What did the postie bring you today?

[Alex97]

32 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said:

I cant believe how good they are for the money! 1060 + Tamiya RZ/BZ/TZ is such a great combo on 2S, you sometimes dont need brushless!

For most tamiays brushed is plenty. The 1060 + CoreRc 21t is extremely popular in stock class racing as it's cheap and works. 

[Lone-wolf]

19 minutes ago, Alex97 said:

For most tamiays brushed is plenty. The 1060 + CoreRc 21t is extremely popular in stock class racing as it's cheap and works. 

and there is me asking about putting brushless in my mf-01, maybe i should put the brushless in the blitzer beetle as that is now road only and use the 21t out of it for mf

[Kpowell911]

7 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

and there is me asking about putting brushless in my mf-01, maybe i should put the brushless in the blitzer beetle as that is now road only and use the 21t out of it for mf

Id definitely try a brushed motor on lipo. You may not need Brushless

[Alex97]

Just now, Kpowell911 said:

Id definitely try a brushed motor on lipo. You may not need Brushless

[Kpowell911]

1 hour ago, Kpowell911 said:

Id definitely try a brushed motor on lipo. You may not need Brushless

For example. I bought a TT02R off Facebook marketplace. Built but never ran. It cost me £90 with a brand new Lancia Body & Wheels/tyres. I ordered two Brushless systems, that were around £100 each. A HobbyWing Sensored Max10 with a 3300kv moror and the same combo but 5400kv. I had a 1060 ESC and a £17 brushed motor which I used in the TT02R first. Its still in there a year later, and the Max 10 combos are still in the box haha.

 

Brushed with Lipo still has legs!

Edited November 4, 2023 by Kpowell911

[Kpowell911]

As Ive said time and time again. Its important for me to have the RC I want regardless of condition. As long as I get it,  I can always upgrade it later on.....

 

In my mission to complete Gran Turismo 3 with Tamiyas, next on the list was a Calsonic R34. Theres been a NIB one on eBay for what seems forever on a TA04 Chassis for £349.  Ive come close to buying it. But never have. This one then turned up on eBay, used, and on a TT01. I thought it was an old shell on a TT01, but turns out this was probably #58314. I missed this existed when doing my list. Im not fussed about the chassis as I have a NIB TA04 Zexel so. The pictures werent great, I submitted an offer and used some Nectar points and I won it for less than a Third of the cost of the NIB (albeit a different much less desirable chassis). 
 

It arrived today and you know what its not that bad! No cracks, just could do with some new decals which I can get should I need too. Im really pleased with this one. 
 

 

 

Which leaves my R34 Collection looking like this. One day Ill find the Pennzoil one for sale and make a Gran Turismo Video haha

 

 

 

[Kpowell911]

Also today. Courtesy of @SWF An Astute 2022 with plenty of hop ups! Now did I want an Astute 2022? No, do I know what one is? Also no. But this seemed a great deal and no offencr to @SWF its usually me who spends hundreds on an RC and sells it with little or no use at a massive loss. So why not. Ive also sold a fair few Traxxas recently....

 

 

A Plethora of Hop Ups. Slipper Clutch, Alloy Shocks, CVDs etc already installed. BZ Motor/1060 and spare wheels/tyres.  

 

 

 

 

 

Credit to the seller. Its beautifully finished. Its when I buy other peoples builds I realise how bad my painting skills are 😅

 

Tamiya's are taking over. This was all Traxxas terroritory at the start of the year!

 

[Stormbringer]

Looking forward to the granturisimo vid 

[BlackSeaRC]

51 minutes ago, Kpowell911 said:

Also today. Courtesy of @SWF An Astute 2022 with plenty of hop ups! Now did I want an Astute 2022? No, do I know what one is? Also no. But this seemed a great deal and no offencr to @SWF its usually me who spends hundreds on an RC and sells it with little or no use at a massive loss. So why not. Ive also sold a fair few Traxxas recently....

 

 

A Plethora of Hop Ups. Slipper Clutch, Alloy Shocks, CVDs etc already installed. BZ Motor/1060 and spare wheels/tyres.  

 

 

 

 

 

Credit to the seller. Its beautifully finished. Its when I buy other peoples builds I realise how bad my painting skills are 😅

 

Tamiya's are taking over. This was all Traxxas terroritory at the start of the year!

 

 

Was never much of a fan of the TD4 but I always thought the TD2 looked much better.  This one looks great!  I wonder if Tamiya will launch some new models based on the TD chassis in2024?  They obviously spent quite a bit of effort on that chassis and haven't done much with it yet.

[Kpowell911]

17 minutes ago, BlackSeaRC said:

 

Was never much of a fan of the TD4 but I always thought the TD2 looked much better.  This one looks great!  I wonder if Tamiya will launch some new models based on the TD chassis in2024?  They obviously spent quite a bit of effort on that chassis and haven't done much with it yet.

