Hardshell Models

[Stuart Moonshine]

I am a returning muddler.

I used to race 1:12 scale electric cars 40+ years ago.

My race car was a Kyosho fwd Porsche. I was never the fastest but I was pretty consistent so was 7th in the club driver table. Remember this was when a good electric racer had a flat GRP plate chassis with beam axles front and rear - Ni-cad batteries and 540 can motors worlds away from the cars today.

I have in store a Tamiya Cheetah my first off-road road basher, torsion bars have died but it is still a nice looking model even though it has seen some serious off-road use.

I also have the remains of a Tamiya Beland B2b Combination unit made by Tamiya and had a good turn of speed even with its 360 motor and mechanical speed controller.

 

I have now kicked back into the delights RC fun with hardshell Models from WPL and CXD amongst others.

These models are so affordable as cheque book entertainments but definitely need somewhere better suited to their needs.

I'm too old to be up to racing the latest fast electrics but I would like to meet others who might enjoy running their hardshell models with standard electrics in a suitable venue.

Perhaps learning to drift or auto-test our models in a supportive atmosphere.

I also have access to 2.5 ha of amenity woodland so can provide some trail style off-roading suited to the 1:16 hardshell models be they wheeled or tracked. This should be more forgiving than sliding down hard rock surfaces - although it can be very soft underfoot in a few places and flooded in others during the winter.

 

If you live in the Newton Abbot area and would be interested in joining a casual group of like minded muddlers please get in touch and hopefully we can find a suitable venue for our needs.

[James.S]

Hello mate, welcome to the forum  

[Stormbringer]

Hi and welcome to the forum