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  1. Thanks Gruntfuggly. I did consider I might have to paint the outside. If so that's ok. I can still give a good solid base colour on the inside to get the metallic paint to look good and some clear coat will give it some gloss. Yes the hands, I did paint ever so slightly darker lines in the gloves to separate the fingers and painted the bottom the base colour to try and sort that out. What I've noticed on the beach though is that you don't even see his hands behind all the sand flying around! Once again I have to say, this is a great toy! I might have to walk over to the beach again this afternoon too! Cheers, Damo.
  2. Hi All, I have taken a few shots to show you my car, now finished! I had it on the beach for it's first run yesterday with the kids. I am amazed at how easy it was to drive, albeit in an open space. Even my 4 year old son was ok driving it and my 7 year old daughter too. Here are the pics: So after this experience, my first RC build, I am really impressed. It all went smoothly, the cars looks good and goes great! I have found that the paint is hard to get to stock to the roll bars but that's ok I like the used look for things I actually use. I have 4000mah Turnigy hardcase LiPo's for these and they seem to last really well and fit in the space well too. I have the low voltage buzzer attached with velcro tape beside the driver. I am really impressed with the Imax B6 charger I bought too seems to be a very smart piece of kit. I have started building Wild One number 2 for my son and did have a paint issue where the paint reacted with the lexan badly and trying to clean it off with thinners made it even worse. Not sure how to fix it yet but I think I'll try my airbrush sander to clean up the surface the polish with an extremely fine steel wool, followed by some plastic polishing compound and see if I can start again. Cheers, Damo.
  3. Hi, I saw in the manual about deactivating reverse but not anything about the braking/reverse effect. Sounds like it'll be good though. I'm just desparately waiting on some clear coat to arrive to finish the wheels, roll bars and chassis so that I can finish the build. Seeing as it needs to be surface freighted to me it's taking a long time! My sons birthday is on Tuesday and he'll get his own Wild One then, I can't wait to see his reaction! He'll be four so I hope he big enough to handle the controls. We have another RC car here, a cheap giveaway one which has similar pistol transmitter and he can handle that in his own way so he'll be ok I'm sure. Cheers, Damo.
  4. Thanks XV Pilot that helps a lot. I'll probably get the Futaba tx's then due to their lightness and also I think that a lot of electronics and features packed into something as cheap as the Turnigy GTX3 is more likely to fail over time. You guys have all been awesome helping me out with my questions, I do appreciate it and I will add some pics soon. Cheers, Damo.
  5. Can someone answer a quick question please? When setting up the receiver, ESC etc..., is it normal for there to be braking applied when you first push the trigger from acceleration and into reverse? I mean, braking and not reverse until you release and re-push the trigger? I ask as I am now looking at the Futaba 3prka transmitters and there is no mention of it in their specs. I do like the simplicity of the unit though and the light weight for the kids. I just didn't want the to be able to switch from full forwards to full reverse in an instant and break anything. Cheers, Damo.
  6. I did buy Turnigy LiPos that fit well already and I will be using the standard motors with steel 15T pinions which I've bought. I have waterproof servos already too. I have bought three of each and the first car is now almost finished being painted, I'm just waiting for some matt clear coat to finish the the chassis and roll bars with. It's looking pretty good for a first model ever! It's just the radios and charger that I need now. I just really struggle with buying from companies that offer no customer service! I guess it might be my only option though? My car which is almost done is metallic blue with matt silver roll bars and wheels, my son's will be next and will be metallic green with metallic charcoal roll bars and wheels, then my daugthers car will be metallic violet with matt white roll bars and wheels. Each car will have a matt finish to the chassis sides to contrast to the glossy body finish. I want to get some numbers to place on the cars too but will need custom ones to get three different, our birthdays most likely. I'm not sure yet as to how to go about that yet but next time I'm at the printers I'll see if they can do it in a suitable material. So far the painting has been a good learning experience and I have found some parts hard to get the paint to stick too even with a light sand and adhesion promoter. Last night I peeled some masking off the head lamps and it pulled up half of the paint underneath so they'll have to be done again from scratch! Cheers, Damo.
  7. Hi All, I am progressing well on the first Wild One build now and I must say I am really impressed at how these things go together and the overall ease. Only tough thing so far has been cutting the Lexan! I'll be doing two more after this one for the kids so I'm sure I'll get better at it by number 3. I haven't painted it yet but I will have paint arrive tomorrow. My father has a panel beating supply business so he's mixed up 3 metallic colours with some bumper flex additive for me. Should be a fun weekend! I am yet to buy radios and like the look of the Turnigy 3XS. I need to buy three and would like to know if there is anywhere else I can get them apart from Hobbyking? So far I am not impressed by their customer service (lack of). They don't seem to reply to email at all so I'd rather support anyone else! Any help would be much appreciated. Regards, Damo.
