A runner for my son
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:05 pm
My son is is 5 and he is been helping me build my shelf projects, He loves taken stuff a part for me and cleaning parts. One day while he was helping me he said " when are gonna run this thing ? " I told him we wouldnt be running it as it was was a nice short arm RC10 for my shelf.
So I thought, with all the labor he has kicked in on my projects I owe him one he could run. I packed my project away I was working on and started a runner for him.
I bought a box of two junk parts cars at best off Ebay and went to work. I stripped the best of the two tubs and painted it with a hammercoat grey finish. Him and I dyed all the parts black including a cool set of HPI Star wheels that were white but rough. The stock shock towers and trans brace were finished with stick on carbon fiber. I painted up a new body and added some decals from my old stash and we were ready for electronics. I added some vintage futaba gear with a cobra 27t motor.
After a few test runs up and down the hallway and a quick photo shoot, I turned him loose outside today. He did well as he has been running a hopped up Mini T.
I will be adding a stock wing painted white once Tower gets them off back order.
So I thought, with all the labor he has kicked in on my projects I owe him one he could run. I packed my project away I was working on and started a runner for him.
I bought a box of two junk parts cars at best off Ebay and went to work. I stripped the best of the two tubs and painted it with a hammercoat grey finish. Him and I dyed all the parts black including a cool set of HPI Star wheels that were white but rough. The stock shock towers and trans brace were finished with stick on carbon fiber. I painted up a new body and added some decals from my old stash and we were ready for electronics. I added some vintage futaba gear with a cobra 27t motor.
After a few test runs up and down the hallway and a quick photo shoot, I turned him loose outside today. He did well as he has been running a hopped up Mini T.
I will be adding a stock wing painted white once Tower gets them off back order.