Turnigy SCT owners thread (including Desert Racing buggy & Kyosho Ultima)

[Markswebpages]

So, having thrashed the shell to pieces on mine, has anyone got any hints of alternative shells? Blitz shell fit? I'd rather get something a little more robust second time round.

Yeah I'd be interested to know if anyone has tried a different shell as the Turnigy one was bust the first time I used it and is now held together with tape.

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[OnearmedG]

If the mounts are the same as the kyosho I run the proline flo-tek body on mine but I reinforced it with gaffa tape around the mounts and usual damage areas mate

[RC DAVIES]

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone can help.

The dog bones just keep jumping out all the time has anyone found a solution to this? and I have made sure the connecters are correct length etc

Thanks

[NOFX]

Hi.put about an 8th of an inch of fuel tube in the cups where the dogbones go. Or some rubber o rings.

[MrLee1990]

So I love this 2wd truck. Takes a lot of abuse. Most stuff seems to bend rather then snap. 

 

Just a couple of things really. I wouldn't even bother to paint the shell, just simply keep it for some spare lexan, mine split in half after first use. Second thing is the shocks. Mine came with the metal shocks and they just simply do not let the truck handle as it should, tried different oils and springs, in the end picked up some new blitz shocks for 19£. 

 

But for the money the truck is brilliant. Mines got a 120a ezrun sc8 esc and brushless ezrun motor at around 5000kv (can't remember exact brought it years ago). 

 

Just a couple of questions for other owners to see if they have managed to tweak these areas with any success. 

1) servo saver. Mine stalls and have tried new stronger servo. Lube grease etc. Tighter and looser. But I still manage to get return slop. 

2) spur gears. Mine is slightly loose onot the shaft meaning that every other run it does a spur. Gap is too small to shim and have tried kyosho and turnigy spur to see if either is better. Still no real success. 

 

 

[collective itch]

bump, just dug mine out. was going to sell it, but went to test it out before putting it up for sale, and really enjoyed it. Im such a horder lol. anyone else still have theres?

[ghazghul]

I have two and a half, with the two built as desert trucks and the half for spares.  I don't think the desert trucks suffer from having the bodies fall apart like the SCT.  I kept one stock and it's the one I use most and it's not too fast and so doesn't break but is fun.  2WD and bad tires equals lots of sliding about but plenty of steering lock to catch it.  I've only ever eaten a spur (I was trying to rock crawl with it!) and it was £1.20 or something for a new one.

 

The second was a kit version so has upgraded bits and I put a xcelorin sensored brushless setup in it, but I need to fiddle either with gearing or programming as it just doesn't pull away properly. 

[300bhp/ton]

I’m still running mine. Although I converted a while back to the desert buggy. Just a few parts and a shell. 

 

Looks like this:

 

Also running brushless these days and some Losi rear shocks. 

 

 

[collective itch]

liking that, having a hard time finding a decent shell so may convert mine also. can you remember which parts are needed?

[300bhp/ton]

4 hours ago, collective itch said:

liking that, having a hard time finding a decent shell so may convert mine also. can you remember which parts are needed?

I’ll try and dig out a list. But bumper, cage, side pods/sections on the chassis and shell. Think that’s about it. 

[ghazghul]

When I converted mine I needed :

 

Roll Cage/Roof/Window Screen Set - 1/10 Brushless 2WD Desert Racing Buggy

Rear Body Support/Frame Guard Set - A2030 And A2033

Painted Body W/Decals - 1/10 Brushless 2WD Desert Racing Buggy

Front/Rear Bumper And Skid Plates Set - A2030, A2031 And A2033

I had spare screws and bits about, but think I only needed 2 or 4 that weren't on the SCT build.  Was ~£17.  Spurs are ~£1 so buy a bunch of those at same time!

[OllieNZ]

There's a guy on RCG that has fitted a Proline 2017 Ford F150 Raptor desert truck body.

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=39200828&postcount=200

 

And even has it running on 4s 

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=39206952&postcount=203

[Fly In My Soup]

On 22/07/2015 at 07:20, RC DAVIES said:

Hi everyone, just wondering if anyone can help.

