Lone-wolf

@babylon yep rude mate, you have gained more upload space as a result yet you have a little dig, i used to be a moderator on a forum much bigger than this one and you would now be toast old son, i now stand by my original decision to call it a day, enjoy your extra file space, have mine as well i really thought we were all in this for the hobby

Personally I'm happy that I can come on the forum, post, ask questions and just read up on things that interest me, and it doesn't cost me a penny. In fact, someone else actually foots the bill so that these benefits (amongst others) are available to us.  Not sure why they should then have to pay extra to accommodate someone's own personal preferences. It'd take me longer and be more hassle to try and attach an image of the right size, than just copy and paste a link into a post!

Heads up, cheapest place is here; https://www.makeitbuildit.co.uk/senton-4x4-3s-blx-firma-slt3-short-course-truck-rtr-red-black-94214

Discount code; RCFunEveryday (I get no kickback or anything)

@Oh How Original thank you ordered

You're welcome.

That's a fair point, I rarely run my SCTs over winter, always grab either a buggy or a MT (or crawler!) 

Guys....thank you for the input, and i will say sorry if i had a bit of attitude over the weekend, cant go into the reasons for that on open forum, i still feel the maverick flux XT+ is the one to go for, its not in UK stock as we speak, so i have a week to wait before even getting close to a decision on this, one weal spot is the body shell, it really does seem to be eggshell fragile being PVC rather than Lexan, this truck is due to sell for £249, so another option is the slightly older xt flux at £159 and order some upgrades at same time like the newer HD axles, and spare front arms, this would still come in under £200.

So no decision yet, time will tell

several folk had suggested getting an FTX outlaw, i have had a thought that i could get a brushed outlaw, as i have a new 120amp esc and a 3660 3300kv motor going spare, i also have a Outlaw roller for parts as the wife runs a brushless outlaw, this will happily take a 2s 6200mah lipo, and is pretty good of road, for the kind of running i want it for, the outlaw body shell is pretty fragile but it can be run with no outer shell, just roll cage frame body if needed, so i will give this idea some good thought

Because you post it on here?

and not for much longer

That will do.   Locked 

The new green Ecto looks ace and  a very good crawler but not scale enough

none of your crawler wheels that would fit the trx-4?

Guys, i have ruled out the traxxas, and for now i am just gonna hold on, will see what comes out over the next few months, but if i did sell a few and get a new one i think the green Ecto would be a darn good choice

Fair enough....

Why don't you Just bolt your driveshafts on to the output shaft?

You not still using grub screws are you?

that could be a good, no very good idea, to drill through the outputs and put small bolts with nyloc nuts, i have a 1/12 subotech i was going to sell, decided to keep it and fit a scale body rather than the desert buggy shell as this is one very tough car, so looks like it will keep the mauler aswell and try and get the driveline sorted once and for all

okay so i removed the body from the storm and without it the chassis is rather floppy and err limp, so the car gets its strength from the combined parts, best to leave it complete

Thank you for all the feedback I am making note of it, I totally agree things need to change or we'll find nobody comes on here at all.

I feel like a spoilt child bringing this up but while I am happy to go ad-free and support the forum (honestly this place has been great to help me back in to the hobby), another reason I joined Gold this year was for the slim chance of winning some RC related prizes.  

Scrolling back to 2022 and 2021 there were 3-4 competitions per year but nothing so far for 2023.  I know times are tough and if they are no longer feasible then I accept that but it feels like a bit of an elephant in the room.   Might just be me but thought I would raise it anyway if you are seeking feedback.

No I agree @MrCake, the prizes need to come back. I'll get on it.

We do go out a lot so I thing we would use it. Never considered editing mind, I only use an iPad Pro 12.7 and my iPhone for everything, hmm.

