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Got the Wraith's interior painted, trimmed and stickered-up

Here's a video for the older folk, apparently old tut and out of date but I love em! Welcome back hpi

So you mean it's like a Traxxas truck?

Moving on For the non believers the Max5 fits fine with a bit of persuasion It needs finishing off but it's in there

I'm still waiting for the body to be completed before I start hammering, and there again, I won't be going too hard for long - I'm too impatient. I'd probably take a few rigs somewhere - park or something - then blast up and down for perhaps 5-10 minutes - then that's me done. 5Ah is more than enough for me - it'll probably be somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes all in, obviously depending on terrain and how angry I am!! If I want to blast for an hour, I'll just get the big petrol truck out, and I'm happy! It does attract a bit of attention, but it's great fun. 2WD and 18 kg. Al.

A pic of the basic rear bed, this still needs lots of detail parts added, like the tie down hooks etc.

Not too much progress to report. I've made more progress on the front cab and made the basic frame of the rear bed. The good news is I have all my electrics now, I've just to decide how to install everything. I was planning to install most of the electrics into the rear section of the front cab but this would make it a pain for maintenance. So now I'm thinking of just install the electrics as intended on the chassis. Here's a few more pic of my progress: I've been using EMA Plastic Weld to glue the body, it sets quick and seems to be a strong bond: The front cab, I used masking tape to hold the basic structure together: I'll be using a Hobbywing 1080 esc & Yeah Racing 45t brushed motor: The front grill & badge put into place: The front fenders into place: Test fitting electrics in the front cab but decided against this: The servo I'll be using to change 2 speed transmission: Basic layout of electrics. Once I'm happy with the general layout, I'll be wrapping the wires in black sheath: That's it for now

I've been playing around with my electrics install, still undecided. This is just a rough layout so far:

I had a 405 mi16, car was crap, engine was sublime, especially when dropped into a 205 gti, proper pocket rocket.

It maybe old but it works and it works well the savage has been and will always be a good seller, theres plenty of folk that will walk into a shop see this and buy it over say the X Maxx imo Whats ridiculous about buying a tried and tested truck ? Dont just right it off because its old Im not really a savage fan to be honest myself but its great to see this hit the market again and i hope it sells like hot cakes as that in turn will create profit and may lead to investment into an X rival Way to go ripmax i say keep them coming

Gone midnight and i'm still up spraying body panels for the Wraith. Just too impatient for my own good!

I also have a Decaperm 12v, 8500 RPM, 5-pole with built in 2.75:1 gearbox motor for sale, in good condition, wires may want re-soldering, but the motor does work, it turns smooth, doesn't grind etc... Based on them retailing at £140, I'd like £55 posted for this.

It looks like the shell is only going to be avaliable in Clear and will require painting. Part #3660

A T Bone Racing rear bumper for the blitz. Sick of gravel rash on the motor....

crash bars.......worth there weight in gold imo......very nice dude...I guess they would of sorted that out.....

Hmmmmmmmm

I can't say, it's a family show

what kind......

I treated myself to a brand new BMW GSA1200 Lets just say there was an offer on the finance and i can't resist shiny new things lol...

I like it when my Mrs gives me jobs

Hi, I'm new to the rc world and I am looking for advice on how to update my old rc car with new modern parts, so I can pass it down to my nephew in the next few years.

New owner of the hyper! Love it!

Glad to see it back but those wheel nuts, really! Shame on you hpi for being so cheap and lazy. A few extra pounds spent in production could have meant so much. And the shell could have done with some thought at least.

I could be in that category as seem to have a few Savages still and dont follow latest trends for stupid power where it self destructs and not usable. Bigger isnt always better. Usable power better than more power.

That's precisely the stuff I bought for my X-Maxx. Body's still in paint. Plan was to tape, Shoo Goo, then also spray the inside - make as 'super-tough' as possible. Can't answer - yet - but great minds .... Al.

http://www.competitionx.com/pdfs/vehicle-manuals/hobao/hobao-hyper-st-pro-manual.pdf Sure you have the Pro manual, check link.

Those mardaves bring back some very happy memories. I used to run one one of the old mini stocks with the red bumper and I used to run an old mardave 1/8 hot rod too. So much fun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Got home to these little beauties

I painted the bonnet of my old Wraith with bedliner paint from Halfrauds, tbh I can't see it making it any stronger.....

HPI to me were like Tamiya Models to the older folk. The older folk looked in Beaties and in the Tamiya Catalogue wanting everything. I did the same looking through the HPI catalogue dreaming of one day having a HPI Proceed that did 70mph! I had a HPI Sport 1 RS4 at the time and went on to have a multitude of HPI models. Im a big fan of HPI and was gutted when they ran into financial problems. However, if all theyve got to offer is an archaic Savage and some Q32 toys then maybe they should just stay gone...

A balance charger from robotbirds.co.uk on time for when my lipos arrive. Can I just say, I ordered it yesterday afternoon and it arrived this morning. Awesome service. Yet to test it but fingers crossed.

Tried and tested then if not you wouldnt know its weak spots all of which have solutions £100 plus to put it right bargian compared to other models

No it requires less money spent to put it right

Personally I'd go for the ALZA jumbo servo mount and run a 5th scale servo.

