Kpowell911

To each his own, are you happy with your rc?? I’m happy with mine, so all good yeah??

that could also be applied to your micro crawlers, how do they fair against your brown F150??

Being roughly half the price (mods aside).

finally for me, the parts back-up, third party manufacturers are one of the most important factors when buying a rc, thats just my thing, doesnt mean other stuff gets overlooked just a bit more thought about.

ive wasted far too much money on rc, more than i would ever like to admit anyway….

@bertberr I have always been a fan of Traxxas and they do make a generally good high quality product although electronics are debatable lol. Price wise I think can be justified a lot of the time. I think its definitely their business practices that are causing a lot of hate these days. This is highly controversial but I think id rather run Traxxas over Arrma at the moment. Never had an issue obtaining spares for my xmaxx and sometimes cheaper to repair than my smaller 1/8th Scale ARRMA cars. I have been eyeing up a Maxx 4s for ages now! Maybe I will sell all my ARRMA cars and go full on Traxxas Mode hehe 🤪

Yep, exactly @bertberr. I dont agree with their morals and how they operate, but they know how to market rc and they have produced some absolute belters over the years.

to be fair these days, i think you have to spend a lot more carefully, whatever you buy. There is always going to be businesses that aren’t 100% morally correct but as long as there is demand, they survive.

quite shocking how civilisation has changed over the past 20 odd years….

anyhoo, ive hijacked this thread enough lol….sorry.

Is it just that company or is that typical nowadays when applying for a job? 

@bertberr I think its just this sort of company. Its only an Alarm Engineer job, but I do high security sites so I think theres just more checks. Bizarrely I already have all the relevant clearances needed but they need doing again in tjie companies name. Its just so stressful. You get an email asking for something. I send it and then I dont hear anything for a few days. If they just acknowledged theyd received what Ive sent Id appreciate that but its just nothing. Its already being 16 days and the online progress hasnt move 😕

companies put up more barriers then they claim to fix....

all want everything for nothing....

don't like my job but moving is what puts me off

That’s gorgeous!

Timetunnel used to sell them, but he told me they'd always be damaged on opening 👎

looks amazing but i always wonder why they are so expensive?

In the past I've worked for several main dealerships, and the main thing is don't trust any of them 

I always buy cars privately or from a small specialist dealership. In my experience the bigger the dealership the worse the customer service gets. 

A good paint shop will do a job that will match the factory finish...but...it's not a cheap process. Rubbing back, blending the scratch, then properly colour matching and feathering in the new paint until it's seamless. Then wet sanding and buffing it. You paint to panel lines and natural breaks to help hide any blending. It's skilled work.
Alternatively...you call in one of those 'scratch fixers' who do the whole job in half an hour.

No prizes for guessing which looks 'right'

Dealers want you cash NOW, so you buy it...then they get the scratch fixed before you pick up your car, so if it looks crap when you collect it...it's your car. Any problems with the finish and they will send you off to the pain people for recompense, who will point you at their small print saying the finish is not guaranteed perfect.

They won;t paint it before someone buys it, as that will burn up the profit and leave them with nowt. They know it's actual value just the same as you do, only the 'discount' for a quick sale makes it feel like a good deal. It's not. Don't walk away though ... RUN!!!!!

Came across this when I was trying to buy a bike once. Turned up to test ride it, and the fork oil seals were so blown oil was running over the brakes. Clearly unsafe. Would only fix it if I bought the bike. Another place accepted the list of faults I found with the thing they were selling...and offered me a 10% discount on the repairs.....provided I paid them to do it. No mate. That's not how it works in the real world.

Dealers......are like politicians. VERY hard to find an honest one.

Yeh the Tamiya trucks can work out really pricey by time you get all the bells and whistles for it  

One day Ill do a truck build. Ill probably have to sell my XMaxx or XRT to fund it, but I need to do one haha

curious what the new build is, but im sure we will find out soon

@Lone-wolf It's gonna be 6-0 at this rate! 😬

Ok I take it Scotlands playing there usual game then ?

Omg just looked at the result of last night 

We got well and truly stuffed last night as usual

Hmmm jury is out on this 1 will see what upgrades come out for them 

Having said that might be good for my just over 5 Granddaughter tho 

Saw that video and whilst on the one hand, it looks really good, but the stuff thats carried through from the regular Trx4m, nice to see that servo is now fitted as stock too. I just dont have the need for one….although if they did a conversion kit and i could get one reasonably priced, who knows?? 

