Felony Arrma Felony 1s "Misdemeanor" -- Making a micro because Arrma won't

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etuskoe said:
I can imagine that most of us want a little rc car to rip around indoors. Horizon used to offer a whole bunch, but eventually the electronics become dated so they were discontinued. Since then, the only small rc cars horizon hobby has offered are the mini t and scx24. Why doesn't arrma sell anything?

Personally, I believe it's down to brand structure. I think that all brands under Horizon have one specific dedicated task. Losi sells scale bashers and cheapened race truggies/buggies, tlr sells competitive race cars, axial sells crawlers, ecx is entry level, and Arrma is strictly for tough, fast, go anywhere rc cars. A mini or micro can't exactly be driven like a Kraton 6s or maybe even a vendetta because they are limited by the terrain they can be driven on. But I'm confident that they can make a bashable mini. The brand is taking off, so why haven't they?
I had no idea.
When they released the Felony tree ornament back in 2021 I intended for it to be a shelf piece. But then I started to get creative. And bored. VERY bored. Actually, I couldn't fall asleep at night because I was always looking at the tree ornament on my shelf, thinking "What if it was functional?"
Ok not like that, but I was wondering. I was working on a full suspension hot wheels rc trophy truck, but I decided to lose it in a drawer and focus on the bite size Felony.

This is the evolution of my 1/55 Felony 1s, aka the Arrma Misdemeanor.View attachment 264439 Back when I first received it. What's funny is that the wheels are put on backwards.
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Starting the build now. The car was actually glued together so taking it apart was an absolute nightmare. They definitely didn't consider the idea of an rc conversion.
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Parts layer out. Here are the important bits.
Spektrum slt3 receiver (without case)
Adventure force nano racer parts (gearbox, motor, steering blocks)
Dasmikro ESC
Orlandoo hunter 1.7g servo
Generic 1s lipo
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Fast forward. Installing gearbox and steering blocks.
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Getting somewhere now. Forgot to mention that those silver circles are the magnets that hold the body on.
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Steering rack? Pretty sure that's what this is called
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Test fitting all the parts. The battery will slide in through the back window.
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Motor soldered to Esc
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Is it done?
Oops! Not even close. I made a hash of the soldering so I accidentally shorted the receiver.
Plus I like to think of it as a constantly evolving build. Read on, you'll see.
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Some pictures I took following The Great Receiver Massacre of 2022
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New receiver, it's fixed and it drives! I can't add videos to this thread it seems, but I can assure you, it tears.View attachment 264456
I can only attach 15 files. Will be continuing this thread.
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Looks Freaking Fabulous 💪👍

Talk about taking a custom build to the Next level.. 💥🤯
We have another Mad builder!!

How long did it take for you to conceive, Plan and execute on this creation?


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I'm going to suggest that the wheels -for sure- can be 3D designed and then printed..(to any size)..
Along with the front steering linkages, front spoiler and rear wing once they are CAD-ed up ,of course.
 
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That’s one of the best, if not the best full custom scratch builds I’ve ever seen. And the Misdemeanor name is genius. Well done, man. Crazy impressive! And dude, you simply must get your build thread banner on this! That thing is micro AF!
And hey man, welcome to the forum!
 
For reference, here's my old custom wheelie bar Wheel >>

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I love that you took a static model and had the thought to motorized it. Outside the box thinking and this "Misdemeanor" is all the better for it. Good thing HOT Wheels makes rubber tires! And they're also mounted on 5-spokes. Everything was always right in front of us, but you're the only one smart enough to put it all together.

Also, that you reverse engineered a Talion to be nitro powered (and made it look factory) proves that you're the kind of person we all need in this hobby. Like when Schumacher had a 70+mph nitro truck, that was insane. This Talion though? Another level.
 
RadioHacktive said:
I love that you took a static model and had the thought to motorized it. Outside the box thinking and this "Misdemeanor" is all the better for it. Good thing HOT Wheels makes rubber tires! And they're also mounted on 5-spokes. Everything was always right in front of us, but you're the only one smart enough to put it all together.

Also, that you reverse engineered a Talion to be nitro powered (and made it look factory) proves that you're the kind of person we all need in this hobby. Like when Schumacher had a 70+mph nitro truck, that was insane. This Talion though? Another level.
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I didn't do a conversion of any kind on that talion
 

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