ukfox 347 Posted December 21, 2015 Forgive me tamiya club members as I have sinned, ordered one of those new fangled X-maxx trucks should take delivery in feb This probably should have gone in the "what have you done today post" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matman 1499 Posted December 21, 2015 Forgive me tamiya club members as I have sinned, ordered one of those new fangled X-maxx trucks should take delivery in feb This probably should have gone in the "what have you done today post" <<<Made a mistake today Now mister , For your BIG sinnnnnnnn , you must , Buy all tamiya members A MF-01X ! .. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted December 22, 2015 Well for the cost of 1 x-maxx i probably could have bought everyone a MF-01X 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenman242tk 266 Posted December 22, 2015 don't worry , I was tempted to order one , ,$1450 aud kinda put me off though. I did get an email from traxxas yesterday saying that a handful of bl rigs are now ablr to use the self righting technology , need to have one of those new fan dangled receivers though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted December 23, 2015 Have ordered a new receiver to fit to my E-Maxx, already have a blue tooth module I think the self righting thing will kill the standard diffs. Mine has 1/8 buggy diffs fitted. Want to see if the stability bit makes it easier to drive at high speed. Xmaxx wise i have got a couple of shocks, and a spare diff coming, found them on eBay from Jenny's Rcsports store from online forums the only breakages seem to be shocks, and a diff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted January 9, 2016 Ok an update. received shocks, motor and a diff my truck is on pre order and am being told february delivery Have also ordered spares from tower hobbies, none in stock in UK yet. breakables like wishbones, spur gear, steering hubs castor blocks and hinge pins. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted January 9, 2016 The Tsm receiver i got for my e-maxx, was faulty. It wouldn't bind, so have had to send it back, dealer has sent it to traxxas and i am awaiting a replacement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted January 9, 2016 Wow those shocks are huge! I bet they could replace some on a 1:1 scooter! I've never heard of or seen one of these before but just looking at the parts means it will be an absolute monster!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted January 14, 2016 Postman bought me a few bits the slipper clutch, main prop shaft, gears and a motor heat sink Main truck is still atleast 2 weeks away from delivery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted January 22, 2016 Update, Traxxas have with held all euro imports after a "quality control issue" Esc's catching fire, wheels cracking, shocks leaking and breaking probably didn't help. So have Cancelled my preorder, and instead I will build my own from parts. ebay chop-shops should make things easier. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted January 22, 2016 Omg. That doesn't sound too good which is a shame as it looks amazing! I've built an rc from sourcing parts from here and there and it's great fun finding everything and putting it all together. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted January 29, 2016 update, got a delivery of a chassis from an eBay chop shop. also a large delivery of parts from tower hobbies 1st pic of 1st delivery last pic is build so far, still awaiting drive shafts and a pair of shocks. Will be using standard traxxas radio gear, the "special servo" is on its way (it doesn't use standard mounts, it has custom mounts for the x-maxx chassis) Have a castle xlx esc on order, want to run on 6s with option of 8s at a later date. Stock gearing, as want to see how it performs stock before changing things. The preordered trucks still haven't been delivered to uk customers yet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 5, 2016 Quote "The preordered trucks still haven't been delivered to uk customers yet" Well the trucks have finally hit the shores of Europe. I have had some delivery of spare parts, just not the bits I need to complete the build spare arms, shock shaft, stainless screws Been told the trucks in the uk are in the 4000 range of chassis numbers, my chassis is in the 300's as it's imported, nice low chassis number Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 13, 2016 Finally have all parts to build this truck will take some photos this weekend, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 13, 2016 Have used all stainless screws. Temporarily have taken the esc out of an E-maxx, just to try the standard motor on standard gearing. Will be wiring in the gps expander to see what speed each gear ratio gives. Ideally I want about 45mph on 6s I got the kershaw mount for the castle 2028 I intend to paint the body up this weekend, going to need a lot of tins 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 13, 2016 few pics, finished painting my clear body, and a few scale pics for tamiya folks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted February 13, 2016 That thing is huge! Looks like it will be lots of fun. I don't think running in long grass will be a problem . It makes the monster beetle look like its scale is about 1:20 . Hope you do a running vid of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 13, 2016 Yes it is big, when I started building it, you don't realise how big its getting until you fit the wheels. As to vids, there are a few on Utube already. guy in the following vid knows how to jump https://youtu.be/ewtoDlC8QlA I won't be jumping mine will run a full set of 5000mah lips tomorrow, need to check temps. Have the big castle set up here, and will probably fit that next weekend, as I have a pair of 4s batts coming from hobby king Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 14, 2016 Ran the truck today, 2- 3s traxxas 5000mah till the cut off. truck handle rough ground easily couldn't get the gps unit to work so no speed readings to report just seemed to need a bit more oomph on the straights so out came the standard 1600kv and in went the 2028 set up running 32t pinion with 54 spur, so its a little faster than stock. will order bigger pinions, as the motor has got enough torque to go larger 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted February 20, 2016 Took the X down to my local park today to try out the new motor combo. On 6s it is about the same as stock, But, on 8s the X does come alive. The tyres just start to balloon at full speed, so I think the gearing is about right for the stock tyres. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukfox 347 Posted March 5, 2016 Have had a new 49tooth pinion delivered. Truck seems a fair bit quicker. Still need to play with the esc parameters, punch, etc Damage wise, Crack in the rear of the body after a cartwheel, Broke a front shock shaft after colliding with a fence post, it broke the shaft just as it screws in to the bottom swivel joint. Must not have gotten the pinion grub screw tight enough as pinion has moved on the shaft, luckily I saw it before any damage. The XLX esc has a data logging feature I have fitted the castle 6mm battery connectors on the 4s batts (8s set up) and get very low ripple volts when running these connectors. On my 6s set up (two 3s batts) I use traxxas connectors, I made up a small conversion lead to plug in to the castle connector. With the traxxas connectors i am getting a ripple voltage of around 0.9 to 1 volt. So it seems the "Traxxas high current connectors" are not up to the job of feeding the XLX esc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites