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Well, my King Hauler is finally in one bit, the MFU is all working, and its sat looking lovely on the living room table
I'e run it round the house a few times, but haven't run it outdoors yet, with the Pole Trailer on the back. Here's looking forward to some decent weather! -
I had some "Magpie" issues with my Losi XXX-S Graphite Plus. It has just about every piece of the Matt Francis Red alloy bling on it that Trinity made!
Looks cool though. Come to think of it, the XXX-S has a pretty funky looking chassis anyway -
Excellent job!
I like the idea of using an old DIN jack for the rear lightin socket in the back of the cab. -
I'll hold my hands up to not knowing anything about TT01's, but have some experience of this problem with other touring cars, most noticebly on TC3's. It's down to the corner weights being uneven. First job is to make sure that all the lower suspension arms drop by the same amount - this is known as "droop". Then, lift the front of the car in the middle of the chassis, and see if it lifts one front wheel of the ground first. If it does, there's your problem! If say, the right front wheel lifts first, then you need to increase the spring pre-load on the left rear, until both front wheels lift at exactly the same time. then do the same for the rear wheels. If you still have a car that oversteers, and different springs won't cure it, then try reducing the droop on the rear suspension lower arms. This will stop as much weight transfering forward, and should lessen the tendancy to oversteer. Take too much droop out the rear, and you will have understeer.
Hope this helps, and makes sense
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I agree, a 19 turn gives a good balance between power and run time. I use 19 turn stock motors a lot
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If any of you know the first "Mad Max" film well, there is a scene in a scrap yard, and the sign on the wall says "speed is just a question of money- how fast can you afford"?
I have certainly found the above true with my vintage Frog....everytime I run it, something breaks, or jams up! If I'm not careful, it will wind up being a re-re, with vintage shocks on the back
I guess that it's just a case of using them how you enjoy them the most, but I think that you miss out on some of the vintage experience by putting modern horsepower up them. Power that they were not designed to cope with. My King Blackfoot pulls wheelies with just the stock silver can in it, so I reckon that it doesn't need a bigger motor. Same goes for my Blazing Blazer, or King Hauler.
If I feel the need for speed, I just grab my Associated B4. Modern buggy, with a modern drive train, that can cope with the power
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All of mine get run at some point or another.....I haven't got enough recievers to go round all of them!
My Runners are;
Blazing Blazer
Sand Scorcher
Super Champ
Hotshot I
Frog - original
Frog - re-re
King Blackfoot
King Hauler and Pole Trailer
Associated B4
TL01 - Peugeot 406
All the above are ready for action. Just fit a crystal and a battery
The rest listed below, have been run, and will get run again, but need electrics fitting;
F201 williams
Brat
TL01 Mercedes CLK
Hornet
X-Ray FK04
Losi XXXS Graphite +
Losi XXXS sedan kit
Yokomo SD SSG
Mardave Mini Stox
Well, that's my collection! Always room for one more. Be nice to round it up to 20
I say use them how you most enjoy them, but personally, I like running them, stripping them, cleaning them, and generally looking after them -
Great work!
I think to be authentic, I would chew the rear arches up a bit, with a pair of pliers, and then rust stain them, for that completed genuine Hi-Lux look!! A 1:1 Hi-Lux went past me yesterday, and the rear arches were held together with duct tape!
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I like this hehehe
As far as mis-believes go...
I really believe the Sand Scorcher is THE car for sheer driving experience and that the Blazing Blazer is THE only 4x4. Ive seen the promo videos and they both just rock:)
The truth:
I can't bear to drive the Sand Scorcher I own, it would just shatter so many fond memories and desires. The Blazing Blazer should be re-named "The Bouncy Undriveable"
How very true!! Had my Blazing Blazer out in the snow last night.....Ace on fresh snow, definately "The Bouncy Undriveable" on the rough stuff!
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I've wrapped the TEU-101BK ESC in my King Blackfoot with tank tape for running in the snow, with great effect this week. Hasn't cut out once. The other option is to run a waterproof one, such as M-Tronics. Sealing everything, and using rubber shielded bearings is good advice, but sand is evil stuff, it gets into everywhere, and will make light work of munching through moving parts. Using foam to cover up openings in the motor is a good idea, or just run and wreck a silver can, as they are as cheap as chips.
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Just had the Blazing Blazer out in the snow. Great fun
Really surprised me how well it coped. Just seemed to chew it's way through the deep stuff, with no problems. Bit bouncy though!! me thinks I need to work on the suspension a little -
It was on ebay.co.uk - might have ended I suppose, as it was a few days ago when I spotted it
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Cool pictures chaps! I'll see if I can post some up in a bit.
All I've been doing with mine is cocooning the electrics in tank tape, and then leaving them to thaw out, and drip dry in the sink afterwards. It's amazing what a good job the snow makes of cleaning them! My King Blackfoot now looks absolutely spotless!
I've had the big 4000mah house brick for the Blazing Blazer on charge for most of today, so I'm taking that out in it tonight. should be worth a laugh!
Lock the front freewheel hubs, select first gear, and go for it! Or sink, and get stuck, most likely.... -
So far I've thrashed my Sand Scorcher around in it, which was pretty funny
There was that much snow jammed in behind the front wheels it was stopping the steering from working! The King Blackfoot handled it much better. I just cocooned the TEU-101BK in tank tape to stop water getting in Had the Hotshot out in it today, and the 4WD really helped claw it's way over the snow. Come to think of it, it's the only 4WD buggy I own! -
There's one on ebay at the moment, looks like it wants a good clean up and paint. I've bought quite a lot of stuff off the seller before, and never had any problems. Descriptions are usually spot on, and he's quick with the postage too
Excellent find!!
