Mini-Z, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer, MR-03, MR-02, MA-010, Forums, News, Pictures, Parts, and Shop - Mini-ZRacer.com
Forums, Mini-Z, MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z, Kyosho MiniZ, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, MiniZ Hop-Ups, MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Kyosho Mini-Z Parts, Kyosho MiniZ Hop-Ups, Kyosho MiniZ Parts, Kyosho Mini-Z Racer Hop-Ups, Racer Kyosho Mini-Z Parts
Old 2009.08.21, 02:02 PM   #1
Knacki
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 59
WIP - AWD Drifting Rat Rod

Hi there,

don't know why a German have to start with this ... (maybe because it's just too stupid? )
I don't like Japanese Design, but I love drifting and already as a teenager I read magazines about Custom cars.
So what to do?
This is the status after several weeks of thinking and sculpting and thinking and glueing and throwing away again





This is the original kit:
http://yfrog.com/83imga0012j

Kustom Knacki

to be continued.........

P.S. The speakers are already changed. Yes, yes, these pancakes at the back

Last edited by Knacki; 2009.08.21 at 03:39 PM. Reason: Wrong topic
Knacki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 02:03 PM   #2
okoye
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
sweet how did you mount it though? any action shots?

i think you should keep the hard top as opposed to the single windscreen
  Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 04:03 PM   #3
bigmike17
Coyote Stealth
 
bigmike17's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wichita, KS
Posts: 60
Dude, where did you get the rat from? Did you get it online somewhere?
bigmike17 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 09:22 PM   #4
HammerZ
Master of Thrash
 
HammerZ's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 4,980
Send a message via MSN to HammerZ
This is thinking outside the box for sure. It's different I will give it that.
__________________
HammerZ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 09:46 PM   #5
paul_england
zip it up
 
paul_england's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 371
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmike17 View Post
Dude, where did you get the rat from? Did you get it online somewhere?
yer im wondering same, or did you build it with putty yourself?
paul_england is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 10:34 PM   #6
Knacki
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 59
Hi guys,

sorry, I forgot to mention.
It's an modified AMT 1/25 Ford Pheaton kit.


All model parts are in light grey and silver, most of it modified.
Everything white is selfmade with polystyrol.
Also the rat and the rest in dark grey is selfmade with Magic Sculpt.
Exhausts are a combination of the kit some self drilled stuff and some wires.

Rims are AWD basic rims with big offset. A little bit more narrow now.
Mounting will be shown later when the electricity concept is finished.

Have fun.

Kustom Knacki
Knacki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 10:48 PM   #7
okoye
Guest
 
Posts: n/a
are you going to put the roof back on? it looks better with the roof
  Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.21, 11:49 PM   #8
Knacki
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 59
Quote:
Originally Posted by okoye View Post
are you going to put the roof back on? it looks better with the roof
It's flexible - two Micro-T size screws
If the sun is shining, I will leave it off
Knacki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.08.22, 02:39 PM   #9
color01
Moderator
 
color01's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles (Pasadena), CA, USA
Posts: 2,809
You are so totally crazy! Car looks excellent, can't wait to see the final painted product.
__________________
Brian Ma

Greyscale RC

PN Racing | My TinyRC Blog
color01 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.22, 11:47 AM   #10
Knacki
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 59
Hi there,
a lot of tiny things left & some things are still WIP.


That's the actual look:








Knacki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.22, 12:03 PM   #11
Skv012a
Registered User
 
Skv012a's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,929
Send a message via ICQ to Skv012a Send a message via AIM to Skv012a Send a message via MSN to Skv012a Send a message via Yahoo to Skv012a
Very nice progress man, can't wait to see the finished product.
__________________
New site.
Skv012a is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.22, 12:07 PM   #12
mk2kompressor
at the Bleeding Edge
 
mk2kompressor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: england
Posts: 1,724
speechless
__________________
Team B.E.R.T
MR02/3 eating MA010
MR-03
HFAY S9 F1 Winner
Sinister V1
MRCG Prototype
MRCG 1.0
The uk's premier shop for mini-z
Bleeding Edge Racing UK
mk2kompressor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.23, 05:20 PM   #13
Knacki
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 59
Thanks a lot!

Next steps:
light
antenna
tire modification for drifting
fine tuning of the chassis, wich is quite standard.

I already sanded red 5mm LED to wright size for backölights.
603 smd LEDs for Headleamps are also prepared.
Just need some intelligent solutions for conectors.
I am not good in electronics

Coloring the rat of course
Maybe I will make the head exchangeable with a human head???

So close and still plenty to do
Knacki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.24, 11:10 AM   #14
Programmers
iTomCash
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,706
Haha, that's wild! Great work!
Programmers is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 2009.09.26, 03:53 PM   #15
mini-z
Administrator
 
mini-z's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 8,497
Knacki, I love your custom stuff!
mini-z is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Mini-z Drifting Talk @ A&E ProfoxCG A&E HobbyWarehouse, Miami FL 51 2008.12.12 01:55 PM
Drifting Competition rharris Mini-Z AWD MA-010, MA-015 9 2007.10.06 11:16 PM
Who's pumped for 1/28 scale drifting? Twenty-Se7en Miscellaneous Discussion 45 2005.12.23 09:49 AM
I went out drifting in the rain Twenty-Se7en Off-Topic 19 2004.10.05 11:23 PM
Mini-z Drifting Wedginator Miscellaneous Discussion 8 2002.10.01 04:01 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:51 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2011 Mini-ZRacer.com
Mini Inferno Sale - Up to $85 Instant Savings!
Micro-T Hop-Ups
RC18R, M18, Micro RS4, Mini-LST, TamTech-Gear, Minizilla, RC18T, RC18B, RC18MT
shop.tinyrc.com Products

more»
Tiny RC Community News
[03/22/17] MZR was on vacation, didn't... : All kidding aside, the host experienced a bit of a server meltdown last week and efforts to restore the site to a new server took longer than anticipated. The current server is temporary until - more»
[11/25/15] Did You Hear? Our Black... : Hey Racers,
We're getting started a bit early with our Black Friday sale this year.  Generally we're not supporters of retailers opening early on Thanksgiving, but in our case, we're - more»
[06/30/15] shop.tinyrc.com: Have You... : Hey All! Just a quick reminder to everyone that we post all of our shop.tinyrc.com Newletters here on the MZR Forum. If for some reason you miss them in your email inbox, you can always see the - more»
Mini-Z, Mini-Z Racer, MR-02, MA-010
M18, M18T, RC18T, Mini-LST, Mini-T, Micro RS4, XRay, 1/18, 18th scale
XMODS, XMOD, Micro Flight, ZipZaps, ZipZaps SE, Bit Char-G, MicroSizers, TTTT, Plantraco Desktop Rover, SuperSlicks, Digi Q
Mini Inferno, Mini Inferno ST, half EIGHT, 1/16, 16th scale
Epoch, Indoor Racer, 1/43, 43rd scale
E-Savage, eSavage, eZilla, e-Zilla, HPI
Robots, Bots, Bipeds, Wheeled, Manoi, Roomba, NXT, Lego, Hacking
Crawling, Crawlers, Micro, RC, Losi Mini-Rock Crawler, Duratrax Cliff Climber
Kyosho Minium, Caliber 120, Minium Forums
Mini-Z Hop-Ups, Mini-Z Parts, Mini Inferno Hop-Ups, Mini Inferno Parts, M18 Hop-Ups, M18 Parts