RC ADVENTURES - RC4WD Gelände II 4x4 Truck Kit w/Defender D90 Body Set - Build Video (PT4)

www.RCSparks.com - 1080p HD to be in the Studio with me! Let's get our Build on! I got THiS TRUCK at store.rc4wd.com PUT YOURSELF on the WAiT List! goo.gl/6saNzA - Electronics selection & setup are a key part of any Radio Control Kit build. This truck is no exception! I have selected a Team Tekin brushless system, and discuss the difference in using a Brushed vs Brushless setup. To look at the specs of the Roc 412 Motor & RS Gen 2 ESC combo I used, click these links: www.teamtekin.com/rs.html & www.teamtekin.com/roc412.html
The 2S Lipo Battery I am using is supplied by www.Hobbypartz.com. The Gold Case is a special edition is NOT available to the public at the time of this filming. For a selection of Lipo batteries click this link: www.hobbypartz.com/geaceha.html
The Soldering iron I am using is a Hakko FX-888D - Runs about $100, depending where you get it. I got mine at www.PMHobbycraft.com
The Gelände II Scale Trail Truck - Information from the RC4WD Site:
Experience the versatility and advanced design of the Gelande 2 for yourself. Packed full of capability, the Gelande 2 is ready for any challenging condition. Put your off-road driving to the test and see why the G2 is unmatched in its class!
G2 is built with quality materials and craftsmanship. It can maneuver extreme descents and climbs with ease. The new R3 single speed transmission provides power down to the transfer case and out to the all new Yota II axles.
The core of the G2 is built for the true off-road enthusiast. From customized options to tried and true performance. From emergency and expedition vehicles, to daily drivers and down and dirty off-road rigs. It can pull off many looks and with the endless add-ons offered, you will be able to customize your G2 and have it fit any identity.
The G2 comes with 4 link rear and 3 link front with panhard bar as standard. The servo is mounted on the chassis out of view for a more scale appearance.
Are you ready for your off-road experience?
Custom Designed for True to Scale Looks
Realistic Aluminum Ladder Frame Chassis
R3 Single Speed Transmission
Center Mounted Realistic 4x4 Transfer Case
Cast Metal Axles with Locked Differentials
3 link front and 4 link rear suspension
1.9 Stamped steel beadlocks w/lug nuts
Super grip dirt grabber tires
Chassis mounted steering servo
Plastic fuel cell receiver box
Dual spring oil filled shock absorbers
All New Hammer Transfer Case
Ratio - 1.47:1 Gears - Wide 32P steel gears Features - 8 bearings, cast casing, hardened gears
All New R3 Single Speed Transmission
Ratios: Pinion/spur 14/64 = 4.57:1 Internal 1.78:1
Gears - Wide steel 32P, Delrin spur, slipper clutch
All New Cast Yota II Axles
Ratio: 15/40 = 2.67:1
Width at hex 180.5mm
G2 Suspension
Double triangulated 4 Link rear suspension.
3 Link front suspension with panhard bar
Shock Absorbers
Dual Spring 80mm Shocks - Can be oil filled
Wheels
Type: 1.9 5 lug Wagon Wheels
Hub: Pin type Width: 25mm
Back spacing: 11mm
Bumpers
Machined billet aluminum, lightweight
G2 Truck Dimensions
Wheels base: 275mm (10.8")
Width: 220mm (8.7")
Height: 254mm (10")
Ground clearance: 55mm (2.2")
Final Drive Ratio: 31.9:1
Weight: 5.58Lbs / 2.533Kg
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[@3starRC]

I like how it doesn't use body posts, it make it look much more realistic!

[@IIR3C01LII]

Nice to see videos from you medic, i was in the hospital for a couple months with no internet. It was horrible. Good news is that i have a traxxas qr-1, traxxas mini e-rvo brushless and an axial poison spyder wraith coming today. :D

[@duffyscourt]

welcome back Medic, hope u had a safe trip

[@higgout]

Awesome. Another great one. Can't wait to see it painted and running.

[@elitecamaroz28]

Hey Medic, just wanted to touch base on the thing you said about the motor and ESC heat. I have the ROC 3100 in my Wraith and I have yet to get that motor above Luke warm. You will NOT have heat issues caused by them being so close. Good call on that motor. Its a monster.

[@losisupertruck04]

Breakfast and the Great Gelände build. Ah, What a good way to start your morning. I've been really enjoying this build. I'm not usually into these build video's, but this one is awesome! Must be because I want to build a kit, myself! I'm thinking Trail finder 2...That would be awesome. :)

[@Antonio-RC]

Fuzzy side up is always good. lol lol lol lol Great build so far, glad that you are also doing well health wise.

