daveyboi73 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 28 minutes ago, mydoddy69 said: 32dp ? For the buggy ? Now thats a whole different story 👍👍 Indeed . I run 32 DP on both carnage and vantage. I do a delrin 32DP spur too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BashingBrian Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 @daveyboi73 I should be your sales rep....🤣🤣🤣🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboi73 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 😀😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 My first attempt at painting a shell. As mentioned a few posts before, some mistakes made and learned a lot in the process. Rather a caranage shell than one for one of my crawlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 26/05/2019 at 22:12, daveyboi73 said: Indeed . I run 32 DP on both carnage and vantage. I do a delrin 32DP spur too Unfortunately i rushed in headfirst without doing the proper research and bought a delrin 48p and a steel 0.6 mod from Ebay. A delrin 32p would have been best for me i think I'm planning to run the 0.6 steel spur, alongside a steel 17t pinion. But before i run this set up i'm waiting for the carbon top plates to come back into stock first just in case i chew the steel one from the chassis flexing. Can someone confirm as well as i'm quite new to the Carnage that there are 3 generations of stock chassis? Some had holes in the battery tray Some (mines) has a slot cut out under the speed gear And the newer ones don't have the **** cut out in the battery or the spur. Do any of the carbon /. aluminum chassis have the slot under the spur covered up like the newest plastic chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 No they don’t unfortunately. I personally avoid carbon fibre but many use it. Just don’t go modding, cutting or drilling it without reading up on it first. the car definitely benefits from a stiffer chassis. Why there isn’t an aluminium top plate available I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 12 hours ago, Nickarla said: No they don’t unfortunately. I personally avoid carbon fibre but many use it. Just don’t go modding, cutting or drilling it without reading up on it first. the car definitely benefits from a stiffer chassis. Why there isn’t an aluminium top plate available I have no idea. How about this one? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FTX-Carnage-Aluminium-Top-Deck-Plate-Upgrade/333163932237?hash=item4d921e2a4d:g:XekAAOSwlf5cuixp&frcectupt=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 Haha, yes, I just noticed that one. Should be good but very overpriced for what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 hmmm looking at it having two top chassis parts it might be for the Nitro Carnage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboi73 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I had one. The problem is the alloy will bend under heavy impacts and bends the center shaft etc, and then straightening it weakens it over time. The carbon plate is better bet, but yes dont cut it etc as the dust is really really bad for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboi73 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 On 30/05/2019 at 22:52, Hardcore said: Unfortunately i rushed in headfirst without doing the proper research and bought a delrin 48p and a steel 0.6 mod from Ebay. A delrin 32p would have been best for me i think I'm planning to run the 0.6 steel spur, alongside a steel 17t pinion. But before i run this set up i'm waiting for the carbon top plates to come back into stock first just in case i chew the steel one from the chassis flexing. Can someone confirm as well as i'm quite new to the Carnage that there are 3 generations of stock chassis? Some had holes in the battery tray Some (mines) has a slot cut out under the speed gear And the newer ones don't have the **** cut out in the battery or the spur. Do any of the carbon /. aluminum chassis have the slot under the spur covered up like the newest plastic chassis? All the alloy chassis have a cutout for spur. You can make a simple cover from a peice of lexan or similar. You can buy a sheet of lexan off ebay for a few quid. Here a quick one i did.You can also trace round the plate and cut out a full lexan skid plate too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 20 hours ago, daveyboi73 said: All the alloy chassis have a cutout for spur. You can make a simple cover from a peice of lexan or similar. You can buy a sheet of lexan off ebay for a few quid. Here a quick one i did.You can also trace round the plate and cut out a full lexan skid plate too. Or you can buy a made to fit cover if it’s the vantage not sure if they do one for the carnage though https://ftx-rc.com/index.php?_route_=rc-bodyshells/ftx-vantage-pro-undertray-clear-pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboi73 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Not for the carnage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamil237237 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, daveyboi73 said: Not for the carnage Ah just cut some plastic packaging and make a spure cover like nick did with the motor mounts. Or just chop up the vantage rear pieces and see if it's compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 On 01/06/2019 at 13:01, daveyboi73 said: I had one. The problem is the alloy will bend under heavy impacts and bends the center shaft etc, and then straightening it weakens it over time. The carbon plate is better bet, but yes dont cut it etc as the dust is really really bad for you. Interesting. The Maverick range use aluminium top plates and don’t seem to suffer from that issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboi73 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I thinks its down to the maverick (HSP) chassis having two large ribs down the centre of it, it is very stiff, unlike the FTX item which you can bend in half with little effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I always wondered whether I should have gone for the Maverick XT but the Carnage is always the popular one. Why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, Nickarla said: I always wondered whether I should have gone for the Maverick XT but the Carnage is always the popular one. Why is that? Maybe because Maverick is owned by HPI and they’ve gone bust again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 That wasn’t a factor over the last decade plus HPI don’t even make it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nivermind Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Do people still run carnage’s? I’m tempted to take mine out of storage after nearly 8 years and see if it still runs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 02/06/2019 at 19:06, Nickarla said: That wasn’t a factor over the last decade plus HPI don’t even make it. I was always lead to believe Maverick is a sister company of HPI Racing so if one goes bust they both do ? Maybe I missed something then ? Does look odd though not a lot of HPI bits about nor Maverick ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) Got this in for the vandal / vantage If you want one here’s a link 👍 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/aluminum-chassis-plate-1-10-quanum-vandal-4wd-racing-buggy.html?affiliate_code=FRBCHNYRDOYWTRB&_asc=4616545783 Edited June 6, 2019 by mydoddy69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Nice. Does the Carnage share the same chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Unfortunately not. The Carnage is longer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickarla Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 05/06/2019 at 09:27, mydoddy69 said: I was always lead to believe Maverick is a sister company of HPI Racing so if one goes bust they both do ? Maybe I missed something then ? Does look odd though not a lot of HPI bits about nor Maverick ? Not really. HPI buy in HSP items spray a few bits gold and call them Maverick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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