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Went for a bash

Membership card for the local rc club, giving me access to the purpose built crawler course 😃

It would be good to see Hpi back in the thick of it again!

I had to do a double take that this wasnt his post 😩😃 That said, the only reason I dont hold the ‘World RC Speed Record’ is because I live in Birmingham and the RC would have been stolen by the time I got back to it if I drove it that far away…..

Hey guys, Ive been weeding out the collection lately and was lucky enough to get around £1400 from sales. Ideally didnt want to invest much (if any) back into RC as I still have a decent collection that I barely use. However one RC Ive always wanted was a UDR. Its shocking Ive not had one, but theyre a bit niche, hard to work on, and expensive (almost £900 new). I started to “look” at used ones. Emphasis on look. Not buy. I was intrigued but not committed. There is a fair few about all for circa £600 mark. I added a few to my watch list and forgot about them. I was looking at a roller for around the £450 mark and a few others. One of the ones I added was described as in pretty poor condition, it was dirty but. It had a Max 6 ESC which I was going to end up buying. It was up for £599 plus postage. The thing with a Traxxas, you can spruce then up on a budget thanks to Jennys RC….. Few days later I get an offer. Considerably cheaper than the original asking price. Like the same price as the rollers Id seen. So I accepted and this arrived today. It has: Hobbywing Max 6 ESC New Traxxas 2200kv Motor Savox 1230 Servo On top of that it has: RPM Rear Trailing Arms RPM Front Skid Plate Hot Racing Front Drive Shafts Aluminium Discs and Calipers None of that was mentioned so its a bonus Its originally the red one, but has a new Fox Shell. The Red ones not in too bad condition to be honest. Its described as having worn steering so Ill investigate. It all works so will get it cleaned up and a parts list sorted

Got it running well (I think) after I rebuilt the engine with a proper seal! IMG_2849.MOV

@steephill lovely rotties mate 👌 @Stewalker77 nice wee pug 👌

Added a UDR: But said goodbye to a few. So currently:

I quite like mine, Im partial to Traxxas and think its a great bit of kit. Ive upgraded the ESC, Servo and geared up. Ive also added a silicon ear plug to the centre diff. Im yet to it bash hard, but its been fine. Im waiting for the upgraded spur to become avaliable before I go too mad. However, lets address the elephant in the room. Its over priced. I accepted this, as its a Traxxas, and ties in with my other models. If youre set on one go for it, you’ll like it. BUT youre not gonna get much change out of £1000 with batteries and charger. Fact is, theres at least similar (maybe even better?) out there for the money. Youve got the Armma 6s range, the, Corally 6S range and the Associated MT8 in that category for cheaper. A bit more speed orientated, but I think the Talion EXB RTR is an absolute steal for the EXB Model! https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/arrma-talion-6s-blx-exb-rtr-1338116 Fact is, look here filtered by most expensive, the Sledge is most expensive by quite a margain https://www.modelsport.co.uk/electric/models/off-road/brushless/18/4wd/assembled-rtr?&sort=PriceHigh Other 6s Arrma’s https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/arrma-kraton-6s-v5-blx-blue-1334288 https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/arrma-notorious-6s-v5-blx-black-1334291 Corallys are far cheaper https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/corally-shogun-xp-6s-monster-truck-1-8-lwb-brushless-rtr-1334775 Im not for a second saying the Sledge is bad, its great, it could well be the best of the bunch, but its simply far too expensive. Battery/Charger wise, ignore the bundles, ignore Traxxas’ ID and Spektrum Smart and you’ll save a fortune. If budgets ok, aim for a dual or quad charger, and 4x 3s Lipos. Ship around you should be able to get a dual charger and 2x lipos for less than £200

Our poppy! Sometime trail dog full time cuddly toy!

New Contact foam tyres to try next. Hopefully they'll work well for launching but won't know until I try them out. They look good anyway which is a bonus.

That looks a quality bit of kit there.

Superb driving and skills, the difference between some one doing it as a passion vs some one doing it for youtube views! Is this right there... I hope he runs some traps and sets the world record some healthy competition for razz too, only a handful in the world are 200mph in... can you believe the cars can handle this much power? When converted back to real world the numbers are off the charts.

Fitted the option 39t spur gear to the K8S EXB

The Hobbywing Max 6 feauting dirt Ive since took the shell off and cleaned best I can. Ive put some Corrosion X on some of the rusty screws, and truth be told its in far better condition than described. It was 3 wheel drive however, but I just needed to rebuilt the Hot Racing front drive shaft. Steering seems off but I think its TSM kicking in admitedly Ive only gone round my garden. Some of my lipos fit and it already has XT90s. This is honestly a great entry to the UDR. Plug and play and with some time and effort if it doesnt work out Ill easily get my money back.

A metal rear bumper for the TRX6

Someone stole the neighbours plant pots off the drive down my end. Welcome to the Midlands

you forgot to demand to see the internals of the stepladder..... real stepladder users don't hide the inside.

Why do we need to see inside? In case he has shoe horned Max Verstappen’s F1 car engine into a 7th scale Arrma?

