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  1. TrueBlue
    How about something a little crazy? Tamiya iridescent Purple and Green... or iridescent Pink and Gold? Or the colour I was going to use on the DW shell, Metallic Orange? Oh wait, something I've always wanted to try. A translucent colour backed with silver or gold. Like translucent green backed with gold, should give the green a nice metallic candy style colour. Silver will give it a slight different look. Other than that, not really sure what colours match with green. Other than blues.
  2. TrueBlue
    I thought you were going to say you lost reverse and slammed it into a tree or something, lol. But thankfully no, just lost reverse and had signal issues that did not result in a horrific crash. At least you managed to sort it by using an alternative receiver. So hopefully no more signal issues. 15 minutes of full speed runs. You should get yourself a GPS speed meter and see how fast it goes. I need to get one as well, but they're like £60... need to wait a little while to afford it. Also, my new DW shell arrived a few moments ago. Two weeks after I originally purchased it... better late than never. And indeed... came with a brand new spare wing! Woo!
  3. TrueBlue
    Well, shortly after posting my message about Modelsport, they go and email me that it's finally on it's way, lol. Hmm... you've got green and blue shells? Hehe, blue shell.. like Mario Kart... anyway, maybe... go for an orange like the Desertwolf? Or some metallic colour... Tamiya PS-46 iridescent purple and green! Really though, I've no idea what colour will suite the Timberwolf. Given my recent colour choice for my DW shell, not the best person to ask, lol. Saying that, I've resprayed the DW shell silver on the outside. Not ideal, will scratch easily of course. But doesn't look TOO bad in silver.. I guess. Maybe paint the TW in silver?
  4. TrueBlue
    Yeah, I'm guessing we simply aren't allowed to sends batteries because we're not a company or business or anything like that. Don't some couriers x-ray the packages to make sure there's nothing in there that shouldn't be in there? Well, no.. there's no "wrong way round" for that shell. Just looks peculiar that way round, lol. I'll give them till Friday afternoon or something then email again. They did say they should have it this week, but the week is practically over and the order still says "On back order" so... yeah, will wait till tomorrow. If nothing, will chase them again.
  5. TrueBlue
    Not sure why some sellers can send batteries like that. I tried looking but couldn't find a courier that accepted them. I didn't look at all couriers though, so I might have missed one. Looking good there! Until it started tipping it down of course... have you taken it out again since? Also.. your shell is on the wrong way round, lol. And I'm still waiting for my DW shell from Modelsport. It looks like they still haven't received it from their suppliers. I bought it on the 16th... been like 7-8 business days, not including the Bank Holiday or weekend. No idea why it's taking so long.
  6. TrueBlue
    I did actually put the Overlander LiPo on eBay and it did sell for £40...but had to issue a full refund, as when I was arranging shipping, found out that DPD don't accept batteries unless they're connected to the device that uses them. I also tried Hermes/Evri and it was the same thing. Tried Royal Mail, but they don't accept batteries even if they ARE connected to a device. So I can't sell this Overlander battery, I'm kinda stuck with it. Name? Didn't even think of that, lol... hello there Martin. My name is Alex.
  7. TrueBlue
    Nothing as fancy that... I use a standard Traxxas LiPo charger, as the only LiPos I have are all Traxxas. Except the Overlander 3S I bought for the DW, which I don't even need now. Thankfully, the Traxxas charger also has a balance connector for non-Traxxas batteries, it can charge NiMH as well. Traxxas batteries have balance leads built-in to the connector.
  8. TrueBlue
    Wait, you've never run the Desertwolf before? Was it only the Timberwolf you've driven so far? I've not really taken my DW out either, just that quick run that was cut short due to an oopsie. Hope the run goes well.... try not to break anything though. Yeah, gold... hopefully that'll look good. The orange paint job looks fine, no problems with it.. it just isn't what I imagined, lol.
  9. TrueBlue
    Well, I painted the Desertwolf shell finally. In the end, I didn't use Metallic Orange for two reasons... it was more expensive than the other metallic pains for some reason, and because of that it wasn't included in the Multi-Can Discount on Wheelspin. So I (stupidly?) chose translucent orange instead and backed it with white, hoping it would still be a vibrant orange. It came out... orange. But the overall effect wasn't what I wanted. What I might do is wait a month or two (I still have 3 more shells to paint) and buy another colour... gold maybe? ...and paint it on the outside.
