RC4WD 6X6 beast truck

[crazy4yachts]

Hey guy's does anyone know anything about the RC4WD 6X6 Beast . I'm thinking about buy it and I don't know how good the craftsmanship is, it looks really awesome to me but before I spend $900.00 + on this r.c. I would like to know some more about it. Here's a couple of pictures




Thanks
John

[crazy4yachts]

Well since today is my Birthday My lovely wife just sent me a email, she told me to look at my email and to my surprise I have a RC4WD Beast 6x6 coming my way. It show the conformation of the purchase can't wait to get this Yea !




John

[Acadieman]

When my GF tells me to check my email, its usually stuff that she wants! :p

Keep us updated! Looks like a nice chassis.

[krankillen]

wow!!!!!! nice wife!!!!:)

[BRICKNICK]

Wow I wish my wife suprise me with a tamiya reefer trailer or tanker. Now all I need is for one of you guys to tell her to read this post, my birthdays Tuesday. Haha LOL

[Bo Wallen]

Well since today is my Birthday My lovely wife just sent me a email, she told me to look at my email and to my surprise I have a RC4WD Beast 6x6 coming my way. It show the conformation of the purchase can't wait to get this Yea !




John

Please KEEP that WIFE

[crazy4yachts]

I'm still waiting on my RC4WD 6x6 Beast to be shipped . I called Yesterday and asked about the model. I was told they are still waiting for it to come in couldn't tell anything other then it is built by hand, but I was told they were the next one on the list . It says on the web site please allow 3 to 6 days for shipping well i'm still waiting?????????????

[spudd]

dang!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanted one of those...will she buy me one? my birthday is Friday

[BRICKNICK]

Wait your turn Spudd my birthday was Tuesday and she's buying me one first. LOL

[crazy4yachts]

I told her I'm still waiting for my Birthday present to be shipped. So now she tells me to order something else since it late and she feels bad about the delayed present. So now what do I order ? God I love that women !!!!!





John:confused:

[powerstroke_1999]

That is a cool truck check out te video of it on YouTube.There is a a good one of it rock crawling.They look cool with a globeliner body on them and some fender flares.

[powerstroke_1999]

Here is one http://m.youtube.com/index?&desktop_uri=%2F#/watch?v=elwu4XRL3iI

[powerstroke_1999]

One more http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o34B1zWKm2w

[evo mike]

Hi John,
I bought the truck about 2 years ago.

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0103.jpg

Did some testdriving, and changed the suspension aswell as the motor.
Put in a GRU 4:1, and a BigBlock motor from LRP.
A switched the punisher shafts with full metal ones.
Changed the tyres aswell in something more agressif look.

Started with the cabine

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0172.jpg

Exaust and fake cooling systems aswell as back of the truck

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0118.jpg

Finished truck

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/DSC00634.jpg


Finally I decedid to rebuild the truck. This is the finished 8x8

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/DSC00723.jpg

Happy to help with info and pics, good luck with your build ! ;)
Mike

[crazy4yachts]

Wow you did a very nice job, can you please tell me where you got the exhaust set from I saw it somewhere on the internet but I don't remember where. Is that 8x8 frame from RC4WD , I also saw a Beast with a Iveco cab looked pretty cool , Thanks for the upgrade info I appreciate it. I'm still waiting on the kit. Can't wait to get it and start up grading it.





Thanks
John

[doodlebug]

Great job Mike! I like the high stance.

Cheer's, Neil.

[evo mike]

Wow you did a very nice job, can you please tell me where you got the exhaust set from I saw it somewhere on the internet but I don't remember where. Is that 8x8 frame from RC4WD , I also saw a Beast with a Iveco cab looked pretty cool , Thanks for the upgrade info I appreciate it. I'm still waiting on the kit. Can't wait to get it and start up grading it.





Thanks
John

Hello John
It's the 8x8 frame from RC4WD indeed.
The exaust set is made from different parts : Delrin, sheetmetal bougth on ebay, some parts from WEDICO I also bougth on ebay.
Take a look at the picture.
Mike

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0066.jpg

[rcman]

wow thats a sharp 8x8 I have always wanted to build one but I have to many unfinished builds as it is now... hopefully next summer im going to build one for myself.

