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Yeah thats a bit rich I think for a 2wd buggy kit, even one as iconic as the gold pan.  For another 45 quid I can get a Super Dog Fighter.

Is it the same as the Absima truck with the same name?

Nice...probably with a nice price too...  Might be tempted to offload a couple to get myself one of those.

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Still here, will be 14 yrs in a few weeks time.  Still look in from time to time, but yeah, carp weather and hardly any opportunity locally to run the cars, combined with being mega busy at work and at home has meant little chance to enjoy & share RC recently 😔 (even the helis have suffered).  Do miss it and hope to be back on here more in the Spring.  Hope everybody is well 👍

Happy new year RC brethren 🚁

I still use DX6i's, amongst others, have two of them, the newer of the two is DSMX only, but the older one is DSM2 and DSMX.  Bloody good radios, never really wanted for anything more.

I think the lack of traffic on here is more a reflection of the lack of opportunity to enjoy RC in the UK.   I've noticed a huge difference in the quality and quantity of bashing spots local to me in the 13 years I've been back in the hobby.  Very difficult to go anywhere local now to enjoy ragging the cars around, most places have been 'closed' off, either built on, or just fenced off so nobody can enjoy them.  It's one reason why I've moved almost exclusively to helis and quads recently.  Much easier to find somewhere to enjoy them, I practice at lunchtime at work, and have the use of a local farm, fields etc to fly the bigger birds evenings and weekends.

Combine that with prohibitive costs of new kits/RTR's here in the UK, compared to say the US, and its not difficult to understand why numbers are falling (numbers of active bashers as opposed to 'active' talkers).  RC across the pond seems really healthy right now, which is hardly a coincidence.   More/better model shops, both bricks and mortar and online, many more places to enjoy using your trucks, both bashing and racing, cheaper prices for kits, parts, P&P etc.

Looks great, sounds wrong, what is it for exactly?

Maybe... guess I haven't bought any lipos for a few years now...

Good spot, 50% more RPM on the RTR version...🤔

Dude, if it's what you wanted, then just chill and wait a month, it will be worth it ☺️

Could just be that, but doesn't really shout hobby grade to me, would have thought they'd have ensured the promotional rig was the best prepared example on the planet

Yes, see what you mean, look like they're about to fall off any second!

I'll second that.  Sorry to hear you've been the victim of these scum bags.

No, but I will try them when I next need something 👍

I have a few vintage Kyosho buggies, but they are pretty much shelf queens as I can't risk breaking them.  Even parts for my ReRe Tomahawk are almost non existent here in the UK, though to be fair, its not ever going to be a hard basher, so hopefully little will need replacing anyway.

Much as it pains me to say it, if you want (fairly) easy parts availability, for a decent number of years,  you're really only left with the three T's - Traxxas, Tekno and not quite as good, at least here in UK, Tamiya.

All the best for 2023, good health and all that 👍

Dude, that's terrible to hear. So sorry for you ☹️

I think you're right to request a replacement shell.  The way I look at it, if I walked into the shop, asked to look at the truck with a view to buying, would I still hand over my card having noticed a fairly obvious defect?  In the same way, when we do online shopping, if I receive a bag of apples that look like they've been drop kicked around the store room, then I'll call to request a refund, since I wouldn't have put them in my basket if I was in-store.  Simple concept in my eyes.

Thanks for the heads up, I'll give them a wide berth.

Likewise. And to everyone else on msuk. ☺

Hope things improve for her, terrible thing to go through with your pet.

Same to you, hope you have a good one!

Yes it was. Worked on the Maxx and the incredibly bad HPI E10 Drift. Back to reality now, no RC for a while… prob better put the kids first seeing as its Christmas 😂

You're not the only ones.  Whilst I live in a 'rural' county, there is almost nowhere to run my 1/10 & 1/8 bashers round here anymore.  Various pieces of unused council land / waste ground have either been built on or more usually just fenced off with lots of warning signs but with nothing actually being done.  I'm OK for crawling / trailing round here, and there's a few indoor 1/10 & 1/12 / 1/14 clubs/tracks, but TBH I get the most enjoyment from just hooning around with a 1/10 or 1/8 MT or SCT, preferably with a couple of mates.  And that's what I find almost impossible to do round here these days ☹️  Will defo be selling a few off over the coming months.