Group Photo 👀

[Gazzman]

Some photos of my present Savage collection, There are 13 in total. All are fully working trucks with the exception of the one without the body shell as this is an on going project and all are different from each other, some may have the same style of body but are all different under the skins. Had to clean the shelves they sit on so it would be a good time to photo them all together.

 

[guinnessdublin]

What a great group photo of fine looking Savages mate! 👍🏻

 

[Gazzman]

What a great group photo of fine looking Savages mate! 👍🏻

LOL, yer couldn't get a better photo as run out of room in the room, but at least the shelves have now been polished, were covered in black spray paint dust.
I really should give up the flat and move into a lock-up workshop. Loads of space for hobby, a bed, TV, kettle & microwave. A bit like Antony Hopkins in the film 'The Fastest Indian'. I'd be in my element mate, 😉😉

 

[Jam 1]

HOLY SAVAGE ALLEY, some great looking rigs there @Gazzman

 

[Gazzman]

Thanks Jamo, was thinking it's starting to look like a Savage Dealership. Think I need to start collecting a different model now.
I can also see why I get through so much Nitro fuel, Just totalled all the engines up and they come out at 58.9cc and still go one more to buy for the last build. At least with them all being nitro power it keeps my electric bill down.😁🙄

 

[guinnessdublin]

Lol, what more could a man need! 😂

 

[Gazzman]

And here is my collection of Savages as individual photos, Each one with body on followed by one with the body off. 13 trucks in total so will post in 3 posts as only 10 photos per post permitted.

No.1 - K5.9, 2 speed, carbon fibre TVPs

No.2 - Force F4.6, 2 speed

No.3 - K5.9, 2 speed, X TVPs

No.4 - HPI Nitro Star 25, 2 speed

No.5 - HPI Nitro Star 25, 2 speed

 

[Gazzman]

Post Two

No.6 - HPI Nitro Star S25, 2 speed

No.7 - HPI F4.6, 3 speed, X TVPs

No.8 - K4.6HO, 3 speed, XTVPs, All Orange Ally

No.9 - K4.6HO, 3 speed, Gold Truckzilla Sport TVPs, Mostly Orange Ally

No.10 - K5.9, 3 speed, XL TVPs

 

[Gazzman]

Post Three

No.11 - Force R32 5.2cc, 2 speed, IRC Low CG TVPs, IRC Losi Aftershock big bore shock conversion.

No.12 - HPI F4.6 v1, 2 speed, X TVPs

No.13 - Present Build, No body yet. 2 speed.

 

[guinnessdublin]

Amazing top shelf collection you have there mate, what’s your favourite one though?

 

[Gazzman]

Well like them all but think my favourite would have to be the Blue Bounty Hunter truck, followed by the IRC LCG truck then the Green one with the carbon fibre chassis rails.
Reason I like the Blue Bounty Hunter best is because it has the 3 speed, got the new F4.6 mill which runs great and goes like stink has all the v2 parts fitted to it, sway bars, XL HD dogs with wide axles and every part is brand new right down to the screws. This is the truck that I posted the video on, the one that spend all it's time on the back wheels, It's an absolute animal mate, got the mill dialled in perfect and the gearing is spot on. Love the way this truck sits as well on the TerraHex Tredz wheel with limiter in the big bore shocks, Low & wide.

 

[Vinni]

Some photos of my present Savage collection, There are 13 in total. All are fully working trucks with the exception of the one without the body shell as this is an on going project and all are different from each other, some may have the same style of body but are all different under the skins. Had to clean the shelves they sit on so it would be a good time to photo them all together.
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Sick collection that bro

 

[Gazzman]

Well it's been a while since I added to my collection. Up till now they have all been Savages of one sort or another but have now added 4 new models to it. All these with the exception of the XTM Mammoth MT I got as very incomplete models & in pretty poor states. Now they are all up and running. I have run Savages for the last 20 odd years and love the things which is probably why I have so many, 12 at the last count. But thought I would try something else, so now I have added 3 XTMs & a Carson to my collection.
Here a few pictures of the latest additions.

XTM Mammoth Monster Truck 2 speed with reverse module. New Kingtair K32(5.2cc) mill. This model did come complete with the original SH.28 mill. Had been stored for many years, was filthy dirty, covered in castor oil and cobweb but looked to have had very little use, so was just a matter of a full strip, clean, new hardware & a few upgrades.







XTM Mammoth Stadium Truck. 2 speed. XTM (SH) .28(4.6cc) mill lifted from the XTM MMT. This model was just a chassis plate, centre gearbox and front end when I got it. Apart from the bodyshell, which is an HPI GTXL-6 Kingcab it is as it would have been when new 15 odd years ago. Parts for these have long been discontinued for a long time and are very hard to find. Hardest parts were the 2 speed clutch bell setup which I had to ship from Australia and believe it or not, the engine mounts, which seem to be bespoke to the Mammoth range & XT2. Fitted a custom rear brace as these suffer from chassis flex with the standard link brace. This model is huge, being about 50mm longer than a Savage XL. It getting on to be more like 1/7th scale.









Carson Specter Two V25. HPI S25 (4.1cc) mill. Got this in pretty poor condition, not knowing what it was but after much research found it to be a Carson Specter Two with many Frankenstein parts from other models fitted to it over the years. Again another vintage model with near on no parts available now. It had truggy rear arms fitted which gave a sort of go-kart look to it & a knackered spur gear. Found a set of new original arms from an RC shop in Germany but still can't find a centre gearbox (spur gear). Thought I had cracked it with a Hong-Nor 62T one which looked the same but on delivery found the centre bore on the spur to be 1mm bigger so none of the output shaft would fit. Ended up modding the spur & fitting a Savage diff which works great but have had to remove the front brake to achieve this. (work in progress). Rumour had it that a centre diff from a Carson Virus 4.0 might work, but again it will have to come from Germany & if it don't work I will be out of pocket £50, so holding off on that at the moment.





