ad456m Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Having had my GT3c since 2016 I am now feeling the want to upgrade it as I’m getting a bit tired of the cheap feel of it. Having hacked it and having most of my models rely on having at least 3 channels, most use 6 and 8 in one case I’m not really finding too many options out there. I would really love an asbo orange DX Rugged but with its history of issues and Horizon barrelling down the proprietary electronics route it’s not going to be an option as I hate that carp. And it’s not really a cheap thing. I have seen the Radiomaster MT12 and fancy the 4in1 version so I can hopefully use my current Rx’s so it’s not a case of buying heaps of new ones. Does anyone have one of these? Is it a good radio? Are there any faults with it? And are there any other models I’m overlooking? The main things I use on my flysky are 4WS/Crab etc, light switching and servo positioning for my clods tilt hood and bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I have the DX5 Rugged in Orange and not had any issues with it and theres now a 6 channel version 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad456m Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 @Stormbringer I’d heard the touchscreen is a fiddly thing and can fail, I guess that’s probably been addressed. Are the Rx civilized money? I’m a bit spoiled after my Flysky in that respect. Every bit of me is wary of it(£240 is a jump after £40 for the GT3c) but it’s just sooo awesome looking and there’s not many weatherproof models on the market which would be super handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Wow these have really jumped in price https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/spektrum-sr215-2-channel-dsmr-sport-receiver-437376 the 2ch was £26 and the 3 ch was cheaper than link above I guess you wont be going spekky now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad456m Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 Holy [expletives deleted]!! I think I might have to give that a miss indeed, I wasn’t ever intending a fleet conversion but that’s bloody savage🫠. I’m actually a bit disappointed as I was warming up to delaying buying a new 3d printer to grab one. I can be a fickle thing at times so might manage to convince myself. The rate of price increases lately has been fierce, I bought a Kyosho USA-1 for £450 from MB Models in 2022 and I just saw Modelsport relist it for £589 the other week. Ideally a MT12 for the complicated models and a DX5 Rugged for one or two others might be the way forward. Think I’ll stew on this for a while yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 There is a Dumborc radio that i think can store up to 10 models for around £50 but the MT12 might well be what your after have to say Dumborc despite the charming name are very good kit https://uk.banggood.com/DumboRC-DDF-350-2_4GHz-10CH-HD-LCD-Screen-Digital-Radio-Transmitter-with-X10F-or-X10FG-or-X4FM-or-X4FMG-or-X6DC-or-X6DCG-Receiver-For-RC-Airplane-Car-Boat-Tank-p-2005235.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=63254196325179&rmmds=search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad456m Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 I haven’t looked properly into the Dumbo yet, I’d seen the initial release but haven’t seen folk talking much about it since. It does have the feature set I’m after if I remember correctly. I’ll have a look at it and Rx prices tonight. And yeah, DumboRC is a stupid name in fairness but it ALWAYS makes me smile when I hear it😂. It really doesn’t do them justice as from what I can gather the radios are bloody good. At the moment I’ve got 12 Rx in models and am constantly stealing them to put into the next model so I’m about 6 short at the moment I think. The biggest pull on the MT12 is it supports the Rx I have and then I can cherry pick from a large pool going forward. Life would be so much easier if I could cure my shinyitis and just make do with couple of cars. But where’s the fun in that?🤔🤷♂️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) I’ve got one of them Dumbo RC radios on the way, I’ll do a mini review when it arrives, should be with me early next week hopefully 👍 Edited April 18 by .AJ. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad456m Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 That’d be cool man, look forward to it👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyUK Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 I have the new Dumbo, not used it much yet until the summer but seems ok and has good features. Be aware though that the 10 channel receiver is actually 9 usable channels. The battery power is provided by plugging it into one of the channels hence 9 channels. You can power it using one of the aircraft plugs so depends how you are going to use it. I did have this out with Dumborc but they wouldn't accept that technically it isn't a ten channel receiver as advertised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I've got a radiolink rc8x. I really like it. You can run it on upto a 3s battery. Stores a ridiculous amount