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    What did you do to your model today?

    in General RC

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    11 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:

    Gonna be honest, I have a BBX, with the slipper clutch and gear diff, and Ive got an expensive sensored brushless system in it. Its cost a fortune and truth be told, its just ok.  I enjoy using it, but Id be lying if I felt it was a good buy. Admittedly, I prefer a 4wd, So it could be that, but when I have time, Im going to switch the electrics from the BBX to my Top Force Evo ReRe. I appreciate its an old design, but a carbon fibre’d 4wd Top Force Evo can be had for the same price as the BBX. I know it hasnt got the charm, but you could buy a 4S Arrma/Traxxas/Corally/Associated basher for the £600ish invested in my BBX


    I admit, what soured me on my BBX, I paid £320 for it. A week later, I paid £299 for an Egress Black Special. A month later, I paid £399 for an Avante Black Special. I know these are old ReRe’s, but to me these are such better value than the BBX, especially considering I have the slipper clutch, gear diff, and spare wheel upgrade, so its effectively a £400+ kit.

     

    @Yrkoon if you already have the Wild One, I think youd find the BBX a waste of money

    That is true, 319 GBP is a lot of money when you need motor, ESC, servo, RX, TX, battery, paint, etc but then the re-re Fighting Buggy is 379 and the Avante 2011 is 499.  I got my BBX for 165 GBP in a flash sale at AsiaTees so that made it much more appealing!

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    What did you do to your model today?

    in General RC

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    On 01/05/2024 at 02:18, SimplyChunk said:

    Looks good man 🤌Love a Tamiya me.  I'm desperate to get myself the BBX BB-01 but 300+ squid is beyond my fun money at the moment especially as i want to put the castle system in it and the slipper clutch like TomleyRC did

     

    On 01/05/2024 at 02:23, Yrkoon said:

    cheers bud, yeh the bbx is tempting me as well, i really want the team associated rc 10 gold tub re release but its over 400 quid so i went for the wild one instead 🙂

     

    I've also been tempted by the BBX for a while now but finally gave in and ordered one as I found one at a great price.  As a long-time Tamiya fan, I felt it was a bit rude not to buy one as it looks to be exactly what I have been wanting Tamiya to build for decades!

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    What did the postie bring you today?

    in General RC

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    17 minutes ago, 53HRA said:

    Ordered Sunday, dispatched Monday and delivered Wednesday - California US to my doorstep in England!

     

    Take note Evri you could learn a thing or two :lol: 


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    Super fast and also the box looks pristine, not left in the carpark to get wet like most Evri deliveries.

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    First attempt at painting

    in Bodyshells & Painting

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    I know what you mean about cost.  Sometimes I think people who buy kits overlook the cost of paint, masking, sand paper, etc.  Polycarbonate bodies are not so bad but on a recent hard body paint job, I used 2 colours and multiple cans of each, plus primer and clearcoat.  The overall cost was close to 100 GBP just for painting the body and accessory parts!

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    Taking a detailed look at the UDIRC UDI023PRO Inkfish Turbo-Jet Simulation Personal Watercraft

    in Marine

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Stormbringer said:

    Good vid and cool subject plus it goes well :good:

    Must admit i prefer your doll figure for it 

    I like the fact that there is no propeller hanging down from the back to bump on rocks or snag on debris in the water.  It even has a 'visibility spout' of water that you can sometimes see shooting upwards from the rear.  For scale realism purposes I think a seamless body figure with real clothes is worth the effort rather than a standard plastic action figure with visible joints and painted hair/clothes.

