hipwell Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Would you say that a h4e pre built from demon power is a good deal on a h4e or should I hold out and see if they reduce it back to 199? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinman Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I nearly bought one, still wouldn't mind one tbh, but I think the price was dropped to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Ah right yeah its a great bit of kit for the money. The prebuild one on Demonpower has had some upgrades to the shocks too. Only thing that puts me off is that whatever car I buy next has got to last me a few years due to money, and I'm worried about parts support for the h4e if it flops and hobao decide to sack it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samshirley001 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 it will only flop if people dont buy it!its a very good car and extremely good value for money 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Allen Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 In my opinion the H4E is already a flop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 David, when you say its not very durable what parts is it that seem to be breaking? My mi4cxl has had a fair amount of hard crashes and not one thing has broken so I'm very happy with the durability of it. Yeah, looking around parts support does seem pretty poor, not many places have them in stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinman Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Everyones opinion on durability is a bit different though, my mi5 was supposed to be less durable than most but its taken a few hits and been spot on! Bar a couple of spool sliders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tappy Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 There was a well known issue with the drive shafts breaking when it first came out. I believe the latest kits have addressed the issue. David is spot on about support not many UK shops will carry spares and there'll be little setup advice for UK tracks. At Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffinman Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Actually the r1 pro spec is a good shout if you dont mind waiting for parts, or stock up on what you will probably need! Not far off the durango, for half the price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Another day racing and nothing broken. 6races and a 4 minuite practise. Everythings still good. Setup is nice now aswell thanks to mark s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark S Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 In my opinion the H4E is already a flop... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark S Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Another day racing and nothing broken. 6races and a 4 minuite practise. Everythings still good. Setup is nice now aswell thanks to mark s Glad i could help Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ta05 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) if you can still get the car for a reduced price then go for it. However, with any new car it is going into an unknown with regards to what spares to carry with you. I know the car wasn't new in my case, but when I raced with my trf415msxx, I was the only guy racing Tamiya so I had to carry a fair few parts with me just in case. Edited March 3, 2014 by ta05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samshirley001 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 spares i carried were just axles, front c hubs and front steering blocks, and then parts you would use for any other cars, like spare screws and stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Watch my car (10th on grid) and tell me it aint durable, nothing broken even with my driving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Anybody here still running a h4E? Really enjoying mine now hobao have ironed out all the weak spots with the new parts, had nothing break for ages now. Still playing with setups but whatever setup I go for seems to be a huge step forward from my mi4 In terms of grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Mines still beibg raced somewhere near nottingham. Do kinda miss the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Such a shame this thing didn't really take off, I'm stocking up on spares just incase it getting discontinued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Its got a bigger following in the us. It didnt get enough advertising and support in the uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Yeah ofna seemed to really push it and knew all about the different gen parts. Cml on the other hand haven't got a clue, it's just took me 3 weeks to get hold of some gen 3 knuckles. Not sure if they were playing dumb to clear out old stock or just genuinely couldn't see a different in the thickness or the pin holes lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverer Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I just bought one of these for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 I used to get mine from cml or demonpowerproducts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) I get mine from the local model shop, he just orders them direct from cml, however I haven't broke a single piece in about 3 months now. My best advise for this car would be read the 62 page thread on rctech Ensure you build it using the latest plastic parts as the original stuff breaks really easily. Grease your driveshafts before use Buy the steel spool outputs to do away with the plastic blades. Be careful if you do order spares from demon as the plastic parts are likely to be the old gen. I love mine and regularly beat t4s, mi5 etc, I will be keeping this car until parts stop been supplied or a company brings out a car that would instantly make me a second faster Also, bin the stock shock bladders as they might aswel not be there and get yourself a set of these. They fit perfect and don't let any air in http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?product_id=375566 Edited April 27, 2015 by hipwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverer Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Thanks for the advice, its all built now using those bladders I wasn't sure which bits were new-parts and which bits were old-parts in the box, so I've no idea which i'm using! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hipwell Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 You will find out as soon as you tap a track marker lol. The new knuckles have got a much thicker plastic around the pivot point top and bottom. Make sure you grease the joints on the driveshafts as they are quite tight to start with. And also make sure you use the thicker spool, the thin one bends. You get both in the kit but the revised part isn't in the bag with the rest of the spool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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