  8. Awesome, thank you. That was the last piece of the puzzle!
  9. Hi All, Thanks for this help. Backtomyroots, I have looked up all those items and appreciate the time you took to help. I like the look of the Turnigy radio set you mentioned. I also like the idea of the brushless system and I think we'll upgrade to that in the future but initially we'll use the motor and ESC in the box. The Wild One I ordered arrived last week and I have been going through the box looking at the parts. I must say, I am impressed at the quality look and feel of everything. This one is for my son but good news, my wife said she'd like to buy me a Wild One for my birthday so I'm about to order another. It's not my birthday until September so unfortunately I can't start building for a while! I'll paint each one up in different colours. I'm sure my son will enjoy picking a colour for his! No doubt my daughter will love it too so I'd imagine Wild One number three arriving before Christmas. I'll be sure to post pictures of my progress when I get started. Just one more thing though, I am struggling to find the right replacement pinion gear. I read that it needs to be 0.8Mod which is close to 32 pitch. I of course don't understand these details but I take it that 32 pitch is close but not exactly right. Has anyone got a link for a steel pinion that is exactly spot on? I guess I'd prefer 15T as opposed to 18T as the kids (and I) won't initially be needing the speed whilst we are learning. Cheers, Guys.
  10. Hi All, I did find these LiPos online: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__21004__Turnigy_4000mAh_2S_30C_hardcase_pack_ROAR_APPROVED_.html It's measurements are under what I have read in other posts as being able to fit into an SRB chassis so I'd guess this will fit into a Wild One? 135 x 45 x 21mm. I also found these transmitters at dollarhobbyz.com: http://www.dollarhobbyz.com/hpi-1-5-baja-5b-flux-brushless-tf-20u-2-ch-transmitter-rf-30-receiver.html Does anybody know the deal here? They seem very cheap on some things and mention 'disassembly' which I just presume means they took the radios out of an RTR set. Good deal though? What about these servos they have? http://www.dollarhobbyz.com/traxxas-1-10-monster-jam-trucks-2056-high-torque-waterproof-servo.html Again they seem too good to be true price-wise. Sorry for all the questions guys but I am really appreciative of your help! Cheers, Damo.
  11. Hi, The dimensions would help me yes please. I see on the Hobbyking site the hard cased packs are 135x45x21mm. If this would fit the hard case certainly appeals. I will try and read some info today about the 'C' rating to figure out how that works then I might be able to make a decision. Any thoughts on the best 'C' rating for the standard 540 motor? Cheers, Damo.
  12. Hi Taliesin, Thanks for your response. We aren't looking for totally waterproof but if the kids can roar through some light puddles I'd rather I didn't have to cringe as they did so! I'll definately get steel pinions and full bearing sets to start with. Parts seem pretty reaonably priced on the whole so that helps. I did see a post in the Re-Re- category showing some minor dremel work to make room for LiPo's and I'm happy to make this sort of mod. I just think the kids would enjoy the longer running time that LiPos provide and I'm ok with fitting the Low Voltage Cutoff required. As I'm sure we'll end up with three Wild Ones in the house painted different colours, I'll get three of everything parts wise when I start. We live at the beach so it's going to be great fun getting out there! Obviously maintenance will be key to keeping these things going well with the salt air and sand in this environment. Good for the kids to learn how to look after things though and how to lubricate etc... Cheers, Damo
  13. Hi All, This is my first post here. I have spent some time looking at posts and especially viewing the pictures on the forum. A lot of you guys really take some nice shots of your cars! I have just ordered a Tamiya Wild One for my son which I'll build for him and I think my daughter will be keen on the hobby too so I think there'll be one for her in the future and me too no doubt! As a kid I always wanted one and had a friend with a Hornet which I spent plenty of time watching HIM drive! I'd like to set them up with LiPo batteries for increased run times and would also like to get waterproof components if possible. Having not built an RC car before I wanted to know some things which I think will be mostly straight forward but I can't seem to find easy or black and whie answers so please help if you can. 1. Servos. Are servos all a standard size with standard electrical terminals? 2. If I bought a waterproof receiver, how do you make sure it's compatable with your transmitter? I'm aware of crystals used in the past but wasn't sure if modern 2.4ghz systems had crystals or any similar system. 3. Initially I'd like to use the stock ESC. IS this ok with LiPo's? Can this later be used with brushless if we went that way? 4. Is there a standard battery size system like there is for regular batteries eg. AA, AAA etc...? From looking at some of the posts it seems there is only a small amount of space in the wild one for bateries and I'd want to make sure and get the right thing. 5.I see there are waterproof componants but how do batteries and motors cope with getting wet? 6. Lastly, can anyone recommend a transmitter that is easier for small hands? My kids are 4 and 8 years old. Many thanks in advance! Cheers, Damo.
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