The soldier bug

Thanks guys, the only reason I am not getting a Tamiya is because they are out-of-this-world expensive and I am not too good a camoflauge painting. I probably won't be doing any really hard core running, just going around shooting trashcans and various stray cats LOL (not really) so I think it will perform okay.

Thanks "TA-Mark", I think I'll go for the Panzer III it looks pretty neat.

I am kind of going through a tank phase right now and I want to know, are the 1/16 panther tanks on EBAY for real? I mean priced under $100 is kind of wierd for a tank that shoots BBs and is as big as it is there must be a catch. Is this a rip off or just a good deal? Thanks, The soldier bug

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with nitro "backtomyroots". I am going to wait untill october just to learn a few more tips.

Good call "Shodog" Tamiyas might be a little on the speedy side even with the ancient 540 installed. A toy store car or truck would be a little better for handling and front yard running.

I occasionally like a complicated build but I really like quick builds. I could never bring myself to build an 80's model unless I could find an extremely reseved place on my shelf queen shelf.

Has anyone here bought a rare Tamiya only for it to be re-released after you pay a huge ammount of money for it. I'm not saying this has happened to me but I used to see Hot shots go for about $900 and I can imagine some people were pretty ticked when Tamiya re-released it.

All I have ever made was about a 30ft track in my back yard once when it was made of 99.9% dirt. Eventually I had to put grass down...

I feel your pain "Badboy" I must have had the same thing happen to me like 8 times, you figure I would have learned by the second time.

What can I say other than "excellent job".[] I feel kind of bad that you put all that work into it and that it won't be run just once.[]

Sure thing, I keep you posted on any skills I pick up along the way when I get my nitro.[] I have probably watched at least an hours worth tuning and maintenance videos so I am prepared for just about anything.

Thank you so much "backtomyroots"![] I would have made one huge mistake if I had bought that thing. I think I will go back to one of my original choices an Associated MGT 4.6SE. If the MGT is as invinsible as my RC18MT then it will be a superb truck.

I have never abused any of my RCs I don't know if I can say the same for my dad but the servo issue on my mini LST was a radom issue that happened once every so often.Same for the diffs, one day I heard a buzzing noise coming from the truck and a week later the rear diffs became completely stripped! Personally I think I just got a lemon.

Alright as some of you may know I have decided to get a Team Losi Aftershock as my first nitro, no problems there. However, every Team Losi product I have seen has somthing that goes wrong with it, such as my mini LST had 2 busted servos and striped diffs, and my dad's brushless XXX-T's skid plate ripped in half, and the rear suspension arm broke appart. Would it be a stupid idea to give Team losi one last chance on a nitro of all vehicles?[:S]

Great idea! Just make sure not to get any grime or moisture inside of the battery.

My suggestion is to go out and get a 3000 MAH NIMH battery from "Venom" these are fairly inexpensive but last long and provide twice the performance of any old nicad.[]

They look perfect. BTW how is your truck doing?

He!! yeah that "leifi"![]

What?[:S]

Man! That must have been a monster of a scalpal...I mean craft knife. Hope that gets better soon, I always hate how raw and cut my fingers feel after working on one of my vehicles.

I don't know why people get so angry at the noise, I mean its not like your running an F-16 down the street. Its just a little truck that makes no more noise than a weed eater. I can't believe the story about that lunatic coming out with a shovel sounds like someone has bigger problems than a little noise.[:S]

I have what I think is a creative idea, my idea is to turn my lunch box into a bad a$$ ice cream truck.[6] I am going to try to model the paint job after Sweet tooth from the game Twisted metal (white with pink dots) and then put a half of a toy ice cream cone on the roof. What do you guys think is the idea stupid or not?

Well, I would say you sound like any normal RC hobbiest. You just want to get the best performance and have the most fun with your truck which sounds fine to me. I hope you enjoy your new nitro, I am a little low on "fun" money right now so I won't be getting a new vehicle for a while.If you get the chance would you mind telling me about youre nitro experence?[]

I think your Boomerang looks great![] It is always nice to get a car you've wanted for so long. I remember how I had to fight to the death on EBAY to get my Bullhead (the centerpiece of my collection).

I was running my Clod today when all of the sudden the steering went out. I immediately checked the mount where the tie rod connects to the ball joint on top of the gear box, sure enough the little plastic piece that conects the two had snapped like a twig. I wasn't really crazy about the Clod's steering in the first place but now I really think I need to do somthing about it. I want to place the servos on the front of the gear box area on either end of the Clod, but I have no idea how to mount the servos or what ESC to get that will accept two servos. Any help is very appreciated thanks, The soldier bug