Carisma Scale Adventure SCA-1E Owners Thread

[Lone-wolf]

2 hours ago, ostewart said:

How good are the shocks on these? are they smooth and do they leak?

 

Also has anyone tried their upgrade proshocks 2?

depends what shocks you got, i hear the shocks on kit models are better than RTR models, but even RTR can be fettled and lubed to work well

[AndyMB]

9 hours ago, ostewart said:

How good are the shocks on these? are they smooth and do they leak?

 

Also has anyone tried their upgrade proshocks 2?

I have the alloy kit shocks on mine and they are very good if built well. Lovely and smooth 👍

[stretch]

Early models coyote v1 etc were prone to sticky shocks (even my kit ones were) but wearing them in and rebuilding a couple of times normally fixed the issue. 

[Exe_RC28]

Speaking of new shocks are there any popular options other than  the Carisma upgraded ones.

 

Looking at sealed shocks like Yeah Racing desert lizards for example.

 

Ideas??

 

 

[stretch]

I have bought Desert Lizards for mine and will fit them when I get a chance and let you know how they are.

Edited December 15, 2021 by stretch

[Exe_RC28]

That would be great thanks  

 

 

[Exe_RC28]

Ordered some Desert Lizards today, went for 100mm and 30 weight oil. Also got some deep woods and a etronix 21.8kg servo. 

 

That should be it for the upgrades for a while, said that before though. 

 

Merry Christmas all. 

[stretch]

21 hours ago, Exe_RC28 said:

Ordered some Desert Lizards today, went for 100mm and 30 weight oil. Also got some deep woods and a etronix 21.8kg servo. 

 

That should be it for the upgrades for a while, said that before though. 

 

Merry Christmas all. 

 

Nice one I got the 90mm for mine as i.e stock length these are the ones people on the carisma group recommend.,they are apparently very good but take some dialing due to the different tuning options they have. Can you post a pic of the deep woods mounted up when you have them as the pics i've seen of them on coyotes they look too big. 

 

 

[Exe_RC28]

Quick update. 

 

All cleaned up ready for Dartmoor trip tomorrow for testing.

 

Desert lizards seem well made and easy to setup, went for a very slight droop arrangement with 350 cSt oil.

 

Deep woods installed and changed to metal beadlocks as the stock plastic Carismas struggled to hold them.

 

Lastly Etronix 21.8kg servo installed.

 

Hope you all had a nice Christmas.

 

Few photos -

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by Exe_RC28

[Lone-wolf]

looking very smart

[Stormbringer]

Very nice mate 

[stretch]

@Exe_RC28looks good mate be interested to know how it performs.

[Jetman_71]

Guess what arrived today. Just unboxed and thought some pics would be worth uploading before tomorrow’s test run (may not be this clean again?)  - weather permitting. Great first impressions and loving the scale look! No doubt there will be upgrades in due course. @Exe_RC28 - now that is a look I like! Some real inspiration there. 

[Lone-wolf]

welcome to the carisma scale club

[voorsk]

I messed up the shell of my Coyote a bit.  🙄

 

The window stickers were constantly peeling off, so I took them off completely, and decided to respray the whole thing while I was at it.  The colour I chose turned out wrong, and the black acrylic paint that I used for the windows soaked into the masking tape and made a mess.  It might still be salvagable, but I now have something else in mind - a Killerbody D90 hardbody! 😀

 

I ordered the new body on xmas eve, and in the meantime I've tried to shorten the wheelbase from 285mm to 280mm.  I used 3mm threaded rod to make 4 new suspension.. er.. rods? Links?  The long, threaded bits!

 

 

The new links are 5mm shorter than the originals, and the wheelbase is now more like 281mm. I also switched the shock towers to bring the suspension forward, but it's gone from being 5mm too far back to being 5mm too far forward.  😛  Should be okay, I hope.  I can fettle it a bit once I can see how the new body offers up.

 

I'm not sure what to do about the exposed threads.. I could add a ton of hama beads, or use heat shrink, but does anyone know of anything a bit more hard wearing?  I haven't been able to find 3mm ID tubing, other than fish tank filter tubing.

 

edit: Standoff spacers!  That's what I needed. 

 

Edited January 4, 2022 by voorsk
body, not shell

[Lone-wolf]

I have ordered a coyote 2.1 this is for the wife to use, should be here tomorrow I am slightly miffed that charisma have gone to. Wheel bearings and no update on web listing as it would of been better with bronze bushes, these don't rust like bearings do, plan at some point re painting outside of shell in dark blue but gonna shoot some silver in places first so I can weather it to get what looks like primer and bare metal on some corners need to make it as waterproof as poss seing as she will run it in any water about

 

[Stormbringer]

Nice 1 mate 

Cant you get the bronze bushes and retro fit them either before its run or when they fail ?

