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PHANTOM 309 The Phantom is remote controlled. I have been building it, then rebuilding it several times since 1987. I started with a Clod Buster which I painted like Excaliber. Then I painted it like the 1st Carolina Crusher and it had a scissor lift bed. (Sorry no pictures of that version) Then I bought a Bull Head which I painted as Super Pete. Then I cut the Super Pete body in half and the Carolina Crusher frame in half. I attached the rear frame of Carolina to the rear of the Super Pete frame. I added a second battery pack and the running gear for the 3rd axle to the truck. I cut up my Lunch Box van body which was painted as Rollin' Thunder, to build the sleeper. Then I bought another Bull Head to put under the trailer. The 1st trailer was a car carrier for my models. The second was a box trailer that I painted our 4x4 club name on the side. These 2 trailers were 4 feet long making the whole rig 6 feet long. I put the same frequency crystals in both receivers, one in the cab and one in the trailer. The rig is 10 wheel drive, and 10 wheel steered. There is a motor in every axle, 2 receivers, 3 speed controllers, 3 battery packs, and 5 servos. The cab weighed 17 lbs., the car carrier trailer 43 lbs. and the box trailer 52 lbs. Top speed was about 6 mph and batteries were lucky to last 5 min. It took me 6 months to build and make it steer properly with all wheel steering. Cost to build; $1,200.oo Time to build: 6 months Scale; 1/10th Completely hand painted. |
