The start of an MMRS Demonstrator
 

Here is is, my first real build. Standing 12" wide and 11" tall to the top of the cab, at 50" in length, here it is.

First the prototype I'm working from.
https://i.imgur.com/icfuWXE.jpg

First test fit of the body on the frame. Messed up on the battery tray and engine bay.
https://i.imgur.com/5YKZEPth.jpg

Removed the incorrect engine bay and battery trays
https://i.imgur.com/PhBjmlbh.jpg

The motor and Wraith transmission in place, showing off the second axle (AR-60) of the eventual 5.
https://i.imgur.com/ZQoKFjkh.jpg

Re: The start of an MMRS Demonstrator
 

Cool project. Looks like you are off to a good start...

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Thank you. I should be able to get the shocks on some time this week.

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https://i.imgur.com/E2wPv92h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/LwFKWmDh.jpg
So, with this update comes some carnage. I left the front axles on, which made it overbalance and fall off my shelf (Wheels hanging over the edge)

https://i.imgur.com/tKilaieh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HrdfclNh.jpg
Rebuilt the entire cab and engine bay (roughed in. I'll need to adjust the side-panels a little bit) using plastic-cardboard from work's garbage.

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Great start. Seeing it falling off a shelf must have hurt. I'm terrified of that happening to mine.

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Shame that gravity works so well, glad to see it didn't crush your interest in the truck.

Please add your 'size letter' to your pics. L and h work well here
https://i.imgur.com/HrdfclN.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/HrdfclNh.jpg

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I've invested more into this truck than my other two crawlers and 3 drones. I'm not stopping just because I broke some styrene. The hydraulic pump just arrived yesterday, so I can start figuring out how to place it and the reservoir, and get the valve blocks ordered.

Re: The start of an MMRS Demonstrator
 

A very cool build you have going on!

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Thank you.

http://www.imgur.com/xfw0vSAh

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Curious about the drivetrain ... can you tell us more about choice of axles, transmission, etc? I think it's bigger than the 1:12 I would have expected.

-- A