Boolean21's Axial EXO Terra Buggy

by boolean21 Tue 18 Dec 2012 - 18:53

Unboxing photos!

Ordered the Axial EXO kit around the same time as bro Wrigleys...
Took these photos some time back and the exo is still in a box high up in the shelf... Laughing

Will try to start the build soon!

(P.S. bro Wrigleys's EXO is also still New In Box too Laughing

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by **Wrigleys** Wed 19 Dec 2012 - 8:50

Alright bro! Smile

thought of a paint scheme?

by boolean21 Wed 19 Dec 2012 - 9:03

Not yet leh.... still cracking brains...

by laneboysrc Wed 19 Dec 2012 - 12:08

boolean21 wrote:Not yet leh.... still cracking brains...

If all fails, use box art Twisted Evil

Looking forward to build photos!

by boolean21 Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 1:54

after collecting dust for the pass 4-5 months........

finally had some time to start on the Axial EXO Terra Buggy build... Very Happy

here are some photos taken during the kick start of the build... Smile

Thanks for looking!

BAG A
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The differentials.... first time doing an oil filled differential.... learnt something new in the hobby... Smile

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Differentials continued.....
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Marine greased the gears before continuing....
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The front dogbones at 96mm....
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The camber links done up to 4cm....
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Closed up the differential assembly...
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this $2 magnetic tray from Daiso is quite useful.... keeps the bolts and screws in place...
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The rear dogbones are 94mm and seems like it will pop out at extreme shock travels....
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Therefore.... added a thin nylon spacer inside the cup.... seems like it will prevent the dogbones popping out.... will need to check this again once i finish assembling the shocks...
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Next up.... the centre differentials... oil filled as well....
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Carbon fibre stickered the centre chassis plate...
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mounted the center differential cover.....
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steering assembly...
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installed the steering assembly onto the chassis....
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here's how it looks now....
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ok... that's all for this session.... progress will be slow as well...
but definitely want to get the EXO running soon!!!

love the Axial EXO Terra Buggy!!

thanks for looking!

by laneboysrc Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 8:48

Nice, so many builds going on right now cheers

Regarding the dog bone nylon piece: In Tamiya kits they usually use O-rings, or Urethane bushings (foamy material) for this purpose.

by boolean21 Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 9:33

laneboysrc wrote:Nice, so many builds going on right now

Regarding the dog bone nylon piece: In Tamiya kits they usually use O-rings, or Urethane bushings (foamy material) for this purpose.

Thanks for the tips laneboys... will try to get some o-rings or the urethane bushings you mentioned. Smile

by Teck Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 10:23

keep for 1 year now dan build Sleep

by laneboysrc Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 10:26

boolean21 wrote:will try to get some o-rings or the urethane bushings you mentioned.

Coming next Sunday? I'll bring you some...

by boolean21 Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 10:32

laneboysrc wrote:
boolean21 wrote:will try to get some o-rings or the urethane bushings you mentioned.

Coming next Sunday? I'll bring you some...

Thanks bro... Smile

Will get them from u on sunday if still cant find them. Smile

by Marpek Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 12:39

Nice buggy!

Its the rtr version worth buy or not? Read in web kinda under powered!

by boolean21 Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 12:41

Bbb marpek...

Rtr now on discount!!!

by laneboysrc Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 14:17

boolean21 wrote:Will get them from u on sunday if still cant find them.

Actually; you have a DF03Ra, right? That one has (white) urethane bushings. Maybe you have still some spare from the kit?

by boolean21 Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 14:44

laneboysrc wrote:
boolean21 wrote:Will get them from u on sunday if still cant find them.

Actually; you have a DF03Ra, right? That one has (white) urethane bushings. Maybe you have still some spare from the kit?

let me go google and see how the bushings look like...
Laughing

by Marpek Mon 15 Apr 2013 - 21:39

boolean21 wrote:Bbb marpek...

Rtr now on discount!!!

Intended to get a SCT or this for some offroad bashing...but now the F1 flu is spreading like bird flu fast and worst... so will K.I.V this first! Twisted Evil

by RTECH Tue 16 Apr 2013 - 17:57

Marpek wrote:
boolean21 wrote:Bbb marpek...

Rtr now on discount!!!

Intended to get a SCT or this for some offroad bashing...but now the F1 flu is spreading like bird flu fast and worst... so will K.I.V this first!