Options are:

Mini 2 SE

Mini 2 SE Fly More

Mini 3

🤷🏼‍♂️

Costco often do good deals 

maybe going against the trend but heard a few horror stories with buying a used dji, seems if the drone is sold on and not removed from sellers dji account then it simply wont work and so many facebook scammers i have decided to get a used Fimi X8 mini from a friend, also its a lot less money than a used mini 2 but a very similar spec product

@Stormbringer no not yet but planning to take it to Shipley glen tomorrow, have run the fms K5 up there before so a good place to try it, look out for a video late tomorrow 

Cool mate im really interested on what you think of it and will eagerly await the video 

im super interested in what you think as well as dad has been encouraging me to buy one and i know u love your crawlers lol, so awaiting your review  🙂

To be fair, that's why you usually buy known good/expensive shocks. Element GT, or GTS shocks are known to be good, it's not a gamble. My TF2 shocks came with the TF2 (obviously^^), i'd not have bought them myself because i knew prior to getting them that they're likely to leak. 

The proline shocks were a gamble - now others learn from it, if anyone mentions them i add my experience, leading to more informed purchases. 

So the reality usually is, potentially throw £15 away (nothing's guaranteeing the second set is gonna be better) - or pay £70 once (TRX-4 shocks), but then have some of the best shocks available for your truck, both in terms of function as well as reliability. It can be fun to hunt for bargains, or potentially cheaper parts that do the same thing - but especially in regards to shocks, cheap parts just don't do the same thing. I've used cheap "upgrade parts" over Vitavon or PPS parts (for half, sometimes even a quarter the price), and they worked just fine - but i'll stick to simpler parts. More complicated and/or crucial parts for function, i'll go with the known good stuff. 

I really rate the desert lizard 90mm internal sprung shocks. 

About £25 a pair. Comes with loads of springs. 

What’s up guys? I love this hobby all around 20+ years am new to the crawler scene  have a trail honcho started adding weight and it bottomed out .I tried beefing up the springs different shocks nothing supported it until I put an old set of revo shocks with the factory soft spring but it does perfect. Referring to cheap parts I thought the Injora metal front and rear axels were so cool and $80 was awesome they look good we’re great for less than a week broke driver front axel shaft.It is machined too far where pin holds drive cup to shaft ,5 times it’s broken  do you have any suggestions for a replacement so I wouldn’t have to change axels completely?

haha gotta love the bants on here 😂🤣

noooooooooo!!!!! your opinion was so important to us.....

lone-wolf keep posting, don't segregate your self on a forum that to be honest needs every post it can get as social media has killed a lot of traffic, it is your opinion and that is all that matters.

at the end of the day were just fellow toy car enthusiasts and all of us are entitled to our opinions on the various companies that make the toy cars, im not a fan of traxxas as a company but i have a rustler and a bandit and more recently a trx-4 and i enjoy them for what they are 🙂

Noice, good score that. 👍

BARGAIN!

It might just be delayed due to the easter holidays.

Several items I posted took an extra 4 days to be delivered.

One of them sent via Parcel Force took 9 days. 

another option if it works Jack i seen on utube was using those hair net things i bought a large pack from  simply direct you only get to use them once but there super cheap and stretch alot better than the dusty covers will 

made up my mind its going, starting to actually not like it now, its just wrong car and everytime i mention it to solve the issues it just causes me grief 

Fairplay Jack yeah i think weve all had that. owned an rc we just didnt gel with  🙂

The bonnet opening to cover the body posts is a great touch!!

I am very curious what the price point will be, i might be tempted once its released but saying that i see the 2021 traxxas bronco is on sale at a good price and tempted by that 

 Although i really like the look of this landy i would probably go for the trx4 bronco depending on the price difrence 

good luck mate 

on the bonus front its a green light, did better than predicted but having had a bad experience with previous cross AT4 that uses same chassis im not sure i want to part with £400 and then have to sort problems out so still undecided, also to get the 1/10th i would have to sell another model to make room and things just dont sell lately

I'm out the loop on scale crawlers, but surely for £400 you could buy a decent chassis and then add a mog body?? Then you get all the fun of a build also... 

