Paul Busby
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I think you would be hard pressed to find a kit car for £6000
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Feels like I have a problem, sneaking off from my family saying to myself, "just one more bag".
Currently doing "bag K" 😄
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I'd pre-order 3 if they announced an 1800KV Motor.
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Yeah that's tekno 😞 You can see why when you're building it, but It's hard to show on photos as there is just so many really small details that you look at and go... "aaaah that's cool". Even in comparison to the MT410, this kit is pretty next level stuff. Bearings on the roll bar, adjustable pills on the end of the arm for the hub carrier, flanged bearings in really logical places with mouldings in the plastic for them to sit perfectly into, UJ instead of dog bone for the rear drive shaft.... I'm really looking forward to drivign it!
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Did a couple more bags on the ET48 and although I haven't been posting about it, I also made some progress on the TC-01
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N4PT3ST/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_F5MGA8YWB1D6QCWHEJKC I think this is the one I have. On offer at the moment it's a lot of drill for the money, especially with 2 batts and a charger. Ergonomics are excellent, with the proviso that you can't, "stand them up" like bigger drills/drivers. It is for sure overpowered for those tasks, but the clutch is decent so you can probably set that, and let it yield for most IKEA furniture. For RC this would also probably work, but I wouldn't risk it. I'd manually stop a mm or two away from snug. The key here is that it has a 2 speed gearbox, and variable speed trigger, so as long as you control it and don't always just smash screws in, it will work a treat.
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Started the ET48 2.0.... Not got far, but this new job is really draining my energy. Have to say there is some touches that leads me to think they have gone out the gate with this design to satisfy the basher. The towers are super chunky and the plastic for the rear diffs is insanely tough (hopefully it doesn't turn out to be brittle). It looks like it has very long strains of filler material in (carbon/graphite/glass?). Super easy to swap between the fugly low body, and a more normal truggy body. It's 1 screw per body post. Will make an incredible long MT, if that is anyones ultimate goal (might be for me). Diffs were perfect with no shims inside or outside for me too, which is typical of Tekno diffs. Absolutely no faffing, just bosh everything in the case and crack on.
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I have one almost identical to this that's branded "Vonhaus" from amazon I think... except it's orange. Note that this doesn't have a variable speed trigger. It will do the job, just about, the soft clutch is pretty good for RC as you can set it to yield a good mm or two before snug to make sure you do it up by hand. It's still a naff cheap tool though and 9/10 times I reach for my Makita that's way overpowered for the job. @jimbulsara - If I was you, I would invest in a proper drill driver. The Bosch 12v range are great, going to set you back quite a bit more... but its a proper tool. The video mentioned by @Tug is a good watch if you really are set on a screwdriver. I think the "no cry" came out pretty well given it has variable speed, clutch, and a decent amount of torque.
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I think the fact that everyone has said this has made the situation worse, lots of demand! I do have a set of EXB arms here that are for testing various parts, I'd rather keep them but if anyone is absolutely desperate for them, I can part with them.
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Absolute liars 😠
Been in all day, I have a doorbell and a dog, no way I miss a delivery, especially at 10:50
No Tekno for me today then
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My Typhon 6s was sitting outside the front door for six hours, in the open. Got delivered at 8ish, didn't get any notification, didn't ring/knock (i was awake and refreshing the DPD page every 30 seconds because i'm childishly excited), found the RC then in front of the door when we wanted to leave for shopping at 2ish.
It's not just Parcelforce that sucks in this.
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I didn't even get a card. I don't even think they loaded it onto a van, I think they just decided to not send it out yesterday and clicked the button on the system to say that it was by my request.
Thing is, I don't mind if they don't get it sorted and shipped on time due to a backlog, if they just admit this is the situation. When the tracking says, "customer requested xyz" is when my back gets up.
I presume this is to try and avoid refunds on the postage cost due to not meeting the delivery target, so I might talk to RPRC and find out if I can fight them to get my £3.99 back out of pure spite for the lie 😂
The package is on the map today though, so perhaps they will actually deliver it.
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Paul...no...they NEVER tryed to deliver. The scan shows you requesting later delivery..... 'addressee requested later delivery'
Contact the supplier, and give them the story and turn the screws. Tell them this:
What has happened is the depot have not put it on the van. Probably had a driver go sick ( it's Easter...with a couple of short weeks, and holiday is in demand. Folks dont get the time off...go sick) then, rather than show the failure....they have scanned it to make it look like you requested it, so the depot figures look better. Probably did it to hundreds of items. The item never moved, and you never requested a delivery...in fact...you took the day off to wait in JUST for this item as it was due.
If a delivery was 'attempted' you would see that.
How do I know this? Simple....I worked for Parcelforce for 27 years. Took redundancy this March. There isn't a trick I don't know 😉
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Yeah get it scratched. Once you scratch it up, fill the scratches in with paint and they start to look much less like a bin lid, and a bit more like an RC body.
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The notorious won't be pants at general driving, that said, the Kraton does pretty much anything the Notorious can, and is a bit more stable . A kraton is unlikely to do a triple backflip with ease, and a Notorious is unlikely to get around a corner without letting off the throttle.... but neither will disappoint in either aspect.
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Element RC Enduro based Pre-Runner Build
Paul Busby replied to .AJ.'s topic in Scale Crawlers & Replicas
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All the Arrma 6s cars are pretty similar really, so you can also look through threads related to Kraton/Typhon/Mojave to get ideas. Personally I would suggest not dong too much out the box, just enjoy the car the way it was designed. It's a decent truck and they're relatively tough... just don't try and "Kevin Talbot" your car... as outside the XMaxx and Maxx, there really isn't any cars that can take THAT kind of punishment without mods. You can do jumps and whizz about fields etc just fine, then when you break something, perhaps think about upgrades at that point. Don't be tempted to do the "alloy everything" path though, be selective. Sometimes things break because you made a mistake, not because the car needs an upgrade.
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Element RC Enduro based Pre-Runner Build
Paul Busby replied to .AJ.'s topic in Scale Crawlers & Replicas
I bin all cross heads, immediately 😄 -
I reckon I will make the trip once I have my Tekno ET
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I found that a little bit of heat helped normal stickers stay on better. Mine have only come off due to my terrible driving.
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Thats a good idea mate. Look forward to seeing it.
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Either that or build a 4WD 1:1 muscle car to justify the RC existance... that one might be the better option 😄
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Am I the only one who thinks that this should NOT be AWD?
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Bit of a strange one, perhaps, but can anyone recommend me some top dog danglies scissors?
Not Lexan scissors, just every day straight edge cutting things scissors. I've had a few pairs over the years and wondering if I should replace my now blunt set of cheapos with some half decent ones. The last half decent ones I got are a bit pap.
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-Classic-Dressmaking-Scissors-Length/dp/B0001P08L0
These are good but any you can unscrew to sharpen will last a while.
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Only difference is you can’t run a cage. if your running an unbreakable shell then they’re pointless anyway. i haven’t run a cage for ages.
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They all come from China... of course... but the QC for Surpass and the QC for Hobbywing is for sure, two different leagues. I recomend people buy Surpass al the the time, as they're so damn cheap, and the performance is overall very close to hobbywing, but there is for sure a difference in QC.
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This guy.... When you get a guy who comes from a background of engineering sports bikes who puts his energy into RC... you get this. Outrageous! Have to say all my Scorched parts... parts... have been incredible.
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Element RC Enduro based Pre-Runner Build
Paul Busby replied to .AJ.'s topic in Scale Crawlers & Replicas
Very similar to the style I'm going for for the front, but I wanna put a cage over the bumper/headlights... no idea if Im going to be able to actually print it though!
