Well, there is no way I’m going to get a Kraton before this contest ends, so if I’m going to do a build thread, it will have to be a pre-build thread. Here’s what I’m planning.
I’m trying to accomplish this on a budget, so no M2C chassis for me. I won’t be launching this thing to the moon anyway, I just want to beef it up enough that I shouldn’t have to worry about any breakages while I blast around the neighborhood. With that in mind, I've ordered:
A Kraton 6S in blue!
The starting point!
The RPM bumper.
This truck really needs a more substantial bumper in my opinion, so this was a must. I think it will look better too!
Integy Chassis Braces in blue.
I wanted blue ones to match the body and these were a good deal, but after ordering, I saw a thread remarking that Integy stuff is not that great. Darn. Guess I'll give these a shot and see if they are good enough for me.
Goldbat 6000Mah 50C 6S battery.
I have a Goldbat battery for my Traxxas Bigfoot that I've been happy with. This was a good deal and came with a EC5 connector installed, so it seemed good for my purposes.
This next item is not really part of the build, but I'll share anyway.
HTRC T150 Charger
I wanted to get a dual charger or a power supply and a cheap DC charger, but I found this one for $50 shipped on Ebay, so I couldn't pass it up.
Items I'm still considering:
I'm about the pull the trigger on a Flysky FT3C on Aliexpress for $39 shipped. Has anyone had good luck with Aliexpress? I was going to try to get by with the stock radio, but I really don't want to have a glitch and wreck my new toy.
Servo Mount. No idea which one to get. As above, I really don't want to spend a whole lot, so I'd like to get by with the stock one.
Planned cosmetic upgrades:
I'd like to paint the chassis blue and use my wife's cutting machine to make an Arrma logo to mask off a black "RR" on the bottom. I think it would look pretty cool even if it will get scratched to heck pretty quick. Any tips for paint or something to protect the paint from damage?
Also, I'd like to get some neon yellow vinyl adhesive and change the color of the "RR" on the wing. I want it to look something like this:
That's what I have planned so far. I will update when I finally get it and start making changes. What do you think?
I’m trying to accomplish this on a budget, so no M2C chassis for me. I won’t be launching this thing to the moon anyway, I just want to beef it up enough that I shouldn’t have to worry about any breakages while I blast around the neighborhood. With that in mind, I've ordered:
A Kraton 6S in blue!
The starting point!
The RPM bumper.
This truck really needs a more substantial bumper in my opinion, so this was a must. I think it will look better too!
Integy Chassis Braces in blue.
I wanted blue ones to match the body and these were a good deal, but after ordering, I saw a thread remarking that Integy stuff is not that great. Darn. Guess I'll give these a shot and see if they are good enough for me.
Goldbat 6000Mah 50C 6S battery.
I have a Goldbat battery for my Traxxas Bigfoot that I've been happy with. This was a good deal and came with a EC5 connector installed, so it seemed good for my purposes.
This next item is not really part of the build, but I'll share anyway.
HTRC T150 Charger
I wanted to get a dual charger or a power supply and a cheap DC charger, but I found this one for $50 shipped on Ebay, so I couldn't pass it up.
Items I'm still considering:
I'm about the pull the trigger on a Flysky FT3C on Aliexpress for $39 shipped. Has anyone had good luck with Aliexpress? I was going to try to get by with the stock radio, but I really don't want to have a glitch and wreck my new toy.
Servo Mount. No idea which one to get. As above, I really don't want to spend a whole lot, so I'd like to get by with the stock one.
Planned cosmetic upgrades:
I'd like to paint the chassis blue and use my wife's cutting machine to make an Arrma logo to mask off a black "RR" on the bottom. I think it would look pretty cool even if it will get scratched to heck pretty quick. Any tips for paint or something to protect the paint from damage?
Also, I'd like to get some neon yellow vinyl adhesive and change the color of the "RR" on the wing. I want it to look something like this:
That's what I have planned so far. I will update when I finally get it and start making changes. What do you think?