Tamiya Tow Clod

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The tow-truck body is a cool custom touch, but it hides the even more impressive custom chassis Doug fabricated using a design similar to a Clodzilla. He also built his own circuit board to control the working headlights, taillights, and wig-wag lights using a 9V battery. The tow bed has a decorative (non-functional) tow boom and a set of scale tools and tow chains. Doug uses a 4-channel Futaba attack radio and 4-wheel steering using...

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