Kraton Kraton 6s build

[arrma only fans]

wow beautiful

 

[Sandracer_NL]

wow beautiful

Thanks.

 

[woyster_kraton6s]

These side mud guards actually protect the turnbuckles better than expected?View attachment 106133

Are your center and side mud guards 3D printed or cut out? Do you have a template?

 

[Sandracer_NL]

Are your center and side mud guards 3D printed or cut out? Do you have a template?

I bought center+rear mudguards from MLine (Germany) and rear mud guards from Murat RC (Poland) because I wanted to use one set on my buggy. Bought them from a German RC website and Ebay respectively.
I ended up using the MLine center guard and Murat RC rear guards on the Kraton. Turns out that the MLine rear guards don’t fit on my buggy?

 

[jxr006]

Another thing done on the list: wheels.
Decided to keep the stock wheels, but found them a bit boring. Colored the lettering white, Arrma logo red, and bolts silver.
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that.looks amazing. is that just regular white marker? or is there a special one for rubber?
Also is that carbon fiber wrap for the wing?

this is one of the nicest looking builds i've seen. Nice work.

 

[SrC]

Beautiful Build.

I tried taping off the center diff slot on the chassis to see if it was beneficial. But, I prefer it open, for dirt egress. Dirt ingress in this area from below the chassis is minimal and gets expelled anyway.. I feel the slot should be there so dirt inside the chassis at the spur can be expelled. I found that when closed off the diff/spur gets more wear/debris build up. Just me.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

@jxr006
Thanks?
the marker is for ‘real life’ tires so from an automotive shop. The carbon is indeed wrap also used for cars.

@SrC
Thanks?
in my buggy I like the closed spur so far. If not on the Kraton it’s a quick fix since it is epoxy so with a Dremel it’s pretty easy to remove.

 

[BIGBOI]

Power plant with cooling ready?
Next the RPM bumper I just picked up.
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What fans are those? I have a problem with mine when the wires keep on getting caught and splitting. These look very sturdy.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

What fans are those? I have a problem with mine when the wires keep on getting caught and splitting. These look very sturdy.

Surpass Rocket fans. They range from 25 to 40mm if I’m not mistaken. I got the 30mm which are 28.000rpm at 8.4v. Straight from the receiver at 6v they move serious amount of air, during summer when we had 35C (95F) I ran them directly from a 2s lipo. I like them ?

 

[SrC]

@jxr006
Thanks?
the marker is for ‘real life’ tires so from an automotive shop. The carbon is indeed wrap also used for cars.

@SrC
Thanks?
in my buggy I like the closed spur so far. If not on the Kraton it’s a quick fix since it is epoxy so with a Dremel it’s pretty easy to remove.

Hey, its a viable experiment that some of us try out. What ever works for you.

 

[Edge71]

Nice build buddy

 

[SrC]

The K6 is almost ready for its maiden run! Next is body strengthening with drywall and rubber seal and led lights.
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Real nice rig you got there.
Much thought and effort. Attention to detail goes a long way. It shows.
Bash on.

 

[Sandracer_NL]

Real nice rig you got there.
Much thought and effort. Attention to detail goes a long way. It shows.
Bash on.

Thanks!

 

[Greengaunja]

Working on the body.
Feels more solid than the stock ‘flimsy’ feel.
With the belted tires weight is starting to add up, so took the kitchen scale.
Body 322g
Wheels 1.708g
’Chassis’ 3.785g
4s lipo 590g
subtotal 6.405g
leds,wheel nuts
Total weight 6,5KG (14lb 5oz). So I added around 1KG ( 2lb 3oz).

Even though it’s only 4s and I don’t do WOT all the timeI‘m having second thoughts whether I should change the 16T and go lower.
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What was used to bond here? I went completely different from my previous 2 body builds for my third and I get the feeling I finally nailed the perfect material. The body is so stiff you would think I fed it Viagra, yet it has flex.

This one, I used PL Premium, a polyurethane construction adhesive. The grey "fibre tape" is actually a thicker and stronger concrete-board fibretape.

Power plant with cooling ready?
Next the RPM bumper I just picked up.
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Ok. This is BEYOND awesome! I need a link where these covers came from to get my order out now!

 

[Sandracer_NL]

What was used to bond here?

I went to a DIY store and used fiberglass tape and used (Bison) rubber seal. The rubber seal is typically used for repairing little cracks in a gutter or roof. It’s waterproof and 750% elastic.

Ok. This is BEYOND awesome! I need a link where these covers came from to get my order out now!

thanks
These are the ones I got (for the 30mm fans):
https://www.banggood.com/nl/Surpass...-p-1740560.html?cur_warehouse=CN&rmmds=search

 

[Sandracer_NL]

Installed the fan mount designed by @TheFuzz1542

 

[TheFuzz1542]

Installed the fan mount designed by @TheFuzz1542

Will admit, those fans look pretty sweet! Did they come with the wires like that or did you add those covers? I'll have to pick those up, I've been building everything black and red.

 

[ChicagoJT]

Dude! That is sick!

 

[RC-Dude]

Nice!

 

[Greengaunja]

Kind of mismatched but I put this together. Couldn't find those fan covers and settled for Reedy(close enough with the "R"). Wont lie, that cover and design is awesome and efficient. [pATTACH=full]131597[/ATTACH]