[crazy4yachts]

Hi Mike

Wow thanks for the detailed picture, awesome job ,would you mind if I copied off of this for My 14X14 Beast. I'm in the process of building also ? That is what I've been looking for to finish off the back of the cab I'm working on.



Thanks
John :)

[evo mike]

Hi Mike

Wow thanks for the detailed picture, awesome job ,would you mind if I copied off of this for My 14X14 Beast. I'm in the process of building also ? That is what I've been looking for to finish off the back of the cab I'm working on.



Thanks
John :)

Go ahead,
Love to see your truck when it's finished.
Mike

http://youtu.be/VyegGXdEXUk


http://youtu.be/DKyLDvvKlog

[crazy4yachts]

Hey Mike

How long did it take to get your Beast. I'm still waiting on mine. My wife ordered it in Nov. I called and was told it's on back order. I'll get my Christmas gift before I get this.


John

[evo mike]

Hey Mike

How long did it take to get your Beast. I'm still waiting on mine. My wife ordered it in Nov. I called and was told it's on back order. I'll get my Christmas gift before I get this.


John

Hi John,
It took about 4 weeks.
Please keep in mind that was december 2010 !
Did you sent a mail to the guys from RC4WD ?
Mike

[fhhhstix]

Hey Mike

How long did it take to get your Beast. I'm still waiting on mine. My wife ordered it in Nov. I called and was told it's on back order. I'll get my Christmas gift before I get this.


John

Well I hate to stir the pot but I would be really pissed by the back order comment when their website says in stock!:eek: No where does it say there is a lead time to be built it just says in stock.

Link to RC3WD product page. (http://store.rc4wd.com/The-Beast-Blackwell-25T-6x6-RTR-Vehicle_p_1175.html)

Travis

[crazy4yachts]

I know Travis I looked at their website and saw that , But when my wife ordered , it was from another store she said she found it cheaper go figure. I just called them today and left a message for them to call me I want to know what is taking so long. I told my wife I'll have my Christmas presents before I get my Birthday present ?




John

[crazy4yachts]

I just got off the phone with the hobby shop that just received my Beast from RC4WD. They were suppose to ship it out Today . I was told it looks like it was dropped off a cliff the frame is cracked the rear wheels are touching servo mount is bent it and some other things are wrong as well, And I'm really pissed about this whole ordering ordeal. I think I should be compensated for all this BS. I have been waiting for about a month now and this is what I get. I'm waiting to see what is going to happen. I knew it was to good to be true. There QA dept is a joke as far as I can tell !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would not recommend buying from RC4WD and does anyone know where they are Located China is my quess ?




John :mad::mad::mad::mad:

[MACK Daddy]

RC4WD is based out of California, although some larger items are shipped from overseas as stated in the description page of the item


Alfy

[crazy4yachts]

I got a call Yesterday about my RC4WD beast my wife ordered for my November Birthday gift. The Manager of the store said that he talked to his distrubution center about the insurance claim on the damage done to the Beast and was told they we're still waiting on the findings of the insurance claim BS . He told them he wanted one sent now told them to charge it to his credit he said he wanted to take care of this customer now, told them I've been waiting for this thing since November. He was getting really mad about this whole thing . Told the Distrubution manager to go out to the wharehouse bring it in open it up and to personally inspect it the make sure to add foam and more packing material then send it to him and he told me he would then open it back up and make sure it's done right before he sends it to me.Because I told him I wanted him to personally inspect it before he sent it to me. What a real pain in the (***) this is turning into. I told him I want my Truck Now I thing i've been patient long enough don't you agree.:mad:


John

[crazy4yachts]

Got a call from the Manager said that they got a new one in and that the Distribution Manager was personnaly going to handle this one . He opened it up looked it over put more padding in it . Then he sent it to the Hobby shop that I bought it from. Then the hobby shop Manager and a couple of other guys opened it up looked it over said it was awesome looking, no Damage was found, everything looked perfect,took it out of the box put it in a much bigger box with even more padding all around. Told me to call him as soon as I got the model. Can't wait ti get it !!!!!!



