Popular Post .AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 Picked this up off eBay for £280 using a discount code Had a brief look and looks to be quality bit of kit, loads of alloy and all to Hobao’s normal high standards. Ill dig into it later and post up more pics and give my initial thoughts 👍 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 Comes with a nice selection of accessories 13t pinion Different angle c-hubs Ackermans Motor heat sink 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy8 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 3 minutes ago, .AJ. said: Comes with a nice selection of accessories 13t pinion Different angle c-hubs Ackermans Motor heat sink nice one mate 🙂 nice to see more and more of your builds 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 The one thing I did worry about was spares availability, but after a brief look on eBay a lot of Hyper 9 parts are available and the rest are on Hobao’s webstore…. http://eshop.hobao-racing.com/c/rc-parts_hyper-8-sc_hyper-8sc-electric Yes I said Hyper 9, it’s really a Hyper 9 buggy with a Truggy length chassis and SC bumpers/body mounts, I guess they called it the 8sc to keep it on line with the 10sc 👍 A few hop ups that’s are available http://eshop.hobao-racing.com/c/hop-ups-upgrades_hyper-8-sc_hyper-8-sc-electric I’ve ordered the alloy front upper plate to see how long the delivery times were, so far so good, it was posted in under 24hrs 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Is this actually a new model? I see Modelsport listing it a new, but then there are 8SC reviews years back on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 Na, been around for years, but it’s the first time I’ve seen them easily available in the UK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Love an SC, awesome trucks. 8th scale SC is a rare breed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 Seems so, the SC8e and Apache were pretty much the only others in this size, the Senton is buggy length and the Mojave is even longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 18, 2022 Been looking at electrics, I’m not spending mega money on this so probably going to go for this motor in 2250kv https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Racerstar-4276-4-Pole-Brushless-Motor-2000kv-2250kv-For-1-8-RC-Car-Parts-Gif-/384658220781?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 And this servo https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JX-CLS6327HV-27KG-Torque-High-Voltage-Metal-Gear-Digital-Servo-For-RC-Helicopter-/133806143656?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Im in no hurry with this build so ordering from China isn’t an issue 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 looks pretty sweet i never knew they done a sct 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share Posted February 18, 2022 I’ve ordered the esc and motor I linked earlier, I did I bit of reading up and all the reviews for both were excellent, esc wise I’ll probably go for a Quicrun 150 or a cheapo rtr version of the same esc 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, .AJ. said: I’ve ordered the esc and motor I linked earlier, I did I bit of reading up and all the reviews for both were excellent, esc wise I’ll probably go for a Quicrun 150 or a cheapo rtr version of the same esc 👍 got a 6100kv racerstar motor in my mini b and it runs like a champ 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert_w164 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 This is cool, didn't even know it existed! Looking forward to progress pics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2022 Picture time! I stuck on my MX Badlands, I think they will be staying. I’m really impressed with the body, it’s real thick lexan and even replacements are reasonable priced 👍 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Chassis overview Rear end, loads of alloy and bracing 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Front end Underneath 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 That looks so well made for the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 I’m well happy with it for the money 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydoddy69 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Not bad trucks but be warned the shock towers are trash. Think it was why folks never really got on with them it’s just poor quality metal plus sct love to parachute so that don’t help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 I’ve watched Vas’s vids on it and he bends the rear tower, but I won’t be driving it like him, so I’m sure it will be fine 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 The centre diff has grease in, you have to remove all the bracing to get it out, ive refilled it with 100k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 That looks serious bit of kit for the money mate 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Front and rear diffs done, I’ve gone with 50k/20k and i used Red n Tacky on the ring gear and pinion 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted February 19, 2022 Author Share Posted February 19, 2022 Also when it was in bits I’ve noticed CV joints on the rear and a nice cnc rear toe plate that can be set at 3 or 5 degree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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