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    Yet another recommend a crawler

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    Right having got back into rc cars and enjoying it i now no where i want to focus, crawling is nice and good fun but i also like trail running so i am looking for a car 1/10 is ideal (maybe 1/8)

    something tough and waterproof electrics, one that will take a 5200 2s lipo, dont mind if its full of road or scale (but not Defender) redcat gen 7 looks nice, as does Gmade Bom, my budget will be max and i mean max £400 all in, so we are looking at a fairly fast crawler, one that will do 20kph, i had thought the Tamiya Dynahead 6x6 fitted the bill but been put of this idea

    so what are your suggestions please

    Tamya Dynahead 6x6

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    I am really getting the urge to get one of these monsters, but i have a few questions that may or may not help me decide, i know it has not been released just yet but the questions are more generic, so here goes......

    First up this will be a pricey build, so can i use one of my flysky ai6 radio`s   i have a mode one that is not being used and could pick up a 4 channel RX for little money, and dead easy to waterproof, i would need an ESC of course, and in an ideal world a pair of good servo`s to use the 4 wheel steer?

    second, the body is lexon clear and i dont have a clue about masking and painting, last time i did a lexon it was a cosworth and i used a brushed lexon paint on the inside, i guess i could do this again but how best to mask up windows and such?

    last i guess as this is an updated version of the school bus chassis, i assume it would have a similar turn of speed, and i am thinking, how big a lipo could i get in it, would want a 5200 2s in there

    thanks in advance, hope you can answer some of this 

    Ripmax Fast 2000 owners

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    Just home from a trip to Flappits old quarry, fantastic venue, might be worth having a northern meet up next year up here, so how did she perform..........

    Pretty darn good, fast as a fast thing on the bit of tarmac and the wider wheels really do make a big difference, good grip too, she managed some tough climbs pretty well. It will be even better with new oil shocks when they arrive. This is proving to be a bit of a "jack of all trades" rather than a master of one, it took a few rolls and tumbles but nothing fell of or broke, thats a big thumbs up :)

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    recommend a decent rock racer/crawler

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    Im kinda thinking maybe i dont want to let the Mauler pick up go, she really is a nice truck, and nmaybe its not such a good ide to pump money into upgrading the Ripmax, so i think i will run the ripmax pretty much as it is, though i do have some oil shocks on order for it, and the wider wheels are a big improvement on stability, if i end up frying a servo or esc or RX i can drop the stuff in from the Px9200, but going to look at waterproofing it with hotglue on servo wire, and plastercine on the esc/rx, or just keep out of the wet stuff, have to say i do really like the ripmax, its a lot of fun

    recommend a decent rock racer/crawler

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    7 hours ago, DartmoorTrails said:

    Where's this, Somerset by any chance?
    I'll echo oho, can't polish a turd but if you invest in decent motor, ESC and servo you can re-use elsewhere. Don't spend loads on new transmission and axles for example!

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    Its up my way on the Halifax road its Flappits quarry.  If i go for modding the ripmax it would only be esc and servo plus better radio

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    recommend a decent rock racer/crawler

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

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    1 minute ago, DartmoorTrails said:

    You just got it so makes sense to use itemoji1787.pngemoji106.png

     


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    Oh i plan on doing just this, hoping to take it to the killer disused quarry at weekend, i do really like this Ripmax, and it will be even better with some nice hop ups, but back of my mind this is some place between toy grade and entry hobby but i guess its cheap to fix

    recommend a decent rock racer/crawler

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    I am finding i seem to prefer the rock racer style of rc crawler, so i am trying to raise a large ish pot of cash, and may end up selling the 2 cars i have to add to the pot, so with a max budget of say £500 what would be a really good rock racer/crawler, i have to say i really like the style of the new Tamiya Dynahead 6x6, but it needs a lot of hop up parts so might not be ideal for me (for a few reasons)

    I do really like my Ripmax fast 2000 (wltoys 10428 B-2) but this is a cheap car and has a few bad points like cheap electrics so any suggestions

    Storm buggy (Subotech) £30 please close no longer for sale

    in For RC Sales

    Posted · Edited by Jack Reacher

     this is a storm chariot 1/12 desert buggy, its nearly new and works perfectly, its a great car, with slightly upgraded shocks and 2x 1500 Ni-MH batteries and a usb charger still have box it came in dont want to post so really pickup from near Halifax, this has only been run about 4 times, a few scuff`s underneath, and comes RTR with radio, great for a kid or as a basher, pretty quick and very tough

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    Ripmax Fast 2000 owners

    in Scale Crawlers & Replicas

    Posted

    On 28/10/2018 at 12:56, DartmoorTrails said:

    I bet with better shocks you'll see better handling emoji106.png
    I'd get those replaced asap.

    Thanks for the write up. Look forward to more updates as you bash itemoji4.png

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    Shocks are on order, really does need oil filled rather than the spring/friction stock items, the wider wheels seem to be making a big difference to the handling.

    At this some what early stage of owning this car, i have to say i rather like it......a lot ?

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    TX/RX question

    in General - Electric

    Posted

    Okay, i have an Etronix EX2 pulse radio set in my Mauler pickup all good, could i buy a second matching RX and put this in my Ripmax fast 2000, as i want to put waterproof electrics in the ripmax, so new servo, new esc and RX, having 2 models on the one TX would it be a case of just using the bind button or would i have to do the whole thing each time i changed model, complete rebind?

    Hello

    in Introductions & Welcomes

    Posted

    Paul, welcome to this forum,

    Re Tamiya,when i recently got back into cars i was advised to get a Tam lunchbox monster van, seems its a pretty good fun truck, but would need a bit of upgrades, but nicely in budget

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