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3 minutes ago, tomr said:

I spent 35mins driving to a location then a 30 min walk to the trail I like to use, less than a min later I’d rolled it into the river and knackered  the “waterproof “ esc 😂

 

 

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Unlucky mate 😔 

 

What esc was it for future reference?

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16 hours ago, Ag100 said:

Painted a new shell for my LC Racing EMB-1, it’s a PhatBodies Funkenblitz body and the decals are from MCI in Canada, used Tamiya Clear Pearl first then Tamiya Pearl White then Tamiya plain White, I’m still waiting for the Turbo fan discs for the wheels, and may fit some lights, happy with how it looks. It’s based on https://evaresto.co.uk/ Apple Computers inc Beetle and obviously the Apple Porsche 935 K3.

 

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Its a nice body, i bought one for my WLtoys 124108, and had to get shock towers but nothing fits, so a wasted project, will just bin the body as no point selling it

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28 minutes ago, .AJ. said:


Unlucky mate 😔 

 

What esc was it for future reference?

Just a cheapo mate a Hobbywing 1060  so nothing worth whingeing  about,  on the bright side the truck is as clean as a whistle 😁

 

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Drove to one of my usual spots with the DR8 to........ oh poop!

 

Was a really good dusty/grassy area which was hardly used but strangely the grass was always cut nice and short.  Saw signs about this a while back and was hoping I would at least get this summer before the area turns yet more grassy areas to concrete and steel 😏

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1 hour ago, Jack Reacher said:

Its a nice body, i bought one for my WLtoys 124108, and had to get shock towers but nothing fits, so a wasted project, will just bin the body as no point selling it

Have you painted it?, seems a shame to bin it, if you don’t want it I will have it, happy to pay postage?

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1 hour ago, Bert_w164 said:

Worked on the TLR Losi 8ight XE

 

Starting point, yay new metric drivers, should be a quick and easy job right......WRONG. 

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I started taking off all the plastic inserts in the A-Arms, to replace with these TLR carbon beauties. I'm surprised how soft and flexible the plastic insert is, to the point where its clearly not adding any strenght but I guess the way they've "closed" the arms means better aerodynamics and keeps dirt out! 

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As I started to screw them in, my 1.5MM metric driver died from its death. At this point, I was really annoyed, brand new tools can't even drive screws into plastic - whiskey tango foxtrot. I scrambled around for other tools. 

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I then thought to myself, this set has no reviews, it's oddly a bit cheap for 18 drivers, could that be down to potato QC? Bingo, the metric drivers are in fact imperial, and the imperial drivers are in fact metric - thanks china QC. I started an amazon return and continued to work on the car. 

 

My phone blended in very well with the 8XE's carbon 😄 

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Mhmm, shiny and already has cat fur on it:

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Added 8XE TLR mudguards

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Well, what's this thing running on? Hopes and dreams? It needs a power plant! 

 

Oh hello Viper VF8 1900kv motor

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Next it was time for an ESC, I decided to go with the Castle Mamba Max Pro SCT I bought used a few weeks ago and never tested...Yes its the 1/10 version, but apparently good for 6S and 1/8 buggies if you stick to 4S and stay under a certain KV, can't remember the exact number, but 1900kv @4s is fine. 

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Next, steering, I like my old Hitecs, so 5985 it is:

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My daughter is really taking an interest in this, so I've passed ownership of the 8XE to my wife to try and peak daughter's interest. 

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And now ready to run, albeit with super dirty wheels. I should have taken a pic with a clean set...

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super shiny car bud, cannot wait to see that beast go 🙂

 

i started using and gradually buying mip tools seperate recently, i still use my fasttrax multi tool one for bigger screws but im immpressed with this one https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/mip-hex-driver-wrench-15mm-385574

and the other 2 sizes i bought and dad has bought a set of them and has zero complaints 🙂

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14 hours ago, Bert_w164 said:

Worked on the TLR Losi 8ight XE

 

Starting point, yay new metric drivers, should be a quick and easy job right......WRONG. 

IMG_20220722_231522.thumb.jpg.9e27d40a6cdac8f1f21e72b33dcf3e73.jpg

 

I started taking off all the plastic inserts in the A-Arms, to replace with these TLR carbon beauties. I'm surprised how soft and flexible the plastic insert is, to the point where its clearly not adding any strenght but I guess the way they've "closed" the arms means better aerodynamics and keeps dirt out! 

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As I started to screw them in, my 1.5MM metric driver died from its death. At this point, I was really annoyed, brand new tools can't even drive screws into plastic - whiskey tango foxtrot. I scrambled around for other tools. 

IMG-20220723-WA0002.thumb.jpg.2c08b032e3ad0fc2051f5746a805d08e.jpg

 

I then thought to myself, this set has no reviews, it's oddly a bit cheap for 18 drivers, could that be down to potato QC? Bingo, the metric drivers are in fact imperial, and the imperial drivers are in fact metric - thanks china QC. I started an amazon return and continued to work on the car. 

 

My phone blended in very well with the 8XE's carbon 😄 

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Mhmm, shiny and already has cat fur on it:

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Added 8XE TLR mudguards

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Well, what's this thing running on? Hopes and dreams? It needs a power plant! 

 

Oh hello Viper VF8 1900kv motor

IMG_20220723_140343.thumb.jpg.6b5b4d752aeaa5d2419c98a08460551a.jpg

 

Next it was time for an ESC, I decided to go with the Castle Mamba Max Pro SCT I bought used a few weeks ago and never tested...Yes its the 1/10 version, but apparently good for 6S and 1/8 buggies if you stick to 4S and stay under a certain KV, can't remember the exact number, but 1900kv @4s is fine. 

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Next, steering, I like my old Hitecs, so 5985 it is:

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My daughter is really taking an interest in this, so I've passed ownership of the 8XE to my wife to try and peak daughter's interest. 

IMG_20220723_122217__01.thumb.jpg.08ece909790cdd9e254e37e8b03f8085.jpg

 

And now ready to run, albeit with super dirty wheels. I should have taken a pic with a clean set...

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Bert i couldnt see the cat hair on your car for the cat hairs on my tablet screen :rofl:

Cars looking sweet mate :good:

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