wolfie1
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Today i used my dji drone as a tool, i have had solar panels, batteries etc installed in the house, so put the drone up so “survey” the work carried out, i seen some stuff i wasnt happy with so got the ladder out and went up on the roof and fixed it, proof that the rc hobby isint a waste of money!
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Done a lot with the xmaxx of late, had diff issues again of late and just thought screw it i dont want to go down that rabbit hole again and bought new new front and rear crown and pinion gears, upper and lower bulkheads and the end diff end caps all oem parts from traxxas, have gotten everything installed but havent had a chance to test it yet
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There is a single booby on the display in the cab 🤣🤣
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1 hour ago, steephill said:
It's for my MT07.
Excuse my ignorance but what 1 of them things?
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I have akrapovic tips on my Jag, lovely made parts
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Its why i dont do them either 🥲
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Well, they all worked out of the box for me, i think you may be asking the wrong question- how long out of the box did something need repair is probably the correct question to ask.
for example, xmaxx on the second pack the tyres came unglued and then this trend continued until they were all glued then the tyres ripped
trx4 the stock shift servos for the diffs 1 decided it was going to strip its gears after a few packs
asuga again liked throwing tyres of the rims after a couple of packs
notorious on its second pack melted the case of the centre diff.
Now with all that being said the slash 4x4 took about 15 packs before it broke the rear diff and the 8s kraton is 7-8 packs in and then the plastic servo saver stripped all its teeth.
There is more but this is my most recent cars
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I had this same confusion when first using imgur press on the image and the menu will pop up and its the “copy post link” you want to use
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Or is it a side branch to another class, 4x4 stadium truck, this is the 1 i would class it as
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Short course truck?- modelsport uk
Stadium truck? -Traxxas website
truggy?- Wheelspin models
take your pick
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2 hours ago, tanveer said:
I’m leaning towards the traxxas tbh, after doing a bit of research and speaking to a friend who runs both the outcast can be a bit expensive when replacing parts compared to the traxxas. Although the outcast does seem much better built with lashings of 7075 alloy all over it compared to the plastic build on the traxxas.I get that, i also have an 8s xmaxx and a 8s 1/5 scale kraton and the kraton def looks better with all the alloy stuff but i think i like the xmaxx more, its more fun to drive and spares are way cheaper.
the outcast 8s and notorious are very similar obviously in different scales and all it does is pop wheelys and jumping it will do double or triple back flips, really it needs someone really really good at doing jumps and taken to a skatepark to be enjoyed as we all know what landing badly on concrete does!
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I have a 6s notorious and it would be the smaller equivalent to the outcast and i also have a maxx which would be the equivalent to the xmaxx, the maxx is a much better truck as far as stability is concerned, you can do a lot more with it ie speed running around a field and doing jumps, the notorious is a stunt truck but thats all it can do, try to do some speed running around a field and all it wants to do is wheely. Personally if i had to pick between them the maxx is more versatile, a better all rounder, hope this helps in some way, oh and parts are way cheaper for traxxas
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Many years ago when i was a kid i had a serpent impact, i was testing it on the wide pavement in front of my parents house and it took off across the road and got squished by a car and that was the end of it
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Yipin servos are awesome, i use the 80kg version in a lot of cars
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I have a cen gst 7.7 and gave up with the engine, it never ran good and was a pain to start, cen do/did an engine replacement scheme where they gave you money off an engine when sending the old 1 back, i went down this route and again it didnt run good, cen have a very similar truck called the gsr which comes with a 5cc engine, i bought the engine mount, all the clutch parts and the spur gears and a force 5.9 engine (hong nor is a good equivalent to the force) and fitted it all and that made the truck good, it was a few years ago i did this conversion now so may have forgotten some stuff but that is an option for you.
if you did want to stick with the 7.7 the engine with the engine they do with the black head is better than the red head
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5 hours ago, wombat said:
I assume that runs in 12s
224cc of pure unadulterated awesome powerz 🤣
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Well delivery driver on a pallet, that still counts
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I am sure toyolien was selling a slash on here not long ago, he may still have it, be worth sending him a message
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Been so busy of late building a shed i havent had a chance to do much rc, but since im waiting for a few days for the concrete base to dry i managed to get some rc tinkering in today and tomorrow i should get out with a car for a blast, so this is where the 8s kraton is at just now
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13 hours ago, TommyC said:
Are these rocket fans good then? All mine are either fragile and break easy or loud as ****!I upgrade all my cars to these rocket fans, they are more hardy and def flow a lot more air
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I have bought hardened spur gears from aliexpress and havent had a problem with them breaking and on the plus they are cheap
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On 30/04/2025 at 07:04, Tadas said:
Was looking to buy a black one, but wasnt able to find one... I dont like how the white one looks. Ordered stock - hopefully for the last time...
After i destroyed the oe body in not long i just thought “nope” especially given the cost of them, sure the white doesnt look as cool as the paint job as the traxxas body but its lasting and with the sticker kits they look ok i think
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When i first got into rc back in the 80’s, you went into your local model shop, there used to be 3 in aberdeen, now there is none but there is online shopping, it was a lot more face to face, before you only knew about it from the model shops so folks were more willing to meet up and go for a blast, nowadays with online folk see it on youtube, reddit, forums, facebook and the likes so dont meet up so much, for example there is a local facebook page for aberdeen and folk do post up on it on a daily basis but see trying to organise a meet up on a Saturday afternoon for example, if your lucky 1 person will turn up, its a funny old thing as its easier than ever to organise a meet up but folks are less willing to turn up
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What did you do to your model today?
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Thats what i have, def a lot of fun and a great piece of kit