28yoKid

Excited this morning so went to find some jumps. Here is a short vid taken on my phone. was amazed with how well and flattering it is to jump, tried 6 cell packs too and they were fine. Looking fwd to the nxt bash

Ok the erevo came today. My 1st impressions were OMG, this thing is big! I was impressed by the overall robustness of the parts and inbound suspension, all the drive shafts and bits are extra meaty. But then again, with batts on board, this thing is heavy too. I was really pleased with the red colour, looks great! I had to set up the servos (two for the steering) as they were making a noise in neutral and the springs were changed for tougher ones (comes complete with 8 springs, 4 different tensions) to increase the ride height a bit. Clearance is now approx 3 inches. I charged my 8.4v 4600's (with trx connectors for increase current flow) and went to the local playing field for my acclimatisation bash. On fresh batts I was thinking wow, this thing is fast. I was expecting it to be a lot slower, I would say approx 20-25mph. Which is plenty for bashing atm (although I can see me upgrading the motors to something faster in the future) There was enough torque for wheelies too. I was a bit worried that if I hit someone, this could really hurt. So I was conscious to stay away from people. Handling was brilliant, really poised and working the shocks through tight turns. The edge of handling was easily noticeable as a rear wheel would leave the ground or two wheels! But this was easily controllable on sight so 9/10 times you could steer out of embarrassment and land it back on 4 wheels. I must have rolled it about 5 times and absolutely no damage at all. It would just land on its wheels and carry on. My only gripe would be the run time of 14 minutes 20 seconds. Although this was of full throttle driving. I was gonna try my 7 cell packs, but not sure it would be worth it! I can see why people try to do crazy jumps with these (youtube...et al), they are just so capable, you don't feel like you are challenging the truck at all on a field, need some kamikaze jumps! Next bash will be a challenging one....just got to find somewhere...! Pics before the bash: Fresh out Chunky build Size Thanks for all your input everyone!

Hopefully by the end of this week (?). Would be nice to get it in time for the wkend. Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...07#ht_813wt_903

4wdmt and Lemming, thanks for letting me know about your experiences. I am really excited about the e-revo coming. I will do a review for you all, what info would you like specifically?. I have just bought some 8.4v 4600 batts with trx plugs so ready to go!

Fez eh? Very nice. Just won an erevo on ebay, pretty chuffed as £237 all in! I didnt think bargains existed on ebay!

Lemming and ARH21, thanks for your help. I am sick of breaking my tamiya cars so a Traxxas seems like an ideal 'Biatch' for me! Didn't know about the 1/16th revo coming out -thanks! ps Lemming, what car is that in ur profile, it's beautiful:) Just had a look at the 1/16 revo, looks like it will be fast, but not sure it will handle long grass or obstacles as well as the full size.

Hi all, I am selling My Monster Beetle, Wild Dagger and Stadium Blitzer: Monster Beetle: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...92#ht_500wt_924 Wild Dagger http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...95#ht_500wt_924 Stadium Blitzer http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...14#ht_500wt_924 Baby coming in 5 weeks...! News to me, we only met once! ...just kidding! All Sold.

Thanks Taliesin and Cubsfan for your advice, esp Taliesin, you should work for a magazine! I am considering an emaxx and erevo. I like the idea of the revo not rolling easily! Am I right in assuming that a modern Traxxas truck is more robust than a Tamiya for bashing??

Wow BMT, they look really beefy! Thanks! will search.

Thanks Lenter! Budget wise I'd say £300ish. Has anyone had any experience with other brands also?

Hi all, I am toying with the idea of getting a modern Monster truck. I have only ever had Tamiya, but the cars I run are either old designs or literally old plastic ...erm ...Vintage! I am feeling a bit guilty about putting my need for speed and thrills onto my vintage models and am looking for a fast tough basher that can take the punishment. I will only be using it off road (mud, beach, climbing a bit), would like 4wd (is 2wd as capable?) and would like it to be fairly fast. Oh and electric please. I have looked at a Rustler VXL, but question the need to go 70mph (what does a 70mph stack look like!?) and am unsure as to the Rustlers climbing/off road ability. Apart from the looks is an e revo massively different than the emaxx? and how does that compare to the e savage? My main need is durability, followed by capable handling, then speed! What are the best ones? Thanks in advance, 28

Thanks Danbox, I will give them a look.

Thanks Leethal, arrived today! And is now a permanent fixture on my WD! Thanks again mate.

Same size I think, just a bit thicker. Not reliable thou. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-Twin-Detonato...8#ht_1345wt_903

Dear all. Was well chuffed today as I managed to construct my dual battery holder for my 14.4v Wild Dagger. Finally. I could run her. Unfortunately, 4 mins into running and I realised a front drive shaft had snapped Now these aren't the standard drive shafts, but the upgraded steel GPM ones off ebay. So what do I do now? Do I buy the same drive shafts again? Or are there some unbreakable ones I can get from somewhere??? Oh, and I meant DRIVE shafts LOL!

Orthopaedic Sales Rep, selling hip and knee replacements....going be starting this new job in about 4 wks

Took the FD out with the silver can today. A bit of tarmac and grass. Although obviously slower than the EZ run, but not as boring as I expected. Was fun as I really got to learn the FD's handling which had a really great turn in (lots of steering lock) but had a tendency to flip if I slowed too suddenly into a sharp turn on grass -the FD is quite high riding. The motor had just enough torque to drift on dusty tarmac so I cant wait to get it into the gravel carpark! As an added bonus, nothing broke and no massive cartwheel style stacks as was common with the EZ run. Wouldn't mind getting a ST540 in tho. Maybe in the future 28

Thanks Leethal Driver! I have pm'd you. Does anyone have the C5 part...?

Anyone...?! You must have these bits somewhere!

Sold.

Thanks for the options guys! My preference is to pick up an old TA04. Can't bring myself to chop up my FD chassis Would it fit a TT01 chassis? Thanks again guys. 28

Hi guys, Thought it would be amusing to make a replica of my wifes red TT by buying a Tamiya TT shell (Tamiya 58300) and putting it on my Fire Dragon Chassis. Question is, will it fit??? Any advice? Thanks 28

Selling her. NIB no ESC http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...5#ht_500wt_1182 Cheers 28

How about a CR01? Scale and capable of handling bumps.

Def a blast. On tarmac a couple of battery packs could turn some new tyres into slicks. Don't have the tools for videos unfortunately. Maybe one day tho. You have any old buggies with hot motors?