The dog bones just keep jumping out all the time has anyone found a solution to this? and I have made sure the connecters are correct length etc

Thanks

 

Didn't realise their was a turnigy 2wd thread

 

I had nothing but bad experiences with a turnigy 2wd sc truck, ran with orca vx3i pro ESC, turnigy 60c batt, dynamite 7.5t motor 

 

Damn thing flew!! Ironically it felt superb to drive.....

 

Unfortunately it has a few design flaws

 

Read here

 

Pages 2-4 , there's a solution to the dog bones jumping out too

 

 

 

[Fly In My Soup]

This was the last picture I took of it

 

 

Here it is at its finest! Wearing a 1:9 rally shell

 

Top speed on gravel ( its 2s btw)

 

 

 

 

Last vid I took before it flew the nest in a box of bits

 

 

 

Edited February 20, 2018 by Fly In My Soup

[OllieNZ]

Mine turned up today.....

 

 

Hit my first snag already 

 

[collective itch]

that two of the same side?

[ghazghul]

I think the left one might not take a bearing (at least not a round one)

[OllieNZ]

9 hours ago, collective itch said:

that two of the same side?

 

8 hours ago, ghazghul said:

I think the left one might not take a bearing (at least not a round one)

^This. It looks like it was damaged during manufacture, either clamped in a vice incorrectly or there was a crash during the milling process. It would take way to much force to deform the material in that area to simply be transit damage.

[Fly In My Soup]

2 hours ago, OllieNZ said:

 

^This. It looks like it was damaged during manufacture, either clamped in a vice incorrectly or there was a crash during the milling process. It would take way to much force to deform the material in that area to simply be transit damage.

 

I think that's the standard a person comes to expect from turnigy..... Everything's so cheap for a reason I suppose.

 

I found the rear hubs to be OK, however they sent me a pair wrong size bearings to fit them.

[collective itch]

bugger....

 

[300bhp/ton]

It’s a shame they have so many QC issues. As it’s a good Vehcile overall. But there again even at its normal retail price of around £70 there is nothing else even close for sale at the same money. A Tamiya Grasshopper costs more even. 

[Fly In My Soup]

1 hour ago, 300bhp/ton said:

It’s a shame they have so many QC issues. As it’s a good Vehcile overall. But there again even at its normal retail price of around £70 there is nothing else even close for sale at the same money. A Tamiya Grasshopper costs more even. 

 

The sweet irony for me......After owning hundreds of rigs over the years.....this turnigy 2wd SCT drove like an absolute dream, one of the best 1/10 trucks I'm certain for driveability.....reliability is the key issue, closely followed by poor design, closely followed by the failure to rectify said design flaws in later versions.

 

I've heard the trooper (4wd) is better, but how much so I'm not sure

 

Imo.....keep these on a low power 2 setup and you'll be fine

 

 

[OllieNZ]

1 hour ago, Fly In My Soup said:

 

The sweet irony for me......After owning hundreds of rigs over the years.....this turnigy 2wd SCT drove like an absolute dream, one of the best 1/10 trucks I'm certain for driveability.....reliability is the key issue, closely followed by poor design, closely followed by the failure to rectify said design flaws in later versions.

 

I've heard the trooper (4wd) is better, but how much so I'm not sure

 

Imo.....keep these on a low power 2 setup and you'll be fine

 

 

Apparently the 4WD version is physically tougher but long term has as many, if not more flaws.... From what I've read the 2WD version is preferable. I'm not planning on anymore than 2s for mine and I've already ordered some fixes for the common issues to be added during the build. 

[300bhp/ton]

I kinda suspect that there are problems with pretty much any vehicle ever, if you spend the time reading up on the model

 

To that end I personally wouldn’t worry too much about what others say and base most things on my own experience. 

[300bhp/ton]

Btw. I run mine on 2S as well with a Tsky 120A ESC and a Goolrc sensored 4100kv 8.5T motor. It runs very well. And the handling is very good. It also drifts and power slides lovely on loose surfaces!

 

Here is mine with its new stablemate. 

 

 

The Arrma is awesome and brutal on 3S. But if I’m honest the SCT2 handles better, has better turn in and grip rolls less.