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Off-Topic: Do people really buy that much art?

sheograth

Ohhh yeah. You'd be surprised - there are many more people with lots of money and a desire to live it up than you think. Once you get into that social scene you realize how large it is, especially in major cities and cultural centers.

sheograth

Front knuckles and caster blocks. As a side note, It's been a while since I've built an AE kit, and I must say their directions and pictures are excellent, possibly even a shade better than Tamiya.

sheograth

More front end progress:

MadManAndrew

I'm jealous, I can't wait to get a Slash now...

Barber420

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This isn't a Slash.[:'(] This is an SC10!!!![>:]

04DarkShadowGT

Its a pretty easy build, as far as the directions go, a combo of both would be perfect.

I love how the AE bags A is used first before B gets opened instead of Tamiya needing some parts from A some from C and so on. But I like that tamiya has the real size illustrations of each fastener and how many you need on each page. That is pretty handy.


But you dont build the slash, if you are jealous of the build you need the SC10. I drove mine for the first time today and its a much better vehicle than the slash. Now it probably wont jump off a roof and live to tell about it like some slash videos I have seen, but the performance is much better.

sheograth

yeah it I've driven a Slash and I can already tell this car would demand bit more respect, but as with all higher end vehicles it will return much more.

mattnin

Here are some pictures of mine. I put every single factory team part on it that I could, minus titanium nitride shock shafts only because the LHS is out. This truck has titanium turnbuckles, FT shocks, top plate, steering assembly, hinge pin brace, a-arms, rear chassis mount, milled motor plate, ball differential, 30 deg ft casters, CVDs, ball bearings throughout entire truck.

Truck is ready for racing today. Wheels are balanced, tires doped, crossweighted 50/50 to within 2 grams, 50/50 left to right, 35/65 front-to-rear weight distribution (scaled). I am running a Tekin RS Pro, Novak 13.5, spektrum pro w/ sanwa exzes plus, Reedy 5000 35C, Hitec 5955 TG.







Took 1st place with it last Saturday night

Barber420

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That sounds and looks like one bad boy SC10! Way to take first place!!!!

sheograth

Small update (I'll finish it today probably)

Ttam Says Blarg

Looking good. I really want to build this kit. Looks solid and actually quite simple. I really like that they released it in kit form. Some people dont like all these rtr's. You learn so much about the car building it.

sheograth

It's super simple, which is a good thing. Quality isn't sacrificed at all though

Sorry for the photo quality, I'm just snapping them off as I go, really terrible lighting too - too lazy to set up each shot.

here are some more:

s7jstep1

i want one now[:@]

sheograth

I hope to finish it tomorrow, I've just been swamped with work lately (which is a good thing )

Shaun1414

Nice progress so far, I can't wait to get mine off Lay-A-Way at work.

s7jstep1

dang you sheo. first you got me wanting a 5b, now i want one of these. i dont even play with what i have.

s7jstep1

after driving the one at the lhs, how would you say it compares to driving a traditional stadium truck like a T4?

sheograth

Seems very similar. I haven't driven an AE stadium truck in a while, but they're similar.

s7jstep1

i watched a vid on youtube that said its based on the t4 chassis. it takes the same shock towers and stuff. from the pcs you posted, the tranny is the same, steering assembly and the a arms appear to be the same. only major difference looks to be that the chassis is extended, and the different bumpers, body mounts, and wheels. i might sell the t4 and put the money towards one of these or a slash. i like this but i also like the waterproof electronics of the slash.

s7jstep1

any progress?

sheograth

All finished except for a radio and a paintjob. I was rummaging through a box of ESCs and motors and found a VXL system in there so I slapped it onto the truck, I'll scavenge a radio and paint the body tomorrow.

Barber420

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Don't go Traxxass in an AE!!!!!! That's like putting the Devil and Christ on the same team!!!!!! It doesn't make sense!!!!

sheograth

Hey, it's less sacrilegious than putting a Tamiya silvercan in there, which I was also considering [&:]

traxxaspede

so traxxas is the devil...i must be bad for putting an Xl-5 in my tamiya Tb-02. oh well i'll live with it. i guess i never realoly fell for the sc10. i looks too similar to regular stadium trucks.