of model memory, 200. The receivers are fairly cheap. You can get them from aliexpress for about 9 quid for a mini 4 channel no gyro ( great for mini crawlers) an a couple of quid more for the gyro version. Has various 4ws modes very easy to setup. And some of the the receivers are good for upto nearly two kilometres.,handy if you do speed runs. You can can get an fpv add on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 On 18/04/2024 at 15:09, Stormbringer said: Wow these have really jumped in price https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/spektrum-sr215-2-channel-dsmr-sport-receiver-437376 the 2ch was £26 and the 3 ch was cheaper than link above I guess you wont be going spekky now holy crap just seen that price increase, was 26.99 last time i bought one for my normal dx5, im glad i have a spare or 2 kicking about and wouldnt recommend speccy at they prices 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyChunk Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 (edited) On 18/04/2024 at 16:03, Lone-wolf said: There is a Dumborc radio that i think can store up to 10 models for around £50 but the MT12 might well be what your after have to say Dumborc despite the charming name are very good kit https://uk.banggood.com/DumboRC-DDF-350-2_4GHz-10CH-HD-LCD-Screen-Digital-Radio-Transmitter-with-X10F-or-X10FG-or-X4FM-or-X4FMG-or-X6DC-or-X6DCG-Receiver-For-RC-Airplane-Car-Boat-Tank-p-2005235.html?cur_warehouse=CN&ID=63254196325179&rmmds=search I use my DDF-350 all the time. It's a wonderful bit of kit. especially for the price it was from AliEx. and the 6 channel receivers are about 8 quid each. 10 model memory sucks a little bit. That's the only downside i can see from using it though Edited April 24 by SimplyChunk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SimplyChunk Posted April 24 Popular Post Share Posted April 24 (edited) Not sure i should flood a thread with pics after only being here a day or two but... Here's an overview of the DDF-350 Edited Saturday at 22:27 by SimplyChunk 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 The above does look incredible for the money! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 I’ve just got one, zero complaints with it so far 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Is it touchscreen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyChunk Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 1 hour ago, wolfie1 said: Is it touchscreen? No you hold the power button to go in to the menus and navigate with a scroll wheel. you click the scroll wheel to activate the option highlighted and once in the menus the power button becomes the 'back' button 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted Friday at 14:34 Share Posted Friday at 14:34 Is this the same as the Dumbo Im guessing? https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/1360639?clear_cache=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted Friday at 14:37 Share Posted Friday at 14:37 2 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said: Is this the same as the Dumbo Im guessing? https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/1360639?clear_cache=1 Yes its made by Dumbo and branded Absima but still says Dumbo on the wheel lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted Friday at 14:38 Share Posted Friday at 14:38 Just now, Lone-wolf said: Yes its made by Dumbo and branded Absima but still says Dumbo on the wheel lol And on the screen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted Friday at 14:40 Share Posted Friday at 14:40 Just now, Kpowell911 said: And on the screen If i did not already have 3 different Dumbo radios and the flysky GT3b i would get one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyChunk Posted Friday at 22:13 Share Posted Friday at 22:13 7 hours ago, Lone-wolf said: Yes its made by Dumbo and branded Absima but still says Dumbo on the wheel lol they haven't changed a lot for the extra 30 quid have they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ad456m Posted Saturday at 05:54 Author Share Posted Saturday at 05:54 So the Dumbo does look like a really nice one for the money. The Absima semi re-branding/stickers probably adds a tenner, then shipping and warranty hassles and give the shop a profit. £30 isn’t likely too bad. I’ve seen things like that add more on other items. I think I’m likely to go for the Radiomaster MT12. The Spektrum just isn’t worth the difference in money as everyone has pointed out. My thinking is that with the MT12 I can use my current Rx that are in my models and for any new Rx I can buy new ones with telemetry for about £20. In all fairness I’m not sure I need the telemetry but it’ll be interesting to play with. The response times are good for the cost as well. I’m sure it’ll show me how slow my cheap servos are😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie1 Posted Saturday at 09:26 Share Posted Saturday at 09:26 Is it just me but does the dumbo and the absima have different colourings on the screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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