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September 2, 2018 at 8:53 pm #103605MemberDavy Crockett
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Needed a new build and after lots of thought, reading and selling stuff I decided on the Cross RC Demon SG4A kit, cheapest of the 3 but not looking to spend a fortune and my ambition doesn’t out way my talent 😀
Managed to grab an hour and get the build started.
All the bits are very nicely arranged and packaged in plastic bags, body shell and parts in a separate box.
Instructions nice and clear and kit has a quality feel to it.
Anyway, onto the build..
Motor and box
Transfer box
Shocks
1st set of links
Axles
Chassis
Putting it together everything feels quality and parts nicely arranged, however the instructions don’t refer to what bags are used so a bit of careful selection is required.
Minor downside is couple of bolts instructions say to use aren’t long enough, might be my mistake but a rummage through the ‘1st aid kit’ found suitable replacements. That aside, very pleased with the Cross RC kit so far 🙂
More to come and thanks for looking 🙂
September 3, 2018 at 9:13 pm #103616MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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September 4, 2018 at 2:19 pm #103627MemberGrasshopper- Scale Off Road Pro
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Looks like a nice chassis, good clearance and lots of room for axle travel. Great start!
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September 6, 2018 at 8:45 pm #103657MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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September 7, 2018 at 9:49 am #103662MemberGrasshopper- Scale Off Road Pro
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That’s looking really cool – are there two bonnets in the kit? The box art shows a little air intake? I prefer the flat look to be honest anyway.
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September 8, 2018 at 7:01 am #103670MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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Cheers mate!
I’m really pleased with it and enjoyed the build.
I hadn’t noticed the difference in the bonnets! The flat one is the only one in the box, I prefer the flat one too.
September 9, 2018 at 9:22 am #103681SysopRetrocosm- Scale Off Road Pro
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September 10, 2018 at 4:52 pm #103693MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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Ive really enjoyed building it and quite pleased with how its turned out.
Electrics are in but haven’t got reverse for some reason?? 🙁 🙁 I’ll do some investigation tonight and post picks when its finished
Looking forward to running it and answering the million dollar question on how it performs!!
September 12, 2018 at 8:29 pm #103715MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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Suffered a minor setback… connected ESC plugs wrong way round and puff of blue smoke 😮 😮
Had a quikrun 1060 spare so that’s now in. Had a couple of hours since last post and she’s about there now 🙂 🙂 🙂
Just got to get it on the trail and get it mucky now!!!
Thanks for looking and hope its been of interest 🙂 🙂
September 13, 2018 at 9:29 am #103717ModeratorGeoff- Scale Off Road Pro
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Looks great, well done.
Geoff in London
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September 15, 2018 at 9:42 pm #103726MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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All built and had a little test this afternoon… wish I could say its great but major problem 🙁
Front drive shafts are dog bone ends that sit in a cup, much like the Tamiya CC01s, full steering lock there was a big ‘jitter’ and one wheel locked up. Result is a bent drive shaft 🙁 🙁
So before first run, I have to replace something that’s failed ????? Doesn’t bode well for a hard trail run!
For the cost of the kit, I’d expect CVD’s but that’s a £24 upgrade part
Other than that, it looks good!? 😀
September 17, 2018 at 10:50 am #103743MemberGrasshopper- Scale Off Road Pro
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Front drive shafts are dog bone ends that sit in a cup, much like the Tamiya CC01s, full steering lock there was a big ‘jitter’ and one wheel locked up.
Ouch. Were the end points on your Tx set up correctly? I had a similar binding on my Gelande2 because I forgot to limit the servo travel. If they were, then that doesn’t look great – I wonder if anyone else has had similar issues. The reviews have generally been pretty favourable for this truck…
I hope that’s the only stumbling block to getting this out on the trails.
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September 17, 2018 at 5:06 pm #103746MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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Ouch. Were the end points on your Tx set up correctly? I had a similar binding on my Gelande2 because I forgot to limit the servo travel. If they were, then that doesn’t look great – I wonder if anyone else has had similar issues. The reviews have generally been pretty favourable for this truck… I hope that’s the only stumbling block to getting this out on the trails.
Looking further into the issue, the end points/travel were set up incorrectly (but don’t tell anybody I made a mistake! 😀 )
In a way I’m glad its my fault and not a product issue. I too have only heard good things about the Demon.
Ive since ordered a set of CVDs, Simon at Greens models been a great help 🙂
September 25, 2018 at 11:19 am #103820MemberDavy Crockett- Scale Off Road Pro
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Demon had its 1st run this saturday and apart from a few niggles/untightened bits, it went well.
Last few days rain made the ground fun and no-so-fun in places, plenty of loose leaves and fallen branches to give it a good workout!
Anyway…. a few pics…..
Immediate finding is its very top heavy (not something I usually complain about 😀 😀 ), plastic wheels are fitted and am going to sort some metal ones. Both wing mirrors gone after 10 mins maximum
Stock tyres are OK at best, struggled on the wet moss and rocks, barely coped on the loose dirt – managed to get round the run though.
Theres a few little bits to do, re-waterproof RX, tighten a few bits and drill a drain hole in the battery tray. Ran on a 2200mah 2s and really surprised it managed over an hour
Overall pretty pleased with its 1st run!
Thanks for looking and that’s all folks!!
September 25, 2018 at 6:50 pm #103824SysopRetrocosm- Scale Off Road Pro
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Looks mean on the trail, cool pics. Wing mirrors rarely last very long, especially on top heavy rigs 😉 The tread on those tyres does look like it would clog up pretty quick. I’d suggest adding some wheel weights if you’re going for new wheels and tyres.
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