[Lone-wolf]

3 minutes ago, Stormbringer said:

Nice 1 mate 

Cant you get the bronze bushes and retro fit them either before its run or when they fail ?

I think i have some bushes being sorted from the facebook group a kind chap says he has a few sets from doing upgrades, these is me wanting to downgrade, but a crawler does not need fancy bearings, bushes last for ages and dont rust !

I will be fitting alloy beadlocks but keeping the stock AT tyres,  and changing the radio out, i can see this being a very capable rig, will also be getting aftermarket front steering link and drag link

[Stormbringer]

Pretty cool mate you and your good lady will be able to bash or trail as the mood takes now 

[Exe_RC28]

3 hours ago, voorsk said:

I messed up the shell of my Coyote a bit.  🙄

 

The window stickers were constantly peeling off, so I took them off completely, and decided to respray the whole thing while I was at it.  The colour I chose turned out wrong, and the black acrylic paint that I used for the windows soaked into the masking tape and made a mess.  It might still be salvagable, but I now have something else in mind - a Killerbody D90 hardbody! 😀

 

I ordered the new body on xmas eve, and in the meantime I've tried to shorten the wheelbase from 285mm to 280mm.  I used 3mm threaded rod to make 4 new suspension.. er.. rods? Links?  The long, threaded bits!

 

 

The new links are 5mm shorter than the originals, and the wheelbase is now more like 281mm. I also switched the shock towers to bring the suspension forward, but it's gone from being 5mm too far back to being 5mm too far forward.  😛  Should be okay, I hope.  I can fettle it a bit once I can see how the new body offers up.

 

I'm not sure what to do about the exposed threads.. I could add a ton of hama beads, or use heat shrink, but does anyone know of anything a bit more hard wearing?  I haven't been able to find 3mm ID tubing, other than fish tank filter tubing.

 

edit: Standoff spacers!  That's what I needed. 

 

 

I would suggest heat shrink will be the best bet for a nice tight finish. Good going on such a mod, will be good to see the finished article with the body on. 

[Lone-wolf]

New Coyote arrived, very fast from model sport, this is gonna be my wifes rig, it will be getting Alloy beadlocks but keeping the AT tyres, may swap the radio, will see if she likes the stock 8000, ordered metal steering links, got a 13kg MG servo on order.

Need to tear it down and grease all the axles and stuff in black Moly grease and sort an LED light set for it...........that will keep me busy for a while, also talk of repainting the shell on outside in dark blue with a bit of a "weathered" look

[tomr]

12 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said:

New Coyote arrived, very fast from model sport, this is gonna be my wifes rig, it will be getting Alloy beadlocks but keeping the AT tyres, may swap the radio, will see if she likes the stock 8000, ordered metal steering links, got a 13kg MG servo on order.

Need to tear it down and grease all the axles and stuff in black Moly grease and sort an LED light set for it...........that will keep me busy for a while, also talk of repainting the shell on outside in dark blue with a bit of a "weathered" look

Tell Claire it looks a Bobby dazzler 🤩

[voorsk]

I guess the posties have been given a poke, because my D90 body has also arrived! 😀

 

 

It's sitting just on the front of the chassis at the moment, which is why it's angled upwards.  It won't be an issue once it's fixed properly.  I'm not sure if it was worth shortening the wheelbase..  maybe it's something to do with the front bumper.  At the moment, it seems like 285mm would've actually been better.  🤔

 

Next thing to do is wait until summer so that it's warm enough to use spray paint in my garage.  *stares at calendar*

[Shergar]

Who’s D90 shell is it and what type windows (lexan/acrylic) do you get? Sorry to be nosey but it looks quite crisp 👍

[voorsk]

1 hour ago, Shergar said:

Who’s D90 shell is it and what type windows (lexan/acrylic) do you get? Sorry to be nosey but it looks quite crisp 👍

It's a Killerbody LR90.  I bought mine from Make It Build It.  The windows are polycarb/lexan.  I'll try and get some photos  of the bits tomorrow morning.

 

The main body has a couple of mould lines running down it, which is no big deal, but there's a gouge where the front window was cut out which I'll have to fill.  I've got some green stuff from my Warhammering , which might do the job.  🙂  The interior is really nice, but might need a tweak to fit around the massive transmission.  I'm probably not keeping the rear seats, either - it's not for school runs!