[@CatamanGMF]

I'm happy to see you feeling better my friend Medic. Great Job for this build.

[@paullaski7939]

Looks like a solid kit and cant wait for some running vids.

[@motojakers]

I hope you are feeling well medic. Thank you for all of your awesome vids.

[@chrisv678]

Love the motor swap technique. Very efficient.

[@audiowolf123]

Weight bias toward the front is good for crawlers. It helps the vehicle climb at higher angles without rolling backward and it's harder for it to get stuck on taller rocks, it'll just fall forwards onto it's front wheels.

[@111polarbear]

cant wait to see your paint job....

[@rolexr]

Can´t wait for the bodywork video dude ;-) Will be a real "Superscaler"!!!

[@javiperez2010]

cant wait to see what you have in store for us with that body !! great build so far, have been building my TF2 along

[@ericsplan1]

Very cool trail rig nice set up

[@ilikemyrcsfast]

Make sure you do a vid of the painting we all want to see it come to life

[@callum1999ful]

Your killing me medic I wanna see the paint and running video already and I've only just watched this vid I love it XD

[@wojtekkoperski9648]

Thank you medic. Your projects are the best and u are the best.

[@JustaDizzyDad]

Sweet build man. Love how you did the motor and esc! I steal so many ideas from you and your crew. :) Genius creativity!

[@liampettingill1888]

looks great man. its good to see you back

[@hughjanus14]

such a cool 4x4 truck it makes me want to get one now

[@MadAddVent]

man, that's awesome! I really wish I had my stuff together, so I could go out every day

[@traxxasbashing7054]

I love that battery so awesome

[@jordankottke8574]

great job medic. looks like a cool rock crawler

[@audiowolf123]

Lol, I've only had a crawler for a couple weeks. I learned what I know from you!

[@dropbearrc9819]

Great vid as always. Been a fan from the begining and only just subscribed hahahah. The wife and i did a vid of her D90 with some tips. This is a great build for a newbie. She is in love with it now. Makes me want one to match. Tonnes of fun to drive aswell.

[@jnden97]

brushless is taking over the world not a bad thing

[@SAMSTRECKER]

Sweet truck Medic wish I had the money for one!

[@brandoncaldwell95]

Great video medic ....Guess I can finally go to sleep even though it's 10 am

[@chrisspencer380]

Glad ur doing better,

[@ThatRoadCyclistUHate]

Hey medic when you solder you should twist the wires and you should heat up the wire then ad solder you get a better solder joint its called tinning also yo probably don't need flux if you've got a good solder and a nice hot iron

[@wojtekkoperski9648]

I am watching Rc adventures every day when i ve got internet

[@joyvanacker3749]

Nice lipo choice! :-) I drive them too as a friend of me is a reseller of Gens Ace here in Belgium :-)

[@RCGrid]

Nice! You got to items that are unavailable! The sweet kit, and the gens ace!

[@rcjackscx10]

It's looking great

[@brab199]

This build is ganna be Sick

[@philg6757]

Nice Aaron,I`m enjoying this build.

[@chrismontgomery1145]

shoot i just got out of rc ......seeing this build come together i just may change my mind... looks great.

[@MrDoobiDoowa]

Since you have all the electronics under the hood it would be so awesome if you made the hood able to open

[@chilar6]

Nice, I was thinking of buying the TF2 but I'm going to wait till you test drive this one out on the trail see how it performs.

[@RenoBoyzRC]

Awesomeness. I have been watching ur videos for a long time. Very inspiring keep up the good work.

[@yeeboy898]

great build video! you make it look easy and very helpful

[@Rbillionn]

Just a suggestion but i find that having two plugs per pack, one for driving and one for charging, is really nice when you need to switch batteries you just unplug the the banana plugs instead of the connector

[@mambaracer3208]

Great truck man!!:)

[@Tvpath]

Gelände, nice word! Greets from GER.

[@dragonmodel9262]

great information. thank you.

[@rachelshipman6896]

Sick build bro keep up the good work

[@MrDengo999]

I see you are running a different setup this time I guess that's good for change and maybe its even better than the old setup you used P.S THE GELANDE LOOKS GREAT!

[@L4MGaming]

Thanks for the video medic!

[@juddphillips]

Medic, have you tried running the roc 412 motor sensorless? if so how well does it do?

[@RCaddict413]

That was a fantastic video medic great job

[@jamesj9021]

Hey medic after the gelande two you should get a scale boat and trailer and launch and drive the boat.

[@SpoonTeggy]

Awesome build

[@MonkeyMadeley]

loving the videos

[@alh31ful]

Im new to RC, but im Realy loving your videos :-) can you make a vid about storing lipo batterys?

[@sylvainmasson8629]

Nice video , and good tips . Thank you ! I'm building my fist rc with a Gelande II , body is donne and waiting for the electronics .

