AYK Radiant

[Naushad]

I only came across AYK recently and understood they had quite an illustrious history - especially in 1/12.

The radiant is a gorgeous off road to look at - especially under the hood. The body shell is quite unique aswell. I picked up this car on ebay and it wasn't what you see now...the shell was battered, tyres muddy and rims needed replacing. Though having said this, the car did sustain much damage. It's taken me sometime to source parts, but I'm happy with the end result.

Ready for the build. The car was completely stripped, cleaned with simple green and lubed with gt85. 90% screws replaced with steel hex heads.



Most of chassis completed at this point. This is the underside.



Front rims with one way bearing. The front axles that I used were also designed for the front one-way wheels. I think this was a stock option on the radiant pro.



All the electrics are there...just need to be connected. The steering crank is not the stock type.



The rear motor mount was worn with lots of scratches, but I arranged to get it reanodised. The cover on the rear end is not a stock part, but just placed to reduced the chances of debris getting into the transmission. Just need to find that rare intact front bumper!