Tomoooo Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi any Desert Fox owners here? any mods, upgrades? I just started with the lights and painting drivers (as crushed and waiting for the parts [emoji12] ) With lights Back Drivers painted :-) Crashed :-( And comparison to Maverick Ion XB 1:18 :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 Future upgrades (already on the way): 1. Motor heatsink: 2. New lights 3. Just out of fun ordered bigger wheels (not that the original one are not big enough). Aluminium arms and suspension holders also on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi. how delicate is it? Ive got the basher mini monster truck ,pitbull & sandstorm. They're the tough little buggers. I'm making parts for my ftx viper( looks very similar to the fox. The vioer is so fragile, & parts are stupidly expensive . Does the fox break when driven in anger? Ta in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I was considering one of these but hobbykings parts supply and knowing how quick they drop models put me off. Have you bashed it hard yet? how does it stand up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 Hi. how delicate is it? Ive got the basher mini monster truck ,pitbull & sandstorm. They're the tough little buggers. I'm making parts for my ftx viper( looks very similar to the fox. The vioer is so fragile, & parts are stupidly expensive [emoji20] . Does the fox break when driven in anger? Ta in advance [emoji4] Well consider first that after having Maverick Ion XB this is the 2nd RC car I have in a very short time, so still learning how to drive etc.... :-). I think Fox is a partial copy of FTX Vantage. But it is basically based to a big extend on Quantum Vandal (also on hobby king web page) and they share some parts (luckily like suspension holders). So far I took it only once outside, it performed quite OK, for these couple of minutes :-) unfortunately, I did not really check the terrain I used it on before :-), So while driving it up the grass hill with an asphalt road on top of it at full speed I ran with it into a big hole on the asphalt road, so one suspension holder in the front cracked ( I think this is really going to be the weak link). I broke No.1 on the picture: To be honest I was surprised, that was the only part broken (costs are like 0.85 EUR for plastic replacement). But then there is shipping ( more in next post :-) ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 I was considering one of these but hobbykings parts supply and knowing how quick they drop models put me off. Have you bashed it hard yet? how does it stand up? Hi, yes, spare parts are a pain, a lot of things on backorder. Luckily Fox shares a lot of parts with quantum vandal ( it is stupid hking is not mentioning it anywhere officially), so you have to look for spare parts in fox and vandal section. Even though I broke it :-) ( see why one post up), stars must have been in a good constellation at that day, as hking had quite a lot of spares available at that day :-)))). So I grabbed like 2 sets of susp holders for front and back in plastic, one from aluminium ( just in case the plastic ones keep breaking :-))) ) and some more suspension/ hub carrier, knuckle arms etc... just in case :-). After that a day or so later, parts have been on backorder again. So yes spares may be an issue. The other thing is they have spare parts ( if they have them) only in int. warehouse, so shipping takes ages, I ordered spares on 23rd, still not there (shipping to Slovakia) , and of course tracking no. gives back no result. :-(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 It's worth checking Freeprawn for some spares. The Vandal is basically an FTX Vantage. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 It's chassis is from the shortcourse truck version of this platform look at the vrx brand and you will find it there are parts readily avaliable for this rig I may end up getting one who knows Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 So parts arrived at last, here some small upgrades :-) Heatsink Added lights package: Direction lights front and back, inc. red rear lights Reverse Brake Head lights And aluminium shocks Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Monster truck tyres on desert fox: comparison with original Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 You're gonna need a smaller pinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Thx, Just tried them on, will go back to stock, somehow the original ones I like more :-). Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Gotta be honest, I'm a sucker for bigger wheels. I'd quite happily run it like that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Gotta be honest, I'm a sucker for bigger wheels. I'd quite happily run it like that! Well if the original tyres have to be replaced, I will think about, because after last time spares shipments, I think I will use other sources than HK if I can. Had to wait more than 5 weeks for the spares to arrive (not the wheels, those are from eBay), (and I was actually lucky to get them not to be on backorder) just to be taken by customs :-))). So again additional costs on top :-(. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 That's the gamble with HK. Luckily wheels are reasonably universal, a good search on the bay will often throw up suitable alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 7, 2016 Author Share Posted May 7, 2016 Had to go to aluminium :-))))) Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Motor fried :-(((, passive heatsink did not help, I managed to stop it when smoke came, at last no fire, but it will not work anymore :-(((. Any good price value motor/ ESC ideas??? Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 8, 2016 Share Posted May 8, 2016 Hobbywing Quicrun 60a and 4 pole can. Get a selection of pinions from RW Racing and an Infra Red temp gun to check temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 9, 2016 Author Share Posted May 9, 2016 Hobbywing Quicrun 60a and 4 pole can. Get a selection of pinions from RW Racing and an Infra Red temp gun to check temps. Hi Chewbacca, Thx for suggestion, but is that one not brushed version only? In terms of motor/ esc combos, I am totally lost ;-) What do you thing abou this one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221810895640 Or this one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181416177358 Thx a lot T. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 10 hours ago, Tomoooo said: Hi Chewbacca, Thx for suggestion, but is that one not brushed version only? In terms of motor/ esc combos, I am totally lost ;-) What do you thing abou this one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221810895640 Or this one? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181416177358 Thx a lot T. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk http://www.rcmart.com/quicrun-brushless-waterproof-electronic-speed-controller-p-38909.html http://www.rcmart.com/quicrun-brushless-motor-p-38915.html Try these. Defo worth a look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 http://www.rcmart.com/quicrun-brushless-waterproof-electronic-speed-controller-p-38909.html http://www.rcmart.com/quicrun-brushless-motor-p-38915.html Try these. Defo worth a look. Thx, Ordered, lets see when it arrives Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.nov Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm liking this, will subscribe to see how you do get on. May get one for the Mrs. The monster wheels do look mean. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 I'm liking this, will subscribe to see how you do get on. May get one for the Mrs. The monster wheels do look mean. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk :-))), how do I get on, well that I would also like to know. In the beginning it was maverick ion xb, that was the limit that time, then full alu upgrade on it, then it was desert fox, then bunch of spare parts, then partial ALU upgrade on it :-) now it is new motor for desert fox. It is going to a direction I never intended it to go [emoji2] [emoji2] Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.nov Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Lol, that's how this Hobby gets you[emoji13] Soon you'll be like me, running out of space and still buying. [emoji26] Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoooo Posted May 27, 2016 Author Share Posted May 27, 2016 It is ALIVE, again :-))). Let's see how long :-)). Had to flip the cables, as programming card, so ESC programming does not allow to change motor rotation. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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