tnuol Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hi folks, im in S.Devon, I havent actually got any RC's just yet, im still deciding on what i want to get ( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drnose Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Where abouts in south Devon? I only ask as there is a thriving club down in plymouth. (You can't get a lot more south Devon ) Are you interested in nitro, petrol or electric? (From the above, i'm guessing nitro ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 Plymouth is too far (unless i use train etc) - im looking at nitro, i used to do slotcar racing and am bored of electric motors Im not really looking to do serious racing - this is all a new hobby venture really as due to health issues im having to rethink my activities. Im quite liking the idea of doing mods - nothing too expensive mind, im hoping the budget will get me the car, controller, basic tool kit, starting gear, rechargers and battery packs etc, and fuel n necessary wet goods (oil, lubes, filter treatment etc) Am i being too stingy on the money or what???? Mods id like to do include different body shell(s) n wheels (for different terrains), improve servos, maybe change exhaust, add led flood lights for night bashing (ive done a lot of led stuff on various things) - sad i know, boys n toys eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake1*2011 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Look at the losi 8ight 2.0, one very good car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Randum Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 If purely for bashing take a look at the Hobao hyper 7 tq2. I bought one back in January. And although I haven't used it as much as I wish I could. I love it. Cracking little car for the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Also if I may add. I am gonna be using the hyper 7 for race days. As I won't be attending every week and taking it serious it should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRC Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Hi and welcome, don't overlook a good MT, great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Hi and welcome, don't overlook a good MT, great fun. Sorry, MT? (probably blatantly obvious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Monster Truck mate Good fun but don't corner at high speed as good as a truggy or buggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QRC Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Sorry, MT? (probably blatantly obvious) As above the Monster Truck, where it all started. Depends what you want to do, just have a laugh and go to your local bash or be more serious and head down to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 You'll soon end up with one of each anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Well, i want to get a GOOD car to start with (car as in buggy, truggy etc) I want some thing that will take the mistakes of a common or garden numpty such as myself will make, but i want nitro - had enough of batteries, im not afraid of a challage to my last remaining grey cell. I want something strong, but easily fixed (ie parts availablity) good quality and not a friggin lemon I do plan to do a bit of flat ground stuff (Carparks etc) and I want something that if i want i can trash n bash off road, not reallyt looking to drift. Im seriously considering the HPI Buggy or Truggy, as said i have a Edited July 19, 2013 by tnuol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBloor Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Heya and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Still recommend the hyper 7 tq2 .21. Race legal size engine of you ever wanted to take to a track. Some say its better than the .28 engine aswell. Read up on nitro and how it works and follow a good run in procedure. When I bought mine it didn't come with a glow plug or any instructions on engine break in or tuning. The car is one tough cookie though and the engine is reasonably user friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 If i were to go for the Hyper 7, what (if any) mods/upgrades would you recommend? are any of these a priority ie weakness from the box? Going by your comments, i'll need glowplugs, im aware i ought to have a few on hand anyway especially for the breakin process. Ive read a good few articles (mainly on this site) and looked at a few younoob, sorry, meant youtube videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henzy190 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 (edited) If you're interested I'll have a pretty nicely specced TT 4.6 up for sale imminently, only 2 gallons on engine and lots of shiny stronger parts... the 2nd hand route is a lot cheaper and it's not like you'd be getting an ebay-esque wreck from me (which some 2nds are) Edited July 22, 2013 by henzy190 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 Dont take this the wrong way, as its my 1st forrey into rc cars, id rather the 'return to store' of a brand new, at least for now, hope you get what i mean by that, plus i also want to do some upgrades myself, kind of the 'learning curve' thing Oh, i know hat the various oils are for, ie air filter, end run, shocks etc etc - ive seen a few peep on noobtube using wd40 instead of after run... surely this cant be a good thing long term, i wouldnt thing wd40 gets into the engine enough to do the job properly, am i right or wrong in thinking this? Is there any role for wd40 in a care at all? besides cleaning? Still cant decide between the hpi savage, the trophy 4.6 or the hyper.... have decided to up my budget a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The hyper will require less mods out the box for durability. But if you are unsure of what vehicle you want it doesn't matter what anyone recommends. You need to decide it you want buggy, truggy or monster truck. As for upgrades for hyper. Just go as and when it breaks and read up proper care for your engine. Maybe put some oil in the diffs as it handles way better since I done mine. Then when you start doing some jumps and landing upside down maybe look at getting the st pro shock towers as the stock ones are quite thin in comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 22, 2013 Author Share Posted July 22, 2013 I've read a lot of reviews of these models as well had a look at what's available for parts an hoboa seems the far n away leader, the hpi kits seem to need more strength tweaks from what I've seen n whilst I don't mind repairs I do expect some degree of useful life from the kit out of the box. I have decided to punt for a nitro hyper, I'll bash out a shopping list and run it past you folks to see if I've missed anything, cheers all :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randum Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 If you haven't already, read this ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanaleem92 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 hi, +1 for the hyper that was my nitro i now run a losi 8ight eu, picked up second hand of a forum member on here, for just above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnuol Posted July 23, 2013 Author Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) Quick question - very dumb but if i dont ask i won t find out The following is a shopping list, the items at the bottom with * are upgrades i plan on in near future, any comments etc gratefully recieved, all this lot is on modelsports.co.uk Hyper 7 TQ2 RTR .21 3-Port Edition Edited July 23, 2013 by tnuol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanaleem92 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 woah you dont need all of that.... and the transmitter take 8aa batteries. failsafe is also built into the 2.4ghz transmitter one moment i do a list o what you need or should get 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanaleem92 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Hyper 7 TQ2 RTR .21 3-Port Edition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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