Story of My Losi LXT
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2017 8:41 am
Hello Guys,
Sorry again for my English !! New post from a Frenchy
During my last Vintage race in June, there was a trunck category and i was really impressed by these beasts (RC10T, T2, Storm2000 and Traxxas Eagle LS).
So i found a chassis on ebay, and this is what i discovered when it came from Germany:
It's not in a really good shape, isn't it ? For my consolation, i have some Tecnacraft rods and 2 completes Hydradrives systems.
The rear shock stay is coming from a JRX PRO SE i guess with some "enhancements" the rear dampes are not losi ones for sure
At least the worst picture :
Yes the Gearox is cracked
Inside the gearbox, same status
But the chassis is in pretty good shape for a runner :
So things are not so easy at that point !! The number of parts that would need to be replaced is quite huge
But somehow i want it for the next vintage race ..
So i bougth the necessary stuffs :
This one is coming from Shapeway :
and the rebuild could start ..
And During the build i was already thinking about the paint theme. I saw Something that was cool on vintagelosi.com : the boxart picture of the Losi GTX:
And i find it awesome ..so i have my coulour scheme
The build is still progressing :
For the Body, i found the Ford Ranger more pleasant than the formal one:
And the paint job could start (not really my cup of tea, but i tried to do my best ...):
The Black color:
The Yellow (i used Clear Pear PS-58 from Tamiya before the Yellow and pink paints to try to get someting nice Under the light of the sun..we'll see)
The Pink
And all backed with White:
with the blue film removed :
With all stickers installed :
And Finally, the result is not so bad! I mean, compared to what it was, there is a large large gap
++
Nat
Sorry again for my English !! New post from a Frenchy
During my last Vintage race in June, there was a trunck category and i was really impressed by these beasts (RC10T, T2, Storm2000 and Traxxas Eagle LS).
So i found a chassis on ebay, and this is what i discovered when it came from Germany:
It's not in a really good shape, isn't it ? For my consolation, i have some Tecnacraft rods and 2 completes Hydradrives systems.
The rear shock stay is coming from a JRX PRO SE i guess with some "enhancements" the rear dampes are not losi ones for sure
At least the worst picture :
Yes the Gearox is cracked
Inside the gearbox, same status
But the chassis is in pretty good shape for a runner :
So things are not so easy at that point !! The number of parts that would need to be replaced is quite huge
But somehow i want it for the next vintage race ..
So i bougth the necessary stuffs :
This one is coming from Shapeway :
and the rebuild could start ..
And During the build i was already thinking about the paint theme. I saw Something that was cool on vintagelosi.com : the boxart picture of the Losi GTX:
And i find it awesome ..so i have my coulour scheme
The build is still progressing :
For the Body, i found the Ford Ranger more pleasant than the formal one:
And the paint job could start (not really my cup of tea, but i tried to do my best ...):
The Black color:
The Yellow (i used Clear Pear PS-58 from Tamiya before the Yellow and pink paints to try to get someting nice Under the light of the sun..we'll see)
The Pink
And all backed with White:
with the blue film removed :
With all stickers installed :
And Finally, the result is not so bad! I mean, compared to what it was, there is a large large gap
++
Nat