Blam Man

HI Does anyone know where I can get spares for this truck (Carson Desert King) I have snaped off all four body posts... Cheers Chris

Excellent thanks for your help I will get some and give it a try...

Hi Guys, I have been a way for a while, so I have read with interest all your comments etc... I have a question and one that is causing me a headache..... the cog on the motor keeps coming off, so I have to strip the thing down and tighten the grub screw again... is blue locktite my only option to solve it?... (I may also change the idler as suggested above.).. I have also had to replace the screws that hold the motor in place, they kept coming lose, I put longer ones in and added a washer, seems to have stopped that issue for now... I have to admit I am getting fed up of stripping this thing down, (bit of an expert at it mind though now.)

Hi guys, A bit of an update for you, I finally got around to fitting dual shocks on my Savage XS, the results are that it looks cool, but the ride is too stiff and bounces about alot more.. As a result or maybe just bad driving I have had to replace a lot of parts... front suspension arm Metal rod holding the arm in place bent both metal holders holding on the suspension arms, (managed to bend them back again) motor housing split at the motor end, so will need replacing at some point rear skid plate, split, so will need replacing - thinking of the t-bone skids as an upgrade etc still have issues with the screws holding the motor in place... they came lose again, had to remove washers to get them back in. motor pinon came lose, had to retighten the grub screw. Note about batterys 2s-4000Mah, I get about 20 minutes 2s-2000Mah about 5-10 minutes. 3s-200mah about 5 miutes, or broken the car before I finished using it. Ran all three batterys one after the other with no issues heat wise etc. motor was hot but not that I could not touch it etc. Last thing, even with all this, I am still loving the Savage.

It was 3s, but I never really got up to full speed... carpark not big enough... A few of us went out last Sunday and tried two savages on 3s, they looked a lot quicker, but we had a lot more room, still managed to hit a curb though, popped off one of the turnbuckles, but that was about it. Very please I didn't have to buy yet another part

Hi sounds like you are having a bit of bother there mate... hope its all sorted now for ya I tried to get to the top speed but kept running out of carpark a group of us are out this Sunday and we are taking the camera, so all being well we might see this little beast of full pelt... Next of my shopping list is some new centre cups and a wheelie bar.

Hi changed them completely for new ones I got the other day, so they are all set the same now :0 thx One the lack of quality so far these were wrong out ofhte box. 1. battery lock at the rear was way too loose 2. rear shocks set to a different size 3. motor way loose, never noticed until one of the screws chewed up the idle gear.. Still a great little truck though and most issues are now resolved and I have had a few weeks without incident. Oh I have posted some vids on youtube if anyone would like to take a look.

Hi guys, Well I found out why the Savage wasn't sitting right at the rear... I took the shocks off and they are different sizes, so thats a few things now that this little savage had wrong with it right out of the box..... not major issues, but a bit disappointing http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/14720-shocking-shocks/

Thanks for you comments, I will take the shocks off and have another look... on the dual shocks though, I was thinking more about the bling and to look like its bigger brothers but at

Ok I have a question I hope you can help with. Looking at my savage xs from the back the left wheel is lower than that of the right, I have had a good look and can't think why, has anyone got any ideas? Also has anyone though about putting dual shocks on the rear?? See pictures of them all http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/member/25588-blam-man/

Hi mate, great video, thanks also for the link..

Oh right ok, thanks.... Where did you get the t bone set from? the same link as above, couldn't find them (must look harder )

Thanks for the post, I will check out the wheelie bar. just one question have you attached the wheelie bar to the savage bumber or a t-bone one?

Like the sav Slugsie mate, looks awsome... really like the t-bone... I managed to trash mine again the other week, lost a dog bone and a suspension arm and pin... got replacements, so its all back up and ruinning again now... ? for you all, I would like to add a wheelie bar to mine and have seen a number of options, Hpi's own or a traxxas 7184, whats on your?? I would also like better tyres with better grip, any ideas? (what are the ones you have on like?)

Hi, I have posted some better images of my savage includes some images of the light mod I did and the new shells build process.. I really would like better stearing... has anyone made changes to theirs? seen a few vids on youtube, but yet to try it..

Excellent, I will give it a try sometime, problem is finding a suitable place... Did you do that trick where you use the brake or throttle to control the landing?,

Sent you an e-mail mate, hope you got it... I was reading your experience of jumping this truck, would you not recommend that I try it?

I got it from here. http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-mini-savage-xs-flux-2.4ghz/rc-car-products/40100 Used a voucher code and got more money off... RESULT!!!!

lol is that what that is, I never realised, I too have the same thing happening to my shell.. the rolling over thing is a bit of a pain, looks nasty as it rolls over a hundred time down the road... still it keeps on going, says something for the solid build quality... I can upload the templates I used if you like, they are just black, so you can draw/colour it etc how you like... I think some smart so and so should design a program so we can do our designs easier... I did try Google sketch up, but that was too much messing... looked better in 3D though, but a lot more work involved..

No special software, I used images off the web as references and setup a template from them, I then used a program called paint.net to drew my designs over the top. I really like the idea of one with a rear wing, I wonder what that would do to the truck? I also like the jaguar design, looks great on screen, not sure how easy they would be to do though. I think the easy way out is the monster designs as you can get the decals of eBay quite cheap.

Hi As promised here are my designs... let me know what you think please... http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/album/1799-savage-designs/

Hi Yes I got hold of the jeep body and sprayed it up, my first ever go at a shell in fact. I have better pictures and will post I would like to do a custom design based on the body that came with it, I can post my idea if you care to see them and help me decide which one to try and do?

Hi everyone, I am new to RC, but I am loving my new Savage XS, My impressions so far are :- * Its really fast esp on 3s... silly fast even. * Solid build, but hard to maintain - no quick fixes * Motor was lose from the box, ended up needing a new idle gear. * Don't let anyone have a go, results in a broken savage I have uesed both 2s and 3s on it with no heat problems or esc issues... both my batteies are 2200 mah@ 40c, I read somewhere that the higher the c rating the better for the savage xs.. I have had to do a number of fixes on it, due to others who can't control it... cost so far

Hi All, Here is my Savage http://www.msuk-forum.co.uk/gallery/image/14335-savage-xs/