NIGHTMARE DREAM TRUCK

This one is another 3-year dream project; Joshua actually made the original sketch for this paint scheme back in high school! He had intended it to be pearl white, but a happy accident happened during the paint process for the very first body and it came out gold. He thought the color looked amazing so he just stuck with it. He has since revised it, keeping the original design layout but spraying it in actual gold paint this time, and shading in a cool faint skull pattern in gunmetal gray that gives a bit of contrast against the black. Joshua has actually since made this the poster truck for his RC body painting business (Full Metal Artist Designs) and he tells us it has been to more shows and events than he can count. He likes to show this truck to prove that even a relatively unpopular and inexpensive RTR can be turned into something amazing.

BASED ON A RED CAR RACING

GROUND POUNDER

BUILD HIGHLIGHTS

- Chassis: Red Cat Racing Ground Pounder

- Body: Jconcepts 1993 F-250 Extended Cab w/ racer back

- Motor: Castle Creations 3800kv

- Speed Control: Castle Creations Sidewinder 3

- Battery: Gens Ace RS 2s 100c 5500mah Shorty Pack

- Wheels and Tires: Jconcepts Tribute wheels with

Jconcepts Firestorm gold-compound tires

- Shocks: Yeah Racing Desert Lizard 120mm shocks

- Axles: Red Cat Ground Pounder axles with no braces

- Paint: Tamiya Gold, Metallic Red, Gunmetal, and Black - Graphics: Custom, by Full Metal Artist Designs

- Light System: Sunshine RC Underglow Multicolor Light Kit - Radio System: Spektrum DX3C Transmitter Wrapped in 22k Gold - Other Upgrades:

• Hot Racing heavy-duty steel drive shafts

• Axial AX10 Transmission w/ SSD hardened steel gears and a custom clear transmission mount

• Custom solid one piece lower links

• Custom steel rear lock-out kit

• Custom aluminum rear sway bar

• Custom Delrin body mount