John

[evo mike]

Got a call from the Manager said that they got a new one in and that the Distribution Manager was personnaly going to handle this one . He opened it up looked it over put more padding in it . Then he sent it to the Hobby shop that I bought it from. Then the hobby shop Manager and a couple of other guys opened it up looked it over said it was awesome looking, no Damage was found, everything looked perfect,took it out of the box put it in a much bigger box with even more padding all around. Told me to call him as soon as I got the model. Can't wait ti get it !!!!!!



John

Yeha !
The fun can start ....:)
Mike

[dabears]

I bet you cant wait to get it now!! Make sure you open it with a cam rolling. Thats what i do just incase there is damage it is all documented really well!!

[crazy4yachts]

That is a great idea Thanks for suggesting that Lights, Camera, Action Take one ? Yea Mike I can't wait to get it I pray it arrives in good shape ! I will let you know as soon as I open it up.




John

[crazy4yachts]

Hey guy's I just got an update about my 6x6 Beast. according to the USPS site it's here in Dallas and it left the sort facility at 4:15 AM . I'm praying it arrives Today at the house, I'll let you know and I will be filmimg the unboxing for insurance purposes. :D




John

[Diesel Demond]

you are one luck s.o.b. My wife freaked on a set of rims i bought and yours does this!!! anywaise that truck makes me want so bad tons of potential. you got to at least have one stack forsure. have fun brotha.

[crazy4yachts]

Well Guy's the wait is over, it finally got here and in Perfect shape. I opened up the box and man did they ever put padding in there. I love the scale axles and the wheels nice. It's heavier then I thought it wolud be. I haven't run it yet. I'm going to buy new batteries for it and I'm going to change out the drive shafts. I don't think the plastic shafts will hold up to long. Here's some pictures of it right out of the box. Man I love this thing :D



Enjoy
John

[crazy4yachts]

Here's some more pictures.

[Espeefan]

Pretty cool. I think I would have ordered direct through RC4WD, rather then a hobby shop, unless it was a really good one, and there are some around. Sounds like you had a good one. That way you take the middle man out of the equation.

[crazy4yachts]

The Reason I didn't order thru them is because. I did some research before I decided on who to buy from, and They have terrible customer service from what I've found, plus shipping was free and I saved about $100.00 . I'm happy with the end result.



John

[crazy4yachts]

Hey Mike what type of battery or batteries are you using and also what suspension up grades did you go with. I'm looking to do a lot of up grades to my mini Beast as I like to call it. I want to put bigger shocks on it but I'll need to also change the lenght of the 4 link set-up to use bigger tires.




John

[Kaf343]

John,

I just noticed this thread, first of all keep your wife. She is a Gem. Secondly here is a pic of my Beast and it is a awesome rig once you tighten up all the parts that come shipped loose.

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Mercedes/Beast4.jpg

http://i1164.photobucket.com/albums/q564/kaf343/Mercedes/Beast1.jpg

I am assuming you have recieved it by now, I hope you enjoy it.

[crazy4yachts]

Thanks for the wife compliment she is defenitley a keeper. Nice rig that looks mean, yes I received it last week. I looked it over and had to tightend a lot of the hardware on it .



John

[RCP57]

These things look pretty cool. I like the fact that they're big but the truck bodies don't look bad on them! If I could just figure out how to steal all of your tires:eek: I could build the trailers for my Kenworth...:D Just kidding about the stealing part but I do need a pile of those tires....

Reg

[crazy4yachts]

Ok so I played a little with the suspension on the Mini Beast and I was able to get another 1/2 of lift without even changing anything. I'm going to order bigger dual rate shocks and more aggessive tires. I'm trying to find where I can find the Iveco body for it, so far no luck locating it. I'll just keep looking I quess.




John

[evo mike]

Hey Mike what type of battery or batteries are you using and also what suspension up grades did you go with. I'm looking to do a lot of up grades to my mini Beast as I like to call it. I want to put bigger shocks on it but I'll need to also change the lenght of the 4 link set-up to use bigger tires.




