Mad's Blizzard GP DF-300 build up thread

[Mad Racer]

Ok, I don't know where the Kyosho Blizzard GP DF-300 fit at under any category at this forum and probably this is the only forum right for it. Anyway, I got the Blizzard this past Christmas. Always wanted one. I liked the EP one very much, but GP is the way to go, since it's more realistic, when moving across the snow, it makes engine rev sounds just like a real tractor. This is not really a project build up, just gonna build it mainly stock with probably few mods. Gonna be a fun build.:D

[Mouse4666]

sweet keep us updated

[Mouse4666]

your probably have plenty of time to get it finished while there is snow since your in canada

[Mad Racer]

Thanks, sure is man, in Canada there is too much snow every year, so that's why this year I was ready and got this beast. Keep you guys updated.

[Maxx man]

wait is the gp the nitro or the electric? cause I want the electric one

[OldSchoolRC]

very cool - if i keep seeing these pop up here, i'm going to get suckered into buying one:)

[LSXEric]

wait is the gp the nitro or the electric? cause I want the electric one

The GP one is nitro, look at the box.:D

[Mad Racer]

The box shows both the EP and GP version. So you get the EP, will get the box that I got in it, get the GP will get the same box. It's kind of strange for Kyosho do done that though.

Yeah, OldSchool, that happen to me, when I saw one here, it got me to get one. It's winter so we should try one out. :D

[Maxx man]

I want one pretty bad but they are kinda pricy for a kit:( even if they are one of a kind

[Mad Racer]

They are really not that pricey. I got mine from Hong Kong for 200. Certain Kyosho products are cheap there and the Blizzard EP and GP is one of them. Around Canada and the U.S. they are pretty expensive though. But they are very fun from what I heard, so that's why I got one.

[Maxx man]

I can only find them on ebay for $270 + $65 for shipping were did you get yours?

[Mad Racer]

I got mine in Hong Kong for 200. Shipping was costy though...:(

[Mad Racer]

Gonna use this servo for the best track steering on the Blizzard:

http://www.futaba-rc.com/servos/specs-lineart/specs-futm0045.html

[Mad Racer]

Yo guys, this maybe crazy talk from me, but I'm gonna stick with plastic and metal bushings on the Blizzard that includes them (it don't include any ball bearings). Why? They don't rust when water or snow get in it, while the ball bearings and probably even the rubber sealed ones can rust. Once they are rusted, they don't function right, the vehicle will make weird sounds, when running it and can cause damages around the vehicle if running it with rusted ball bearings. I'm not sure if anyone know this, but my father told me about this, don't really know if it will happened. Water and snow can only get in certain parts of the vehicle. Anyways, these things are slow, meant for moving slowly across any terrain and detail looking vehicle it is. Only if you have something really fast, ball bearings are necessary, but something like these don't really need them IMO.

[Maxx man]

ya i heard that also but ceramic bearings would be ok:D to bad they are really expencive:(

[Maxx man]

did you order it online? if you did can you give me a link please;)

[Mad Racer]

Yeah, certain BB sets are too priced and sometimes not worth getting. :D

I never order it online actually, I got help from a friend, he owns a hobby shop in Vancouver, Canada were he ordered the Blizzard from Hong Kong and sold it to me for a good price. But this is his website on his hobby shop: www.racingdevil.com

[OldSchoolRC]

Yo guys, this maybe crazy talk from me, but I'm gonna stick with plastic and metal bushings on the Blizzard that includes them (it don't include any ball bearings). Why? They don't rust when water or snow get in it, while the ball bearings and probably even the rubber sealed ones can rust. Once they are rusted, they don't function right, the vehicle will make weird sounds, when running it and can cause damages around the vehicle if running it with rusted ball bearings. I'm not sure if anyone know this, but my father told me about this, don't really know if it will happened. Water and snow can only get in certain parts of the vehicle. Anyways, these things are slow, meant for moving slowly across any terrain and detail looking vehicle it is. Only if you have something really fast, ball bearings are necessary, but something like these don't really need them IMO.

very true, must people that build scalers and mud trucks use metal bushings and a ton of grease for that exact reason. i would swap out the plastic for metal if you can however, plastic ones wear very quickly and then cause a lot of wear on other parts. Metals ones won't be suceptible to rust and will wear much better.

[Mad Racer]

Yeah, I will mostly grease the metal bushings for the best smoothing as it can provide. I was wondering about the plastics to what I should do, there are certain plastic bushinigs that are so small, it is hard to replace them. But the smaller they are, the faster they would wear out. You think the plastic bushings (pretty small they are) that goes on the wheels will wear out quick?

[Mad Racer]

Got the disc brakes done today, really straight forward, but doesn't seems to work that well, on the Making Trax site, those pads or something will improve the brakes right?

(Sorry about the pictures, camera was dropped on the floor before which now makes pictures a bit bad quality. It's starting to make me mad. :mad::mad: )

[Mad Racer]

One side track chain and suspension are finished. The other will be done soon...

[Mad Racer]

Got the tune pipe attached to the engine and the QRC unit was already assemble from the factory, so got that attached on the chassis easily. That's it for tonight. Will get the engine on the chassis soon...

Again sorry for the pictures, this camera is really getting on me!!!

[narumis]

you might also want to think about the waterproof traxxas servo.:confused:

[LSXEric]

Now Mad... don't get mad... lol:D Looking great!

[Maxx man]

wow that thing looks awsome wish I could afford that electric one:(

[Mad Racer]

Haha, thanks Eric, good one.

