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Looking forward to seeing this come together over the coming days(!)/weeks. Where do you order your Traxxas parts from - wheelspin?

Yeah, thanks I'll let you know on that. I've got Friday off so will break into it then, hopefully something relatively simple. Was running it on a mown field that included a big mound of earth, prob about 20ft x 12ft, and about 8ft high, hard packed & grassed over mainly. Got some big jumps in and really enjoyed the session overall. Nothing negative to say about the Maxx really, other than I noticed the stock servo was really struggling, even though the grass was fairly short. Need to get a servo adapter and a decently strong std size servo. Any thoughts on the 36kg JX servo's available on ebay, BG etc??? Other options? And what about the upgraded / stronger servo saver spring - 7746X, worth it when I do the servo?

It's a tough little sod, but today I had my first breakage. Admittedly it was taking some real abuse, surprised it didn't break earlier really. Anyway, it's now 3WD ☹️, front left the casualty. Outdrive not turning so something in the diff - all you Maxx owners, are there any weak points in these Maxx diffs? Never been in the diffs up to now, hopefully I'll get a chance to tear it down later in the week, but what's your money on / what should I expect to find?

No, you're right, totally missed that aspect...

Apart from colour how does this differ to the previous one?

I need another 4-6S ESC, ideally waterproof, but this isn't a deal breaker, initially to go in my V1 Maxx, so was thinking Max8. But then realised that it's now the sensored version, which I don't really need for bashing, and furthermore due to the orientation it would need to be at to fit in the Maxx, it looks like the sensor cable would prevent it from fitting. Does anyone know if the sensor cable can be removed entirely from the ESC, as in a plug in cable? And what alternatives are there on the market these days other than the Quicrun 150a, Sidewinder 8th? Had a looksy on MS but not much available it seems in the circa 150a / 6S category. There's the XR8 Plus, but that's sensored again... Thoughts?

Cheers dude, that's helpful 👍 Yeah I'm defo going with the BF LP tyres, and would get the e-revo wheels were they in stock, but at the moment all thats in stock are the sledge wheels, just want to be sure the offset on them is 1/2"?

Thanks, that would be good. I was going to buy some backflip LP's loose, and pop them on the e-revo 2.0 wheels, but those are out of stock most places, then i found the Sledge wheels at MS, about same price as e-revo wheels, just not sure on the offset? I have std track Maxx so really need the 1/2" offset. Or I could just buy the BF LP wheel/tyre combo and use some 10mm axle extenders, but I'd rather not.

If so, could you please confirm what offset the wheels are? They look like prob 1/4" or 1/2" but difficult to tell for sure and the specs don't state offset. If they are 1/2" offset then I guess they'd be a good in stock alternative to the e-revo 2.0 wheels.

For loose dirt / gravel so need to be fairly aggressive tread, something like 3.8 Badlands or Backflip 4S. Must have decent hexes (if not replaceable)and a reasonable amount of tread left. Full set please. Let me know what you have? Thanks

Not wishing to be a pedant, but bashingbrian mentioned once that he thought the price was too much. That is hardly whinging, or at least not based on my understanding of the word. It was his opinion, which he stated once, just as your opinion is that its isn't too expensive (for what it is in the UK market), which I tend to agree with on this occasion. Let's not get into a habit of accusing people of whinging / moaning when in fact they are just stating an opinion, which is something we should all be encouraged to do and is surely the whole point of a hobby forum such as this?

I charge all my small drone / Heli 1s packs in series, as a 3s pack. Have about 4 or 5 pigtails for different connectors, all with a little jst plug tuther end and a balance plug of course - all bought from babyhood for about two quid each. As above, I was told that series charging is preferred to parallel as the starting voltage of each cell relative to the others being charged is less critical (for balance purposeses). Unless you really love soldering tiny wires I think for 2s and above I'd just source a series balance board.

What part(s) of the diff have worn?

A nice used brushed FTX Tracer - a bargain for some lucky soul no doubt... Why buy new for £59 when you can buy a used one with a broken rear wing for double the price? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/608772420664963/

Issue I have is I still fly with my DX6i, and it only has a two position flight mode switch, whereas all the recent Blade CP heli's have three flight modes (as does the 200 SRX but I have the RTF version of that). Guess I could just have it programmed for Stability 1 & 2 and forget about the agility setting.

TBH, I wouldn't be flying 3D anyway, stick skills don't really allow it 😁 Just want something with enough oomph and authority so I can zip round the garden, the park when quiet, and be able to take the odd lawn dart, hence why the direct drive appeals. Out of interest, whats the 230S and 150S like for a CP beginner / plodder?

Various fixed pitch MSRX, 120 SR, 200 SRX, and one little CP - the XK K110.

Yeah they certainly get some good reviews, but mainly from more experienced heli folk. And mainly from the US too, was hoping someone here had some real world experiences to share.

Anybody on here got one of these? If so, what do you think?

Greetings 👍 Whereabouts in France?

Think Jack has a good point there, really depends on how many rigs you anticipate having in running condition at any one time. Most of mine are paired to my FS GT3C (10 model memory), and whilst it's certainly not the best Tx out there, the multi Rx option wins out for me. The dozen or so FS Rx's I've bought over the years have cost me less than £50, and even the Dumbo would only be £100, wouldn't want to run all ten cars on Futaba... However, if you only ever intend on running one or two trucks, then a nice Futaba / Sanwa / Noble would be a great option.

I have to say that does look very nice. Are the stock tyres suitable for a bit of drifting / 4 wheel drift tomfoolery or are they just too sticky?

Hi guys gals, if any of you have a decent condition one of these that you're thinking of off-loading, please let me know. Standard size version, not the Plus, colour doesn't matter, but condition does. And if it's a 7 then I'd ideally want the 128gb version, but would look at a 32gb if the deal was right. Would also consider a version 2 SE. Ideally unlocked or locked to EE. Thanks