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    How do you wind shock ends on?

    in General RC

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    2 hours ago, markymarky said:

    I found the easiest thing to do is to pre-tap the shock ends using a bolt of the right diameter. 

    I have never understood how they expect you to tap the plastic end while trying to get it on a round shaft. 

    That's what I do with rod ends that are tight. 

    Get some shock shaft grips. I used to use pliers with insulation tape on for years. The right tool for the job is way better. 

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    Show us your mini/micro crawlers.

    in Micro & Mini

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    Here's a short video of the my tarantula crawler on the crawler course. 

    This particular section is very steep. Not many of my crawlers can do these few lines. For example non of my trx4s will do these lines with a body on,and even then they won't make most of them. 

    It's really steep for lcg rigs. 

    This shows how capable the little Trx4m's are...

     

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    Tx upgrade

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    I've got a radiolink rc8x. I really like it. 

    You can run it on upto a 3s battery. 

    Stores a ridiculous amount of model memory, 200.

    The receivers are fairly cheap. You can get them from aliexpress for  about 9 quid for a mini 4 channel no gyro ( great for mini crawlers) an a couple of quid more for the gyro version. 

    Has various 4ws modes very easy to setup. 

    And some of the the receivers are good for upto nearly two kilometres.,handy if you do speed runs. 

    You can can get an fpv add on. 

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    1 hour ago, Lone-wolf said:

    Gonna order the Traxxas 4m Ford F-150 end of month, as im waiting on a bodyshell to come in stock, do i get Brown, Blue or Black, will be removing the roll bar as i dont think it looks right, also i would like to remove the front super white lights and go with warm white but i gue ss i wont be able to do that

    Brown 👍

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    Tyres, vented or non vented

    in Rock Crawlers

    Posted

    Agree with @Lone-wolf.

    I've blocked the holes on wheels if I'm using them for trail driving. As much as I I say I won't I always end up driving through mud an water. 

    My lcg rigs vented isn't a problem because I only use them on the rocks and don't like getting them wet or muddy. 

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    2 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

    so if i get the 4m f-150 looks like the injora esc and maybe a set of brass links

    If you don't think it's any good I'll buy it off you. 

    I'd get the 180 48t motor from Injora. 

    I put that in my high trail, huge improvement of torque and speed. 

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    2 minutes ago, Lone-wolf said:

    some good video`s Steephill, BTW is there any other ESC other than trax and Injora for the trx4m on brushed

    I don't know of any to be honest. The hobbywing offering is not great and I do like hobbywing, got loads of the stuff. Furitek do an esc, fully programmable, brushed or brushless. I haven't tried one, And they aren't cheap, about 50 quid plus the ridiculous shipping from the states nowadays. You can order direct from them but same shipping price. 

    The injora esc is super smooth, cheap, compact, looks good and will take the crappy traxxas battery connectors. 

    I've tried various of the brushed esc's off aliexpress and Ebay etc. None are great to be honest. 

     

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    Probably about the same run time for me. 

    One of mine has the traxxas esc with traxxas battery. I've not seen an adapter for sale anywhere. 

    The injora esc comes with various connectors so you can use a Traxxas battery, any 2cell with a balance connector (which is really handy) or you can solder on which ever you prefer. 

    Overlander do a 450 and 850 mah battery that fits directly in the Trx4m battery tray but doesn't have the stupid traxxas connector. 

    I would highly recommend the injora esc for the reason mentioned and it's super smooth. 

    I know you might not want to replace the esc but that option frees you up to use most batteries. 

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    What did you do to your model today?

    in General RC

    Posted · Edited by steephill

    Gave the sendero a go on my crawler course. 

    Very good, especially for a stock rtr. 

    The tyres sound a bit plastic like on the rocks. Quite a bit of a body rub on the front. 

    Quite a steep tricky section. I did manage to get it up after I turned the camera off🤦. 

    Body rub. That can be sorted. 

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    Put some flat clear on the truck bed and matt  black underneath. 

     

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    I've ordered k10 length links to extend the wheelbase on my IR40.

    The only potential issue I can see with this is the front wheels may touch the front bumper. I don't think it will be much if any. 

    A 370 size motor and gearbox to suit with 32% underdrive. I've been really happy with the injora motors and gearboxes for the Trx4m. 

    The injora 180 48t has good bit more torque and speed over the stock motor. 

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    The Traxxas trx4m owners thread

    in Micro & Mini

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    On 18/04/2024 at 20:13, Lone-wolf said:

    Little question on the TRX4m, how sturdy is it, would you guys say its a tough little critter

    I've crashed my tarantula Trx4m quite hard on my crawler course a good few times and nothing has broken and it's all stone pretty much, unforgiving landings (probably going to break next crash now I've posted this).

    They are a tough little truck. I've been pleasantly surprised how long the plastic gears lasted. I left the rear in my bronco just out of curiosity. 

    I way prefer working on Trx4m's than fcx24 and scx24. Most of the bolts are 1.5mm driver, not tiny screws. 

    Just my opinion, but definitely my favourite mini crawler. 

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    AJ’s Element RC Kit Build

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

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    20 minutes ago, .AJ. said:

    The parts for the Ecto conversion arrived this morning 

     

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    I didn’t calculate I needed a longer rear centre driveshaft, I hate rtr spec shafts anyway so ive ordered a pair of SSD ones 😂

    SSD parts are very good👍 I like how the boxes turn in to a garage diorama. 

    Are you using the bumper in the picture? Looks like it protrudes a bit to much. 

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