Good idea Narumis, but I hated the Traxxas servos, I have many Traxxas vehicles and there servo never really last. I manage to found some basic servos(Futaba S3003) that were still like new that was stashed away in my workroom, so I decide to use that instead of sinking so much money in it, anyways, never intended to make this a big project, just something to play with in the winter.

[Mad Racer]

Little delay on the update, was a bit busy, but got the chassis done and diff finished.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

haha, thanks eric, good one.

Good idea narumis, but i hated the traxxas servos, i have many traxxas vehicles and there servo never really last. I manage to found some basic servos(futaba s3003) that were still like new that was stashed away in my workroom, so i decide to use that instead of sinking so much money in it, anyways, never intended to make this a big project, just something to play with in the winter.

well sweet looking ride you have you will not regreat it . Well as far as servo's are concerned i to am using the s3003 and that is more than plenty!!! It is very sesitive steering thats the only bad thing other than that these rock!!

Oldschool this is your subcounsious speaking buy a blizzard buy a blizzard lol

[Steve.M]

I have not seen too many of these, looks awesome.

How deep of snow can these things push through?

[Mad Racer]

I'm not really sure, just heard that these things are a blast to drive in the snow. I'm guessing that can move pretty well and can tackle fairly deep snow no problem, but again, not sure. Might put a plow on mine. :D

[Mad Racer]

Got the side plates on the chassis, just the wheels, tracks, steering and rear suspension adjuster linkages, and the body of course left. Soon complete, pictures tomorrow of it all done.:D

[Maxx man]

awsome I cant wait see it wish i could see it in action though...

[Mad Racer]

Don't worry, it will be tearing up snow soon!

[Mad Racer]

There you have it, finally done, just the body left! Later get the pictures with body, it's still unpainted.

[rcjwp]

Lookin great mad! Just wonder'n does the exhaust exit through the bottom?

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

i have not seen too many of these, looks awesome.

How deep of snow can these things push through?

well i live in the states and our first good snow was about a foot and it just plows threw . It's so light that it sits on top.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

awsome I cant wait see it wish i could see it in action though...

hey i have a youtoob vid posted on here of an electric one running.
can't wait untill i see that nitro rippin it up!!

[Maxx man]

sweet its pretty awsome!

[Mad Racer]

Finally finished, the body and everything:

[Mad Racer]

My father's Blizzard (the older version, GP EV) that was just finished as well recently:

[Steve.M]

Man those are just too cool.

I am looking forward to some pics and video if possible? I want one!

[Mad Racer]

Thanks Steve! Yulp, I can do that, but it would be sooner or later, hopefully that I'm not busy this week.

[LSXEric]

Now that is cool! Nice cooling head (pretty pretty):)

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

You know the only thing i don't like is how the front cab part of the body fits and when it gets out into the snow the velcro gets wet and some times peels off but other than that these are a blast

[Maxx man]

lol your sig changed again... is it because of the new snow cat you have?

[Mad Racer]

Thanks guys.

Yeah, I agree with you TJ, but other than that, it still runs great. Might need to order some of those if anyone or any hobby shop or probably even Kyosho make those as replacement parts.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

I just picked up spare tracks of the bay for 40.00 ouch but i was worried about what would happen if i broke one?? But noy i can thrash through the snow.

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

lol your sig changed again... Is it because of the new snow cat you have?
well the blizzard is electric but i built a 14yo a modded 3.3 tmaxx and broke in the motor and blasted threw about 2 inches of powder and it was so much fun!!! I almost did not want to give it back.

[Maxx man]

aaaahhhhhh there is always a hidden reason lol

[Mad Racer]

I just picked up spare tracks of the bay for 40.00 ouch but i was worried about what would happen if i broke one?? But noy i can thrash through the snow.Naa, the way I sees the tracks, they don't look that very easy breakable. But it's always good to get parts for future, so it can save you a lot of time. :D

[Mad Racer]

Some action shots and a video.

(hard to drive and taking pictures and filming at the same time, so that's why the camera was still in the video and the pictures went a little blurry.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyCWLQ_a3GU

[Mad Racer]

Two more of it:

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Well what do you think??? What was your first impression of the steering? Great looking rig my friend!!

[Maxx man]

sweet the steering its amazing it would be awsome if you could get the exaust to come out that smoke stack...

[AJrc]

not wat i expected

[Mad Racer]

Well what do you think??? What was your first impression of the steering? Great looking rig my friend!!Thanks! Steering was ok at the beginning, but when moving at very thick soft snow, it lacked in steering, never steered property. This is where Kyosho lets you adjust those steering linkages, so once I set it up again, it was perfect.

[LSXEric]

Nice that motor revs high! Very realistic!

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

Wow that weird just a slight turn of the knob and mine does a 180. I took it out today for some more fun

[OldSchoolRC]

wow! I missed the thread somehow - that thing is awesome!!! nice job on the build!

[Mad Racer]

No need to worry, you never missed much, but thanks!

[TMAXX JUNKIES]

wow! I missed the thread somehow - that thing is awesome!!! Nice job on the build!

did i convince you to buy one ??or i mean you subconcious

[OldSchoolRC]

it's on the list....;)

[Mad Racer]

GP or EP version?

[Mad Racer]

Ok, it's been like a month now, and I did ran the Blizzard, just that no new pictures and videos sorry, but will get them soon. It's been great ever since I got it, no problems, just that the steering needs more adjustments.

[Mad Racer]

I never been around here in a while now. Why? Winter is over, it was long ago. So no snow, no Blizzard action. But the Blizzard can run in the dirt and stuff, but I don't use it for other terrains, don't know why, I just use it for snow purposes. So I guess it's going to be till next year's winter till I can get the Blizzard out and running again.

[Maxx man]

well at least you live in the right place for it