XTM XT2 with an SH.21(3.5cc) mill. Was meant to have a .28 mill but some twat sent me the wrong engine. got a massive discount in the end, so decided to keep it. basically this engine cost me £60 new so can't really complain. This arrived with broken front wishbone, many parts missing or worn out, all chrome work rusted and pitted and as with most of these types of models no engine. She is back to her former glory. have just started the break in of the mill with it having had 2 tanks through it on bench run.

Both the Buggies have cheap ZD Racing shells but for the cost £20 each they will have to do for now.




So there you have it. 4 restored vintage models added to my collection. And still not one of my collection is a Flux.

You can't bet the smell of nitro in the morning.

 

[Vinni]

Well it's been a while since I added to my collection. Up till now they have all been Savages of one sort or another but have now added 4 new models to it. All these with the exception of the XTM Mammoth MT I got as very incomplete models & in pretty poor states. Now they are all up and running. I have run Savages for the last 20 odd years and love the things which is probably why I have so many, 12 at the last count. But thought I would try something else, so now I have added 3 XTMs & a Carson to my collection.
Here a few pictures of the latest additions.

XTM Mammoth Monster Truck 2 speed with reverse module. New Kingtair K32(5.2cc) mill. This model did come complete with the original SH.28 mill. Had been stored for many years, was filthy dirty, covered in castor oil and cobweb but looked to have had very little use, so was just a matter of a full strip, clean, new hardware & a few upgrades.

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XTM Mammoth Stadium Truck. 2 speed. XTM (SH) .28(4.6cc) mill lifted from the XTM MMT. This model was just a chassis plate, centre gearbox and front end when I got it. Apart from the bodyshell, which is an HPI GTXL-6 Kingcab it is as it would have been when new 15 odd years ago. Parts for these have long been discontinued for a long time and are very hard to find. Hardest parts were the 2 speed clutch bell setup which I had to ship from Australia and believe it or not, the engine mounts, which seem to be bespoke to the Mammoth range & XT2. Fitted a custom rear brace as these suffer from chassis flex with the standard link brace. This model is huge, being about 50mm longer than a Savage XL. It getting on to be more like 1/7th scale.

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Carson Specter Two V25. HPI S25 (4.1cc) mill. Got this in pretty poor condition, not knowing what it was but after much research found it to be a Carson Specter Two with many Frankenstein parts from other models fitted to it over the years. Again another vintage model with near on no parts available now. It had truggy rear arms fitted which gave a sort of go-kart look to it & a knackered spur gear. Found a set of new original arms from an RC shop in Germany but still can't find a centre gearbox (spur gear). Thought I had cracked it with a Hong-Nor 62T one which looked the same but on delivery found the centre bore on the spur to be 1mm bigger so none of the output shaft would fit. Ended up modding the spur & fitting a Savage diff which works great but have had to remove the front brake to achieve this. (work in progress). Rumour had it that a centre diff from a Carson Virus 4.0 might work, but again it will have to come from Germany & if it don't work I will be out of pocket £50, so holding off on that at the moment.

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XTM XT2 with an SH.21(3.5cc) mill. Was meant to have a .28 mill but some twat sent me the wrong engine. got a massive discount in the end, so decided to keep it. basically this engine cost me £60 new so can't really complain. This arrived with broken front wishbone, many parts missing or worn out, all chrome work rusted and pitted and as with most of these types of models no engine. She is back to her former glory. have just started the break in of the mill with it having had 2 tanks through it on bench run.

Both the Buggies have cheap ZD Racing shells but for the cost £20 each they will have to do for now.

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So there you have it. 4 restored vintage models added to my collection. And still not one of my collection is a Flux.

You can't bet the smell of nitro in the morning.

Super nice all look fresh good colours bro 👍👊

 

[Gazzman]

@Vinni Yer they have turned out pretty nice if I do say so myself. The one I like best is the XTM ST, turned out more or less how I envisaged it would, the hardest part was sorting out body mounts to get the shell to sit low. Had to add 23mm wheel spacers thou to stop the front tyres hitting the body when turning under braking.
The XT2 buggy is sitting a little bit higher than I was hoping due to the new shocks, springs are a bit to strong but other than that they look good. These are those ZD Racing shock off AliExpress for £20 a set of 4. Massive 25mm diameter and only just clear the dog bones. going to leave them on for the moment as got a set of 140x70mm road tyres coming for it, so should take your eye off the chassis height. The buggy wheels are 110x45mm. Have got a good set of original shocks & spring to put on if it don't look right.

 

[guinnessdublin]

Amazing job as always mate top job, love the yellow on the HPI b/shell really pops where is that colour from?

 

[Gazzman]

Amazing job as always mate top job, love the yellow on the HPI b/shell really pops where is that colour from?

@guinnessdublin Yer they came out pretty good. As for the colour on the HPI shell it didn't come out quite as bright as I would have liked but saying that I am very pleased with the final finish.
The paints I used were CoreRC, Got the sparkle effect by using Clear sparkle CR626 1st then used Yellow Taxi CR601, the black is just Jet Black CR606. The bed is painted with Tamiya PS23 Gunmetal.
Didn't have a lot of choice in bodyshells due to the size of the model. Have got most of HPIs XL shells so tried them all and decided the GTXL-6 Kingcab looked the best.