Desert Buggy thread! (Turnigy, Kyosho, Losi, Axial Exo, HPI C1 buggy) Axial Exo Update Page 6!

[Bazzokajoe]

Hey guys, I thought i would pop up a thread for the more scale buggys that are comming out now

My Turnigy Desert Buggy arrived yesterday and i've just gotten round to uploading some pictures... so i thought i would post up my initial thougts and oppinions pre run (havent had a chance to put 4mm bullets on it yet)

Full setup:

35A esc

3300kv 540 motor

5000mah 35c 2s NLB lipo

Flysky GT3B

Stock servo (will look inside on wednesday)

Planned upgrades:

Light kit

Clear body painted in my "bazzokajoe" design with a rockstar Xdurance twist

maybe some proline gladatiors at some point in the future if it proves its worth

now on with the pictures!

the site that meets you on opening your annonamous brown box,

Well packed and looking good

stickered up

oooh is that a full size 540 can?

it looks like it!

quality looking slipper setup, bearings all around.

rib reinforced rims, look fairly durable and tread feels soft and grippy

a quick look in the manual... fairly standard of a lower priced car... the more difficult parts are shown exploded...

the rest of the chassis is shown in an exploded diagram... but whats that at the top? UPGRADED version? comes with metal hubs, shocks, and pivot blocks... may be one to watch

My Initial out of the box thoughts:

Wow... its big

Seems well made, mesh wasnt perfect (always something to check on assembled vehicles) but everything else seems very well assembled and made

Their seems to be a little slop in some of the hubs... but i havent had time to strip down and find the cause of this (wether spacing will fix it)

plastics feel nice, flexible but precise...

Shock oil is WAY to heavy... but springs feel alright for a basher

Love the wheels and tires, feel like they will last a long while and give a lot of grip on grass

the body is as hard to remove as it looks have to kinda bend it back on itself to remove it from the font... but that might be my initial technique failing

and thats it! i should get tine to solder it up on sunday and have a first run (hopefully i will get a flat mate to film it ) and a full strip and further pictures of interest will be posted on wednesday or thursday

so i'll leave you with an overview picture again:

and ask you to post up any comments, queeries and pictures of your own scale looking buggies and trucks!

Edited October 2, 2012 by Bazzokajoe

[NABSTAR14]

That looks awesome joe

[autobutcher]

Looks good, can't wait to see it running. Great review so far.

[djr2096]

Looks sweet. Can't wait for the first run review!

[Nitroholic]

Interesting stuff Joe

Bearings all round is nice to see....none of those cheapo brass bushings.

Also interesting to see there is an upgraded version. Should mean the upgraded parts will be available to replace broken plastic bits too.

Threaded shock adjustors are good...as for me anyway...is the fact that it has a proper gear diff rather than ball diff. As long as the gears are well made anyway!

Overall it looks like a nice bit of kit

I'd consider fitting a bigger rear wing though

[EvilBoB]

I like it Joe Not a bad price either considering what you get in the box

[Bazzokajoe]

yep, alot of truck for your buck!

I was also pleasantly surprised by the bearings for the price i was expecting tamiya/ansmann brushings

A bigger wing? I was planning on taking it off and mounting a spare tire Dakar style?

I've read its an all metal transmission... But that remains to be seen

Edited December 3, 2011 by Bazzokajoe

[ebo]

Looks great for the money Joe, are you gonna bash it 'normally' or are you going for a 'test to destruction' stylee?

[Bazzokajoe]

a bit of both...

Gonna do some "standard" bashing... Grass running with general jumping gonna get it round a track to see what its like... And in the New year I'm gonna launch it

[NOFX]

Loooks nice,may have to invest in one early next year

[norcoforever]

does look to offer value for money, i can't wait to see it running tbh

[Banjo]

looks pretty good yup yup we need a vid.

[jontell]

I really like that.

[Outlaw Graphics]

i think i'm gonna buy one of these and put a short course shell on it ala kyosho ultima sc

[dopeydog]

I like the look of those rims and tyres. Might order a set for my rustler and SCRT10 when they become available.

[andyllewellyn]

this looks to be a clone of my koysho ultima db

good review and it looks great

cheers

andy

[Bazzokajoe]

soldered up... First run will be today and i should get some video! Bear in mind it will be stock oils... And setup

pop up pictures of your db! Would love to compare them in a bit more depth

Edited December 5, 2011 by Bazzokajoe

[goldblades7]

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[Matt Donalds]

Here's a few of the Ultima DB from the speed event, courtesy of Nick's mate.

Matt

[.AJ.]

[Banjo]

nice pics , does the stock drivetrain hold up well to a brushless setup ? looking for another rig and really been liking the looks of these buggies.

Edited December 5, 2011 by Nickname

[bulletflux 345]

AJ Edited December 5, 2011 by bulletflux 345

[Matt Donalds]

It's been fine for me so far, but I'm only running a 13.5t (2450kv) on 2s, so hardly strenuous on the drivetrain Only things I've broken so far have been the rear arm mounts and a turnbuckle. Replaced the rear arm mounts with Hot Racing examples and the turnbuckles are being replaced with Lunsford Titanium ones, so should be pretty bashable now.

Matt

[Bazzokajoe]

remember nickname... the blue ones are the kyosho the yellow is the hobbyking

my light kit has been ordered! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220908282979

after first run yesterday i have a few videos

http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/Bazzoka_Joe/Turnigy%20desert%20buggy/?action=view&current=04122011015.mp4

http://s255.photobucket.com/albums/hh157/Bazzoka_Joe/Turnigy%20desert%20buggy/?action=view&current=04122011014.mp4

sorry their short it was during a brief brake in the racing at HHRC

drives nicely, fairly fast and seems quite strong (quantra crashed it into a curb )

but i cant stress enough... CHECK YOUR SLIPPER SETTINGS... as you should on any car

dumb ass here didnt... and now i have a gearbox click... not checked it out yet... but its more than likely the spur... so i have a chance now to see if the kyosho one will fit!

i have 2 more videos to upload later on, and the full strip and picture's will be uploaded next weekend

[NABSTAR14]

That's a shame you even went back in to get the spanner