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  1. Ninetiesbeard

    Rest in peace loops rc. One of the coolest scale parts makers imo

    1. toyolien

      toyolien

      What happened to them?

    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      Theyve stopped trading, seems like the owner suddenly closed up looking at what their facebook said

  2. Ninetiesbeard

    Grade 2 titanium is around the same hardness to work as stainless steel, really simple to make some titanium links for crawlers at home, maybe £30 in stock and £20 for drills and taps.

  3. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone here using gmade VR-01 wheels? are they steel or plastic? cant see that info anywhere

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    2. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      More often than not the cheap ones are low grade.

    3. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      Its for a unimog build, i really like the scale look of them, look almost exactly like the real ones

    4. PraetoR

      PraetoR

      I'm using plastic Gmade wheels (different ones) and the quality is really good. I've no complaints. If you like them, go for it!

  4. Ninetiesbeard

    Surpass pinions are pretty bad quality, just a heads for anyone buying them. Id say probably 3s max.

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    2. Paul Busby

      Paul Busby

      Yeah proper cheese metal. I'm with OHO... RW racing are the way forward.

      Tekno pinions are also very good.

    3. GMballistic

      GMballistic

      Sagacustom gears, RW gears, GDS gears and Traxxas are the ones I use & in order of preference. 

    4. Paul Busby

      Paul Busby

      Stock Arrma ones are also pretty good in my experience. I'd put them ahead of the GDS ones, which can be a bit hit or miss. I've had a couple of those strip off in one run.

  5. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone know where to get MST parts in the uk?

  6. Ninetiesbeard

    Does anyone know the width of a TRX-4 portal axle pin to pin? Might use them for a project. thanks

    1. hamradioguy

      hamradioguy

      Is this any help ? 

       

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      Rear axle hex pin to pin they are 192mm wide ( I assume front axle is the same)

      Front axle link mounts centre to centre: 72mm
      Rear axle link mounts centre to centre: 73.5mm

       

      http://www.rccrawler.com/forum/traxxas-trx-4/594963-axle-width.html

    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      Thanks bud :) guy rejected my offer anyway, no way on this earth im paying £250 for three portal axles lol

  7. Ninetiesbeard

    Well, you can run a hobbywing 1080 esc off of 3 18650s

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    2. bertberr

      bertberr

      Sorry, what are 3 18650s? 🤔

    3. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      18650 is referring to a specific size of cell, which are often used for vape batteries. I believe they are also what powers cordless tools most of the time

    4. Lone-wolf

      Lone-wolf

      A lot of rc flyers are using 18650 Li-ion packs in planes, they dont have the same punch as Lipo but can give good duration on low amp draw craft, i did pose a question a while back as to using these in crawlers but did not get much response

  8. Ninetiesbeard

    Okay so. Just installed a 2 speed transmission in my vaterra, with the GCM motor relocation kit. Fabbed a linkage, and a mount; everything seems cool. Im trying my absolute hardest to set the end points correctly, but even when the servo is idling, its getting warm. The servo i got with the trans melted on me at the weekend, and this one was BNIP when i got it today. What am i doing wrong?

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    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      That is something i didnt consider. Technically if the esc is getting old, maybe the BEC wont be working as well? would an external BEC help here? its only a 1080 anyway so im not too worried, but yeah that is a good point. Probably too much voltage too.

    3. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      If the ESC is failing, replace it, a BEC won't fix that and the BEC in the 1080 is actually very very good... Better than a lot of high end Castle/Tekin/Hobbywing stuff.

      Do you have another ESC you can test it with? I would personally say it's that, but can you try lowering the BEC voltage? Some servos will be listed at 7.4v but won't like to run at it, that's when a separate BEC can be handy to set it at 7v or even 7.2.

    4. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      All good ideas. Ive got a 1060 kicking around somewhere too. Ill have a look at programming and see where that gets me, thanks :)

  9. Ninetiesbeard

    Just scored a set of pitbull growlers from ebay for £25, deal of the day for sure

     

    1. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      Why don't I ever find those deals, damn you lol, I need some nice tyres!

    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      Dont get me wrong theyre used, id probably say 80% life remaining but it sure beats 60-70 on a new set. Might stick my Bf goodrich up for sale if the growlers are in good enough condition

    3. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      Even with 30% life left they will outperform most other tyres.

      I've just bought two sets from Amain, after my first set escaped customs I am hoping the same for the second and I'll have got both sets for £48 each which I am more than happy with

       

  10. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone got any 1.55 tyres they would like to part with?

  11. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone know any good makes of metal bluing fluid? sometimes called gun blue? need to do my vise. Cheers

    1. Alex97

      Alex97

      Perma blue

       

       

  12. Ninetiesbeard

    Jesus, company in america wants £300 to ship an amplifier! Thats a bit crazy if you ask me.

