Monster Truck Madness – Tamiya Kong Head 6×6
Greetings all and Happy Thursday!
It solely took 4 months of dragging my toes to get it completed, however my Tamiya Konghead 6×6 G6-01 is now completed!
This truck isn’t precisely going to be a shelf Queen, as I intend to take it out to r/c monster truck occasions to mess around with it….however it’ll certainly spend most of its life on show in my workshop, so don’t search for me to submit in depth bash impressions per se. This isn’t the truck that I’ll be hucking off my roof!
What I can provide you’re some cheap construct and working impressions although, as I’ve wheeled the little dude round the home bit.
First off- as ordinary, nothing builds like a Tamiya. Opening a Tamiya package field for the primary time ALWAYS brings a wave of happiness crashing over me, as a result of their mixture of plastic and rubber smells the identical it doesn’t matter what you’re constructing. Yankee Candle or somebody wants a scented candle for “Tamiya Kit”- I do know I’d burn it in my workshop! But sure, greatest at school directions and the truck went collectively splendidly.
I don’t actually have any development notes because it was a reasonably easy construct. The make-up of the truck with all the chassis being a gearbox is fairly wild, however it went collectively simple.
So whereas the construct was cake, it also needs to be famous that it was additionally very “Tamiya” in how the package didn’t embody oil shocks or bearings. This is disappointing, however to be anticipated as a result of for probably the most half, that is how the corporate is with r/c package choices. Usually not an enormous deal, however you need to notice {that a} bearing package for the truck is nearly a 1/4 of the price of the total kit- the reason is is that there are SO MANY gears. I sprang for a Fast Eddies package. There is simply no approach I’d construct a working truck with bushings- particularly not with a gear rely like this one has!
As for shocks, I grabbed a set of low cost eBay generic G6-01 machined models to check out. They are literally fairly good! Def an enormous step up from the friction ones!
Many Tamiya kits include ESC’s as of late, however the Kong Head doesn’t. I went with a Hobby Wing 1080 as its my favourite brushed ESC! Connected to that ESC is a Radon 17t motor. Yeah, it comes with a 27t silver can however I wished one thing a bit of peppier.
The Kong Head features a configuration for 4 wheel steer (the entrance and rear axles), however I opted for two wheel. A Hitec 635 is greater than able to telling it the place to go, in order that’s what she acquired. I completed it off with a Spektrum SR315 receiver.
For paint, I went with my “Rotten Apple” monster truck livery type. Duratrax Candy Lime backed by white after which black. The entrance bumper was rattle can Spaz Stix Mirror Chrome backed in white/black, and it turned out superior. This was the primary time I’ve used it for a chrome end and I’ll now be utilizing this on all my our bodies the place chrome is required.
I completed the physique off by attaching the plastic equipment and Rotten Apple graphics (thanks JB Scale Graphics) and viola.
The truck turned out nice!
On 2S, the truck has loads of pep with a 17t motor. It additionally feels very clean with the oil shocks and bearings. Pretty first rate steering too- 4 wheel steer will not be wanted.
I’m proud of the Kong Head! I’ve been wanting to construct considered one of these for a number of years now, and now I can verify it off my record. The truck seems cool and goes to make for a enjoyable gentle basher throughout monster truck occasion days. My solely actual knock towards it’s that for one thing like this, bearings and oil shocks actually ought to be normal tools. That may very well be mentioned about many Tamiya kits although!
Look for detailed working impressions of the truck later this 12 months after I get ample wheeling time in!
Until subsequent time, maintain it on all 4’s!