Your flu 3 minute can cure liao. Nevermind.

by Marpek Tue 16 Apr 2013 - 18:22

by boolean21 Wed 15 May 2013 - 1:58

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Motor mount... servo mount... esc base plate.... receiver box.....
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bolts... nuts... screws...
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motor mount... pinion fixed...
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pinion meshed....
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using my favourite waterproof servo... BMS-620MG....
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greased the servo output....
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used 4 M3 nuts as spacer.... as the servo is a little "long"...
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metal servo horn and steering arm fixed up...
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battery compartment and straps assembled...
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mounted the ESC and tidy up the wires a little...
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re-routed the servo cable as i missed a step earlier on.. Very Happy

bad habit of not following the manual...
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receiver installed in the receiver box.... and extended a spare servo extension to channel 3... for future binding... and also for LED supply just in case i decide to hook up some lights...
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ok... that's how it looks like for now...
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thats all for today!

thanks for looking! Smile

by laneboysrc Wed 15 May 2013 - 8:33

Ahhhh! The smell of brand new electronics in the morning! Love it!

PS: we need to put the measurement system on it, will be interesting to see how much current such a beefy engine draws.

by boolean21 Wed 15 May 2013 - 9:46

laneboysrc wrote:Ahhhh! The smell of brand new electronics in the morning! Love it!

PS: we need to put the measurement system on it, will be interesting to see how much current such a beefy engine draws.

When can i book an appointment for the analysis?
Very Happy

by boolean21 Wed 22 May 2013 - 0:30

some updates on the Axial EXO build...

skipping the bags of Shocks as i will not be using the stock shocks....

proceeding to BAG G...
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The front and rear metal plates looks a little plain....
so decided to spice it up a little with some silver colored Carbon fiber stickers... Very Happy

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here's how they look when mounted onto the front and rear bumper guards...
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my trusty little cheap power screw driver from IKEA...
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the power screw driver is a helpful tool... for all the tube work...
really speeds up the process... and less damaging / tiring for my old and weak arms... Very Happy

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next... the radiator.... still has fan blades inside!
nice scale details... although can't really see the fan blades and the grills are mounted...
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the rear lights for the EXO... quite disappointed that it doesn't come with the lens set...
it says in the manual that the lens set is not included.... well... will just cut some lens from clear polycarbonate the next time round...
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the tail lights and the radiator mounted...
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the roof lights....
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and that's all for now....

tube work done...
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next step would be quite time consuming..
which is to think of a nice color for the EXO...

thanks for looking!

by **oceanic** Wed 22 May 2013 - 9:36

Very nice!
Great build cheers

by boolean21 Wed 22 May 2013 - 9:59

oceanic wrote:Very nice!
Great build

thanks bro!

by Marpek Wed 22 May 2013 - 18:46

I like the grilles...very nice. If all sct shells came with it will be awesome!

If you wanna see the fan inside, try paint them silver color, like most radiators ive seen. Very Happy

by AngMo Wed 22 May 2013 - 20:04

Hey Boolean, great build. May I ask, where do you buy your stuff from, locally or on-line?

by boolean21 Wed 22 May 2013 - 20:19

Marpek wrote:I like the grilles...very nice. If all sct shells came with it will be awesome!

If you wanna see the fan inside, try paint them silver color, like most radiators ive seen.

ya bro.. the grilles looks good.... might adopt your idea to paint the blades silver! great idea!
thanks!

AngMo wrote:Hey Boolean, great build. May I ask, where do you buy your stuff from, locally or on-line?

thanks bro...

bought it from towerhobbies... online is usually cheaper... Smile

by AngMo Wed 22 May 2013 - 21:31

Oh, Tower. I thought you might have different lobang. I bought quite a few things from them also, then found Amain has cheaper shipping.

by boolean21 Wed 22 May 2013 - 21:57

AngMo wrote:Oh, Tower. I thought you might have different lobang. I bought quite a few things from them also, then found Amain has cheaper shipping.

yeah, amain got nice cheap shipping for small packages...
join us for some dirt actions soon yeah? Smile

by AngMo Thu 23 May 2013 - 7:26

Yeah, I always want to, but weekends are difficult for me. I usually play on weekdays.

by boolean21 Fri 31 May 2013 - 1:29

some updates on my Axial EXO build....

was thinking of the color scheme of the axial exo... when "Axial EXO Wrap" came to my mind...
hence....

tried to whip up something on the computer....
love the ken block livery very much.... so adapted a little over to the axial exo wrap....

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