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21 hours ago, Alex97 said:
If your planning on going racing then you won't want the quantum, I'd suggest before you order anything go down to your local club and see what they run.
This. There's no point turning up to your local club with a 4wd buggy when they're all running pan cars.
Make sure you know what the club already runs with
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On 03/10/2022 at 08:16, tonytiger88 said:
Do anyone have experience of HPI quantum XB, can it take a hit. I read that if you hit a tree with the truggy version motor and pinion moves out of place, im just gonna use it for indoor racing but im pretty good bumping into the wall, will it be fine? or is HPI maverick strada XB better option?
Am I right in thinking you mean the Maverick Phantom XB? That's the little black and green brushed buggy. They also do the Phantom XT which is the black and green stadium truck.
I've owned 2 Maverick Quantum trucks. The brushed Quantum MT and the brushless Quantum+ Flux XT. I've killed both of those and found any kind of head on collision will kill your front diff. I found them to be frustrating trucks as they're absolutely not good for racing as they handle poorly and theyre mediocre bashers due to being a little brittle in places. Certainly not suitable for running on 3S no matter what the packaging claims. The motor and ESC can handle 3S but everything else can't.
I'm assuming you're talking about buggies though so if you're looking at racing a 4wd buggy at a budget then the 3 main options are the FTX Vantage 2.0, the Maverick Phantom XB and the Absima AB3.4. The Maverick Strada XB strikes me as little more than a toy but that's totally going on "looks".
If it were me and I was considering whether to enter into buggy racing I'd be looking at the Associated RB10 but you're talking £300 plus batteries and charger. If you're sticking to a budget then get the FTX Vantage 2.0. It just seems to have the best part support and parts are so cheap it's not really an issue to replace and upgrade things. "Proper" race buggies aren't cheap.
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Most of my purchases have been from Modelsport unless there's something not in stock. I've used King's Lynn models to order an RC buggy that was out of stock and surprisingly was cheaper than Modelsport but that's not a local store or anything, I'm completely the other side of the country being NW based. I just like Modelsport's website, it's by far the easiest to navigate around especially if you want spares and upgrades.
I got 2 decent lipo batteries from eBay that came as a pair and I've been happy with those and I've just ordered a new drive shaft on eBay as well, mostly because of the free delivery. Even if the price is inflated on eBay it's still often cheaper than paying delivery charges of £4 for a £3 item.
I'm completely cutting back on Amazon unless absolutely necessary, far too much money gets frittered away on Amazon.
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If you want a jack of all trades then would you consider a short course truck like the Traxxas Slash or the Arrma Senton? Associated do the SC10 Pro4 for comparison.
Outcast is still a bit of a big truck so if you are comparing Arrma to Traxxas then the equivalent of the Traxxas Rustler would be the Arrma Vorteks. I'm not aware of an Associated truggy.
If you want to stick with Traxxas trucks then how about the Hoss? If you've invested in a lot of Traxxas chargers, batteries etc then I'd want to stick with what I already have.
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On 17/07/2022 at 16:36, Simmy said:
I may, only may, have found a wing that doesn’t break at the sight of a bit of wind
modelsport didn’t have any Vantage wings in stock so I took a chance on this which is still FTX but for another model. Part number FTX9085
Needs a bit of Modding to fit by moving the mounts back and drilling out the holes in the wing but I’ve flipped it a few times without it breaking
time will tell…..
any recommendations for Road Tyres for this model as you can tell, I’ve stripped the FTX ones. I’ve tried the Fastrax ones but they are delicate, I’ve split them catching a kerb.
Get the wing for the Absima AB3.4 buggy. It'll need a bit of bodging to fit.
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Installed a steel pinion and an acetal spur gear to the Vantage and the awful grinding noise has subsided. Looks like it's very easy for grit to get into the pinion on these and it just chews up the stock brass and plastic parts. Hopefully the better components last longer and I'll just avoid running it in too much gravel.
Was just about to put it all back together and take it for a run when I noticed the drive shaft is mangled so that's been out on order and I've been running it in 2WD for now. It just wants to donut constantly.