Its not tried and tested. It still has the ridiculously weak rear hubs, which were CLEARY a cost saving exercise 16 years ago so they could run the same hubs on all 4 corners. It STILL has the poor slipper clutch that is no where near ready for Brushless power. It STILL has those pathetic excuse for 17mm hubs with a WASHER to hold the wheel on (a part HPI actually makr already, just put it on for gods sake!) it doesnt have the XL axles which again HPI already make.I bet the TVPs are still 3mm too which is far too weak and I also bet it still has the weak non HD idler gear..... So no, youre not buying a Tried and Tested model, youre buying a flawwed model from a company that has had over a decade to rectify. This will NEED £100+ spending on it asap. If this came out with a revised slipper clutch/rear hubs/thicker tvps and a few option parts included (HD gear, proper 17mm hubs and the XL axles) id have probably ordered it...

lol i was right then? it is awkward

My brother in law works in shanghai. He's gone thru taobao and ordered me some diff gears. They arrived w him today. Hes visiting thurs. so hopefully have a set of them and the hds to try. Not sure how many sets r coming as he ordered 2 sets thinking they are 1 set front 1 set rear.... hard to tell if a set was front and rear!???

A little throttle control goes a long way i have pulled around 9500w in an 8th scale speed run, I think that was at around 240a.....not quite sure of the top of my head, I would have to pull the log data up to remind myself.

Looking forward to more great videos, makes me want to film mine, but my editing skills would suck. I would prefer to take photos, but again I'm always driving the cars...

Painted the body shell while waiting around for parts

The stage was set for 1986 to be a very exciting season. Defending champion Timo Salonen had the new Evolution 2 version of Peugeot's 205 T16 with ex Toyota driver, Juha Kankkunen. Audi's new Sport Quattro S1 boasted over 600 hp (450 kW) and a huge snowplough-like front end. Lancia's Delta S4 would be in the hands of the Finnish prodigy Henri Toivonen and Markku Alen, and Ford was ready with its high tech RS200 with Stig Blomqvist and Kalle Grundel. On the "Lagoa Azul" stage of the Portuguese Rally near Sintra everything went tragically wrong. Portuguese national champion Joaquim Santos crested a rise, turning to his right to avoid a small group of spectators. This caused him to lose control of his RS200. The car veered to the right and slid off the road into the spectators. Thirty-one people were injured and three were killed. All the top teams immediately pulled out of the rally and Group B was placed in jeopardy. Lancia Delta S4. Disaster struck again in early May at the Tour de Corse. Lancia's Toivonen was a championship favorite, and once the rally got underway he was the pace setter. Seven kilometres into the 18th stage, Toivonen's S4 flew off the unguarded edge of a tightening left hand bend and plunged down a steep wooded hillside. The car landed inverted with the fuel tanks ruptured by the impact. The combination of red hot turbocharger, Kevlar bodywork, and ruptured fuel tank ignited the car and set fire to the dry undergrowth. Only a cloud of smoke and the lack of Toivonen's car at the finish indicated that something was very wrong. By the time rescue workers made it to the remote spot (some 30 minutes, by some accounts) all that remained of the car was a blackened frame. Toivonen and co-driver Sergio Cresto were found outside the car, they were thrown out and rolled over by the car. With no witnesses to the accident it was impossible to determine what caused the crash other than Toivonen had left the road at high speed. Some cite Toivonen's ill health at the time (he reportedly was suffering from flu); others suggest mechanical failure, or simply the difficulty of driving the machine although Toivonen had a career full of crashing out while leading rallies. Up until that stage he was taking stage win after stage win and leading the rally by a large margin with no other driver challenging him. The crash came a year after Lancia driver Attilio Bettega had crashed and died in his 037. While that fatality was largely blamed on the unforgiving Corsican scenery (and bad luck, as his co-driver, Maurizio Perissinot was uninjured), Toivonen and Cresto's death, combined with the Portugal tragedy and televised accident of F1 driver Marc Surer in another RS200 which killed co-driver Michel Wyder, compelled the FIA to act: Group B cars were immediately banned for 1987. Audi decided to quit Group B entirely after Corsica. The final days of Group B would also be controversial. The Peugeots were disqualified from the Rally San Remo by the Italian scrutineers as the 'skirts' around the bottom of the car were deemed to be illegal. Peugeot immediately accused the Italians of favouring the Lancias. Their case was strengthened at the next event, the RAC Rally, when the British scrutineers passed the Peugeots as legal in identical trim. France based FISA annulled the result of the San Remo Rally eleven days after the final round in America. As a result, the championship title was passed from Lancia's Markku Alen to Peugeot's Juha Kankkunen. Timo Salonen had won another two rallies during the 1986 season and became the most successful group B era driver with a total of 7 wins.

No one with sense surely! Its far too old and late for this now unfortunately. I am a HUGE Savage fan, but entering the market for one now is, in my opinion a ridiculous idea. The best news about this is hopefully people who already have Savages will get a new lease of support in terms of spare parts.

i could be wrong though as i only had a quick look. sorry, keep laughing at your name

I must admit, im surprised no one has listed oned of thses. A lotus carlton, i've been in one and its one of the fastest things ive ever been in. Rare now though and hold their value. Its another one thats definitely on my wish list

This has been "soon to be released" for about 4 years!

Welcome! good of to hear you're getting back into the hobby, check out the crawler section where you'll find loads of info on the Scout http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/forums/forum/101-rock-crawlers/

Welcome to the forum

Is 1/8 still the most popular? (And the most expensive!?)

Finally gave her a run And a little vid, the tyres (Beta Freeriders) sucked on this surface