ChitownRC

Well guys, I finally have my E-Revo set up for winter, Figured that since I'm running a Desert Rat body, calling it the Blizzard Rat seem appropriate






The Pro-Line Desert Rat body is painted in Pactra Candy Blue backed by the same Pactra Pearl White backed by Sprint White that covers the rest of the body. The stripes are arranged in the so that they look like a two tone paint from the side, yet like wide, body line following skunk stripes from the top.
The Wheels are Platinum Edition Dishes and PE/new 3.3 Revo splined hexes with the T-Maxx Classic/16.8v E-Maxx Chevrons.
The electronics are factory stock, but it's currently geared 16/68 with 120k Ofna diff oil up front and 50k Traxxas diff oil out back.
The suspension has the spring tensioners set at the same position as the PE Revo, while using the long travel rockers and springs with the pushrods set as far inboard as possible.

You need some paddle tires man. Those are a freaking blast in the snow. They can really throw some huge tails behind them

Yeah kongs or something bigger. Run what you brung though, looks great I love the paint.

So what makes it set up for winter?

looks good. now all we need is snow.

Took it out for a few minutes at work and it did great! I'll try to get some pics tomorrow during the day since I don't have to work.

The video's are still loading to YouTube, but I've got a bunch of pics from today.








I ended up spraying the tripod alot from sliding in front of the camera.

ALso found a hand catch pan to set the truck in while it's got snow on it. It's made to go under washing machines incase they leak, kinda like a bed pan I guess.

Here's the first one, took friggen forever to load! I ran some old GP3300 7.2v packs for this run and it's geared 16/68. Those batteries were HOT by the time this video was done!
[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIGEtGROUH0]YouTube - Blizzard Rat 1[/video]

Got the second video loaded up today as well as some screen caps from the two videos, first the caps, click on the pic for the page.

Yes, there's an E-Revo in there

And here's the video
[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slYQ4ul93xk]YouTube - Blizzard Rat 2[/video]

that is cool, snow rooster tails

FUN!
I took out my Kyosho Twin Force too. Good times.

I'll have to take it back out Saturday, maybe go over to the grade school I went to and run it some more since we're supposed to get some more snow.

BJoe Wrote:I'll have to take it back out Saturday, maybe go over to the grade school I went to and run it some more since we're supposed to get some more snow.

Is that around St.Charles?

BJoe, what is that fence mural thing? More pics of that please.

Catfisher Wrote:Is that around St.Charles?

West Chicago, Gary Elementery School, should be too cold for a gang fight to break out across the street from there this time...............I hope

DAVEC-NITRO-RS4 Wrote:BJoe, what is that fence mural thing? More pics of that please.

My sister hand painted that several years ago before she moved out of the house, it's all scenes from various Disney Movies. The only pics I have are on the computer she has at the apartment she shares with her boyfriend. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow and post them in the MultiMedia Forum.

Shot a short video today infront of the store with my Go-Pro on board for the ride!
[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFqmcBj5MeA]YouTube - Blizzard Rat First Snow Run December 26, 2009 On-Board![/video]

are the windshield wipers an option?
i must be hanging out with my kid to much, that bob cat looked like wall-e

i have the nitro version. just got back from bashing with the sevo (formerly a slayer, now a revo) had paddles on the back and skies on the front. it was a blast! i'll see if anyone gets vid up of it.

Post it up on here, that should be pretty cool!

newguy said he would try to get some vid up tomorrow.

here is the set up on my revo

[video=youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDujckXROaI]YouTube - Snow Bash Slayer converted to Revo[/video]

Thats hilarious! Seems to like wheels better. Are there paddles on the front too in the earlier shots?

Looks like he's got some knd of spiked tire on the front Mike, and yea, it seemed to work better w/out the ski's in the video. Did you pull the front drive shafts for the first part of the video too, or just for the ski'd portion?

no doubt its better in 4wd, but the skies look so cool. the front tires are traxxas sport traxx. i was going to put stock t-maxx tires on the front, but never got around to it. and i only took the dog bones out for the skies.