TXT-1 project from start to finish in three posts.... - RC-Monster Forums

suicideneil · **TXT-1 project from start to finish in three posts.... -** 02.08.2007, 05:28 PM

Some of you may have seen my rig on other forums, but after 2 years of work I could go no further so decided to sell it in favour of a new Gmaxx project. Anyway, here is my beloved TXT-1 from start to finish:

just finished building it

adding some 15turn yokomos to increase speed- worked but the stock speedo didnt like me for it.

added a hvmaxx, that worked a lot better

had to build a custom topdeck, bit messy but hey...

vertigo skids, not the best but they worked

looking sexy at the park

new shell and lights

didnt keep them on very long- leds broke- ebay tosh....

tried lowering it to improve handling

didnt really work- no real suspension travel

suicideneil · 05:32 PM

hacked motor mount to fit 21tooth pinion for more speed

major rethink- 16" wheelbase, newera skids, emaxx tranny and loads of other upgrades

fitted, just.

longer wheelbase for better straightline speed

over kill with a laser 6 radio, but it works great

installing Rc-monster steel idlers, and gmaxx single speed coupler

Inetrc & thundertech wideners- never been done before, unique idea and it works well.

wider than anyother TXT-1

blinding....

ill-fated punisher shafts

suicideneil · 02.08.2007, 05:29 PM

replaced them with maxx slider shafts, work okay but started to twist a little after a few runs

limited articulation but this was a racer through and through

reversed cantilevers to stiffen up suspension, worked brilliantly

I had a little crash and ruined my paintjob- more gloss black required....

with imex jumbo clawdawgs & diamond rims

lightweight chassis stripped and semi-polished

beautiful

GPM bodypost mounts, stripped and mounted

the final result of 2 years work

I then sold it (minus all electronics, wheels & tranny) for £160 inc. P&P, not great but it funded the start of my Gmaxx project.

The total write-up can be found on my site: http://robotwars.00server.com

Thankyou for looking. If anyone knows who bought the rolling chassis I would love to see what they've done with it, though I think it went to a good home.

Sylvester · 02.08.2007, 06:13 PM

Wow! That was some very nice work! Its sad to see all that work go, but im sure your gmaxx project will be nice. Those lights in the last pic are nice; what are they?

suicideneil · 06:27 PM

Thanks. The head lights are actually modified head torches, believe it or not. I removed the inards, fixed 3 bright white leds inside (with tape- hot melt glue would be better me thinks), then ran the wires to a 9v battery/ box with on/off switch. It works brilliantly but I sold them with the truck; may make something similar for the maxx when its finished, but time will tell as they say.

Sylvester · 02.08.2007, 06:32 PM

Neat! May i ask why you use lights on your rides? :p

GorillaMaxx360 · 02.08.2007, 11:10 PM

wow that is inicreadable makes me want one must be pretty fast with the hv how fast is it and how does it handle at those speeds since it is so high up and is so big

suicideneil · 02.09.2007, 08:58 PM

Sylvester- I have no idea. I never ran it at night, but it just looked so cool....

GorillaMaxx360- With the Emaxx tranny locked into 1st and running 13/66 it topped out at just shy of 40mph. Insanely fast for a TXT-1. Handling wise.... not so great. With the ackerman issue (no behind the axle steering fix with a 1/4 scale servo in place) it didnt turn very tightly, and at full tilt in a straight line it was rather scary too. One of the reasons I decided to sell if Im honest- TXT-1s just arent designed for racing/bashing.... but a Gmaxx is!

Here are a few vids of it in action- pre 40mph unfortunately- I was having trouble trying to find the right gearing for this 'gert big heavy beast of a machine.

http://media.putfile.com/Testing-propshafts
http://media.putfile.com/At_the_park
http://media.putfile.com/movie3-11

coolhandcountry · 02.24.2007, 10:48 PM

I think the best help for mine was to lose the cantilevers. Moved trans up and cut the bottom of chassis off. it stretched the wheel base move the links up on axles for clearance. It made a difference.

jnev · 02.24.2007, 10:53 PM

That is very nice truck you have got there. Cool video clips as well.

suicideneil · 02.25.2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ***RC***

That is very nice truck you have got there. Cool video clips as well.

HAD there, I sold it on Ebay for about $320 a few months back- had enough of ploughing money into a truck that would never make a good basher/racer. I kept all the electrics and tranny to give me a head start in the Gmaxx build. As for modding it, I just bought all the alloy aftermarket parts I could find; it looked far too nice to start hacking lumps off, and since it would never be seeing any crawling action articulation & ground clearance werent important. The guy who bought it is restoring it with original bumpers and tranny I believe- he already has one TXT-1 which is mainly made of Tamiya aftermarket parts, where as mine was mainly Newera & various other companies. Whats the saying, old trucks dont die, they just get recycled? 'Tis true, 'tis true...

suicideneil · 12:38 PM

Necro post! I just been digging through my hard drive & decided to re-edit my TXT-1 movies, this is the result:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUswOl6g7Dw

Tire ballooning test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTtSreC-G8g

Re-edited video, the music is very fitting....

09.23.2007, 11:47 PM

I had a TXT back in the day, I either wanted to make a basher out of it or a crawler.......I sold it stock but in good shape and RTR for $325 shipped several years ago. I kinda wish I'd kept it, but all I really would've taken was the axles for a crawler. It was still slow on 10 cells with silver cans and a Super Chicken, and flipped because it was narrow.

MTBikerTim · 09.24.2007, 03:15 AM

Love the music and the tyre ballooning nice. When I do that with my tyres though the glue breaks.

suicideneil · 09.24.2007, 12:19 PM

Yeah, but slow is an understatement. I stuck a couple 15 turn motors in there but the extra current draw caused the built in overcurrent device to kick in after a few minutes... so I cut it off the leads and rewired it! But then the damn radio started glitching like mad, and the motors got red hot, so I went to the HvMaxx & Laser 6 radio- never looked back. It was very narrow too yes, so I got me some Thundertech wideners, and Inetrc wideners and used them both at the same time; crazy but it worked. I learnt so much from building a kit and working on various improvements, I would recommend a tamiya kit to anyone starting out in the hobby.