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RAMIN' THE COMPETITION
RICKY MURRAY « SIERRA VISTA, AZ
Ricky tells us that back in 1990 he built his first real RC, a Tamiya Lunchbox, with his dad. He was immediately hooked into RC and especially RC monster trucks. Ricky goes on to say, “After owning my fair share of RC monster trucks over the years, I saw Primal's Raminator. I knew I had to get one. I was blessed to secure one in October 2020 and have been building it into this beast since. I had always wanted a large, scale monster and the Raminator surely fits that bill. With the addition of small details, rear steering and having a gas engine, I couldn't get more scale than this. This truck is truly my go to in my fleet. In case there are any questions about its size, check out the pics of it next to the Tamiya Lunchbox! Special thanks to my fiancé for her continued support during this build. If you would like to see a full build thread on the truck, please visit Largescaleforums. com, under RC Build Logs, Rickdizzle's Raminator Build. ” The Raminator is truly huge, fantastic job Ricky!
RIDE OF THE MONTH
BUILD HIGHLIGHTS
- Chassis: Primal RC Raminator V2 Monster Truck - Body: Raminator Monster Truck, Dodge Ram - Engine: 49CC gas engine using a 2 needle carburetor with Bartolone Racing V2 Velocity stack, Full Force RC high flow fuel fitting kit, Snappy RC fuel kit. - Fuel: VP Racing 4 cylinder Small Engine Fuel at 94 octane mixed 40:1 with Amsoil Dominator 2 stroke oil. - Wheels and Tires: Primal Raminator stock wheels and tires. 12"x 7" with 24mm hexes on the wheels, aluminum enclosed wheel nuts - Shocks: 8 total Primal Raminator shocks, 4 with springs and 4 acting as dampeners. Drilled pistons with Team -Associated 10 weight shock oil. Utilizes JS Performance aluminum shock mounts, aluminum spring separators, aluminum spring perches and bushings. - Axles: Primal Raminator axles with both the front and rear differentials modified for strength and brass bushings added at the output shafts. - Paint: Pre-painted Raminator body. Testors Spray Enamel for the driver and interior details, applied over Bulldog Adhesion Promotor - Graphics: Licensed decals from Primal RC to emulate the real Raminator Monster Truck and Dodge Ram. Scale "sponsor" decals from Factory Effex. - Light System: 5 LED mini lights for RII light - Radio System: Futaba 7PXR wrapped in a Gorilla Guard silicon wrap for the transmitter. Futaba R2006GS 6-channel receiver - Other Options: Detailed driver with custom harness and paint. Added and RII (Remote Ignition Interrupter) light on the cage for added scale look. Primal's rear steer kit for 4 wheel steering, stretched 2 inches using the extended wheelbase kit and also widened using the JS Performance wheel wideners, Taylor RC steering link mounts, complete JS performance steering links front and rear and JS Performance sway bar links, aluminum JS
Performance body mounts. Small details were added like a DDM aluminum fuel cap, aluminum pull start handle and aluminum vent added to the gas tank. Savox SB-2274SG servos for throttle and reverse, Primal PM1373 high voltage servos for brake and steering
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RICK D JOHNSON GENERAL TIRE TROPHY TRUCK
TODD MOEN « OREGON, USA
Submitted by Todd Moen hailing from Oregon, this is one of two 1/5-scale trophy trucks that he has created. As a self-professed trophy truck fan, Todd shares his sharp looking 1/5-scale Kraken nitro powered RC trophy truck with us. His custom painted General Tire trophy truck body sits on a Kraken RC KV5TT chassis. The body is hand painted in Tamiya Color paints. Impressive work, great job Todd!
BUILD HIGHLIGHTS
- Chassis: Kraken RC KV5TT - Body: Kraken RC KV5TT - Engine: 50cc Big Bore - Fuel: Zenoah 320rc - Wheels and Tires: Losi 5T - Shocks: Kraken RC - Paint: Tamiya Color - Graphics: Custom by Todd Moen - Light System: RC4WD and Killer RcRPP Hobby - Radio System: Futaba 7PX, Spektrum DX5 pro - Other Options: HiTech Servos, window nets custom created by ToddCreated, trophy truck rear racing lights custom build.
79 BEAST
JOHN KELLOGG « OAKLEY, IL
John bought this Traxxas TRX4 around two years ago, not long after he finished restoring a Tamiya Super Blackfoot that he got for Christmas back in 1993. We’ll let John tell us about the 79 Beast in his own words “This project started as a scale version of the original Bigfoot until I realized that it would have limited off-road capability if I had the tires close to the fenders like the original. That’s when the ‘79 Beast’ was born. I wanted a truck that would laugh at the snow and mud and it does just that. ” Fantastic job John, it turned out great!
BUILD HIGHLIGHTS
- Chassis: Traxxas TRX4 - Body: JConcepts 79 Ford F250 - Motor: Castle Creations Mamba X14 series 2850kv sensored brushless Crawler edition - Speed Control: Castle Creations Mamba X Waterproof 25.2v Crawler Edition - Battery: HRB 6000mAh 14.8v 50c - Wheels and Tires: JConcepts Midwest 2.2” MT wheels on JConcepts Fling Kings Jr 2.2” tires - Shocks: Traxxas Long Arm Lift kit - Axles: Hot Racing +10mm S2 spring steel portal drive stub axles - Paint: Tamiya Color PS-5 Black, PS-14 Copper, PS-48 Silver, PS-31 Smoke - Graphics: JConcepts 79 Ford decal sheet - Radio System: Traxxas TQi, Dsservo 35kg waterproof Coreless digital servo for steering - Other Options: Traxxas Bigfoot air cleaners, Hot Racing steel truck nuts
ELECTRIC R/CCARSERIES XV-02PRO CHASSIS KIT
A responsive, robust steering setup features aluminum servo stay, hi-torque servo saver, and turnbuckle steering rod
This image goes close-up on the front double-wishbone suspension, which features caster blocks with an angle of
Long dampers with aluminum cyl per turnbuckle arms and universal drive
Power from the front-midship motor goes to the front and rear of the chassis via a pair of indentical length propeller
Front and rear sealed gearboxes each contain a gear differential for superior
The double wishbone rear suspen rately sold Item 53539, upper arm posi
with high performance long dampers that employ precision aluminum cylin
The longitudinally-positioned battery is on its side, contributing to the narrow
is, while stil maintaining considerable
X-CEPTIONAL!
This shaft-driven 4WD chassis kit features a front midship motor and transmits power from the spur gear in the center via identical length front and rear long propeller shafts, which allows running on surfaces
differential gears front and rear, and one setup option 40T differential gear are included, facilitating changes to drive balance and a slim chassis, plus 4-wheel independent double wishbone suspension with aluminum-cylinder long oil
FEATURED COMPONENTS
Drivetrain: •Full ball bearings •Aluminum propeller shafts differentials (front/rear, two •Universal drive shafts (front/ Suspension: •Aluminum long dampers (front/rear, with blue caps) •6-degree caster blocks Chassis: •Front bumper with
• Gear ratio (with kit
• Electronic speed controller (ESC) is sold
Separately Required Items
• Body • Type 540 motor • 2-channel R/C system with ESC