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11 hours ago, Redback said:
The zorro bumper might work, it has the brace buit in and unlike the outlaw / carnage one used above that has the wishbone, that needs a different shock mount to screw too.
https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/i/316950/Usally find 32dp is nice because most other cars run it, also benifits have bigger teeth that resist damage, chuck the ftx brass pinion away and get a steel one too.
I believe the Zorro bumper does fit, it's whether it looks a bit daft. The Carnage one did look a bit daft, I'm just going to improve my driving and I'll probably just buy another truck for general bashing.
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46 minutes ago, Vanden Plas said:
Not sure how changing the spur will be possible with the slipper clutch setup on the vantage as the clutch pads sit in recesses in the spur, other spurs will just be flat so the slipper clutch pads won’t sit right. You can get steel versions, I have this and run it with a 27t steel pinion and have had no issues since I fitted it.
unless of course they make 32 or 48 dp spurs with the machined bit for the slipper!
They do. They have 32DP and 48DP spur gears available and they have the recess for the gaskets too. Obviously you need a 48DP pinion to match the spur. The brass pinion looks chewed up already but the spur gear still looks fine. I'll probably change them as a pair next month because wifey dear is whining about the spends again.
Modelsport.co.uk sell a hardened steel 32DP spur and pinion set but that's out of stock. A lot of people seem to be going with the hardened acetal plastic spur over steel.
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23 hours ago, Vanden Plas said:
Looks like a sensible option, I am not sensible, I got sick of the front bumper breaking so I just cut that bit of the chassis off and have no bumper!!!
I did upgrade the shocks to big bore ones that are much tougher than the plastic stock ones tho!It hasn't worked out. The Carnage bumper fixes to the front plate but needs a rear suspension mount fitting at the front because of the central support arm on the bumper.
Without that the bumper just bends back and snaps as I have discovered. I'm putting the Vantage bumper back on and will just have to be more careful. Also the blue anodized plate got scratched instantly. I was expecting it to last a bit longer. All I did was bump it up from grass to my brick patio. It's like less than an inch higher and that's enough to scratch it.
If I wreck the shocks again I'll swap them out for big bores on the front. Probably my next upgrade will be the pinion and spur gears. I just don't know whether I should get the 32DP or the 48DP
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New aluminium front plate and Carnage bumper fitted to the Vantage. Hopefully this will protect the front end more as I've smashed the plastic bottom plate and bent a shock rod recently.
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Mine got a new aluminium front plate and Carnage bumper as I've already bent a shock rod.
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16 hours ago, Vanden Plas said:
Talking of wings… mine finally gave up the ghost again, it does get punished. So I got the white version, it is a HSP racing one. Think it looks cool with the pro-line wheels 😃
Links?
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I broke it. New aluminium front plate and Carnage bumper ordered until I learn to drive better. Bit disappointed to have the whole part snap, it wasn't a particular hard crash into a gate post
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48 minutes ago, Strugglecuddle7 said:
I put a quantam vandal wing on my vantage, it's a hard wing and fits perfectly as it's the same car
Thanks, I think I'm gonna order one in then. That's if can source one. Otherwise I'll probably have to test fit the FTX Comet wing or some HSP generic wing from eBay
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18 hours ago, LunsfordRich said:
Spent quite a bit of time doings turtle impressions with the Arrmas. Also found I’ve got wobbly back wheels on the Vorteks!
Might have bent the axles like I did with my Quantum. Have you had a few heavy landings from big jumps?
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14 minutes ago, Kyo said:
Spent a bit of time with the duct tape and my boys carnage shell. Hopefully it will help - it appears to be made of the most fragile plastic on Earth.
