Popular Post racing shed Posted February 10 Popular Post Share Posted February 10 On 08/02/2024 at 17:22, Lone-wolf said: I have fitted the new roof spot light bar to my Mog, seems the hard bed i ordered is going to be arriving mid march now due to Chinese hols, at the mo the spots come on with the battery plugged in but i have an LED light controller i need to put in so i can turn spots on/off from radio, the spots are not as bright as they look in pic Looks great👍 I really wanted lights on the roof of mine but I have already had many tumbles and rolls.... Ideally I want to find something with a roll over bar over the top... I have switched the 5mm LEDs that came with my AliExpress lights to 3mm warm white (£1.41 for 15 with flying leads) which has made a huge difference to balance the lights out I also mounted one in each front wheel arch through the back, which work nicely as a dim rocklight for behind the bumper....you can see the glow in the pic... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 the warm white do look better and more in keeping with the style of truck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 looks good to me like warm white lights on older style rigs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 So the order for the hard bed has gone pear shaped, seller on Ali now wants more time or me to cancel order, i will open a paypal dispute on the sucker and then get it from greens or just not bother 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 I might order the bed and canopy from Greens models having got a refund from Aliexpress or i might not keep this money pit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Well, the Brown stuff has hit the fan, so i went to order the bed from the only UK supplier, with rather expensive postage this was going to come to a total of £93 , pretty darned expensive for what it is, i rather cheekily added free shipping but this created some slightly heated emails and has resulted in me being blocked from signing into the web site, so i now wont be able to source any spares from UK, all this is just adding to a rather jaded experience with Cross models, i wont be making any further purchase of this brand and right now i just want to cut my loss`s and sell the Unimog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 18/02/2024 at 16:15, Lone-wolf said: Well, the Brown stuff has hit the fan, so i went to order the bed from the only UK supplier, with rather expensive postage this was going to come to a total of £93 , pretty darned expensive for what it is, i rather cheekily added free shipping but this created some slightly heated emails and has resulted in me being blocked from signing into the web site, so i now wont be able to source any spares from UK, all this is just adding to a rather jaded experience with Cross models, i wont be making any further purchase of this brand and right now i just want to cut my loss`s and sell the Unimog Sorry to hear that, i thought you had it looking well 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 6 hours ago, wombat said: Sorry to hear that, i thought you had it looking well 😞 cheers mate, at least i have sorted the UK spares issue seems it was a glitch on website, gonna run it a few more times and then make a decision 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 glad you got the spares issue sorted out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing shed Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 17/02/2024 at 07:46, Lone-wolf said: I might order the bed and canopy from Greens models having got a refund from Aliexpress or i might not keep this money pit How reliable has yours been? Mine has many pretty hard hours on it now and the only issue I have had was with the locking diffs not operating too reliably. Turns out the slider for the locking mechanism was dry and had a bit of corrosion. Apart from that it has been very reliable.. A money pit insomuch as I'm spending on it (fusion pro inbound) plus some chevrons... But out on the trails it has been performing very very well alongside element and traxxas models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 12 minutes ago, racing shed said: How reliable has yours been? Mine has many pretty hard hours on it now and the only issue I have had was with the locking diffs not operating too reliably. Turns out the slider for the locking mechanism was dry and had a bit of corrosion. Apart from that it has been very reliable.. A money pit insomuch as I'm spending on it (fusion pro inbound) plus some chevrons... But out on the trails it has been performing very very well alongside element and traxxas models. You have run yours side by side with an Element but i have a modified gatekeeper and no way will the NT4 do what the Element can do, it has been okay`ish so far but if i am brutally honest i regret spending £400 on this model plus the cost of a few upgrades like the wheels and better radio, for what i have paid out i could of got a Traxxas TRX4 hi trail and we know that is less scale looking but more capable of road and more than likely tougher along with a much better parts supply , i want to call it a day and sell this model on but i cant as i would lose to much money on it, so it would appear i am stuck with a pig in a poke, i wont spend any more money on it and dont see me using it so looks like i have my first shelf queen model. When i looked at getting this i also considered the budget LDRC cheap 1/12 Unimog and in hindsight it would of been a better buy as its a LOT less money! Sorry to be brutal honest but i like to speak my mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing shed Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 3 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said: You have run yours side by side with an Element but i have a modified gatekeeper and no way will the NT4 do what the Element can do, it has been okay`ish so far but if i am brutally honest i regret spending £400 on this model plus the cost of a few upgrades like the wheels and better radio, for what i have paid out i could of got a Traxxas TRX4 hi trail and we know that is less scale looking but more capable of road and more than likely tougher along with a much better parts supply , i want to call it a day and sell this model on but i cant as i would lose to much money on it, so it would appear i am stuck with a pig in a poke, i wont spend any more money on it and dont see me using it so looks like i have my first shelf queen model. When i looked at getting this i also considered the budget LDRC cheap 1/12 Unimog and in hindsight it would of been a better buy as its a LOT less money! Sorry to be brutal honest but i like to speak my mind Oh yeah I wouldn't dispute that, apart from the trx4 being more capable... If it is, it's not by much, my NT4 has sailed past a fair few stricken trx4's in the last few weekends. I have been into the portals, diffs and gearbox and it all looks suitably sturdy and it seems to like heavier oil in the shocks (600) I bought mine because I liked the shell and the reasonable level of performance as a trail truck has surprised me to be honest. But If was heading out to do some serious stuff it would be the Capra😂 I will keep mine semi scale and keep trucking.