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Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 3

Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 3

Posted by on Feb 16, 2018 in Tech | 0 comments

It’s time for part 3 of our Gmade GOM rock buggy kit build! In the previous two installments of our build series we covered building the axles, transmission, and transfer case. In this installment of our series we will cover building the suspension links, installing the transmission and transfer case, as well as start assembling the chassis....

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Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 2

Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 2

Posted by on Jan 25, 2018 in Tech | 0 comments

Welcome to part 2 of our Gmade GOM Rock Buggy build! In this second installment of our kit build series we will go over how to assemble the scale two-speed transmission and transfer case. Gmade added a lot of detail here to give the end user a scale look with a couple different options depending on the electronics used. Let’s dive in and see what it...

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Tamiya Grand Hauler Kit Build – Part 6

Tamiya Grand Hauler Kit Build – Part 6

Posted by on Jan 9, 2018 in Tech | 4 comments

It is time for Part 6 of our Tamiya Grand Hauler kit build! In this final installment of our build series we will pretty much dedicate all our time to detailing the extremely scale semi-truck body that is included with the Grand Hauler kit. If you have been following this build you know we originally painted the body blue. After it was painted we wished we...

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Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 1

Gmade GOM Rock Buggy Kit Build – Part 1

Posted by on Jan 3, 2018 in Tech | 1 comment

Seems like 2017 was the “Year of the Scaler” with all the new products, kits and RTR’s that hit the R/C market last year. We are guessing this trend will continue well into 2018 too. At least we hope it does! One product recently released from Gmade created quite a buzz in the scale R/C rock racing world, the GOM Rock Buggy! Gmade nailed...

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Tamiya Grand Hauler Kit Build – Part 5

Tamiya Grand Hauler Kit Build – Part 5

Posted by on Nov 28, 2017 in Tech | 0 comments

Welcome to part 5 of our Tamiya Grand Hauler kit build! It has been a while since we have worked on this big rig, so needless to say were excited to get back to it. In this installment of the build we will cover assembly of the rear trailer coupler, install the rear bumper, as well as start painting and installing some of the interior pieces included with...

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