Penelope, the Tow Rig

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Penelope is a custom made scx24 tow truck. She has a Furitek Komodo, and lizard pro esc, with a Reefs 179 Smart Servo, a dual 050 mainline winch, a micro N20 boom winch that is mounted to the frame, with the winch line routed up through the bed and rear arch, to the boom lift pivot and back through to the other side of the frame rail, making her a true functional rig capable of lifting at least 3/4 of her own weight at the maximum. With Headlights, Taillights, Cautions, and boom Illumination Lights as well. The body is an axial powerwagon body, with 22 millimeters cut out of the rear window section, leaving a quarter window design, with the bed extended by 19 millimeters on each side. The weight distribution is very tuned, with 59% rear, and 41% front, with 51% driver, and 49% passenger side to side balance. Overall her climbing angle on a flat grippy surface is 62.6°, with a side angle of 60° maximum. Her weight as of now is 1355 grams, or 2 lbs. 15 1/2 oz. According to my scale.