  10. TrueBlue
    You had to buy the sponge that goes around the wheel? Did they cheap-put by not including it? Or did you buy it second hand and it just didn't have it? Also, heard back from Modelsport about the whereabouts to my Desertwolf shell. Apparently, they *should* have it by next week. Kinda unfortunate... didn't think it would take that long!
  11. TrueBlue
    Haha, I've never actually used the paper technique for any of my pinion/spur gears... I've always done it by sight and feel. I put the gears as close together as they can go, then move them apart by a tiny bit... and that's usually enough. Seems to work fine, little no resistance between the gears and every runs smoothly. Funny you mention your DumboRC transmitter... the Absima CR6S I have (and the Etronix EX6G) are both rebranded DumboRC transmitters. The photo shows the one I have.. is that what your DumboRC looked like?
  12. TrueBlue
    The ESC and motor was a HobbyWing Combo MAX10 G2 ESC with a 4000kV motor, with a Traxxas connector, since that's what my Lipos use and I had a Traxxas Lipo charger already. It was about £130 for the ESC and motor combo. The servo was a brand I'd never heard of until I starting looking for a servo, it was an SRT DL3017 digital servo, 15.5Kg at 6.6v... though I might look for another one with more torque and speed, spend a little more than £17 lol. The receiver is the same one that all my cars have (except the HPI Bullet) and it's an Etronix Pulse FHSS ET1132. I actually have an Absima transmitter, a CR6S (a good transmitter actually) but the Absima receivers are £28... but the rebranded Etronix ones are only £14. Since they work with the Absima CR6S, I buy those instead!
  13. TrueBlue
    Haha, yeah I was a little miffed after looking at the postage stickler when I got it.. but £25 was still a good deal, even just for the rolling chassis, it had a body shell in great condition AND the wing. An auction, with £200 starting price? £150 not too bad at all, especially since it still had all it's original electronics (I think?). Good thing they accepted it then. And the Timberwolves were only £90? Even better bargain! Did they have everything included as well, like the original electronics? So all three were pretty good prices then... good thing you came across them when you did, otherwise you might have missed out on them.
  14. TrueBlue
    Since you got yours from eBay, how much did it cost you? I was very lucky in getting mine. Someone who had purchased a few PC parts off me on eBay asked me if I wanted something called a Maverick Desertwolf. Said it was a 1:8 scale buggy... I said I never heard of it. He sent it to me, I paid for shipping... TOO MUCH I might add, £25... the shipping label on the box said £7... I think I got kinda cheated there, lol. So all in all, someone "gave" it to me, technically for £25. I had to purchase a load of spare parts and electronics of course. It is rather They seem like pretty good buggies as well. Built well, seem sturdy, not sure about the stock electronics since I never had them... shame they seemed to die out before they have a change to really make an impact. I hope so.. I know they had to backorder it, but I didn't expect it to take this long just to receive it from their suppliers or where ever. Hopefully soon though.
  15. TrueBlue
    I haven't seen a single Desertwolf or Timberwolf show up on eBay as of yet... but since I didn't even know about this thing until November last year, I could also have missed quite a few. I've been looking on eBay since and all I've ever found searching for Desertwolf are the two body shells. I haven't actually searched for the Tiimberwolf yet. Of course, searching for parts using their part number yields more results. It's possible the DW and TW sold very little in the UK over the course of a few years. If it's only a few hundred that's pretty depressing. Loads of people missed out on a pretty interesting buggy. I feel quite privileged to own one, lol. Still waiting for Modelsport to receive the back order and ship it out... ordered on Thursday I think. Taking it's time to get to Modelsport. Also just purchased a butt-load of paint, and a Subaru Impreza body shell. Now I have 4 shells to paint!
  16. TrueBlue
    Is he talking about the centre spur gear? Because yeah... long gone now, lol... I definitely couldn't find one, not even on Wheelspin where spares are still available. Dude wasn't happy, lol... giving the old Eff this and Eff that. But yeah, forking out £300 for a car then have it discontinued 3 years later with most of the spare parts being lost to the tides of time.. I'd feel pretty peeved as well.
