MRC Hammerhead new build

[GoMachV]

I got this one for what I consider a steal, but it was missing the body, decals, tires, and motor. I have a few tricks up my sleeve for those, but for now...let's build it!





















No slipper for the Hammerhead and Ironman, it was standard on the MT10 series

[GoMachV]

Solid camber links too. MT10's came with adjustable rods




The Hammerhead uses shorter than truck front arms, unlike any other in the series


See, I told ya so!






Very sturdy front bulkhead

[GoMachV]

Beefy upper brace








Updated speed control. Their originals were pretty bad


Fit is not good with the new rotary style speed control




And now for some shocks. Actually they are amazingly smooth

Oh, that's not cool!


Caps have breather holes

[GoMachV]

Reserved! Body and tires should be here soon!

[jwscab]

Looks very losi-ish. Who worked with mrc to build these?

[GoMachV]

It does have a losi look. Academy was the maker I believe. These were out at the same time as the World Scale vehicles. At the trade shows they would drop them from high up and let people run them into a brick wall to prove durability. They had a 5 year parts guarantee too iirc. Very sturdy rigs. We sold a ton of em at Tammies, but the Hammerhead and Vortex (buggy) were not very popular compared to the MT-10's and Ironnan

[RC10th]

The center hubs on those spur gears look like they'll last a long time.

[scr8p]

many, many years ago, my lhs had a stack of the iron man truck kits. i think i got one for like $50 or something like that. mainly got it for my kid to bash around with when he was like 4-5. it was a pretty decent kit for what it was....... and good enough for him.

but i gotta say, that transmission has to loudest gearbox i have ever heard in my life.

[GoMachV]

The gearbox has a lot of dead space inside, I always wondered if that added to the sound. You could get them to spin pretty good, like this one with bearings feels great- but I bet it's loud too.

Did you guys ever break it? We carried a lot of parts and besides upgrading to stealth diff screws and t nuts (originals were plastic with no brass insert, later they were upgraded) we didn't sell a lot of parts

[scr8p]

i think the only thing that broke on mine was a rear hub carrier.

[Coelacanth]

That looks really cool, but the front kickup area looks like a potential weak spot. I'm talking through my hat because I've no experience with this chassis; just perusing the overall look.

[GoMachV]

Been sitting on this one while the hobby room is under construction, the parts from Tower arrived while I was in disassembly mode. Finally mounted the body tonight after locating my scissors lol

Since it was missing the body and tires I decided take a little freedom with those pieces. I was able to use the road hawgs and Parma Ford body that were available bitd and still are although the compound of the tires may have changed- I don't recall the yellow dots on em bitd