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    What to buy? Rock crawler not scale

    in Rock Crawlers

    Posted

    On 24/10/2023 at 13:56, amellor03 said:

    Hey! Long time member but I’ve been out of the hobby for the last +5 years. I was big into scalers back then but the scx10 2 had only just been released!

     

    I’m thinking about getting back into it and buying a rock crawler specific rig either moa or shafty 

     

    when I was last into it you either bought a xr10 (rare then!) enroute berg (rare!) or rc4wd bully 2 ( big bucks) or bought a cheap ax10 roller or axles to build a shafty/sporty class.

     

    What’s the best options now? Anything budget that’s good to modify? I was big into modifying and custom modifying before.

     

    again no scalers of any kind. Pure comp crawlers 

    Hey man, great to hear whispers of the icons of crawling!...

     

    I have one rig with the best of both worlds - XR10 axles with a Bully2 body! I believe there should be a post on it here somewhere..

     

    As to the now... There are as you'd expect quite a few different options but nothing I know of that is dirt cheap. In terms of MOA really the Bully2 is the most economic entry option - If you can afford it then buy the kit and add your own electronics...

     

    Besides that the other best option is to look out for second hand rigs - don't come up often but are around, there's a few Face Book UK based pages where you can ask. The only other thing to consider perhaps is a Sporty / Shafty comp crawler instead - so 1 motor on the skid and shaft driven... These are a lot cheaper to access at the starter stages certainly...

    The Official W.R.C.C.A ( Competition Crawler) Rules

    in Rock Crawlers

    Posted

    On 19/06/2022 at 19:28, eLuSiVeMiTe said:

    Don't see any mention of windows in the top post. 

     

    Sure I read about windscreen being needed or is that a different rule set?

     

     

    Checking dims I just squeeze into 2.2 

    Pro class.  Moa  I've had to lock the rear axle though. Getting used to no independent rear steer has taken a little time. 

     

    Based on a bully 2 but  custom

     

     

    Hey up..

     

    So the windscreen rule I'm pretty sure is stricter in SORRCA - the scale stuff, if I remember correctly it definitely applies to C1 and possibly C2 but would need to look it up. As for  our comp 2.2 rigs I believe the "must resemble a real vehicle body" rule would mean a windscreen shape certainly is required..

     

    Bully2 is a great rig. I run a bully2 chassis on some XR10 axles. As for rear steer, I've certainly seen plenty do the conversion on the bully, but it's not for me, makes it too capable and I like the limitations of the rules. Motor mixing, dig and burn are plenty fun 🤗

     

    (Oh, and best get a piece up in the pic thread - be great to see the rig 👍)

    The Viking cove RC herja chassis is born

    in Rock Crawlers

    Posted

    On 24/05/2022 at 23:11, Hell horn. said:

    I could try and make something to do that.  And see if it would work.  But I'm guessing that there isn't anything in the market that does this.  Might mean it's not worth working on. 

     

    Been done before. Hangers sat on a separate bearing... trouble is they can rock around sometimes causing jerkiness....

    Brushless Truggy : Hyper ST Pro, or high end Losi 8 XTE?

    in Buggies, Truggies & Stadiums

    Posted

    I love Teknos!! Such quality.   I have an MT410 but also the older ET48. I have to say the ET is solid, I really didn't think id like it as much as I do; very stable in the air and pretty strong.

     

    I also looked at the 2.0 version but at that time it was only just releasing and had little aftermarket support so picked up the older unit. I'm sure the support is there now.

     

    And yes.... UGLY AS DUCK!!🤣 But plenty of bodies that will fit I'm sure...

    Show us your 1/1 cars!

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    On 05/04/2022 at 17:44, supersavage said:

    The Navara is going back to the garage Friday to get the codes for the engine light again. Really starting to wonder if we'd just should have got a £500 thing that we could replace in a year.....or maybe even a Land Rover as I don't think even they spend this much time going back to a garage 😂

    5 Year old Navara really shouldn't need all this. Best of luck with it 👍

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    Hpi WR8 Impreza flux

    in Rallying

    Posted

    This looks good mate and some sensible mods 👍.

     

    The only Hpi I ever owned was a Vorza. It was incredible but the rear upright/hub kept breaking and metal units weren't available at the time. Was very very agile.

     

    Still toy with building a rally rc but not so many places to run a fast one round here.

     

    Goodluck with the Scoob!.

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    Proline Pro MT owners thread.

    in Monster RCs

    Posted

    On 18/03/2022 at 15:02, .AJ. said:

    I’m not sure there’s a upgrade for the diff cups, also general spares availability is pretty poor, Amain have a few parts, but not everything 

     

    Oh dear!! So amain for standard plastic parts or nothing?..

     

    I knew it had poor support but that truly is awful!!

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    Proline Pro MT owners thread.

    in Monster RCs

    Posted · Edited by stimpy

    Hi there folks, 

     

    A buddy of mine has one of these trucks and has blown up the middle diff - I believe they are plastic. What are the recommended upgrade parts for this? I assume a metal case may be available?.

     

    Any feedback appreciated.

     

    Thanks

    RC4WD Rust Bucket Edition Chevrolet Blazer RTR

    in RC News

    Posted

    On 11/02/2022 at 13:39, .AJ. said:

    Looks like a sponge painting that a 3 year old does at nursery 😂

    🤣 I was going to say exactly that!!

     

    Can you imagine just how many babies they must have on the production line ???? Child slave labour!!!

     

    And yeah, I'm sorry.... Looks 💩💩

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    What you listening to?

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    23 hours ago, YOUR_DJ said:

    My entire family thinks I listen to Skillet, but I listen to Waykap and Loving Caliber. I find it kind of embarrassing, but it's good music. I am 15 so...

    This drives me nuts, people think that because I am a teen boy I should be listening to stuff like rap and hard rock. But as I said, I don't really listen to that stuff. Anyone else have a double life like me?

     

    You need therapy before it's too late buddy!! 😂

     

    Nowt wrong with liking whatever you like mate, music is there to be enjoyed 👍

     

    With regards your other query, I like all sorts from Ludovici Einaudi ( Classical) to The Dead Kennedys...

     

    Schizophrenic maybe , but certainly no double life!!!🤣

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