April-May 1/18 Buildoff Entry Thread

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XMODSOURCE MARCH-APRIL 1/18 BUILDOFF!
Rules for Entering:
As always, you are limited to one entry only per person. To enter you must have been a member of Xmodsource.com since January 1, 2010.

1. Your entry must be:
-A fully functioning 1/18 scale R/C. Examples: Team Associated RC18, Team Losi Mini-T, Propulse, etc.
-This is Open Class: the body may be whatever you like (truck, car, van, race-car, etc)
-Your entry must be owned by you at the time of the competition.

2. You must enter by:
-Your entry must be posted in this entry thread by: Friday April 30, 2010 at 9:00PM EST.
-Any entries made after April 30, 2010 at 9:00PM EST will NOT be allowed into the poll. Please be sure to plan accordingly.
3. Your entry post must contain:
-A list of ALL upgrades and changes made to your body, chassis and electronics. Sometimes we cannot see by pictures alone all of the modifications you as an owner have made. A list helps show what has been done.
3a. Pictures:
-A minimum of four pictures is required and maximum of seven pictures is allowed.
-You may link to other pictures and video, but no more than seven pictures can be within [IMG] tags. All videos must be links.
-You are required to have one of the four mandatory pictures be a picture of your chassis. All other pictures may be from whatever angle you wish and of whatever part of your entry you wish.

Rules for Voting:
1. Participation Rules:
-To vote you must be a member of Xmodsource.com since January 1, 2010.
-Entering members are still allowed to vote.

2. What You Should Not Do:
-Self voting is frowned upon. Please be sportsman like. If you don’t like any of the entrants but your own simply do not vote.
-Creating a separate account just to vote yourself. Unknown and suspicious handles will be IP checked.
-Any type or form of cheating is frowned upon. Please do not even try to cheat.
-Members who enter who cheat will be removed. All self votes will be removed from the final tally.

3. Time Frame:
-Voting will be open for one week (seven days) from the start of the voting thread. Again, all entrants must be in by Friday April 30, 2010 at 9:00PM EST. Any late entries will NOT be allowed into the poll.
-Please allow the Staff some time to create the voting thread. If you don’t see it after forty-eight hours please remind us!
As always these rules are subject to change. Please review them both when entering and when voting. Voting rules will be duplicated into the voting thread.

4. Prize
-The winner of our competition wins $100, compliments of BART and myself.

[BART]

Here is my RC18MT.

Mods...

MIP steel diffs and outdrives, front and rear.
Aluminum dogbones
Steel cups
Aluminum knuckles
All aluminum A-Arms
Propulse brushless motor with propulse speed control
Aluminum oil filled shocks
Hardened steel suspension rods front and rear
1500 mah NIMH
Deans plugs


http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0548.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0549.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0546.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0547.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0545.jpg

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p165/zx9rbart/IMG_0544.jpg

[acerpower]

My brushless 6800kv RC18T
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1138/4322912/9104237/318850134.jpg
I couldn't begin to remember all the hop-ups for this thing, but it's fully upgraded. I added new:FM TX/RX,metal geared servo,steel diff gears,mip cvd's,DP dragling and gear cover,mamba esc,tekin mini rage 6800kv motor, c.f. battery strap, 3racing shocks, RPM arms, aluminum c-blocks and front and rear carriers,brushless fan on the motor heatsink. Like I said I might e forgetting a few things, it's been a long continuous build.
I only run li-po and it's quite fast and built tough.
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1138/4322912/9104237/337037930.jpg
newer heat sink in this pic
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/acerpower/P1000687.jpg
custom made light kit.................
http://pic100.picturetrail.com/VOL1138/4322912/9104237/320611208.jpg
Here is a pic with a 3s lipo strapped in.............
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/acerpower/P1010146.jpg
and my RC18t with a different spare body.........................
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f348/acerpower/P1000686.jpg

[cowboysir03]

Cowboy's Uber-T ( highly modified Mini-T stunt truck) has your standard mamba/spectrum doodads and all of the below:

custom chassis shot with custom top deck front and rear tower bracing
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T011.jpg

custom built 4 cell/1400mAh li-po
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T016.jpg

fully built and ready to pull 20 foot triple backflips
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T017.jpg

some of the close-up detail work of custom chassis bits....
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T008.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T005.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T001.jpg
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a258/CowboySiR/Uber-T010.jpg


It may not be pretty but it has survived ( so far) landing on its roof from about thrity feet in the air.