I’m still holding out for a Trx8m variant of this great little rc, that id be all over like a rash!!!

nice enough but not for me, i will make do with the hi trail F-150 when it arrives

Yeh and it doesnt even come with a motor or pinion lol 

i would be all over that apart from the price is insane 😞

If that’s the RRP then I fear what the scalper resale price will be! 😂

I must have a good un, she sleeps from 9pm-7am haha! She is amazing though. Best thing to ever happen to me!

They are precious mate and moments with her last a lifetime 

By the way hows the new beer going down ?

Just be glad it's not a financed BMW or something with a pop and bang tune.

Grumpy old man syndrome but i get it, there was a lad 2 doors down that had a little Citroen with a mega load pop bang pipe on it and he was in an out all hours the family wondered why every one on the street hated him 

Reminds me of my racing days when I had a modified Subaru, wondered why my parents hated me when I visited. Also said they could here me 5 mins before arrival and they will visit me instead  😂😂😂😂

Enjoy the time off mate and relax 

plans are afoot to go to Shipley glen on Easter Sunday me and Mrs wolf, taking a couple of 1/10th and couple of 1/18 crawlers so should have  a lot of video to work with

Ive messaged my local modelshop to chase up my Audi A4 as I noticed they were in stock in some places. Not there yet but hey all is on track. Weathers pants for actual rc use =/

Who thinks of these names!

Not out yet but this guy went and bought one 😂. Not really what you call secretive or leakproof at Arrma are they 😂. 

very nice 

Oooooo that looks premium

It arrived in great condition.  That is always my biggest worry with international shipping.

So you've spent £306 this year! 

The maths doesn't lie! 

Which is absolutely astounding considering I was doing double that a month last year haha

good for you mate 

Boats and ski mobiles

Hovercraft? Does both 🤣

I would prefer to hibernate till spring lol 

I honestly dont like Raffall i had one flutter but found it to invasive, asking me lots of questions on line so i just binned it of, but hey, its making some people lots of cash on YT

Tims rc on YT has put up a raffle to win a cross NT6 Unimog but £5 a ticket, its not Raffell so i might risk a tenner, its limited to 180 tickets

@BlackSeaRC cant get this model in UK to best of my knowledge

MSM  on Youtube has got one. I genuinely think MSM is a great youtuber, but very Traxxas orientated

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 And also:

Oh yeah...at last something DIFFERENT, really like that 👍

They do and they dont, RWD needs more input from driver and locked diff helps no end, my Blizter beetle is pretty good RWD with locked diff, shame im gonna end up selling it

always found 2wd twitchy as hell and constant throttle control needed etc if on looser terrain, i grew up with it and love it but i can see why its not every ones cup of tea, i had the corally triton converted to brushless out in the snow a while back and it was insane just trying to get it to go in a straight line, i had a big grin on my face the whole time though 😛

 Congratulations mate.

congratulation mate

Congratulations to the pair of you a a massive welcome to the new baby. Must take after her mum as I’ve seen your mug 😂👍

Just dont drink it mate 

Told ya it works, and cheaper than a new shell

Its that lovely mint green Optima!

Raminator

I reckon an HPI. He used to really like them!

No idea, also says in store only

It's listed at Modelsport £1.6k 🤣😂🤪

Blimey! £1599 is a joke tbh lol, especially considering the stock one is so good out the box!

Lol she been hunting see what ya got her 

I hide the wifes prezzies in my workshop, always makes me chuckle when she walks right past them

My fiancé knows exactly where her presents are.

However, since they are in the Man Cave, she lacks the required clearance.

whered you get them ?

Asia Tees

cool glad you got them as they do look smart 

Now they gone are you having 2nd thoughts about it ?

Not really, I hardly used them =/ The Summit is honestly an incredible RC, Id say its the best RC ever genuinely. Its so capable. But I just have more fun searching for and owning Tamiya’s? The Revo is great but Ive still got the Sledge, which is in theory the newer version of the Revo, the Maxx is great, and I have an XRT/Xmaxx for special occasions so everything is covered. I liked having the Summit when we were out with the TRX4, but usually my girlfriend used to end up driving the TRX4, Id use the Summit for a few minutes and then end up taking photos of the TRX4/driving it together. 
 

Ive sold them, got over £750 back after fee’s so if I do buy anything its covered. If Traxxas drop a new Summit, ill get one I think. And as I say, I need to use my Maxx more, as not only is it great, its had so much money  invested into it its pointless selling

Seems you really like the Tamiya so as you say a bit smaller, go for a couple of nice ones