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RedCat Gen8/SCX10 Clone Ford Honcho Back Half Assembly Instructions

Hi guys, This is a simple roll cage for the RedCat Gen 8 (or pretty much any scale crawler including SCX10 clone trucks).  This cage is cab mounted.  PLA seems pretty durable but if you want a really tough part, try Solutech flexible filament (I think it's TPU). Download the files here . Of Note: I designed this cage from scratch so the mounting is slightly different than the standard Pro-Line Honcho back half.   I included a cab mounted roll cage version with Pro-Line mount points in case anyone wants Pro-Line compatibility.  The upper mount points look a little goofy, but you get what you get.   My cage is about 5mm wider overall and slightly narrower at the top mount points.  I didn't add bottom mount points as of this writing, but I may before I publish, so take that into consideration. The chassis mount at the middle of the back half comes in an SCX10 clone version and RedCat Gen 8 version.  Depending on your chassis rails and desired body shell positioning, you may have t