Or perhaps Santa has already sorted this quandary out!!!! 😅

Bright colours @Jack Reacherfor definite and two tone imho is always good as it can help you tell which way your car is facing at a distance. 
My Limitless with  green & bright silver. Much brighter in person and daylight. 

Bright green? 

Either white (or as mentioned, bright silver), or if you want something different.. Purple. See in this video, i marked the time:

The interior of that monster is purple/green, and it actually looks really good. Unusual, but i like it.

Still very undecided on this, i could sell the Carisma, Maverick and Jumpshot flux and put a small amount to it, but one thought i had what if i get a bronco i wont be happy when it rolls 30ft down a climb and gets banged up, the shell would be VERY expensive to replace

Imo the bronco shells quite tough but as you say costly, yet to crack the shell on mine but its started to fail in places mostly on the plastic inserts where the screws mount,Get an expensive model, pay the expensive repair price... You could sell all your models if your only going to trail drive. But i dont think you will enjoy it as much as you expect, ive never fallen in love with mine, i like the difflocking but its barely used (unlocked) unless im sending it. So full of frills but no thrills.

I will say i am ruling the bronco out, but still gonna sell a few other rigs and put the money into a trail/crawler, its what i run and enjoy

@Andy20xe maybe i should put Traxxas stickers on it that will sell it lol

If I had the money I'd have it.

if i never had one already i would be all over that, the only thing that lets the dc1 down is the stock shocks, i abuse the heck out of mine and it keeps going 🙂

Yes resolved, and car now tested with small esc, best i do a few runs in a good spot then decide if i want to put the HW back in

glad you got it sorted mate and can fully understand your frustration with what happened 

good thing you had a second look at it, theres been tons of times i have been frustated thinking ah this is gonna work then one wee thing doesn't when it should and i get super annoyed, so i understand where you were coming from 🙂

Hopefully you’ll get a knock at the door with a nice big parcel 👍

Looks like he did lol 

tell us what you got aleady 😛

yeah two and a half metres is huge !!  i thought my mates 1metre fpv wings were big haha those barrel rolls on that video look fun 😄

i am glad i hung back on the FMS, managed to source a Volantex Ranger 2400 pro lightly used for a LOT less money, and seeing as i run the FB Volantex group it makes a lot of sense, 

Nice 1 mate 

okay, spoke to VM, got a few quid knocked of and double Broadband plus a few more channels on the tv

That's good news then. 👍 

as long as you are happy with the service now jack, i wasnt so i had to leave.

reminds me of the fall guy truck that pose 😎

the SBG low ride looks awesome not that i will be getting one, as he said wonder if traxxas will release a lowered version, seems daft to spend £570 on truck then another wedge removing portals

Cheaper/easier option would be to put limiters in the shocks and shorten the links slightly maybe? 

Alex i did buy a 120amp esc but it does not fit, i could dremell the side out of the chassis, but that would make it very weak, this is my first go at speed runs and at some point i will adopt a better chassis

Stick it on the top desk? 

Edit - I just had a look and from the pictues it would seem there's plenty of room to go up. It could hang over one side if the battery was getting in the way. There's always a solution.

ESC is to big to go on top deck, just been and tried, the strada project is not worth spending silly money on getting a 120amp hobbywing, thanks for input and not being rude this was just a simple 3s or risk 4s question and thanks to all for the input

Guess you could end up skint 

Seems less of a "Black Friday" sale and more of an attempt to just clear out the old tat.

I can't say about most of that stuff as I wasn't aware of what it was up at last week, but the first 5 or so Tamiya's in that section are the same as they've been for a while on there, certainly not gone down in the last month or so, and still a fair bit more than many other UK based model shops.

I'm always a little surprised at the miniscule (if any) discounts that are offered through MS, WS etc, when compared to the far bigger and far more regular price cuts you see at amain etc.  Surely profit margins themselves are not drastically different over the pond to here?