My mates Rebel b4
 

My mate Scott made this today

That looks amazing :drool: - Top job!

he is getting it anodized tomorrow and will make the shell and battery straps tomorrow evening
the car is milled from aircraft ali and can take cells or lipos and a full size servo and has for cell positions i think and weighs the same as plastic b4
it took him four evenings on a hand mini mill!

some more pics
the car isnt finished yet but you get the gist

His name is Scott Dickinson and cant post as he is banned (naughty boy) from this site
shall i keep you posted on progress

Looks alot like the exotek mxt chassis for the losi mini t :)

I had a feeling it was his car :D

Just to confirm - metal chassis and it will take nimh cells?

Why not? It can be nice watching those sparks and smoke effects :D

the chasis will be insulated of coarse ala his durango:)
most chasis are conductive carbon
thanks

That looks awesome! Don't anodize it, just polish it! Nice and shiny.

i said that but he says it will keep dulling so its going gold like on the big bore pred shocks

scott says he is running it at the petit rc, thats why he built it then its going away to be tested by a top driver then he will make the revised car on his bros cnc!:drool:
if you want one pm me;) i will see what i can sort out
its no good scott testing it him self coz he doesnt realy race anymore and he's crap!!!!:lol:

saw one of these last year think i ve still got the piccy some where , Attachment 4909mmmm it was as i was told a prototype for the duango

yes thats right scott had been looking for a photo of one of them from 2005 worlds and couldnt find it so done his own how amazing they look so similar cheers blitz boy
scotts has a detachable front so that he can put on an all new front end but thats still a work in progress
scott has a durango 2005 and will also be hitting everything on sunday at the petit

just out of interest how will the lipo fit?Will it be saddle?

yes they sit on the cell divider/strengthening ridge thingys and theres just enough room under the lipos for the required extra lead
he bought that b4 in good condition hardly used off of a good friend for £20 and the ali was free from his brother lewis the owner of team xtreme/pred , bargain just owes £20 and a few evenings i will have to get one of these mill things there only cheap about £200 looks like fun

is that a k factory rear shock tower?

Yep, the one in his picture is...

photos as requested by DCM
lipos in or cells as you can see the batterys can be moved all forward (pictured)or all rearward (not pictured)or split (pictured)
cheers

looks damn good, bet the driver cant wait to get his hands on it after the petit :drool:

Is it you Niggs? lol
yeah that car looks awesome I have to say!

I've got a one piece moulded chassis like that in the garage... :D

looks pretty ace, where do all the elecs go though? servo at the front but where does the rest go? :eh?:

ESC will go under rear shock tower. At least it looks like that from photos. If PT and receiver will fit there as well - I'm not sure about that unless ESC is small.

Looking good Scott!! Iv had updates of the build txt to me from Scott, if it goes as good as it looks he'll be on to a winner!!

I imagine it will run a Tekin speedo as it's small in size

On saturday it will have a big lrp brushless speedo thingy in the rear and ko receiver where ever the cells are not
he has made it from ali as it supposidley makes the car reassuring to drive and forgiving + durable + easy to produce/alter

Body shell is now complete and a very good/snug fit, very low! the roof is nearly level with the top of the servo saver
its a bit ugly but time is ticking:blush:
just a splash of paint and electrics to go
scott asked if anyone has any setup ideas for carpet for it, some kind of safe starting point
cheers:)

PICS of shell
the shells so tight the cells hardly need straps:lol:

I got a few shells from Northy ages ago for my Prototype Atomic Carbon S2. The shell was made from Coke bottles moulded on 2 planks of wood and a heat gun that was used to forge the shape..

I thought that was low, but that is mega low!! - Nice!

Thanks ! thats how that one was done its functional and will look crisper and better painted:)

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/b...ornwall004.jpg

This is the shell - regret selling that car now soo much :cry:

Looks realy nice and different scott says why did you sell it:eh?: and is mumbling his car will be faster haha:lol:joke

Just a little short of funds at the time so it had to go :lol: - It was really nimble and was pretty quick, gotta have been my most favorite 2wd ive ever had :)

That was a shame if it makes you feel any better we have all sold something then realised how great it was after then lost the photos:cry:
Scotts hoping to make this chasis/proper body/hardwear availiable for around the £70 mark but will probably need some encouragement as hes already planing a 4wd:lol:

Cool, What 4wd based on?

sorry i dont think its based on any one car tho i will let you know when/if he starts

To take on the x11:lol: only joking work looks fab

Looks great Scott :)

G

Didnt you say a similar thing about the X-6 :lol:

Car looks awesome though, great work!... if i sent him some 12mm thick plastic, reckon he could mill me one out :p