Oh How Original

I was supposed to have a very important UPS delivery today and, as we now know, we aren't a million miles away. Could be that you're on the same route (although I doubt that).

Either way, my delivery slot ended at 14:00 and nothing. Still nothing.

I wasn't actually ever even given a slot, apart from the usual delivery hours of like 9-5 or whatever they are.

Yeah mine doesn't have a slot anymore haha

I don't get it half price sadly lol, I figured the 15% discount would be quite nice, but maybe not if it doesn't actually work.

Tried 5 different codes, all took 15% off a sponge  

Buy a dozen sponges. 

The muc off wet chain lube is decent as well.

I’m waiting, not very patiently, for delivery of a trek fuel ex 8.

@oodboo - I very almost bought that, but I was swayed into the Remedy 8 for the spec, which suits me and what I want to do a bit more.

Both fantastic bikes by the sounds of it!

Happy riding mate 🙂 

Amazing how far a £700 budget goes these days... 😆

To be honest £4m doesn't even get you that much house in certain parts of London, so for £400k you're doing very well.

@bertberr - it's when you have a girlfriend who tells you to buy the one you actually want  

Just wait until you buy your first house or car, it really hits home....

can’t fault you getting the “one” you wanted though, horrible knowing you should have gone for “x” but at the time, made do with “y”

I honestly thought you have got a mortgage though mate when I read it first lol.

I have RBS (Mint) also Santander CC`s (thats credit cards not county courts lol) i dont spoend big on them but both are good

I'm the same, I use them mostly for my credit rating tbh, I wish I'd seen these transactions sooner though.

Had issues with Barclaycard before over a flight that got cancelled by the airline and they wouldn't refund me the money, even though the flight was still valid and shouldn't have been cancelled.

That's terrible service from Barclaycard @Oh How Original. 😮 
I like Halifax so that's what I'd recommend you having a look at: https://www.halifax.co.uk/creditcards.html?utm_source=GOOGLE&utm_medium=paid+search&utm_campaign=UK_Brand_Halifax_Credit+Cards_KW+%22credit+card(s)%22_Exact&utm_term=halifax+credit+card&utm_adgroup=UK_Brand_Halifax_Credit+Cards_Halifax+Credit+Card_Exact&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhNvKrY2s7wIVSbTtCh1YOQDmEAAYASAAEgLSYfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

@BashingBrian ?

You said you're thinking of letting it go, so I'm asking how much £££'s you want for it ?? PM me 

think it sold last night now brian

Not saying all their stuff is carp, just my one experience. 

There's bound to be another brand out there. 

I've used Hot Racing stuff before too, aluminium diff cup and it shattered into pieces, unusually brittle!

Well, my initial search gave me a total of £63 for the Typhon 3s parts to convert the Senton not including wheel nuts, but I've done another search today and found someone selling some take off parts and got the total down to £41 with wheel nuts, I believe I paid over £30 for the Traxxas stuff anyway, so hopefully MS will do the right thing and either refund me or replace them, which I will probably just sell, because I've bought the Typhon units now.

Could try some of this style converter? 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-10-HSP-12MM-TO-17MM-WHEEL-HEX-HUB-ADAPTER-DRIVE-CONVERTOR-ALLOY-RED-4/313175344888?hash=item48eab486f8:g:zxAAAOSwNWxfLpSF

Also 1/8th scale GRP's are 98mm so could be doable? Might look a bit silly but spot on for speed runs: https://www.tracksidespares.co.uk/product/gtx01-s1-18-gt-t01-revo-s1-soft-mounted-on-new-spoked-black-wheel

I might just try those actually, if I decide to keep the project going.

@Oh How Original Found it on ^^ Hotukdeals^^ 👍

Yeah I saw it on there too, but nobody seems to know how you actually find the deals, unless they are by accident.

By deals, I mean eBay specifically when there is no code on the home page.

Hotukdeals is quite good, I've seen some expired bargains on there but never actually managed to buy a bargain yet.

There is a search box on the ebay deal page lower down, so just searches those shops offering the discount.

3d printed stuff is ok as long as it doesn't need to take too much abuse and the car is light, a small micro buggy is fine but anything else will just break. 

Built up in layers = delamination

I've made my own skin plates from HDPE sheets, cheap and cheerful.

I'm in the process of laser cutting some for mine out of 3mm ABS sheet.

I looked at that too, not set on either, may not even bother at all, don't really need 5 channels, just have a few quid burning a hole and can't resist shiny  

lol mate 

Nothing else is taking my fancy, apart from the possibility of a TT-01/TT-02 speed car, since I have the speed bug a little bit at the moment.

https://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/profile/24575-cuiken/

That's who I thought it was yes, thank you for confirming Nick, will send him a PM now.

Just noticed he hasn't been on since the 21st Feb, maybe I won't get any joy but we'll see.

Most people get bad luck in 3s

Result 

Awesome! 😄 Glad you won at Hobby Comps.

I think it's just a bad one, or it's not as fresh as I was sold it as.

Not sure the punch rating would cause cogging, I've never heard of that or experienced it before and most of my Max10s have been set to full.

This motor has run on other ESCs without problem.