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 I do wish i had a solution to the situation with mine, and the more this dilemma goes on the less i want to run it, a real shame as i had such high hopes for this model, but the only outlook i see is to keep it and just run it on trail drives once in a while to try and have some use from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSeaRC Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 21/02/2024 at 21:36, racing shed said: How reliable has yours been? Mine has many pretty hard hours on it now and the only issue I have had was with the locking diffs not operating too reliably. Turns out the slider for the locking mechanism was dry and had a bit of corrosion. Apart from that it has been very reliable.. A money pit insomuch as I'm spending on it (fusion pro inbound) plus some chevrons... But out on the trails it has been performing very very well alongside element and traxxas models. Not sure about the RTR models but the kits that come with pre-assembled axles and gearboxes are not greased (maybe something to do with greases and liquids being banned during shipping). You should take off all the covers and check for grease. My AT4V has performed well so far. Other than having to tighten the slipper clutch it all works to my satisfaction, including the diff-locks and gear change. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 4 hours ago, BlackSeaRC said: Not sure about the RTR models but the kits that come with pre-assembled axles and gearboxes are not greased (maybe something to do with greases and liquids being banned during shipping). You should take off all the covers and check for grease. My AT4V has performed well so far. Other than having to tighten the slipper clutch it all works to my satisfaction, including the diff-locks and gear change. I appreciate what your saying but i wont be doing this, another issue with RTR is they wont come apart, screws are in so darn tight that even using my trusty quality Wera hex drivers, the bolts wont come out, i have tried to remove a shock to check oil wont shift, i tried to get a portal cover of, yep wont come undone. The more i look at this rig and talk about it the more i dislike it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 21/02/2024 at 19:00, Lone-wolf said: You have run yours side by side with an Element but i have a modified gatekeeper and no way will the NT4 do what the Element can do, it has been okay`ish so far but if i am brutally honest i regret spending £400 on this model plus the cost of a few upgrades like the wheels and better radio, for what i have paid out i could of got a Traxxas TRX4 hi trail and we know that is less scale looking but more capable of road and more than likely tougher along with a much better parts supply , i want to call it a day and sell this model on but i cant as i would lose to much money on it, so it would appear i am stuck with a pig in a poke, i wont spend any more money on it and dont see me using it so looks like i have my first shelf queen model. When i looked at getting this i also considered the budget LDRC cheap 1/12 Unimog and in hindsight it would of been a better buy as its a LOT less money! Sorry to be brutal honest but i like to speak my mind Jeez that sucks, like you say your in too deep and would lose a load of money if you sold it so maybe keep it for trails so still get some use out if it. I've found myself a number of times looking at non "big name" brands and liking them only to be put off by the parts supply and what's worse is that there doesn't seem to be much second hand at the moment that I could even take a punt on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 21 minutes ago, stretch said: Jeez that sucks, like you say your in too deep and would lose a load of money if you sold it so maybe keep it for trails so still get some use out if it. I've found myself a number of times looking at non "big name" brands and liking them only to be put off by the parts supply and what's worse is that there doesn't seem to be much second hand at the moment that I could even take a punt on. had i of known how i would feel about this i think i might of bought the cheap FTX Gladius for £259 and done a few nice upgrades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 small positive update, i have watched a fair few NT4 video`s over the weekend and seems a lot of people have bought this model, they seem to be doing okay on video so next time i get a chance for a run out i will try the NT4 again and see if i can start to like it a bit 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Hope you do mate The vids your watching have they modded the truck much ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 n 2 minutes ago, Stormbringer said: Hope you do mate The vids your watching have they modded the truck much ? not much no more than mine, just heavier wheels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 good at least you shouldnt have to spend lots getting it there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Already done the heavy wheels on mine not spending any more on it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 fair enough mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing shed Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 23/02/2024 at 17:23, Lone-wolf said: I appreciate what your saying but i wont be doing this, another issue with RTR is they wont come apart, screws are in so darn tight that even using my trusty quality Wera hex drivers, the bolts wont come out, i have tried to remove a shock to check oil wont shift, i tried to get a portal cover of, yep wont come undone. The more i look at this rig and talk about it the more i dislike it I've been into mine with no difficulties.. it is light on grease and lubricant pretty much everywhere but that is the same for every rtr I have ever owned, my shocks were fine and I just last week swapped the oil for some slightly heavier stuff. The drivetrain is much quieter now that the transfer box has some heavier grease in it. Performance wise, i will maintain is pretty good, wheels and some Injora silicone inserts have really helped, it's is constantly surprising because it looks really tippy with the bodyshell but isn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lone-wolf Posted March 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 24 Okay its been time to get a bit more positive with the "Pig in a poke", first up it was time to tackle low speed modulation, it comes with a 1060, not bad but could be a lot better so fitted a Hobbywing 1080 and took a bit of time setting it up just nice, low speed modulation is now a LOT better. Next up was not happy with the wheel hex`s, i found the wheels did not seem to fit just nice then remembered i had a set of Brass 12mm hex extenders, so on they went, seems better and as a result the truck now has a slightly wider track. As a future mod i am tempted to remove the rear silver bed, (shell is bolted 2 part) and get some Black 3mm plasticard and attempt to make a kinda flatbed/pari daker type bed for it and have the lipo mounted in a box right behind the cab, i would likely double up the bed base to 6mm, with 3mm sides 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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