CharliesTheMan
Gone - bye bye.
Well after many sleepless nights, my baby has finally arrived. I just want you guys to know, Woodie really went to a lot of trouble to get me a 5b SS ASAP, and I was very fortuante because many people have been waiting for their baja since January. I opened her up last night and today I put the roto-start on the Savage that I just finished so I could clear off the workbench, then I started on the 5b SS. So far I got the front end together except for putting the shocks on, and I have the radio box, servos and stuff put together.
Everyone says they are surprised that the thing is so big, but to me in the pictures it just didn't seem that big. Man was I WRONG! This thing is huge! The engine is almost as big as my entire T-Maxx. HPI has done a great job once again, this thing is super strong. The parts are really incredible. With the big hardware, it's a lot more like working on a go cart or dirtbike then a nitro RC. I'm attaching some photos of the parts bags and the start of the build. After finishing the Savage X SS a few weeks ago, I really wish I would have been more thorough in documenting the build process, so I'm getting plenty of pictures this time.
I enclosed a picture of the massive spur gear. That's the spare that came with it, and it's huge, bigger than the wheel of a T-Maxx.
Everyone says they are surprised that the thing is so big, but to me in the pictures it just didn't seem that big. Man was I WRONG! This thing is huge! The engine is almost as big as my entire T-Maxx. HPI has done a great job once again, this thing is super strong. The parts are really incredible. With the big hardware, it's a lot more like working on a go cart or dirtbike then a nitro RC. I'm attaching some photos of the parts bags and the start of the build. After finishing the Savage X SS a few weeks ago, I really wish I would have been more thorough in documenting the build process, so I'm getting plenty of pictures this time.
I enclosed a picture of the massive spur gear. That's the spare that came with it, and it's huge, bigger than the wheel of a T-Maxx.