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here is a better pic, Heron looking for food

And here is a bad pic of dad, not great as taken at x60 zoom.....amazing these birds are nesting in Halifax town centre, still plenty of ferals to go at

Filmed on phone so sorry about the wind noise in places etc 😁

I found this interesting: And it wouldn't take much to do! Maybe I'll do it one day.

Hi TAMIYA MONSTER BEETLE Bashing Sand storm... Cute.

Plus the Kronos is a new design unlike the Vorza which is just a 10year+ old Hot Bodies buggy/truggy

Afternoon all. Decided to get back in the game after some advice from a work colleague. Gone with an Associated B6.3, that was on offer at Model Sport, with an aim to race at Swindon when it is up and running.

Alloy portal covers with brass rings round them. I avoided making this one too heavy on the driveline because the kids have zero mechanical sympathy.

You can just see the pan hard behind the steering link in the first pic . Yours may need adjusting to bring the axle into position? Mine from the front

Beefed it up a bit.

So, back from the coast and time for some much needed repairs - my mate and RC mechanic immediately diagnosed the problem - saltwater ruined and corroded the stock combo esc and receiver, but everything else is all good - so we installed the Hobbywing 1080 ESC along with Flysky BS6 receiver to pair with the new GT5 Transmitter that arrived while I was away from China... And once all the cables are tidied up will also be adding this brilliant receiver cover that I discovered FTX produce for the Mauler design (maybe intended for the RGT version?) that obviously doesn't fit over the stock Mauler combo rx/esc but I spotted bundled as part of the standard battery/esc tray replacement set... https://www.makeitbuildit.co.uk/ftx-mauler-electronics-battery-trays-w-strap-set-10665 Perfect fit, looks good and more importantly will help better protect the RX and cable connections from future water and mud... Although I've learned my lesson and won't be running through sea water again!! 😅

Not totally giving up on the drag runs just needed a cash injection so decided to let the Infraction go ~ keeping my motor/ESC/spool set up so I can fit in a future build. Putting the Scorched Parts spool actually into the Limitless I have after I've been to the first ROSSA event as the Scorched one is better than the Arrma one in it now. Ultimately I can still use my Limitless and Typhon speed runners for drag runs just means playing with the gears/set up a little before I do so.

Spare motor mount, because I like having spares of everything.

Nah, he’s just on the hunt for food scraps. I know this cos he’s awake

Even the dog is in shock 👀

My kronos was 400 🙂

Peregrine nest in a town centre, 2 chicks waiting for food

Just been to the ABBA Voyage show, very good.

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

Thank you. It was a glorious sunny evening. With the aluminium and the battery fitted it weighs this: I know the side balance is a bit off but its mainly down to the accessories on top. Today I've redone the shocks with some thicker fluid, its now 50 or 60wt I think. The damping was pretty much non-existent prior.

Finally spoke to the combo seller, he said it was the Dragon Boat festival the end of last week, so it was a public holiday and he assures me it’s been shipped and will chase it up tomorrow. The servo has been returned to the seller to reship, but again that’s been held up because of the festival. So if everything works out the combo should be with by the end of the week, the servo is still probably 2+ weeks away, so I’ve picked up a temporary replacement while I wait… I’ve run them before and they are excellent for the money, normally around £45, but i got it for £30 new and unused off eBay, so I can sell it on for little or no loss when the Power HD finally turns up 👍

Ahh would have been very noticeable then, I have one and fitted them last week as was sick of bending the stock ones, I have also changed the shocks, but may go back to the stock ones as it seems to pitch one side but not sure if it always did lol Its sure a lot of fun anyway

The two cars for the next outing

It does look good with the stuff on roof tho Is that alloy or coloured brass portal covers on it ?

An Associated B6.3 and some Loctite. Time to start building.

thanks for the pics, yours seems to be running 4 link with no pan hard

Good vid it does seem quite capable

Wow nice mate

Not been a fan of the power wagon type body up to now but have to say Jack that does look right at home on the trail

‘What did your model do to you today’ (was actually Friday) Mojave + a beer + a total Rc novice friend + my leg in the way = ouch 🤕

Fitted an arrma wheelie bar to the dr8.Not sure if the cage will hold up tho.

I run an arrma pinion in mine and so far so good.fitted this today bit not sure if the cage will hold up.

Here you go as promised, hope these help

Ouch mate and yep dammed annoying 🙄

Serviced the centre and rear diff on the Talion! No oil in the rear at all!

Wow amazing Jack

2 Weeks till ROSSA Rd1, know a few msuk'ers will be there! @Nick too? Time to begin packing and prepping, picked up a 2nd charger so can charge two 4s at once, new power unit too, should give better more stable current for the charger thus better juice! Cant wait to see ya all again!

The G320 is a sweet engine, i had Bartolone 34cc piston port in my 5ive T and it absolutely ripped 👍

Well not the postie but I went to a family barbeque last night, mentioned to a family friend I'm into RC. And he's only gone and given me a brand spanking new thunder Tiger sledgehammer s50. It's never been been used and hasn't seen a single drop of nitro.

Had the Texan out at harden moor quarry this morning, i find it likes to tip over a fair bit and as such its slowly starting to get the "weathered look" I might do a video for you tube but my laptop is playing up (cooling fan not working so might overheat), here are a few stills

Have a look here, https://www.quadifyrc.com/rccarreviews/sg-1603-sg-1604-review-and-the-simple-fixes-that-are-critical Some of the fixes such as the shortening of the stock shocks seem to have been sorted as mine didn't extend as far as in the review. and also this guy has a few videos showing some mods https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgyiGHj8F759pVhUnCbHOfg/videos I got the Panther version and upgraded the diffs, shocks and added a set of the black wheels/tarmac tyres. I made a WRC style rear wing too.

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.

Always wanted one sooo this kinda happened. Work to do but the base is here:

Printed spot on.

Did some more work on the larger front weight hangers. Think the hanger is finished now. Just got to finish design on the wheel part now.

That's what I thought. Any hard bump or movement is going the make the weights swing around messing everything up.

My RGT arrived today and I must say I'm impressed. The only issue so far is the big wheels l which are actually great, are sometimes catching on arches when during extreme articulation. It has already damaged the shell slightly so I might actually think of switching to a hard body. However it looks really good. I just need to work out the lights.

Element Enduro. Stopped steering and servo was too hot to touch. Luckily I have a spare servo but it was bloody annoying.

Carried it a mile and a half up a hill. Fried the servo after 15 mins. Carried it home again.