Martyn_T

Thanks for everyones advice. I'll look at getting it sorted. I know there are better vehicles out there (at a cost) and will look at getting a better servo once this is sorted. Nitro-someone (sorry - forget his name) wrote some advice on how to set the end points on a different thread but maybe they'll show me how it is done in the shop - or alternatively I'll be asking again once I get a replacement servo in there.

Martyn_T Maverick Blackout XB Wakefield, West Yorkshire Ta.

Nitroholic - thanks for the advice on the endpoints. I did tell the shop I am a complete newbie to this and endpoints never came up in the conversation. I asked about failsafes and was told it wouldn't be necessary as it already contains a rudimentary one. Since then I have been advised (on this forum) that it is very very sensible to get a kill switch on third channel. Cheers again. Martyn.

Hello, I'm new to RC and have recently bought a Maverick Blackout XB. Looking forward to being able to drive it. From Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Cheers.

Hi again, Yeah - once bitten and all that. I did explain in the shop that I was a complete novice and had never owned a RC before but was interested in this model. The guy in the shop unboxed it and showed me all the different components (all the time me saying - yeah, OK but I don't really know what you're showing me). There was no advice with respect to setting up end points or anything... and breaking in the engine info was actually taken from the manual. I am a complete novice when it comes to this so thanks for the advice OHO. I asked about the failsafe and was advised it comes with a 'basic' one and that anything extra wouldn't be necessary. Strange - they could have made a few more quid out of me at that time. OK, first stupid question coming up: would the range go to the 'end points' even if I wasn't even revving it hard? If you want to picture my driving think 'Miss Daisy' rather than Colin McRae. Thanks, as always. Martyn. (aka Driving Miss Daisy)

Yeah - spent the evening reading through the threads and it looks like it isn't uncommon for this to be a (another?) weak link. I've emailed the shop and see what they say. I appreciate there is a learning curve involved in this but the literature does say add fuel and batteries and you're off. I've deffo learnt more over the last few days via YouTube and these forums than by talking to people but ultimately, I think you learn a lot by doing (and making mistakes). Thanks for advice both.

Dear all, I've just bought the Maverick Blackout XB and had a reasonable 10 minutes use out of it (breaking in the engine gently) and used about 2mm of fuel! So far, bearing in mind I have driven it on grass only, it has a split on the rubber tube between the muffler and exhaust/tail pipe. The next time I started it I could only get it to run after pressing the brake first (sort of got some momentum into the throttle). Now it won't throttle at all. A mate who knows much more about this than me has looked at it and diagnosed the 9kg throttle/brake servo has failed. Which made sense when he demonstrated it to me and explained what it should do. It is still under warranty (owned it 5 days!) but do you think I have just been exceptionally unfortunate or is this par for the course with Maverick? In my ignorance of R/C I though 600 notes was a lot of money. Guess not :-( Thanks for any comments or observations. Martyn.

F/U - mate has been round and says the throttle servo has failed. I've not had the car a week yet so going to contact the shop and see what they can do. Not the best introduction to R/C I think!

Hi everyone. I just bought one of these (Maverick Blackout XB) as my first RC because I've wanted one since I was a kid. Having trouble getting it started too and sympathise with you stripping skin off your fingers when trying to start it. I'm hoping a mate will be able to come over at the weekend who has a lot more experience with small engines and 1:1 vehicles and might be able to point me in the right direction. Be interested to find out how you get on with yours.