I'm officially done with my build, minus soldering things up and getting my hands on an aluminum servo horn because I'm an idiot and didn't order it with my kit.
Some random thoughts:
- Fit/finish was excellent. Very, very minor play in hubs as mentioned previously, but simply shimmed it away. Also an issue with loose shock collars in the rear as others have mentioned, but not sure if it will prove to be an issue on the track.
- No missing parts
- No issues with the motor mount
- While this is my first 1/8th scale, I feel like I just built a tank.
- I'm really digging the thought Tekno put into wire organization. I'm pretty OCD when it comes to my electronics installations and wire management, so I really appreciated the sensibility that went into this.
- From a build/technical standpoint, I'm thrilled with my purchase. I haven't driven my own yet, but I did get to drive someone else's the other day and it was a joy.
Just a quick fun fact: I always try to build turnbuckles using the manual's 1:1 pictures and using calipers to match the manual's measurements. With every other kit I've ever built, results have ranged from "pretty close" to "wtflol". The EB48.4 is the first time I haven't had to adjust anything steering-wise or camber-wise after the fact. Everything was dead-on perfect.