What set up you running. How old is the motor ? What’s the bearings like in it could be lots of things a bad servo drawing to much power bad rx etc. Really needing looking into before running it again Dan might be the settings you changed ? Might even be something as simple as a dry solder joint. If you checked all these and there fine then point the finger or you could cause some bad blood over something and nothing 

Not really bad blood Rich, I'm not naming anybody, it wasn't openly for sale so nobody but me and the seller knows who it is.

The truck was running fine prior to putting it in.

The motor is fine and basically new.

That has been tested on another ESC.

My RX doesn't have huge range, but it's been like that since I put it in, I trapped it in the lid  and it ran fine still on the other combos.

Only real change has been the ESC and as for my settings, I run the same on them all without issue.

Have also ran Max10s on Castle motors before etc... I might try and new RX, but right now there doesn't appear to be any power at all to the ESC, it turned off completely while bashing and wouldn't turn back on, tried with different battery and same thing, other battery wasn't fully charged but at the very least it would still power up the servo.

Well, so the wheels have like ribs around them and beads too, from what I can tell, foams aren't like that, so I just assume there is a different method.

What car is it for, can you not just buy some pre-mounted? If not this is the best i can find in stock. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawada-Fastening-Tape-For-Foam-Tyres-25mm-x-10m-1-12LMP-GT10-F1-Oval-SK3S/114687421572?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3Dd4c8a2abf54544e2bf031a6addfbecb1%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D7%26rkt%3D8%26mehot%3Dnone%26sd%3D164718066292%26itm%3D114687421572%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2334524&_trksid=p2334524.c100667.m2042

To clarify, ca glue will work, just make sure you get the right type so it doesn't react with the foams. The tape is just so much easier and less messy.

I can, but I already have some freebies coming, so I want to make the most of them lol.

Plus the rear is 12mm hex, the front is bearing and the fronts need to be very narrow to clear the shell of the Holiday buggy, it's not really a generic fit they are quite precise.

So I am wanting to try and use the stock wheels with foams on them.

I'll buy that tape and give that a go then 😄 

Indeed, I give to St Johns hospice, we also used to do a 5k walk to raise money for them too, I give to my nephews and nieces schools anytime they have anything going, I also used to have a monthly subscription to a childrens charity... I just prefer to do that stuff away from the forum.

I do a charity lottery every week for a local kids hospice and the daughter was always out collecting for the JDRF before lockdown 

Got to do our bit, regardless of what charity we support, I think most are feeling it particularly bad at the moment.

Puts sports personalities wages into perspective more lol.

I will

I have the rugged since I’ve dropped my TX a few times on the trails. Also use it for boats so having it close to water is also a risk. For these reasons I like that it’s waterproof, dust proof and has a rubber skeleton around the edges! Like you Dan I had loads of Spekky RX’s so it was a no brainer for me. It runs like a champ, no issues whatsoever. Also has the little thumb thing on the wheel for one-handed driving. If you buy second hand try to get an updated one with the new scroll pad - The original one was pants!

Also, the black/grey version should also now have the latest updates (mine does). Initially only the Orange and Green had been updated but that’s no longer the case

had a few shots of dads grey one and it oozes quality to me 🙂

here is hoping its not as bad as you think mate 

Sorry to hear that mate. It happens to the best of us ☹️

Do you have any bobbins fitted to your bike? They really do help for this kind of minor accident. I dropped my Hornet a few months back and the only thing that got damaged was my wing mirror.

It's a sickening sound, yer bike hitting the deck, as long as you're awrite tho OHO. 

sometimes it just does not go to plan mate, but result on the HK order

Bloody typical mate your thinking battery may not turn  up but its the car that doesnt 

Got a pair of 6500, 6S bricks. Only used them a couple of times, but seem to do the job. 

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3408429-Youme-Power-Lipo

Reason why i didn't bother.

Ahhh I won't bother then, I looked more into the low capacity thing, it seems very common for them to be a good 1000-1200 lower than stated.

100-200 I can understand, but not 10x that.

@Alex97 - I ordered the Turnigy Rapid 140C 4S... But I also need some 6s packs, or may just use paired up 3s packs.

Struggling to find the right thing for the right money.

When I was looking the hobbyking selection was very poor and I'm not paying retail price from MS and co. Even the EU warehouse doesn't have a great deal of stock. 

Exactly, MS is good for some stuff, but I always find the prices massively inflated, for just a different sticker.

Pay more for quality, but not for the same thing with a different sticker.

I may end up trying the HRBs, since they have some good reviews.

Just gotta find a listing with a 4000+mah battery and not a twin pack.

So they say...Mod 8 and 32dp are virtually identical and many say interchangeable as 32dp equates to mod 7.9 or thereabouts from what I gather.

Ta very much 😄 

Yes, I've never had a problem mixing those two. 

Hell when i saw it put up i was shocked, I wanted it but its the price of two trucks & It deserves a better home. That desert runner looks so tastey.

Or the price of a tenth of a Ripper, depends how you look at it 😛 

I think its a great truck, and a good price for the quality but its way out of my price league, some one will have it and get a good truck

Very nice looking rc the Vanquish

Glad to hear your job is safe. 👍

@turok007 - you know you want it 😛 

@m4inbrain - it's safe, sort of, not getting along with another member of staff is the biggest issue, the constant comments, looks and whatnot, but I can't do anything about it, whether it be report him or chin him  my only option is to leave.

But I need something else lined up before I do.

There's also a bit more to it but that's the general issue, I don't want to go into too much detail here due to the nature of my job.