/C-hubs is already broken so I'm going to have to replace this, aluminium ones are a natural choice here for strength whilst being not too expensive, these (at least some varieties) are importable from the USA in pairs without attracting any customs duty.
Beyond that I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go about the chassis construction.
Brain-storms ahead!
Watch this web-space...
Since I built the 'Zilla I've been occasionally buying a few spares for it as and when they came up cheaply on t'bay. I've now collected (just about) enough parts to build another pair of Clodbuster axles. First thoughts were to build them up stronger and with better steering and then fit them to the Z, but then again it is what it is already and I also fancied building a 2.2-class sized crawler (albeit with 4WS) with a width and wheelbase of 12.5 inches.
This will have to be another budget build, and I'm going to be careful with money. It was to this end that I originally bought the heavily-discounted HPI Wheely King Crawler conversion set, obviously for the beadlock Rock-8 wheels and the large diameter Rock Grabber 2.2 tyres it contained, amongst the other pretty things also found within.
Having already used the gearbox in the TL, some of the body mounts on something else and with the other unwanted bits back on the dock of t'bay this set of round things should end up costing me the worth of about £20. So far I've stuck four ounces of lead (which is all that I had left after putting some inside the TL's tyres) in each of the wheels and have now painted the (nice and heavy) beadlock rings matt black.
The (new but s/h) Losi Competition Crawler (LCC) shell came with its masks and stickers from a guy named Carl who frequents the UKRCRC (United Kingdom Radio Controlled Rock Crawler) website forum for a tenner posted, all I can say is thank you very much!
Also to this ultimate fiscal end the Z and this one (name???) will have to share my Novak Rooster Crawler speed controller, and probably the Z's batteries too. An initial thought is to modularize these components for easier swapability in the future.
One of the axle tubes/C-hubs is already broken so I'm going to have to replace this, aluminium ones are a natural choice here for strength whilst being not too expensive, these (at least some varieties) are importable from the USA in pairs without attracting any customs duty.
Beyond that I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go about the chassis construction.
Brain-storms ahead!
Watch this web-space...
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