After about a week of thinking, I want another RC. I was going back and forth on a RTR Redcat Ground Pounder from CPE and swap out the body/wheels/tires for other stuff, NOPE. Then pricing a new Barbarian build (not happening til mid winter). Then seen Team Associated has the RC18B2 buggy on clearance, NOPE. I liked the idea of a smaller RC Monster truck, but didn't like what I was finding for RTR 1/18/ 1/16 crawler RC's to convert to a MT, and seeing a nice 1/24th scale RC MT and that is just to small for me, then seen a guy over on the Old School RC page or the Shafty page on Facebook selling a NIB Tamiya TLT-1 1/18 monster truck.. BOOM! That's what I want! and hit eBay! The TLT really has the best of both worlds, small size, and can use standard 1/10 electronics! So if the pics don't tell the story here it is..
Going to totally rebuild the stock TLT-1 chassis, do away with the cantilever suspension, extend the wheelbase a bit (10mm-12mm maybe little longer if the links will do it), and paint the metal parts lime green.. AND 4WS! Going to wait to order a battery til the TLT chassis gets here as there is not much room left with the 1/10 electronics..
This was all ordered today! I can't wait til parts start showing up!!!
Venom Creeper crawler chassis used with TLT-1 axles and MANY good parts $110 shipped - using for parts
Team Blue Groove 1/16th scale 50 panel van body $25 shipped
New TLT-1 wheels/tire/Traxxas links/48p 78t spur/ 48p 20t RRP pinion/red headlight led's/ servo Y harnesses from Power Hobby eBay $85 shipped
Complete TLT-1 chassis minus axles (has blue Tamiya motor plate, titanium links), Redcat servo's (yes 2!), Redcat 1/10 2S ESC, and a Exceed 2.4 radio from RC Recycler $122 shipped
Axial SCX10 take off 90mm shocks (have)
Vintage Trinity Speed Gems chrome 14t-15t motor (have - may go to a Putnam/ Trinity Cobalt 27t stock mod motor)
Decals from Joseph/ Nathaneal (MCI Racing)
Not sure on battery yet - will be 2S as I don't think this will need much power to be crazy fast.. HAHA
The Venom chassis has old SCX10 driveshafts I will probably cut down to fit..
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=47201




Going to totally rebuild the stock TLT-1 chassis, do away with the cantilever suspension, extend the wheelbase a bit (10mm-12mm maybe little longer if the links will do it), and paint the metal parts lime green.. AND 4WS! Going to wait to order a battery til the TLT chassis gets here as there is not much room left with the 1/10 electronics..
This was all ordered today! I can't wait til parts start showing up!!!
Venom Creeper crawler chassis used with TLT-1 axles and MANY good parts $110 shipped - using for parts
Team Blue Groove 1/16th scale 50 panel van body $25 shipped
New TLT-1 wheels/tire/Traxxas links/48p 78t spur/ 48p 20t RRP pinion/red headlight led's/ servo Y harnesses from Power Hobby eBay $85 shipped
Complete TLT-1 chassis minus axles (has blue Tamiya motor plate, titanium links), Redcat servo's (yes 2!), Redcat 1/10 2S ESC, and a Exceed 2.4 radio from RC Recycler $122 shipped
Axial SCX10 take off 90mm shocks (have)
Vintage Trinity Speed Gems chrome 14t-15t motor (have - may go to a Putnam/ Trinity Cobalt 27t stock mod motor)
Decals from Joseph/ Nathaneal (MCI Racing)
Not sure on battery yet - will be 2S as I don't think this will need much power to be crazy fast.. HAHA
The Venom chassis has old SCX10 driveshafts I will probably cut down to fit..
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=47201