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    2. BashingBrian

      BashingBrian

      Shipping from America makes no sense cost wise, sometimes it's expensive and other times it's not 🤔🤪

      I noticed on eBay some Arrma parts that cost £3-4 have £11 shipping yet another ad has £5 item for free shipping.

      I honestly think the Americans just put the price up so people won't buy from them as it's too much hassle for them to ship abroad........

       

    3. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      100% brian, especially when i poked them they said they could go to £200. if i didnt think the amp was too expensive anyway, id have an american friend buy it and do a little switcharoo lol

    4. ed1

      ed1

      saw last week,a micro ftx[1/24th scale]was £324 shipped from the states!

  13. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone got a little offcut of hardox laying around?

    1. hamradioguy

      hamradioguy

      I might have some up in me loft 😉

  14. Ninetiesbeard

    home made steel work painted, just gotta wait for the wheels/tyres to turn up and then i can drive the truck. Getting really excited now

  15. Ninetiesbeard

    Never ordered anything from mip before, pretty impressed with the quality

    1. Jumper

      Jumper

      yes its great stuff. lots of people get put off by the price, but i find it worth it. 

    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      These are centre shafts for my ascender, so theyre only going to get rarer

  16. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone used pitbull rc tyres before? how were they?

     

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    2. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      Look at Wranglers from RC4WD... Maybe Voodoos?

    3. Gaz!

      Gaz!

      I have some mini rock beasts and they are every bit as good as their bigger brothers.  :good:

    4. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      those for sale gaz? 😂

  17. Ninetiesbeard

    Got a few little goodies turning up for my ascender today. Im going to be doing a build thread as soon as i can get the photos onto my pc.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      A build thread is a must👌

  18. Ninetiesbeard

    Have got back on board with my ascender, feels good. Got the vast majority of it back together now, didnt realise how sparse parts supply is for these now. Good thing it doesnt break much. Ive got a few crawlery bits i need to list here, as well as some baja bits.

  19. Ninetiesbeard

    Lost motivation to finish my crawler project. Should i buy a new kit instead? ive properly designed myself into a corner and would rather just have something to run at this point 

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    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      If you wanted to buy it mate, i would 100% unload it onto you, i need about £200 to justify building the truck i have in mind. Id want to keep certain bits but youre welcome to all the rest :)

    3. DartmoorTrails

      DartmoorTrails

      I'm keen as mustard to take a look at what you've got.

    4. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      I need to find some photos of it :)

  20. Ninetiesbeard

    So i ordered a motor from a company on 28/4 and i still dont have it. Paid via paypal, could possibly file a claim. They are stating that the motor is custom made, and that i cant return it. What should i do? wait? or file a claim?

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    2. pieman5

      pieman5

      Yeah custom TP motors do take a while, 6-8 weeks usually but as you've gone through Alien that'll add more time to it.

       

      I'd advise you to order from the TP power germany site if you want one in the future. Their site has motors in stock ready to go and delivery times are much quicker, usually cheaper too.

    3. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      i paid £127 all in delivery included, not a bad price but i dont even need the motor now. Its for my 1/5, but the surpass i have is powerful enough lol. God knows what that tp will do.

    4. pieman5

      pieman5

      😂 They are very good beasty motors. A lot of us use them in the speed running scene.

       

      Just shove it in and give it a test run, you won't want to take it out lol

  21. Ninetiesbeard

    Baja update; No problems. Drive adaptor fell apart last run but lasted this one with no issues. 18 minutes run time from two gens ace 6750 packs. Weight estimated at around 13kg.

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      We need videos! 😂

    2. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      They are coming 😊

  22. Ninetiesbeard

    Well the baja is done, will update the thread tomorrow. Would be lovely if it hadnt rained just before i went out.

  23. Ninetiesbeard

    Anyone on here airbrush bodyshells? Got a grafil body i want a fancy job on in the mail and would like it painted nicely

    1. Oh How Original

      Oh How Original

      @Sharkfat78

  24. Ninetiesbeard

    Baja 8s garden testing was nuts, half throttle on 30% batteries and spinning slicks for the length of the grass lol

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    2. GMballistic

      GMballistic

      Sounds good to me. 👍

    3. Tug

      Tug

      Get some Hostiles or similar, then watch your grass get ripped up. 👍

    4. Ninetiesbeard

      Ninetiesbeard

      Ive got the hostile and viper combo, but ive got the slicks too for on road, im going to set it up on road because its less resistance then move to offroad when i know it works well :)

  25. Ninetiesbeard

    Printed two wheel components, came away with a laundry list of parts to change, an hour later and im ready for the next printing session. Getting faster for sure

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