Project: Madbull Redux

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Tomorrow, next week = same thing..

Anyway, picture dump & observations:


We like big brown parcels dont we?


Huh?


Hmm, looking a little worse for wear than the ebay advert & crappy photo had implied...


ZOMFG


Ugh, what is this sh!t? The reason I was so pissed is because new shells cost £30/$50- luckily I found one for £15 but it was sheer luck. The ebay advert just said 'normal wear & tear'- it gets worse though...


Heres a wicked transparency to show how much slop there was in the steering mech; the rod has been replaced with a bent bit of wire that didnt fit properly/ wasnt even close to the right shape. Another impossible to replace part as it only comes in a parts bag costing £15


Suffice to say I wasnt impressed.


Yet more missing pieces- there is a whole section of the 'mechanism deck' thats been removed to make room for the Mtronics esc. Fine, but that missing piece tied into the servo mount piece to stop it from flexing excessively..


Anyway, I tore it down and gave it a good clean in the sink, came up much better ( not that you can tell ).