John

Hi John,
Using a 3S lipo 11 V +/- 5500mAh
But as I showed I am using a Leopard LBH3660/8T Brushless -3600kV-
Between motor and the old version Tamiya 3speed gearbox from the Bruiser I have this semi automatic transmission from Traxxas, It's more of a clutch system. But it works perfect ! (TWO SPEED W/Reverse Auto Transmission TC3 Traxxas E-max)
As a ESC I am using a 150 A with a BEC of 6V 6A
Tyres are from RC4WD : Crazy Crawlers 2.2
You can still find them in different stores or on ebay
I did cut the foam a little bit and put weights in the rims.
Furthermore a used these shocks from RC4WD Spark Comp Shock with Ti Shaft (110mm)
They make the suspension a whole lot better !
The originals are to short and to stiff.
Then I changed the punisher shafts, I am using the ones from Gmade.
Finally I changed the XVD's from the front axle.
Broke one (!!??) after my first run, but furthermore these XVD's are stronger and they allow more steering.

Mike

[evo mike]

Ok so I played a little with the suspension on the Mini Beast and I was able to get another 1/2 of lift without even changing anything. I'm going to order bigger dual rate shocks and more aggessive tires. I'm trying to find where I can find the Iveco body for it, so far no luck locating it. I'll just keep looking I quess.




John

For the Body's have a look at these

http://www.schink-1-8.de/produkte.htm

http://www.skorpti.de/default.htm

http://www.truckmodellsport.de/

Sent me a picture of the Iveco body please, and I'll keep looking for it.
Mike

[crazy4yachts]

Hey Mike,

How are you doing ? I was hoping to hear from you , and thanks for the links and the tips for improving on the Mini Beast. There is a lot of room for improvements. The shocks are way to stiff and they tend to stick. Also when you turn the wheels full lock they rub on the suspension links ! I will be changing a lot of things on this one. I will send you pictures on the Iveco cab the only place I found it is on youtube.com . No one seems to know where I can get it ?




Thanks
John

[crazy4yachts]

Here you go Mike here's a couple of pictures I found enjoy !




John

[evo mike]

Here you go Mike here's a couple of pictures I found enjoy !




John

Hello John,
I know them, the Belgium army is using them.
See them every week, since I live near the Belgium Paracommando base.
As I said, I'll keep it in mind and will search for it !
Mike

[crazy4yachts]

Hey Mike
I saw that right after I put the pictures up . I think they are made in Italy from what I can tell. I like the crew cab set up myself. I'll keep looking for it on my end as well.



Best Regards
John

[crazy4yachts]

I just finished building the new shocks and putting them on the Mini Beast. They are definitely heavy duty compared to the original ones. It raised the frame up about an inch more what a differences they made. Heres some pic's

[crazy4yachts]

Here's somemore to look at.

[cdm]

That steering linkage might be a problem. too long of spacers. i had terrible issues with 1/3 the lenght of what you are offsetting. ended up mounting the servo on the axle despite my dislike for doing so.

[crazy4yachts]

Boy you got that right CDM I'm finding that out.



Yachtnutz

[quart]

I am planning to build a Beast 6x6 and use it as a transport for my axial wraith 1:10
But i am not certain that the wraith Will fit.
How much room is left behind the Man cab. Is it possible to build a flat transport deck and fit a 1:10 car?

[evo mike]

Boy you got that right CDM I'm finding that out.



Yachtnutz

Might be a little late, but these pics can help with mounting the servo on the axle.
Mike
http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0358.jpg (http://s1001.photobucket.com/user/EvoAMGMike/media/IMG_0358.jpg.html)

http://i1001.photobucket.com/albums/af134/EvoAMGMike/IMG_0359.jpg (http://s1001.photobucket.com/user/EvoAMGMike/media/IMG_0359.jpg.html)

[louie r/c nut]

Nice build I like the military truck very cool .

[crazy4yachts]

Hey Mike how's it going sorry I haven't been on lately, but I'm helping my wife start her new Company . She is really busy going back and forth ,anyway thanks form the pictures.


Take care
John

[Baloo]

Hi mate,

Just wondering how you are getting on with your beast & the search for the cab?

I just bought myself a beast and have to say that once I'd gone round & thread locked everything it is a solid rig. I've got the punisher shafts to replace but I'm now wondering about shocks. I'm leaning toward the Old Man Emu ones from RC4WD, mainly cos they look so scale but I can't find any reviews of them. Oh well keep looking!!!

[anthonymcc]

Very cool military build.