1/10 scale crawler build.

[Tunedfrog]

I bought this body thinking it was a 1/24 scale but WRONGGGGG.
Perfect time to start another, I sure could use a free Futaba....
Ordered frame rails.

 

[coldvod]

Sounds like you're making excuses up. Oh well i do too

 

[majin]

yessss. i love this body is whats on my ecto. love it

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

yessss. i love this body is whats on my ecto. love it

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Looks photoshopped, its not even dirty or broken

 

[thatcraig]

Good luck with your build

 

[WickedFog]

Looks photoshopped, its not even dirty or broken

It won't stay that way very long

He's gonna unphotoshop it

 

[majin]

Looks photoshopped, its not even dirty or broken

it was the day i painted it, it only lasted till about 10 seconds after the photo lol
i can't wait to see what @Tunedfrog does with it! so excited for your build bro
got my chair pulled front and center and notebook is out

 

[Rowdyray]

What size is it? 1/10th?

 

[WickedFog]

What size is it? 1/10th?

Yeah, Ecto's are 10th scale.

 

[Tunedfrog]

it was the day i painted it, it only lasted till about 10 seconds after the photo lol
i can't wait to see what @Tunedfrog does with it! so excited for your build bro
got my chair pulled front and center and notebook is out

You're in for a long wait my friend, home owners insurance is due and so is my truck oil change.

 

[majin]

You're in for a long wait my friend, home owners insurance is due and so is my truck oil change.

This is the cost of adulthood Sigh

 

[Tunedfrog]

Isn't that the truth?

 

[Chubaka]

This is the cost of adulthood Sigh

This is my escape. Don't remind me.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Old age and bad health is a wonderful thing.

 

[Tunedfrog]

There is still a lot to do on the bed but I'm out of aluminum and had to order some more.

 

[WickedFog]

Oh sweet!

 

[9x19]

Great decision... like the diamond plate.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Thank bud. I really struggling with it, the walls of the aluminum sticks are so thin, it melts when I try to use low temp aluminum welding rod.
Solder won't stick either.

 

[WickedFog]

What about brazing?

 

[Tunedfrog]

The aluminum sticks I bought are actually square tubing so it melts very easy because the walls are so thin. They don't melt with my soldering iron.
I'm going to mess with soldering a couple scrap pieces tomorrow. I may not have cleaned the joint up enough to stick.
I'll buy some tin-silver or tin zinc tomorrow and mess with it.
I'm afraid I may have bit off more than I can chew on this one.
As you can see the bed is all bolted up because I used two part epoxy and then bolted it all together.
The headache rack is what is going to be tough.