Big Bertha

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Big Bertha

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Buck Val
Victorville, CA, United States of America
Build Information
Readers Ride Title Big Bertha
Vehicle Class Scale, Rock Crawler
Chassis Brand Traxxas
Chassis Model Trx4
Other Chassis Brand and Model Traxxas Trx4 Bronco
Body Brand Traxxas
Body Model 1979 Ford Bronco/ 8010x
Power System Electric
Electric Motor Brand and Model Tekin HD T-Series Rock Crawler Brushed Motor (35T) The HD "Heavy Duty" T-Series motors are built to Tekins exacting specifications for reduced resistance, more power to the wheels, and a more efficient system.
Speed Control Brand and Model Hobbywing QuicRun Waterproof 1080 Brushed Crawling ESC (2-3S) The Quicrun 1080 features include 9 level drag brake adjustability, and15 different programmable areas.
Battery Brand and Model HOOVO 3S 11.1V 3200mAh 50C RC Lipo Battery Light weight, long cycle life, no memory-effect.High power battery, high capacity provide your rc model more energy.
Wheels and Tires Brand and Model The wheels and tires are from Pro-Line Racing Carbine 1.9" Black Plastic Internal Bead-Loc Dually Wheels. This pair of Carbine dually wheels will go perfectly with your extreme off-road build. Pro-Line Denali 1.9 Bead-Loc 8 Spoke Decorative scalloped Dual Bead-loc rings for scale appearance. Pro-Line Interco TSL SX Super Swamper XL 1.9" Rock Crawler Tires The 1.9” XL is perfect for scale crawlers that want maximum ground clearance and unmatched rock crawling performance.
Shocks Brand and Model Pro-Line Racing PowerStroke 90mm scale shocks performance and scale look for your crawler.
Axles Brand and Model Traxxas Trx4 portal axles Portal axles lift the truck at the wheels for huge center pumpkin ground clearance.
Paint Brand and Model Trx4 Bronco body comes painted black I use Krylon Yellow spray paint to give the body a chip effect and for the rust I used Rust-Oleum 12 oz. Brown Rusty Metal Primer Spray paint.
Graphics Brand and Model I use random Decal stickers I added to the body.
Scale Accessories Brand and Model Some of the scale accessories I made sucks as the floor mats, floor shifter, cargo bungee net, the rest is from Pro-Line Racing scale ice chest, roof rack, recovery strap and bag, Modular Fuel Packs, and Pro-Line Racing made me scale maps.
Light System Brand and Model Pro-Line Racing 5" Super-Bright LED Light Bar Kit 6V-12V (Curved), 2" Super-Bright LED Light Bar Kit 6V-12V (Straight) Night Crawling has become the new cool thing to do with your scale rig. VCRC Crawlers super bright LED headlights.
Radio System Brand and Model Traxxas Trx4 stock radio and receiver.
Sound System Brand and Model N/A
Other Options Brand and Model Hitec servo
Further Description/Back Story MyTraxxas TRX4 Bronco A.K.A Big Bertha I had so much fun with this build. Like my builds to be unique from other builds a get a lot of complements when I take Big Bertha crawling.

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