Badcrumble

Hi A.J. If the Link is still available, I'm in! I tried to pm you but computer said no!

I think it knows that, based on its reputation, I bought upgrade parts including metal chassis, steering upgrade, rear arms, rear arm mounts, hexes, steel spur for the standard box and alternative gearbox and a brushless motor / ESC combo. It is taunting me...

I have been very lucky with my Outlaw. So far no breakages. Today it ran three NiMH packs in the hands of a 7 year old. You can be sure he isn't gentle with the throttle and brake! Every so often it just stops for a minute and won't respond to any input I can't decide whether this is a thermal cut out or the ESC on the fritz from too many collisions 😆

Glad you enjoyed the ride @Shergar! Hopefully there will be some lessons for others out there. Like get it running before spending money on fancy tyres!

He piloted the truck brilliantly, it had more pace than we needed and conquered some incline / decline tests without any roll overs. And the odd puddle. It ran faultlessly. Than never happens for me. Of course, it wouldn't be a 'Crumble RC day without some issue. I went to storage charge the LiPo and the balance lead plug disintegrated. A few scary sparks later and I had everything disconnected . Any lessons for me? Had it been a Tamiya it might not have taken me two years to get it running...and it still isn't finished...

And the driver

Mmmm, exposed wiring...

So I charged up the 3S that is too big to fit in the rear deck and we swapped the tyres out for some piddly looking GMade MT1904s (I think that's what they are, it has been a long time. Then this morning, with a forecast of light rain, we hit the trail

My RC love has been waning recently, the winter is never great in my cold damp garage and my spare time is limited and now competing with a miniature painting commission. Mrs BC had an overnight with work so I gave El Kid a few activity options - he chose working on my trail truck with a view to running it today. So it gained the axle shims and Tamiya 6mm hexes it has been waiting for and I tidied up the wiring with some zip ties. Woo hoo! Then the truck threw it's usual curve balls. 1. No compatible XT60 lead for the 2S LiPo 2. Body rubbing on the lovely Pit Bull Rock Beasts

I have to say it is looking like a very mean machine @stimpy. My Pumpkin is meant to be sitting on a Tamiya ORV chassis. Instead it sits in my ever growing Future Project Pile of Shame in the garage while I spend ever increasing amounts on chassis and parts for new 'projects' 😁

I know you don't need much encouragement to get chopping but don't go too far 😁

This thread has been a bit quiet of late 🙂. My bone stock brushed Outlaw got an outing at the weekend, rolling round my back garden in the hands of my 7yr old. He'd been running his Tamiya Dual Hunter but quickly wanted to swap over once he saw the Outlaw in action. I was really impressed with his throttle control in the small area but eventually there were a few coming togethers with the DH. We finished with batteries (Nimhs) depleted and both cars still in a working condition. The motor and battery in the Outlaw were VERY hot at the end of the session but it just won't die.

I kid you not Beef tubes 😁

My comment was a bit tongue in cheek! However, I believe you can get beef tubes for those axles - would that help to lower the CoG?

Narrow the axles 😶 Or fit the flares for a more scale look. Bigger tyres unless you need all the travel.

The Inspire4 is £449, the TD-4 should be significantly less than that. TheTD-4 is not meant to be a top-end race buggy either. The $449 quoted for the TD-4 is the MSRP, suggesting a shelf price of$300-320. Hopefully the UK / EU price will be reasonable Edit: news suggests £305 to £325 UK price, due in October.

Now I know what breaks first! This is where I sit back, grab a metaphorical beer (currently in office hours) and watch how you get this platform sorted @walkbythesea. Then copy it 😄

I'd bought the 4600Kv version to mate up to a third party gearbox but now I'm tempted to slot it straight in and we what happens breaks first. I really need to switch to LiPo first though...

Cool. A kit car of a kit car. Not many Factory Fives in the UK, I read an article a few years back on a guy who built one of the GTMs (or its equivalent back then) - high quality kit.

This is the motor listed as spares for the Outlaw / Carnage at Modelsport Modelsport Outlaw motor The turn count isn't listed but the image looks like it ends in a '5'. Make It Build It have it listed as 15T MIBI Outlaw motor

I suggest having a watch of the Scalebuildersguild review on YouTube. From memory the updat s to the chassis are discussed and there is an in depth look at the body and mounting system. If it is the Bronco body you want, it is probably worth waiting and saving up. Even if you have a deal on the older chassis, it will cost a fair bit to upgrade to the new body and bits.

I wondered that. GCM Racing do some leaf mounts on Shapeways but they are for Axial axles. The parts for a GMade Sawback might be an option though. Leaf spring conversion kit

Truly a Ford! 🤣 Looks great, good luck with the SST challenge.

This thread shows how spring rates can be measured Tamiyaclub spring rates but isn't crawler related. There are threads that I can't currently link (or view) on rccrawler.com. What I can't tell is whether either of the springs I linked would fit your dampers 😟 as they are both Axial and your kit is HPI.

My popcorn's going stale 🍿!