Not my Build Thread!!

[Moonstonemike]

So this will actually be a build thread for my 9 year old.
After we went to an actual crawler course we realized that although pretty capable, his 1:12 MN99 simply isn't wide enough for a lot of the obstacles.

I had planned to give it to him for his birthday in the summer but after he had a bit of a upsetting food allergy incident, I decided to surprise him with it.
He got the bead locks together and tires mounted.

Then removed the body and wheels before he wanted a break.

Plans include brushless conversion and will help him design and 3d print a receiver box and battery mount.

 

[Johnny b]

I love seeing youngsters taking up hobbies like this. Learning life skills to help him as an adult! Awesome!

 

[Dan B.]

Love it. The benefits of this early hands-on experience really can’t be understated. Good man, man.

 

[RcDad23]

So this will actually be a build thread for my 9 year old.
After we went to an actual crawler course we realized that although pretty capable, his 1:12 MN99 simply isn't wide enough for a lot of the obstacles.

I had planned to give it to him for his birthday in the summer but after he had a bit of a upsetting food allergy incident, I decided to surprise him with it.
He got the bead locks together and tires mounted.
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Then removed the body and wheels before he wanted a break. View attachment 294998

Plans include brushless conversion and will help him design and 3d print a receiver box and battery mount.

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We have to enjoy are kids because in a blink of our eyes they are on high school, God bless u and your family

 

[Luke66]

some of us are just getting into high school.......

 

[Diem Turner]

some of us are just getting into high school.......

...and some of us are just beginning to forget about high school. It's the AF circle of life.

So this will actually be a build thread for my 9 year old.
After we went to an actual crawler course we realized that although pretty capable, his 1:12 MN99 simply isn't wide enough for a lot of the obstacles.

I had planned to give it to him for his birthday in the summer but after he had a bit of a upsetting food allergy incident, I decided to surprise him with it.
He got the bead locks together and tires mounted.
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Then removed the body and wheels before he wanted a break. View attachment 294998

Plans include brushless conversion and will help him design and 3d print a receiver box and battery mount.

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That's awesome bro, love it. You're building memories with your son. Invariably they'll become one of his most prized possessions as time goes on. This is beautiful man.

 

[Moonstonemike]

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Thanks everyone, I try my best to teach and spend as much time with my kids as I can.

I give my Father credit for being a shining example of what not to be like.

 

[Johnny b]

...and some of us are just beginning to forget about high school. It's the AF circle of life.

And some of us are just beginning to forget what we did 10 minutes ago.

 

[Diem Turner]

And some of us are just beginning to forget what we did 10 minutes ago.

Who the hell are you?!

 

[fozzy71]

^^ LOL what a flashback. I can't even begin to guess how many times I watched that movie on 'IT TV' back in the 80s cuz we couldn't get cable on our dirt road.

 

[Cheez]

Very nice! Great bonding time.

 

[Moonstonemike]

His new brushless motor arrived yesterday, so I walked him through measuring, sketching, drawing with onshape, slicing and printing the spacer needed to make it fit. He did everything himself.

 

[Moonstonemike]

We got the motor mounted and installed the metal servo mount and 35kg servo

 

[Moonstonemike]

So we are 99% done.

Had him help solder on a new connector for the esc. Then he attach the servo horn, receiver, reinstalled the wheels and then let him decorate it on his own.

All that's left is to program the esc.
In the near future we will install new shocks, and design a lower battery tray.

 

[Moonstonemike]

So I finally had some free time to take my son to the crawler track to run his truck for the first time.
It was a pretty special moment. With his old 1/12 crawler he was more full power no looking back. With this one he was actually going really slow and planning his route.

We even got to run on the dirt track against other people for the first time. Unfortunately his Granites motor broke before he got to start. Luckily I brought the wltoys buggy back up car.