My mates Rebel b4

[Rebelrc]

My mate Scott made this today

[Garry Driffill]

That looks amazing :drool: - Top job!

[Rebelrc]

he is getting it anodized tomorrow and will make the shell and battery straps tomorrow evening
the car is milled from aircraft ali and can take cells or lipos and a full size servo and has for cell positions i think and weighs the same as plastic b4
it took him four evenings on a hand mini mill!

[Rebelrc]

some more pics
the car isnt finished yet but you get the gist

[Rebelrc]

His name is Scott Dickinson and cant post as he is banned (naughty boy) from this site
shall i keep you posted on progress

[westie]

Looks alot like the exotek mxt chassis for the losi mini t :)

[Garry Driffill]

His name is Scott Dickinson and cant post as he is banned (naughty boy) from this site
shall i keep you posted on progress

I had a feeling it was his car :D

[Col]

Just to confirm - metal chassis and it will take nimh cells?

[lochness42]

Just to confirm - metal chassis and it will take nimh cells?

Why not? It can be nice watching those sparks and smoke effects :D

[Rebelrc]

the chasis will be insulated of coarse ala his durango:)
most chasis are conductive carbon
thanks

[HzR]

That looks awesome! Don't anodize it, just polish it! Nice and shiny.

[Rebelrc]

i said that but he says it will keep dulling so its going gold like on the big bore pred shocks

[Rebelrc]

scott says he is running it at the petit rc, thats why he built it then its going away to be tested by a top driver then he will make the revised car on his bros cnc!:drool:
if you want one pm me;) i will see what i can sort out
its no good scott testing it him self coz he doesnt realy race anymore and he's crap!!!!:lol:

[blitzboy]

saw one of these last year think i ve still got the piccy some where , 4909mmmm it was as i was told a prototype for the duango

[Rebelrc]

yes thats right scott had been looking for a photo of one of them from 2005 worlds and couldnt find it so done his own how amazing they look so similar cheers blitz boy
scotts has a detachable front so that he can put on an all new front end but thats still a work in progress
scott has a durango 2005 and will also be hitting everything on sunday at the petit

[tjf]

just out of interest how will the lipo fit?Will it be saddle?

[Rebelrc]

yes they sit on the cell divider/strengthening ridge thingys and theres just enough room under the lipos for the required extra lead
he bought that b4 in good condition hardly used off of a good friend for £20 and the ali was free from his brother lewis the owner of team xtreme/pred , bargain just owes £20 and a few evenings i will have to get one of these mill things there only cheap about £200 looks like fun

[jono83]

some more pics
the car isnt finished yet but you get the gist
is that a k factory rear shock tower?

[Darren Boyle]

Yep, the one in his picture is...

[Rebelrc]

photos as requested by DCM
lipos in or cells as you can see the batterys can be moved all forward (pictured)or all rearward (not pictured)or split (pictured)
cheers

[niggs98]

looks damn good, bet the driver cant wait to get his hands on it after the petit :drool:

[jimmy]

Is it you Niggs? lol
yeah that car looks awesome I have to say!

[RLGfx]

I've got a one piece moulded chassis like that in the garage... :D

[Mike Hudson]

looks pretty ace, where do all the elecs go though? servo at the front but where does the rest go? :eh?:

[lochness42]

ESC will go under rear shock tower. At least it looks like that from photos. If PT and receiver will fit there as well - I'm not sure about that unless ESC is small.

[MHeadling]

Looking good Scott!! Iv had updates of the build txt to me from Scott, if it goes as good as it looks he'll be on to a winner!!

I imagine it will run a Tekin speedo as it's small in size

[Rebelrc]

On saturday it will have a big lrp brushless speedo thingy in the rear and ko receiver where ever the cells are not
he has made it from ali as it supposidley makes the car reassuring to drive and forgiving + durable + easy to produce/alter

[Rebelrc]

Body shell is now complete and a very good/snug fit, very low! the roof is nearly level with the top of the servo saver
its a bit ugly but time is ticking:blush:
just a splash of paint and electrics to go
scott asked if anyone has any setup ideas for carpet for it, some kind of safe starting point
cheers:)

[Rebelrc]

PICS of shell
the shells so tight the cells hardly need straps:lol:

[Garry Driffill]

I got a few shells from Northy ages ago for my Prototype Atomic Carbon S2. The shell was made from Coke bottles moulded on 2 planks of wood and a heat gun that was used to forge the shape..