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    Taking a detailed look at the UDIRC UDI023PRO Inkfish Turbo-Jet Simulation Personal Watercraft

    in Marine

    Posted · Edited by BlackSeaRC

    I have been driving RC vehicles of the wheeled kind for 40 years but I have never owned an RC boat.  Recently, I was attracted by the new ProBoat Jetstream Jet Boat but it is a lot of money and never seems to be in stock anywhere, so I never took the plunge.  Then, along came the UDIRC UDI023PRO Inkfish, a so-called 'jet boat' in the style of a personal watercraft and at a much more reasonable price.  I liked the scale-realistic look of the product and it is quite an unusual subject matter so I thought I'd give it a try.  There are two versions available, the standard brushed motor variant with a 2-in-1 ESC/receiver (UDI023) and the upgraded 'PRO' variant with 3500KV brushless motor, 80A marine-grade water-cooled ESC and separate waterproof receiver unit.  I went for the 'PRO' version as I thought the 30% premium was worth it to get extra performance.  Although the manufacturer describes it as a 'jet-drive' boat, it doesn't use a jet pump but has a shaft-driven impeller.  It has a 14" hull that works out very close to 1:10 scale.  Power comes from a 7.4V 2000mAh Li-ion battery pack.

     

    It took a while to arrive from China but I have now had the opportunity to unbox it and look at it in detail.  I also found a suitable realistic rider figure and a few days ago, the weather was nice enough to take it out on its maiden run in proper water conditions.  For this I chose a fairly shallow river so I would have the chance to recover it if anything went wrong.  It was rocky though and quite fast flowing in places after heavy rain so I didn't quite know what to expect.  From the off, I was impressed by how the craft handled.  It was responsive and had plenty of power.  Now I am sure that those of you who are familiar with proper jet boats or high-speed propeller driven boats will find this rather tame but I had a huge amount of fun.  It has a top speed of around 20kph and felt reasonably fast for its size.  Despite some tight turns, the rider didn't fall off and the craft never capsized.  As it can operate in quite shallow water, I am sure it will get a lot of use this summer and all this is at a cost close to 1/10th of a ProBoat Jet Boat!

     

    Please check out the video below to see the Inkfish in close-up detail, learn about all its key features, see what real PWC's could have inspired it and then watch it in action on the river.  I have also given a summary of good and bad points for anyone considering buying one.

     

    https://youtu.be/oyywM79VgNM

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    BlackSeaRC

     

    Plus a few images...

     

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    How much are these cars worth

    in General RC

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    6 hours ago, markymarky said:

    No picture showing up.

    Also it is unlikely you are going to retire any time soon from selling a used RC car, if that is indeed what the picture was meant to show.

    Unless it is a NIB Tamiya Blazing Blazer of course...

    Show us your mini/micro crawlers.

    in Micro & Mini

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    11 hours ago, Lone-wolf said:

    Yep Unimogs are cool, not many rc ones about there is this FMS and the Mogrich plus the dubious cross NT4, the LDRC 1/12 Chinese one , there is also the super expensive all metal one but that is stupid money, axial did the 6x6 not sure if its still available, oh and the Hobby plus/FTX 1/18th  T hunter/Unitrak but that is not so well detailed they are clearly avoiding license issues on that 

    Not forgetting the Unimog models by Tamiya and Carson (but these are 1:10 and 1:12).

     

    Another image of the QX-4 on my favourite crawling route...

     

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    Tracked transport vehicle takes on a swamp (sort of)

    in RC Pics & Videos

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    1 hour ago, Stormbringer said:

    That was going well in the water till it started to fill up :good:

    you might be able to use a small plastic box (tupperware type thingy) to keep water off and out electronics ?

    I even wondered about filling the entire hull cavity with spray foam.  Taking the rear cover off made it sit slightly lower at the front but these vehicles always sat low in the water in real life as well.

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    Tracked transport vehicle takes on a swamp (sort of)

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    1 hour ago, wombat said:

    That looked good, got me thinking, would it be possible to seal the hull and waterproof the electrics to make it fully amphibious 

    The way the two halves of the hull go together is not ideal for sealing.  Where the axles for the front drive sprocket and rear gear wheel go through the hull there is a bit of a notch where the plastic just overlaps.  There is space to fit alternative motors so something more appropriate could be fitted.

    Tracked transport vehicle takes on a swamp (sort of)

    in RC Pics & Videos

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    1 hour ago, Lone-wolf said:

    nice run and like wombat said the circuit board could be waterproofed

    I have seen people waterproof these circuit boards by covering them with epoxy resin or something similar but I'm not sure how you would deal with the actual connectors that plug into it.  Could even go with the old style Tamiya rubber balloon with a zip tie.

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