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Here's my 1/24 MAN 6x6 crawler built from Redcat Sumo electronics, Losi drive shafts, and some other parts from salvaged parts.

The body is a complete styrene, scaled, cut and fabricated to form this truck.
the leaf spring suspensions are made from a traxxas recoil spring and the chassis is a aluminum channel, which was cut from a 1"x1/2" rectangle tube.

The weight was an issue on the truck as it wasn't pulling itself on steep slopes, so that was taken care of by using a innovative new method in crawling.
I have ran multiple coats on the body, hence the paint isn't appearing to be what I intended, I will strip the body down and sand it over again to give it a fresh coat of Desert Camo or a Matte black tone.

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Nice build  , can we have some more pictures and videos please 

awesome dude, PLease share some good videos...

Thanks man!!! I will upload some pictures by tomorrow...i got a nice video of it crawling on d couch..ill try and put that in too...

 

It looks great!

Quote from: controlflyer on November 12, 2014, 03:16:42 PM
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the leaf spring suspensions are made from a traxxas recoil spring...

Could you shed more light on this please?(I think I'm missing something)

AFAIK, Traxxas cars never came with leaf springs.

superb built. some build log pics please.

Excellent build MAN.... Keep it up     

Quote from: iamahuman on November 13, 2014, 08:59:31 AM
It looks great!

Quote from: controlflyer on November 12, 2014, 03:16:42 PM
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the leaf spring suspensions are made from a traxxas recoil spring...

Could you shed more light on this please?(I think I'm missing something)

AFAIK, Traxxas cars never came with leaf springs.

I wondered why one one asked about it..
here you go.

Traxxas 4076 Recoil Spring TRX .12
http://www.amazon.com/Traxxas-4076-Recoil-Spring-TRX/dp/B0006O5LZ4

Thanks for your inputs guys, I will paste in a video later today!!

Quote from: controlflyer on November 15, 2014, 11:47:11 AM

I wondered why one one asked about it..
here you go.

Traxxas 4076 Recoil Spring TRX .12
http://www.amazon.com/Traxxas-4076-Recoil-Spring-TRX/dp/B0006O5LZ4

Wow, I've never seen one of those.

Dorwin, old friend, your precision craftsmanship is getting to be boring, annoying and inspiring all at the same time!  

Quote from: VC on November 15, 2014, 01:53:50 PM
Dorwin, old friend, your precision craftsmanship is getting to be boring, annoying and inspiring all at the same time!  

haha! thanks VC, the build was exactly the same! now she crawls on my pillows like there's no tomorrow!!

 

Quote from: miginstruments on November 13, 2014, 11:05:25 AM
superb built. some build log pics please.

Sorry man! I'll try to post whatever pictures I have!! yesterday was hectic..gold prices are down, wife took me for the gold rush!!

Ha Ha, ve to keep Wife happy all the time.

Quote from: miginstruments on November 16, 2014, 02:15:55 PM
Ha Ha, ve to keep Wife happy all the time.

you bet..or else my hobbies will be fossilized!

  

There is no build log, but I stumbled upon these pictures while posting pics for the trains thread..
Making of the chassis!!

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Superb Sir. Really Hard n Smart Work. ll you please post some pics of the axle, I mean how you ve attached the wheels.

the axles come with a .....aaah..picture illustrations are better right???

This way you'll get a better understanding!!  

I had 2 redcat crawlers one had a dead receiver board, so I made a center axle with 2 normal axles..
the center axle looks like this after joining 2 separate axles..(second picture for reference)

to make the center axle, this simple illustration may give you an idea!

Thanks Sir, that means we ve to go for readymade assembly. should meet u in order to understand the things completely. Thanks again.