Yep, I've got paint flaking off my Vantage after about 3 days of owning it. Will pick up some tape tomorrow
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18 hours ago, Vanden Plas said:
Thing with buggy shells is that they are all made pretty tight fitting so I think you will struggle to find one that isn’t made for a vantage that will fit, didn’t find a problem with mine fitting with the stock gear in it, and it is still going many crashes on, the rear wing on the other hand was more brittle than a fallen autumn leaf! I haven’t read through all of this thread but don’t remember seeing someone use a different buggy shell on a vantage, maybe a bit of cleaning up of the stock wiring with some well placed cable ties might get the cables out the way so it fits nicely.
it was necessary for me to cut a hole in mine when I upgraded to a hobbywing 120A esc and motor where I put a double cooling fan on the motor but you shouldn’t need anything drastic like that with the stock gear!
I've noticed the wing is brittle, mine has already started to have paint flake off after about 3 battery packs of run time.
Are there any recommendations for hard plastic wings? I reckon the dual fans look smart on the Vantage, it's a nice clean cut and looks like they're meant to be there.
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6 hours ago, Rusty Spanner said:
Sorry for the late reply....
.....new Traxxas stuff has been delayed, so still having a think.
Have to say the Associated RB10 RTR is starting to look mighty tempting. There's an A Main video out there showing the buggy fitted with larger wheels, looks great as a light basher. Also appears to be a tough little buggy and might prompt me to start racing with the stock wheels.
I'll have a drive over to Modelsport when everything's in stock and have a proper look at them both.
Edging towards the Associated atm though!
I was really close to picking up the RB10 but I plumped for the cheaper FTX Vantage because it's 4wd and I'm sure I'll break it plenty times.
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1 minute ago, Kyo said:
Love that channel. If I didn't live so far away I would pop along and join the races.
I've half a mind to do something myself. Problem is that the locations near me where I could do it are often frequented by yobs and its quite often people get mugged in broad daylight in our parks. Maybe if I do early Sunday morning at this naff "park" near me. The grass is short and there's a bit of a hard dirt path too. There's nobody ever on it in the day apart form of occasional dog walkers. It's at night when the yobs come to drink and take drugs because I regularly have to clean up the play area if I bring my lad.
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Start them young I say.
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1 hour ago, Kyo said:
Modded the DR8 with some Arrma body clips and 15mm hub extenders. Hopefully help the corner roll on grass and stop me losing clips every time i take the shell off!
These guys love the DR8. They also got these 3D printed "mud" flaps for the rear suspension lower arms that stop grass from getting wrapped round the dog bones
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Originally I bought a Maverick Quantum+ Flux XT because I thought it split the difference between a racing buggy and a monster truck. That was a bad decision because in the end I realised it was too big to toss in a backpack and I really like cutting laps in my garden or local parks. The truck wasn't really agile enough to get consist laps out of it and I replaced it with a 1/10 scale buggy.
Now the buggy is really good in short grass, road and dirt. I'm much happier with it but it's definitely not really for bashing and now I'm wondering if I should have got a short course truck like the Senton. I'll probably get a Se ton for Christmas once my wife has stopped seething about the expense.
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So did OP make a purchase?
Are you looking for something to just bash around with or are you thinking of doing a spot of racing? Even a bit of grass roots racing?
For 4wd buggies my suggestions would be Corally Radix or Hobao Hyper VS
For short course truck I can't look past the Arrma Senton due to better pricing than the Traxxas Slash.
For monster trucks you're spoiled for choice with Traxxas Maxx models and the Associated Rival MT probably being the picks of the bunch.
Then you've got this newer class of monster truck that's lower slung and better at high speeds like the Arrma Kraton and Traxxas E Revo.
Worth noting on brands is who owns them. For example Arrma and Losi are owned by Horizon Hobbies and generally Arrma products are seen more for "bashing" and Losi are more for "racing". That's certainly not a hard and fast rule.
Oh and rock racers are now a thing too. So they're like those spongey rock crawlers except they go really fast and might be a good first purchase.
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17 hours ago, Kpowell911 said:
Did some spectating at a local club, as a few of my mates have got into 10th scale Buggy Racing 🙂
Where's this? The nearest to me is Southport and that's a good 20 miles away
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Loving the lime green and dark blue colour scheme. I've got a FTX Vantage that is a bit scuffed and I might spray a body up something similar. Be a bit different to the black and silver stock body shell and will go nice with the blue aluminium bits and bobs