I thought that was low, but that is mega low!! - Nice!

[Rebelrc]

Thanks ! thats how that one was done its functional and will look crisper and better painted:)

[Garry Driffill]

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb274/xx4-nutter/Cornwall004.jpg

This is the shell - regret selling that car now soo much :cry:

[Rebelrc]

Looks realy nice and different scott says why did you sell it:eh?: and is mumbling his car will be faster haha:lol:joke

[Garry Driffill]

Just a little short of funds at the time so it had to go :lol: - It was really nimble and was pretty quick, gotta have been my most favorite 2wd ive ever had :)

[Rebelrc]

That was a shame if it makes you feel any better we have all sold something then realised how great it was after then lost the photos:cry:
Scotts hoping to make this chasis/proper body/hardwear availiable for around the £70 mark but will probably need some encouragement as hes already planing a 4wd:lol:

[Garry Driffill]

Cool, What 4wd based on?

[Rebelrc]

sorry i dont think its based on any one car tho i will let you know when/if he starts

[franki]

To take on the x11:lol: only joking work looks fab

[Northy]

Looks great Scott :)

G

[Tom3012]

Just a little short of funds at the time so it had to go :lol: - It was really nimble and was pretty quick, gotta have been my most favorite 2wd ive ever had :)

Didnt you say a similar thing about the X-6 :lol:

Car looks awesome though, great work!... if i sent him some 12mm thick plastic, reckon he could mill me one out :p

[Garry Driffill]

Didnt you say a similar thing about the X-6

Yes,

Had to have been my most favorite because of the fact it that had alot of track presence being only one of only a few of the cars actually owned aside from any Atomic Carbon Team Driver prior to the car actually been in production and available to the general pulic ;)

I have had 4 different X-Factory X6 cars though :blush:

[Rebelrc]

any ideas on a starting point set up for carpet (oils/springs/roll centers etc):blush::eh?:

[Rebelrc]

Some more pics just say when i am boring you!
the radio gear went in fine very tight but that is a full size servo/massive nosram brushless matrix/large KO receiver/lipo's
admittedly the receiver is on its side which is not ideal but its in and can be done.and under weight by 200grams
shell is proper ugly but it will get a better looking one if the car is any good
cant see why it wouldnt be but you never know
my favourite bit is the invisable vacced poly carbonate battery straps
hope it inspires the diy racer

[tymill]

Wow! That shell is looooowwwww profile.

Amazing work - what more can I say.

Good stuff!

[blitzboy]

wow thats different mmmmm would be nice to paint one of those puppies

[franki]

fantastic work in such a small space of time!!!!

[Rebelrc]

Thank-you.........just wish i could drive it......i havent raced properly for years/ever
oh well get a good driver on it and get some feed back ....it should be quick thou

[niggs98]

well im pleased to anounce that scott made the F final today with his rebel car, it looked really good for a first time out, didnt have a single failer all day (other than driver) and more than made up for scotts rustyness and helped him to a good result as he nearly won the finals ;)

well done m8

[blitzboy]

well done mate good result

[westie]

Is he planning on producing the car?
cheers

[MHeadling]

Well done to Scott, his car went really well at the Petit race, got lots of admiration from the fellow racers, and from what i hear this is going into production!!

Watch this space..........

[Rebelrc]

Jimmy where did all my photo's go:cry:

[Rebelrc]

Where did all the photos go to?

[Rebelrc]

Only pics I could find
http://www.oople.com/forums/album.php?albumid=229&pictureid=1232
http://www.oople.com/forums/album.php?albumid=229&pictureid=1231