My golden lab, Oscar My Black mog, Toby

Fitted a roofbox and stainless running boards to TRX6 The roof box came with quite a few decals Well after fitting the box i needed to put something in it didnt i lol Just some bits i had laying around

My Cat Poppy, she’s 10 this year

Features: Gatekeeper Suspension package increases tuning & improves weight bias Stealth X transmission Shock mount inserts increase tuning Anti-roll bar in rear Reedy 550 sized, 5-slot 16 turn brushed motor Reedy water-resistant SC480X ESC Behind-the-axle steering Aluminium steering plates Integrated servo winch mount Threaded aluminium shock bodies Aluminium motor plate Telescopic driveshafts front and rear Also available as a LiPo combo View full news article

I’ve missed not having a largescale and having had a good few months at work I thought I better get another in time for summer 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve ordered all the electrics, but still need some decent spec lipos, so I better get back to work for a few hours to help pay for them 😂😂😂 Leopard 58113 v2 1050kv & BL5 Esc (Max5) combo and a Power HD WH80kg servo More pics and info to follow later this evening 👍

Features: Hard plastic European style cab Full metal 3 speed transmission Scale fuel tank Scale leaf spring suspension Stainless steel/billet aluminium wheels Remote lockable axles Full metal axle housings Realistic front cab latch LED light module Realistic engine sound simulator Adjustable fifth wheel coupling Rear mounted winches Scale light buckets Width – 7.87″ Length – 22″ Weight – 24.2 lbs Comes with 10 channel radio View full news article

Unfortunately no pic's, I wish i had before tyre blew out on the Senton was getting some nice air & barrel rolls mainly because i never land a landing lol was fun using the LMT but such a big space i was missing the speed of the senton

Hope not mate

The servo is being returned to the seller and then they will ship it again, so I guess it could get collared again 🤔

Hey guys, I've been out of the RC game for a long while but I'm looking to get back in. I've seen the new Traxxas Sledge and like the look of it. Can anyone advise my of the best battery + charger + radio equipment I should buy to go with this. (I have no RC gear at present) Any other essential bits or kit or upgrades I should be aware of? Thanks a lot.

I’ll give it to Monday, if I’m not satisfied it’s actually going to arrive I’ll order one of these https://www.taylorrc.co.uk/product-page/raminator-monster-truck-pm1373-70kg-high-voltage-digital-steering-or-brake-servo

Bummer mate but it might get on another flight later tho i hope

George, Sasha (Aunty Lou) and Kaysha. Sadly don't have these three. Had them from puppies right till the end. Ralph, he's nearly five years old. One of the friendliest dogs you could meet, he loves everything. Bella, Rottweiler labrador Cross. She's a bit crackers but a good dog. Ralph with his mate Trevor. One of my bunnies.

Might depend on type or age of the plane or nav systems they have , some may be better shielded than others

Yeah that’s exactly why. I’ve never heard of it before though, funny that the big old 58113 motor will arrive without fuss…..

Pm sent

Yrkoon has more than 1 screw loose

Nice hopper 👍

Nice to see hpi coming back with some new models looking forward seeing this it looks awesome.

Fitted the new metal rear bumper that arrived today and got the front rear mudflaps fitted with the proper brackets and no longer bodged up lol

Fitted the new metal bumper that arrived today and also got the mud flaps fitted with the proper brackets now as well

New wheels for the Texan

Ok, so I pulled the plug. I ordered some childrens silicon ear plugs. I opened the stock centre diff: Its basically half full of putty. It made me a bit more confident in using these ear plugs, as theyre pretty much the same consistancy. So for now Ive stuffed half a plug in and will go from there

Your comments are really out of line and this is not the first time i have seen toxic comments from yourself, i am really surprised the admin/mod team has not suspended your account on here a well known speed runner takes a world record and you try to pull it all apart with false claims of it being fixed, that is not nice at all

Nope...Birmingham is fake. Unless you show whats inside it,

No he doesn't actually. Showing what he has under the shell has no effect on the validity of the record. He's put ALOT of hard working and testing into this, why share that just for some other mug to come around and copy it? If your only argument against this record is that he hasn't shown what is he running then its a pointless argument. What he is running doesn't matter.

That step ladder was FAKE. WHY he use stepladder? Real rc people not use ladder. I have info RAZ not use ladder, maybe can't say too much RAz not USe ladder!

I dont care for speed running personally, but I am extremely happy for the guy in video and his genuine joy from this run. This is what any hobby should provide. Thats the point of hobbies. Ive also learned from various other hobbies. Just cause someone tells you exactly what theyre doing/done, it doesnt mean youre gonna do the same……. I could ask Kevin De Bruyne what exactly he does to be decent at football, doesnt mean itll translate for me. Just be happy for the guy!

https://zodiactoys.wordpress.com/instore-displays/ Some cracking images here for some of us in there (probably for those in their 40’s!). Well worth a browse, even girls stuff too! I think of hours spent begging for most of the stuff in these pictures, and clutching birthday money before squandering the lot 🤣 just imagine the anticipation waiting in the rain to meet the actual HE-MAN 😉

Traxxas 2660 shocks. A right pain. After 4 rebleeds they are finally right. Brand new rebuild kit. Brand new shafts and body's. Using 150cst oil. They felt crap. So took them apart again. Rebuilt them again and felt a bit better. Did it again and now they feel nice. No rebound with out springs on. Next weeks job is order 4.5mm titanium rod. Cut to length and get my friend to cut the m4 thread on them for me. Decided why not make them myself. Both sets of shocks set up. Super soft. 85 and 90mm long. Spacers in them to keep piston in oil all the time. Might drop the old 2662 body's in my lathe and see if I can mod a body with it. If it works well. I will do the 2660 ones too. Why not.