Final Build Photos
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| Submitted By | |
| Evan Lee |
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| Strathroy, Ontario, Canada | |
| Build Information | |
| Readers Ride Title | The Super Striker |
| Vehicle Class | Buggy |
| Chassis Brand | Tamiya |
| Chassis Model | Striker |
| Body Brand | Tamiya |
| Body Model | Striker |
| Power System | Electric |
| Electric Motor Brand and Model | The motor is a generic 23T brushed open-endbell motor, with custom decals. |
| Speed Control Brand and Model | The speed control is a generic brushed ESC, rated down to 12T brushed motors, and with extended motor cables to reach the rear-mounted motor on the chassis. |
| Battery Brand and Model | The car usually runs either a Traxxas Powercell 1800 mAh or a Reedy Wolfpack 2400 mAh battery. Both are 7.2 V Ni-MH batteries. |
| Wheels and Tires Brand and Model | This buggy uses dBoots Nano tires on Kyosho Turbo Scorpion-style wheels. |
| Shocks Brand and Model | Tamiya CVA dampers – Short dampers on the rear, Mini dampers on the front – are fitted to the chassis. The rear dampers were a popular period upgrade, but the fronts required a new shock tower from the later Tamiya Sonic Fighter to be fitted. With the custom 3D-printed shock tower on this example, that is no longer an issue. |
| Paint Brand and Model | Paint is all by Tamiya: the shell is painted TS-26 Pure White, with additional details painted with XF-1 Flat Black and X-10 Gun Metal. The driver suit was painted with X-3 Royal Blue, XF-7 Flat Red, and X-9 Brown, with two coats of XF-86 Flat Clear to dull its appearance. The helmet was painted with X-2 White and XF-1 Flat Black, with the interior foam simulated with X-9 Brown. The face was painted mainly with XF-15 Flat Flesh and XF-2 Flat White, with grey and black paints for the eyes. |
| Graphics Brand and Model | Decals are by MCI Racing. Their stock Striker reproduction decal sheet was ordered with green and red replacing the blue and teal, respectively. |
| Radio System Brand and Model | The radio is a Spektrum DX4C, communicating with a Spektrum SR210 receiver. |
| Other Options Brand and Model | Front suspension is a mix of Team CRP and 3D-printed parts, for a true double-wishbone setup to replace the stock swing-arms. The front wing is a Team Blue Groove reproduction Avante wing, while the rear wing is a genuine Tamiya Egress/Super Astute type. The rear differential is from a Tamiya Rising Fighter, with mixed Tamiya parts for the diff joint cups and drive shafts to make it work. Tamiya's Hi-Torque Servo Saver was fitted with some modifications to the lower chassis. |
| Further Description/Back Story | I picked up a Tamiya Striker about 10 years ago – not a popular choice, but one of my favourites. After the front suspension arms broke, the scarcity and high prices for genuine replacements convinced me to fit the Team CRP FX-10 Front Suspension Kit that was a popular upgrade for the Tamiya Striker (the Futaba FX-10 was actually based off the Tamiya Striker, produced under licence from Tamiya). My engineering background soon had me pursuing other means to upgrade the humble Striker, leading to the highly-modified machine you see here. I upgraded it with the intention of increasing its driving performance, while retaining the spirit of the original concept – the Striker was devised as a sort of off-road Formula 1 car; hence, the addition of the front wing. It remains to be seen if the front wing actually works, though! The car has a few different appearances in photos, reflecting its near-constant evolution – different wings, suspension layouts, and parts were tried, as were graphics. Some subtle details, such as replacing the body clips with screws to make the upper shell a true load-bearing component, have also resulted in driving improvements. A stock Striker was built from all the spare parts I had, and provides a nice contrast to the modified version. While the Striker remains a polarizing buggy, this "Super Striker" shows some possibilities for the chassis! |
Build Process Photos
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