Rc10 sand scorcher trail buggy project

[dansam]

Since like 1979 or so Ive wanted a sand scorcher, I ended up with a frog and well have never gotten the VW thing out of my system (I have owned many full scale bugs and currently have a 66 sunroof Cal looker). I have also owned a lot of other rc vehicles and the one I really enjoyed was the rc-10. Its tough as nails, really fast, and has one hell of a suspension. Well since the repop of the sand scorcher Ive been trying to get one but in truth Im not a huge fan of the chassis. So what to do... I want a sand scorcher with the moves of an RC10. hmmmmmm... Well I found a nice gold pan example of an rc 10 for a reasonable price and Im going to make a baja trail rider out of it. First challenge was to find wheels and tires that would suit my purpose as Im not a fan of the itty bitties these came with. I had some scale 1.9 axial tires/wheels that I got to work and it really changes the look and feel of the veh. Next was a nice rock crawler speed controller with instant reverse and a brake and can take a 5000mah 3 cell lipo Waiting on the body but Im thinking of doing it in a weathered motif. The car is mechanically sound and works well but Im not a big fan of the steering mods the previous owner did. Ill look to setting it back to stock. I look forward to lots of trail fun with this beast.
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[CamplinP]

The dessert safari theme looks sweet.

[victor_cathedral]

i agree, i like the worn out desert basher look and i would also put the steering back to a stock orientation, never liked that type of steering. like a grasshopper

[CamplinP]

Anyone have a clue where the roof rack parts came from?

[abailey21]

looks like a weathered proline crawler rack

http://prolineracing.com/performance-parts/scale-accessory-roof-rack/

[dansam]

That is a sweet roof rack. I may try to make one from scratch first. If that does not work out Ill look at getting that rack.

I spent today taping up all the wiring to tame the octopus I had going on. Ran it for fun and it is pleanty fast. I am on restoring the steering to stock.

Waiting on the body and body mounting kit.

Dan

[Rizzo]

I really like the wheels on your rc10 beetle, looks like a scale class 11 stock baja racer.

Heres my RC10SS, might help with some of your ideas.

regards
Jak

[nvxwax]

That proline rack is what i used on my Bug project

[Rizzo]

NVXWAX that looks awesome!

Jak

[Zipster]

Agree with that - I had seen your orange bug on the Tamiya Club page and couldn't find it again - really sweet really like those wheels & the proportions are perfect!

[dansam]

Rizzo where did you get that front bumper. I love that bumper! Nvwax Im probably painting my buggy up orange like yours but without the decals. then Im going to sand it in spots to make it look like the paint is getting thin and showing some white (primer) and maybe some rust along the bottom. Im still debating on if I should make one door green or light blue or all orange. The wheels and tires are proline 1.9 crawler tires. they are super sticky but not meant for high speed. When I give it full speed they get all skinny and tall I redid the front steering linkage to stock last night (Ill post pics later) and just need to remount the servo.

Still waiting on the body....

Dan

[railey72]

Sweet looking VW's. All of these look very realistic. Great Work!

[tim.sanderson]

then Im going to sand it in spots to make it look like the paint is getting thin and showing some white (primer) and maybe some rust along the bottom. Im still debating on if I should make one door green or light blue or all orange.

I'm not sure if the bug bodies are lexan or ABS, so this may or may not apply to your project....
Something cool that I saw a while back, a guy painted his lexan crawler body sliver on the underside, then painted the body the colour he wanted on the out side of the shell. This way, any scratches or scrapes that happened would expose the silver 'metal' under the paint. I've always meant to do that with one of my vta racers, but never got around to it.

[Rizzo]

Rizzo where did you get that front bumper. I love that bumper!

Dan

Dan I just bent it up out of some alloy rod, was a little tricky as it has 8 bends in the 1 peice though. Alloy rod is really cheap so it's easy to practice
Jak

[railey72]

Nvxwax,
What tires and wheels are on your bug. They look killer.

Dansam,
Is that a Dahm's bugsy body?