Thunder Tiger ST4 G3/MT4 G3/EB4 G3 Owners Thread

[Alex97]

Yes, Modelsport is refunding me and paying for the postage, it will be posted tomz. That really put me off thunder tiger so I'm not sure what to do next, has any one got any experience with the hpi savage xs?

[Deafty]

   It was the cars fault?

 

 

 

 

 

[mydoddy69]

Had the xs back when they first came out fun little truck but has a few spots need looking at. Esc well documented over heating issue, drivetrain again well documented, heavy on it's shells ! And terrible servo saver and servo along with really bad tyres .. All can be sorted easy enough some you can do over time some will need doing sooner rather than later. All in all thou it's not a bad little truck but it is a bit limited on ground clearance

Reason I sold mine was the never ending tool wrenching but others have had some better luck so I guess it depends on how hard you run .. I do look sometimes into another but then add up the cost of what I'd want to do to it and soon change my mind when I realise just how much it will end up costing (

[catalin4u24]

Yes, Modelsport is refunding me and paying for the postage, it will be posted tomz. That really put me off thunder tiger so I'm not sure what to do next, has any one got any experience with the hpi savage xs?

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Hongnor sabre x3 brushless?

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[Alex97]

its just been collected by the rudest every delivery man, is it normal to not get a receipt when your parcel is collected?

[mydoddy69]

I always make sure I get one ! Did you not sign a collection form or his/her little hand held machine ?

[Alex97]

no, when I asked he said no and walked off.

[mydoddy69]

It must have been scanned so it should be OK .. Not really a helpful person then ! .

Oh well on to the next let's hope whatever you choose next works out better

[Alex97]

I hope so too. I don't have a clue what next, all the rc company's are playing it safe and quiet frankly being a bit boring with what they are bring out. The only one who has been creative is axial with its yeti. I do like the idea of a 1/10 Baja.

[mydoddy69]

Buy it and see what it's like . Only thing that swayed me away from getting one was the running vid I saw it did nothing my mt4 couldn't do better

Only truck I'll be getting next has to be the HobAo mt sport was going for the little losi but that's looking like it won't happen now

[Deafty]

Mt4 rocks and kicks but as a Truggy   shoulda glued up me truggy wheels ages ago

 

BTW: whats the max pinion on the MT4? Don'T look like much more than a 15t will fit.  Gonna have ta get a smaller spur,  but no point in doing that this year

[GRIFKILL]

Just dropped by to say the paint saga is over, the Xciter is done, simple yes, too simple maybe, I'm moving swiftly on to the muscle car if I have enough paint that is, the Tamiya spray cans give just enough and I mean just enough paint to cover a 1/10 shell.

Pics aren't great, will have to click to enlarge

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

                                           

Edited July 11, 2014 by GRIFKILL

[GRIFKILL]

MT 4 becomes a street car

Parma '69 Muscle Car with Road Rage on Desperados #

 

 

[mydoddy69]

Not been much going on here for a while so thought i'd kick off with a freshly painted shell 

 

 

 

 

Why the paint scheme i hear you ask ?? well i have been testing out a new chassis its not for sale yet but will be soon enough.. Been asked not to say too much so please don't ask but it gets rid of the need for a homebrew brace on the MT4 g3.. Some sneaky pics 

 

 

 

See ya 

[Deafty]

Nice one,. looking good.

 

I'm gonna go ahead and asume Rob is machining the chassis so at least I know it'll be quality

 

If you're testing it, please nose dive into hard pack dirt from quit high up. 

 

Mines all boxed up at the mo so either she stays boxed or gets sold on,. we shall see..

[DazzaClio]

That looks good, I really like not over the top but nice little bits of red and a good colour combination .

Hope the new chassis holds up well to a good bashing?

Thanks.

[Northmatt]

Not been much going on here for a while so thought i'd kick off with a freshly painted shell

Why the paint scheme i hear you ask ?? well i have been testing out a new chassis its not for sale yet but will be soon enough.. Been asked not to say too much so please don't ask but it gets rid of the need for a homebrew brace on the MT4 g3.. Some sneaky pics

See ya

Looking good, someone on youtube (maxnluca) has a video testing the same chassis, wouldn't show too much but looked ok Edited August 26, 2014 by Northmatt

[mydoddy69]

Yeah there are 5 or 6 of them around just at the testing stage at the minute but so far so good !

[Alex97]

Yeah there are 5 or 6 of them around just at the testing stage at the minute but so far so good !

You might not be able to answer this but is it a company producing them or a person on there own.

[mydoddy69]

I,ll give you a clue the company name is on the shell !

[Deafty]

[Northmatt]

Would be good to do away with the brace. I got my mt4 start of this month still getting used to it and what it's capable of. Sold my trophy truggy flux for it. Already feel more confident in this than the trophy ever made me feel. Nearly always needed some work done after a bash did the truggy, I did strip the spur on the mt4 after fiddling with it last week. New 1 arrived from phil's hobby shop this morning. B sorting that out later

[GRIFKILL]

Same as that mate the mt4 is the first rc I've had that I can take out bash and go home without having to get spare parts every time it's taken tumbles that would mangle others.

[Deafty]

yup. tough

 

As for this new chassis doing away with a top brace,. hmm hard to imagine.  I bent the lower part of the shock towers in the opposite direction as my brace was so strong.  So if the chassis is stronger I'd be well happy.  But without a top brace the top of my towers would almost have certainly bent in the usual backwards manner.

 

I do understand the benefit of a better chassis and would likely run it, but I won't be doing away with the top brace.  That is if i still have mine by the time this gets released

[mydoddy69]

yup. tough

 

As for this new chassis doing away with a top brace,. hmm hard to imagine.  I bent the lower part of the shock towers in the opposite direction as my brace was so strong.  So if the chassis is stronger I'd be well happy.  But without a top brace the top of my towers would almost have certainly bent in the usual backwards manner.

 

I do understand the benefit of a better chassis and would likely run it, but I won't be doing away with the top brace.  That is if i still have mine by the time this gets released

 

 

You do know there are stronger towers available ?? and if you don't fancy them then just double them up trouble then is the little ears on the diff case break so a quick fix is a alloy angle bracket ..  

 

I have not run a brace since testing thou and have yet to bend a tower or the chassis broke plenty of other bits thou