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My f350 hilift found a new home this weekend. It will be in the futur a double cab unimog . Like the new 1:1 toy of the new owner.

Did a bit of building today for the Super Hotshot

Front shocks are now mounted. I will need to wait for the servo to arrive (tomorrow) as the one I have seems too bulky for this build.

I also found the case of the Tamiya toolkit is also a very good tool while mounting shocks :-D

 

I already wanted a new tamiya tools set, now I need one... 

With this helmet, you need a technigold to put into the supershot

Had to work today so didn't get to check how the 3D printed roof scoop came out this morning.   So when I got in from work I went up to check. Its ok, could be better. It was only a draft print and it was orientated on its side when printing. This is where the issue is. The supports have caused a rough side so it needed a lot of cleanup. I lost the mopar logo on one side due to the roughness so I cut the other side off to match. It needs a good sanding and then some primer. it will be ok at best. So to combat the roughness I have changed the orientation to have it flat on the print bed and also told it to print in good quality. I've left it printing as its going to take a few hours. 

This is how the one from this morning looks

From this angle it looks really nice

 

From this angle you can see where the supports made it rough. I can smooth it out i'm sure. I will have a go to see what I can achieve. 



Lee

stingray-63 wrote:

With this helmet, you need a technigold to put into the supershot

I like the idea, but that's not going that route; as it would also require to change the ESC :-D
It is likely to keep the GT-Tuned motor. No need for more at this stage, and if ever in go for more, it would be more likely brushless... But that would be too much, probably
At this stage, I would keep the brushless for my Kyosho as the re-released models have been clearly revisited to cope with this. Looking at the diffs of the Super Hotshot, I have some doubts they would survive this...

You can use ezrun or quikrun with a soft trimming. If you'll don't need the gt tuned in the futur, I could be interested. 
modern diffs are fiable. Better than the oldies. It should support the brushless.

OK 2nd scoop has printed and its come out looking great. Just need to prime it and then paint it black.


 

Airbrushed the Australian Military kangaroo on the hood as a local nod LWF.

 

Saturday rather than today: felt more like doing something non-challenging & repetitive, so made some more 5mm gap window mesh (weave with nylon thread, straighten out, flood with CA).

No plans for it yet