Truth be told. Ive not really looked into it. I know next to nothing about the chassis. I just think theres some "hate" because theyve used "Avante" and "Astute" and the TD2/4 are nothing to do with the originals. Kinda like Tamiya are playing on the name....

[AlexB]

Missed a day at the office and came in to find a TT02s chassis kit, new servo, new battery, some rally tyres and a few other bits and bobs. 

Looks my rally build is on.

[Alex97]

1 hour ago, Kpowell911 said:

Tamiya's are taking over. This was all Traxxas terroritory at the start of the year!

 

You'll need a bigger shelf by the end of the month at this rate! 

[locky]

1 hour ago, Kpowell911 said:

Tamiya's are taking over. This was all Traxxas terroritory at the start of the year!

As long as it puts a smile on your face. Your man's maths usually means you buy wisely and most Tamiya still have good residuals. Hope you dont forget to occasionally dust them as assume they are all shelfers.

[Kpowell911]

3 minutes ago, locky said:

As long as it puts a smile on your face. Your man's maths usually means you buy wisely and most Tamiya still have good residuals. Hope you dont forget to occasionally dust them as assume they are all shelfers.

To be fair its my only real hobby. Doesnt cost as much as it appears because at the moment Ive got the Traxxas to sell and what Im buying isnt too pricey. I sold the Summit and after fee’s and posting it out, It cleared more than the Calsonic and the Astute cost so. Its space really mainly. They get cleaned, and turned on, sometimes even used

Edited November 7, 2023 by Kpowell911

[Kpowell911]

 

28 minutes ago, Alex97 said:

You'll need a bigger shelf by the end of the month at this rate! 

Thing is the Tamiya’s are smaller. Aim mainly is space. This room will eventually be the nursery, so If i can lose a few more Traxxas’ and get it onto one shelving unit that will work. Ill still have my X Maxx, XRT, Sledge, 2x Maxx’s, a Rustler and TRX4. Then the TRX4Ms. I may even sell my Maxx, but its got literally thousands invested in it and would probably go for £400 haha. Theres also maybe 3 or 4 Tamiya Touring cars Ive got that I wouldnt be upset if I sold, but there only worth £60-80 so not really an issue at the moment. If the Revo 2.0 sells Ill get a 934 40th or 45th Anniversary but that’ll be NIB

Edited November 7, 2023 by Kpowell911

[Lone-wolf]

I ordered a set of MJX Hypergo 1/14th rally tyres from Aliexpress that arrived very fast and check out the packaging a thick foam box with tape all round. the plan is to use these on my rally conversion on my M06 or MF-01x but they may be a tad to small though they do indeed fit, if not im sure i will get an MJX 1/14th rally Lancia pretty soon, maybe very soon!

I had bought the M-06 chassis a while back and ran into some hiccups that put it on hold but its nice with a ton of yeah racing hop ups so gonna get it done, maybe a bit of a drift car, and patiently waiting for the MF-01x Fiat body to come in stock 

[Alex97]

41 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

I ordered a set of MJX Hypergo 1/14th rally tyres from Aliexpress that arrived very fast and check out the packaging a thick foam box with tape all round. the plan is to use these on my rally conversion on my M06 or MF-01x but they may be a tad to small though they do indeed fit, if not im sure i will get an MJX 1/14th rally Lancia pretty soon, maybe very soon!

I had bought the M-06 chassis a while back and ran into some hiccups that put it on hold but its nice with a ton of yeah racing hop ups so gonna get it done, maybe a bit of a drift car, and patiently waiting for the MF-01x Fiat body to come in stock 

Ping the the link please for the wheels/tires please.

[Lone-wolf]

1 hour ago, Alex97 said:

Ping the the link please for the wheels/tires please.

Here you go, these took less than a week to arrive, really impressed on all accounts   https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005375040438.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.3e681802uP6br5

[Lone-wolf]

Today its a shiny new Akaso V50X action camera to replace the one i kinda sort of destroyed, so at last i can film my rc video`s again, these are still the best budget alternative to a gopro hypersmooth

[everclear1984]

Back in the rc game! 10 points to anyone who guesses what it is 🙂

(This will be extra hard because the shell doesn't match the car)

 

Answers on a postcard. Or, you know, comment here.

 

 

[Lone-wolf]

welcome back, i got this.....its a buggy

[everclear1984]

7 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

welcome back, i got this.....its a buggy

 

You get 3 points for buggy

[wolfie1]

Do i get points for guessing its an rc car wrapped in bubble wrap and brown tape?

Edited November 14, 2023 by wolfie1

[Stormbringer]

WB mate 

[everclear1984]

10 hours ago, wolfie1 said:

Do i get points for guessing its an rc car wrapped in bubble wrap and brown tape?

Half a point at best 😆

 

I'll put you all out of your misery. It's a Hyper 7 wrapped in a Hyper 8.5 shell. I've gone to the dark side, it's a nitro 🤯

 

 

Edited November 15, 2023 by everclear1984