[@mamodman216]

You should paint it dark red with black details i have seen a real one like this thats very cool

[@anataking]

I miss so much on my vacation, catch up time!

[@jonnyk7848]

200.000 abos, congratulations medic

[@rasputian2010]

I use Velcro on battery and tray it looks and works good.

[@LukePRTR]

Yea That Would Be Awesome! I Agree!

[@4WheelRCUK]

@Medic: Loving the detail you are putting into this build series :-) Around 17:20 you test the steering and when turning full left it is lifting the right hand of the axle a little: Do you think this is just something that needs to be trimmed out with rod length or end point adjustments. Or would the Gelände benefit from a 4-link front suspension set-up?

[@andrewwilson6015]

I think you should try out the ecx torment or Circuit 1/10 Stadium Truck they are fun

[@dylankuntz6263]

looks great but when you showed off forward and backward it looked like you went faster backwards so I'm sure you know how to switch the wires to fix that. looking forward to next video as always

[@rcgo2411]

Good video!

[@SuperBrainAK]

awesome update, the electronics are my favorite part to install :) that is one sexy battery :D what is special about the gold edition? high discharge rates? low internal resistance? or just power density?

[@RideVictoria]

***** I'm adding this to my "one Day" want list, Luv it. I have a question. Does RC4WD have a 2 speed transmission that would work with this kit?

[@simmelulle]

YEEES!!! Thank you medic!! i was waiting for this video, and my day is made!:DDD

[@welshgamers4053]

medic.. You have inspired me so much! :) thank you so much and keep up the good work :)

[@83kaszas]

cant wait to see this buty run

[@TheIllestMVP]

great rig! I used a similar setup on mine.

[@nutradillo]

GREAT video Medic. Are you going to make a painting video on the Gelände II

[@jamesj9021]

Or like a rc sail boat those look pretty cool for scale and all that good stuff.

[@THEBRAINANAYTOR]

you should do like a "give away contest" of something like a motor and ESC combo for a promotion of a company

[@sergioaguilar2092]

nice video amigo!!!

[@mikeyboisclair]

An openable hood would be cool for this truck since its all up front.

[@blackchallis]

is it possible to dual motor the Gelande II? I've seen brackets for axial, however nothing mentioned for the Gelande

[@MRXXL100]

Very nice build loving it. Would you say it is easy for a beginner who has not put a rc together before

[@thegoat78]

Nice build Aaron, my pocket is starting to smolder waiting for this to become a stock item.. I want to go

[@tkvideogamer]

side note from video (I would like you to know that you have got me in to the hobby and i hope to order a axial jeep)

[@2cwik4u104]

looking good.

[@jadershipp7462]

love the vids

[@damedcamera]

I like that thing more and more man. I've wanted a tf2 because its a truck mainly but the single speed tranny really attracts me too it. Beauty work bud. I'd behave if you invited me to trail with you :) Today is day 35 lol

[@bstearn1653]

Nice build so far Medic. Can you show the chassis running before you finish the body? I've been considering the same motor/esc combo for my TF2 and would like to see it run. Keep up the good work!

[@ihousetheclouds]

Keep the videos comin!

[@MarijnKonings]

You probably know this already, but there are stripping plyers wich make stripping wires alot easier. You don't have to use a knife then.

[@dragkid185]

I'm pretty sure all castle brushless motors are splash proof because they come from the factory sealed and have the connectors already built in.

[@rhyswinsper9728]

hi medic, great video and build!!! just wondered, what pinion did you use???

[@ALEXDEANBedroomRc]

FAINALY good buuild

[@BoostHoundGP]

sweet man! for the body are you going to paint all the rivets and door hinges silver?

[@MadAddVent]

nice!!! do you have another set date, or are you trailing till you drop??

[@arafatnasar]

Hi, I see that you have actually installed a brushless motor on the D90, I tried doing that but it did not work cause of the direction it runs, I mean for me forward was reverse and vice versa, changed it on the receiver with that It was faster on reverse and much slower on forward I was trying to install a OMG brushless 35T with censored ESC, even tried switching the wires around but no luck. Any suggestions ???

[@larry42002]

Hey DJ I was curious if you didn't use to plasti dip spray for the body wot do you normally use to paint hard plastic bodies?

[@justinnewman6715]

Nice video and truck

[@TheRCFantasy]

If you have a name for your boy yet, Name the truck that.

[@devinjsmith8]

Syringe in small places yr video are the boom

[@84chevyguy]

Thanks I'll be looking for it

[@BobSmith1980.]

You can plug lights into the bind slot? I didn't know that but it definitely will help me out

[@TheLRD90]

hope you go with the dark green land rover color:)