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Glad you've run it Jeeves!
yeah, you can really feel the weight of all that pot metal when you drive one!
That's part of the fun of the SRB range to me. They do behave better on a loose surface, and my Super Champ is definately nicer, and more stable to drive than my Sand Scorcher.I have my Super Champ on the high ratio gear set. It's a little slugish to pull away, but will rip along at quite a speed once it's got going. I notice the weight of the thing more when I am trying to stop it!! I have to brake gently, or else the rear wheels lock, and then it spins out. Unfortunately you are a little limited to what will fit in the SRB gearbox casing, motor wise. I am currently working on an old Mabuchi silver can, that I have carefully dismantled, and rebuilt with a 15 turn armature. Currently spending some time running it in, and braking in the brushes, then it is destined for the Sand Scorcher. If it's a big improvement, I'll build another for the Super Champ
Don't forget, the quality of the cells you use can make a big difference to the performance. I'm using GP3300 NiMH in mine. The run time is excellent!
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Nice Job!!
That body really doesn't look out of place either. Go on, give it a run I love driving mine. One of my mates was a little dissapointed when mine left his King Cab for dust Mine is about due a run, I'm planning on taking it to the next "Clumber Meet", and getting it dirty
If you are going to run it on Tarmac, I would suggest pulling the rear bands up a bit tighter, so that the rear wheels don't drop down so far. What happens is, the Super Gripper tyres really bight into the tarmac when cornering, and the car tries to come over the top of the wheel! Boing......It's on it's roof
Just a friendly warning, as I found this out the hard way. Also it seems to help the steering a little, which is very poor on the old SRB's.I would also suggest getting a battery pack made up for it, that resembles the old hump pack. That way you can have the battery mounted lower, running down the centre of the car, with the sixth cell coming up into the top deck, to hold it in place. I made mine up in about 5 minutes, using a pack of GP3300's that I used to use in my X-Ray touring car. Works a treat
Hope this helps
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I too had the **** five wheeled Porsche!! Mine was gold
My first was a TL01 Mercedes DTM2000 D2. I told the girl friend that I had wanted a radio control car for years, and bless her, she come up trumps! She is now the wife
I drove the wheels off it, even had a go at racing it, but found it somewhat lacking compared to the TC3's, etc of the time. So, bless her, the next Christmas she bought me a TC3 team kit I still have the Mercedes to this day, and recently had a lucky find, and bought a complete NIB kit, and restored it. I still have all the original bits, but the bodyshell had pretty much had it. I hate to admit it, bit it's a shelfer now. Sentimental value, and all that
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I watch the SRB stuff on ebay quite closely, and to be honest, since Christmas, I think a lot of the stuff has gone up!!
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Yeah, my Super Champ. I built it with a mixture of NIP, and second hand parts sourced from ebay. It started when I saw a chassis cheap, and went from there. The hardest part to get was the body, then I wound up with 2 good ones in about a week! During the build, I also won a big haul of SRB spares, which were listed wih a pretty bad picture. After straining my eyes at the picture, I went for it, and put in a winning bid. There was enough in there to finish the Super Champ, and build a Sand Scorcher/ Rough Rider chassis, minus a few bits here and there. I think in total, including electrics, my Sand Scorcher cost me 120GBP. Even got a brand new rear cage for it. Lucky newly listed BIN find!
I think something to be careful of, is it can cost the same, if not more, to build a non re-re buggy out of NIP parts, than it can cost to buy a really tidy complete model. Everything on Ebay is like buses........If you miss one, there will be another along soon
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Yeah, be a little carefull with the gearbox build. My King Hauler instructions were a little confusing, as the first picture shows one of the shafts, then the next picture down shows the same shaft, but rotated through 180 degrees - ie, reversed. Top tip would be to make sure that the gearbox is working properly before fitting it into the chassis.
Another piece of advice I was given on here was to be carefull on the twin rear axle trucks, as it is easy to build the diffs, so that the wheels on the front and rear axles turn in opposite directions!
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Cheers for the info Dude,
Me and the Mrs spent quite a lot of time trawling the net for cabinet, and cases, as my collection is starting to get a little out of control. Lots of time was spent measuring cars, comparing shelf sizes, etc, and no matter which one we looked at------No good.
So I have drawn up plans to make my own! It will be long enough for a King Hauler, with the reefer trailer, to sit on the top, and the shelves will be deep enough to fit my King Blackfoot, or Blazing Blazer. Trucks can fit 2 to a section bumper to bumper, and smaller stuff, such as Sand Scorcher, Frog, etc, can go three per section, parked at a slight angle.
This was the only solution I could see, without going the custom built route.
Someone is probably going to tell me otherwise now!!! (please do, it will save me a lot of work
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Easily done
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I really have no idea what that shell is! Does look like it is designed for the SRB range though.
It's looking really good. Mine looked that clean.......Briefly!!
Keep us posted on the progress
I'e run it round the house a few times, but haven't run it outdoors yet, with the Pole Trailer on the back. Here's looking forward to some decent weather!
Looks cool though. Come to think of it, the XXX-S has a pretty funky looking chassis anyway 
I like the idea of using an old DIN jack for the rear lightin socket in the back of the cab.
I say use them how you most enjoy them, but personally, I like running them, stripping them, cleaning them, and generally looking after them
That's part of the fun of the SRB range to me. They do behave better on a loose surface, and my Super Champ is definately nicer, and more stable to drive than my Sand Scorcher.
That body really doesn't look out of place either. Go on, give it a run 
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It's always worth trying the simple stuff first. Glad to hear that you have got it sorted
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I took my Blazing Blazer out for a run yesterday, for a bit of a laugh,.........BOING,BOING,BOUNCE,BOUNCE!
And that was on smooth tarmac. 