Thanks for looking.;)

[TheB1GDude]

Aktion RC MRS4 Conversion Kit - The 540 Monster

So when this competition was first announced I figured I would just enter my brushless ProPulse as that has been my favorite 1/18 platform for quite sometime, problem was I knew that my ProPulse (even equipped with a Honda Civic bodyshell) was not a competition winner, it was then that i knew if I wanted to be in with a chance of winning I had to enter something pretty special.

So through a lot of hard work and internet research I bring to you a Micro RS4 chassis conversion kit not seen since 2004, produced in a limited run of less than 40 kits that allows you to run 1/10 scale parts and power in a 1/18 scale platform.

Oh and brushless is cool but 540 is better :)

The final parts list for this build is as follows:


1/18 HPI Racing MRS4
1/18 (UBER-RARE) Aktion Racing Ice Blue SSG Micro Hybrid 540 Conversion Kit (Limited Edition run of less than 40 Chassis Kits)
1/18 (UBER-RARE) Aktion Racing X3i 540 Conversion Kit motor mount (a later design allowing all sizes and types of motor to be run with the chassis kit)
1/18 150MM Vauxhall Astra DTM Bodyshell
1/18 ProPulse Racing 27MHz FM Receiver
1/18 HPI SF-1 Servo (Standard Torque)
1/18 GPM Graphite Bumper Plate
1/18 Universal Micro Antenna Mount
1/10 Msonik 4 RV15 ESC w/ power switch bypass
1/10 15DT Team Mtronicks Racing 540 motor
1/10 30T Robinson Racing 48 Pitch Pinion Gear
1/10 Associated VCS Micro Shock
1/10 Associated Spring Blue Medium
1/10 Associated 25wt Shock Oil
Custom 7.2V 6-cell Elite 2200Mah 4/5SC Nimh pack


Note the mix of scale sizes, sit back for a second and think about owning a car that handles and drives like a Tamiya TT-01 Drift car but fits into your hands, now that you have that vision I present to you the 540 Monster:

Body:- race spec Vauxhall Astra DTM wide body with simple red and black paint schema and sponsor stickers

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4158.jpg
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4159.jpg

Chassis underside:- showing the amazing Ice Blue Carbon Fiber the kit is built from and the additional GPM black Carbon Fiber bumper

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4146.jpg

Profile shot:- showing the low and wide stance the conversion kit provides

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4147.jpg

Rear end:- showing the massive 1/10 540 Motor and the 1/10 VCS shock kit used to keep the rear end stable

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4149.jpg

Motor mount:- from the later X3i conversion kit series this motor mount offers additional mounting holes allowing a wide variety of motors to be used

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4157.jpg

Wide shot:- showing the low chassis profile with all parts finally installed

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg244/TheB1gDude/micrors4/ts/04242010/DSCF4154.jpg

Photo's maybe changed prior to April 30th.

The original Build thread containing many more photos of this amazing machine can be found here (http://www.xmodsource.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19062).

If you feel this kit worthy then I happily accept your vote :)

[RCrally]

My ProPulse

mods and upgrades:

Highroller body
Relocated antenna position
Extended front bumper
Bathtub battery holder for bigger size high mah nimh battery
Battery connector adapter
Motor heatsink


http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2487b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2538b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2483b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2410b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2440b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2441b.jpg

http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/af129/rcRally/pphr/DSCF2442b.jpg

[mycrors4]

Not hoping to do well, but never hurts to try:
here it goes

RC18T:
Upgrades:
MIP Diff Spools all around
MIP CVDs all around
GPM Steering Brace
RC Solutions Roll Cage
FT 1/10 12mm Hex Adapters
Integy Front Shocks
GPM Diff housings all around
GPM Rear Toe Bar
RPM Front Bumper
RPM Front Shock Tower
RPM Rear Shock Tower
FT Batt Brace
FT Motor Mount
1/10 HPI On-Road Rims
1/10 HPI Stage-D Nitro Rear WHeel+Tire Combo
Pro-line V-Rage Tires up front
Castle Creations Micro Sidewinder + 8000kv Combo
The Toyz HeatSink+Fan
Traxxas TQ
Proline Crowd Pleazer Body that has been Raped and held together with Zip-Ties and Tape
Enough Talking.. time for pix:
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18097.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18098.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18099.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18100.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18101.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18102.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18103.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/rc18104.jpg

Videos:
Running 3S Lipos:
http://s326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/?action=view&current=rc18068.flv

and Running 6 Cell NIMH's

http://s326.photobucket.com/albums/k436/hibisi/RC18/?action=view&current=rc18073.flv

both were running a different tx/rx