Nice job! I just started one of these myself, i found a TF kit so starting from scratch but getting ideas. I want to do something very similar but still have not decided on air or electric but I think im leaning toward electric at this point. How did you do the 3 point hinge with the inner doors? I like that...I may use a couple of micro internal hinges as well, havent decided yet.
Thanks! If you go electric like Robart make sure and replace the stiff receiver wire that they use with a standard futaba/jr male plug extension. Stiff 1 loses connection with vibration. Also make sure you. Strap down your control box wires with zip ties or something. Also a vibration killer and you wont have any retract issues like most people do with electric gear. Also I just used small robart hinges, 3 on each door. The servo hook up I made myself due to the angle of the servo I had to install it. This set up works great.
@@timg7017 ahh yea, maybe thats why Ive head bad things about the electrics...poor setup. I like air but I want more than 2 cycles per charge lol. I always wondered why on a 1/5 scale that TF didnt include inner doors. Im also bummed I cant find 5" diamond treads...but I suppose its cuz the builder community is slowly dying. The ARFs these day ARE amazing but I love the reward of a build.
@@timg7017 Do you have a template for these doors. Im trying to find a scale one for this 1/5 TF im also building. Trying to figure the best way to do it. How did you get the curvature on the inner gear doors. Im just about getting ready to make my cut outs, and add some structure to attach those inner doors to. THanks!
Nice job! I just started one of these myself, i found a TF kit so starting from scratch but getting ideas. I want to do something very similar but still have not decided on air or electric but I think im leaning toward electric at this point. How did you do the 3 point hinge with the inner doors? I like that...I may use a couple of micro internal hinges as well, havent decided yet.
Thanks! If you go electric like Robart make sure and replace the stiff receiver wire that they use with a standard futaba/jr male plug extension. Stiff 1 loses connection with vibration. Also make sure you. Strap down your control box wires with zip ties or something. Also a vibration killer and you wont have any retract issues like most people do with electric gear.
Also I just used small robart hinges, 3 on each door. The servo hook up I made myself due to the angle of the servo I had to install it.
This set up works great.
@@timg7017 ahh yea, maybe thats why Ive head bad things about the electrics...poor setup. I like air but I want more than 2 cycles per charge lol. I always wondered why on a 1/5 scale that TF didnt include inner doors. Im also bummed I cant find 5" diamond treads...but I suppose its cuz the builder community is slowly dying. The ARFs these day ARE amazing but I love the reward of a build.
@@timg7017 Do you have a template for these doors. Im trying to find a scale one for this 1/5 TF im also building. Trying to figure the best way to do it. How did you get the curvature on the inner gear doors. Im just about getting ready to make my cut outs, and add some structure to attach those inner doors to. THanks!