tomr Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 19 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: That really looks great mate Cheers mate 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 looks spot on mate, wicked looking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 33 minutes ago, Jack Reacher said: looks spot on mate, wicked looking Thanks mate👍🏻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Looks ace - I hope you thrash the living daylights out of it 👍 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted September 16, 2022 Share Posted September 16, 2022 10 hours ago, Shergar said: Looks ace - I hope you thrash the living daylights out of it 👍 I certainly will! Cheers mate 🍻 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tomr Posted September 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2022 A few pics from this morning 👍🏻 Also the new tyres worked great. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stormbringer Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Really like how that goes , cracking job you did on it mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Stormbringer said: Really like how that goes , cracking job you did on it mate These rally cars got me hooked mate 🎣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 So i see lol how many is it now ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Stormbringer said: So i see lol how many is it now ? Four but I’m always looking to expand the collection 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 You do seem to have a knack for building them so they go and handle well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shergar Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 More videos set to Debbie Harry please 😎 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomr Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 19 hours ago, Shergar said: More videos set to Debbie Harry please 😎 I just might mate 👍🏻 20 hours ago, Stormbringer said: You do seem to have a knack for building them so they go and handle well Cheers buddy 🍻 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight_six Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 18/04/2022 at 15:21, Cuiken said: Okay, been a bit lax on updating here but actually managed to finish it off. Wee feast of pictures: Then got fancy and added the (not included) carbon mudguard braces and slightly bodged on rear bumper and sway bars. The bumper mount also serves as a sway bar mount so I figured I'd attempt to have both. Took a bit of modding with a dremmel but fits quite well now. Next I needed to find a shell. Initially I went for a pre-order of a finished Killerbody Alfa 75 (looks awesome) but then there seemed to be stock issues. So, cancelled that order and instead found a guy on Facebook running a custom shell painting business called Craggy Design. Great guy BTW, very responsive and easy to deal with. His designs are (IMO) superb) https://www.facebook.com/craggydesign/ He had a pre-finished Phat Bodies V-Rally shell for sale at a good price so I jumped on that. Here it is test fitted (after drilling body mounts and cutting out wheel arches). BTW, that's all paint. Not a single sticker! I then went to town with warmed up gorilla tape to line the shell, mounted the rear spoiler and added set of slightly wider wheels. Finished result! I'm really chuffed with how it turned out. The look is spot on and I managed a decent job of cutting out the wheel arches etc (compass cutter BTW, brilliant tool). Overall, the kit was a joy to assemble. All parts were nicely made and slotted together without hassle. The instructions were broadly accurate with just a couple of inconsistencies with screw length here and there. As I've said before. the car comes pre-hopped-up with sealed bearings and carbon fibre/aluminium /steel all over it. The only additions I made were the rear bumper (front one with a bit of dremmel bodging, just £4.99 BTW!), sway bars and mudguard braces (weird that they are not included in the kit but very cheap to add). I'd say the bumper and braces are worth having, the sway bars may be a bit unnecessary. How does it drive? Well I've only had one quick outing to a local car park but I was blown away by the way it handles. The steering is sharp and fast. It slides and drifts beautifully (better than any other car I have) without snapping into a spin. Suspension is nicely damped so it moves along really smoothly too. The MAX10 combo seems to have worked perfectly. No cogging at all and very smooth power delivery. Top speed is just where I'd want it with a 20T pinion and, despite being enclosed in the dust shell, neither the motor or ESC got hot on a 10 minute blast. As much as I love my XV-01 rally car, I'd have to say the PTG-2 is in a different league. Additionally, I don't mean to pre-judge the forthcoming XV-02 but I really don't see how it can better this car. Let's wait and see 🙂 Hey buddy, great stuff and looks thrilling.. how did you deal with the longer wheelbase? Did you manage to get the 257 body? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuiken Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 On 05/01/2023 at 02:33, straight_six said: Hey buddy, great stuff and looks thrilling.. how did you deal with the longer wheelbase? Did you manage to get the 257 body? Thanks The Golf body I picture on the first page of the topic is ~260mm and worked great. I picked it up pre-painted from craggy designs on FB but I htink you can get the unpainted shell from DMS Racing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post straight_six Posted February 10, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2023 Just wanna show some pics running different body.. this PTG2 handles very well 😃 however I would still say XV01 drives more realistic 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight_six Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Drilled a hole in the knuckles, helped a lot in tighter turns & improved ackerman 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCake Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 10/02/2023 at 08:17, straight_six said: Just wanna show some pics running different body.. this PTG2 handles very well 😃 however I would still say XV01 drives more realistic They look fantastic! Which body is on the PTG-2 and what manufacturer is it? Both seem to have great fit on the arches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogeyeddog_95 Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 On 18/09/2022 at 22:57, tomr said: These rally cars got me hooked mate 🎣 I'm looking at getting the kit, but the standard version (lack of carbon and no mudflaps) Unfortunately the top spec kit is sold out everywhere. I was originally looking at joining in on the silver can budget build, but this seems to offer a little more bling than a Tamiya TT-01 / TT02. So i'm hoping my first rally build will have the PTG2 as its chassis. What weights did you end up using in the diff & shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight_six Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 10/03/2023 at 15:19, MrCake said: They look fantastic! Which body is on the PTG-2 and what manufacturer is it? Both seem to have great fit on the arches. They are team C bodies.. you can check them out from https://www.teamcracing.net tamiya clone & pretty cheap too.. (about $20) 😃🙏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight_six Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 10/03/2023 at 16:13, Frogeyeddog_95 said: I'm looking at getting the kit, but the standard version (lack of carbon and no mudflaps) Unfortunately the top spec kit is sold out everywhere. I was originally looking at joining in on the silver can budget build, but this seems to offer a little more bling than a Tamiya TT-01 / TT02. So i'm hoping my first rally build will have the PTG2 as its chassis. What weights did you end up using in the diff & shocks? Am using 55wt for shocks, replaced the stock springs to 1.1mm, front diff 20,000 cst, rear diff 15,000 cst. When you get one, make sure you upgrade the rod end first, I would say its a must 😃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douge one Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 2 hours ago, straight_six said: They are team C bodies.. you can check them out from https://www.teamcracing.net tamiya clone & pretty cheap too.. (about $20) 😃🙏 how do you buy from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straight_six Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 6 hours ago, Douge one said: how do you buy from them? Not sure about over there, but here in my country they have partner shops. Maybe you can email them & ask. Material is pretty thick & comes with mirrors & light buckets. The downside is perhaps the stickers dont stick that well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douge one Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 37 minutes ago, straight_six said: Not sure about over there, but here in my country they have partner shops. Maybe you can email them & ask. Material is pretty thick & comes with mirrors & light buckets. The downside is perhaps the stickers dont stick that well Thanks man 👍 we got online shop with those shells ( apparently they design all those shells, but they come with team c label and advert pics look same) unfortunately in UK they cost 40$. https://landlmodels.co.uk/products/celica-gt-four-190mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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