  17. TrueBlue
    Also, I've just checked my emails... Modelsport DID respond to me.. on the SAME day I sent the message, May 10th, lol... how did I miss that??
  18. TrueBlue
    So.. it's possible the DW and TW were discontinued, or at least started to be, around 2018? Only 3 years after their initial release? That's pretty bad. And a bit sad as well... if the reason they were starting to be discontinued after 3 years was due to poor sales. A very short life span indeed.
  19. TrueBlue
    Hm, well I just went to the Hobby Warehouse site, added the Desertwolf to my cart and went through the process of calculating shipping. Apparently, they don't (or can't) ship to the UK! Just says your order cannot be shipped to the selected address. Also tried RC Hobbies, they do ship to the UK, with shipping costing $50. So the Desertwolf is AU$750, about £395 and shipping is AU$50, about £27. A total of £422 or so. Not sure about RCNZ, as you need an account to continue. As for Hobby City, the Desertwolf is AU$770, about £405. As for shipping... well... they don't even ship outside New Zealand! So RC Hobbies is the only site that apparently has them in stock, brand new, and ship to the UK.
  20. TrueBlue
    Lol, same... although I've already put a few things on eBay that are gaining views, but no-one is buying! So you haven't heard back? I'm sure whatever the answer is, it's gonna give you a heart attack, lol. Shipping cost half the price of the car! Yeah, would be nice to have one brand new, but at that price... from New Zealand... with a shipping cost that requires a small lottery win... probably never going to happen. But we already have one that's LIKE brand new.. kind of. Actually, I'm still waiting for a reply from Modelsport about their Desertwolf body shell... when did I send that message?! They haven't got back to me at all yet! Also still waiting for them to receive and process my new shell I bought on Thursday... I forgot all about that till a few moments ago, hehe.
  21. TrueBlue
    Hm... you're not actually gonna BUY one are you?? Depending on the cost of shipping? You said your benefits wouldn't cover it.. so I guess that means no... probably a good idea, lol. My benefits wouldn't cover it either... at least not without saving for about 6 months! So the Desertwolf and Timberwolf must have come out mid-2015 or there abouts? Not old.. under 10 years. Surprised it might not have sold well... it had a decent price point, good hardware. Nice to own a piece of (failed?) history, lol.
  22. TrueBlue
    You can actually still buy the Desertwolf in New Zealand? Interesting...price isn't too bad at £380, considering it was like £300 when it first came out. But yeah, shipping will probably be quite high. I wonder why only New Zealand still has new stock ready for purchase, but they don't exist anywhere else...?
  23. TrueBlue
    A favourite.. tricky question. I've quite a few different types of car so it' hard to pick one. My favourite overall, out of all of them might be the Traxxas Rustler, because of how fast and tough it is. My Favourite Tamiya is my main TT-02 with all the upgrades and hop-ups and brushless. But the Konghead 6x6 is my favourite when it comes to uniqueness. The HPI Bullet is my favourite Nitro... because it's my only one, lol. The Desertwolf might become a favourite of mine once I've been able to give it a proper run.
  24. TrueBlue
    Hm, I see you've had a few.. possibly more than me. A good selection... except the Desertwolf, it seems neither of us have ever had the same models, lol. Although the Lunchbox is almost identical to the Midnight Pumpkin with the exception of the shell. MODELS BUILT NEW Tamiya Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 - TT-01 Tamiya Aqroshot Tamiya Mad Bull (Sold) Tamiya Konghead 6x6 Tamiya Hot Shot Tamiya Midnight Pumpkin Tamiya Super Avante Tamiya Ford Mustang GT4 - TT-02 Tamiya Ford Focus RS Custom - TT-02 Tamiya Ford Escort Custom - TT--02 Tamiya Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI - TT-02 MODELS RTR BOUGHT NEW Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL HPI Bullet ST 3.0 Nitro Truck MODELS BOUGHT USED Maverick DesertWolf Maverick ION MT Tamiya Grasshopper (Sold) Tamiya Hornet (Sold)
  25. TrueBlue
    Wait... a Desertwolf and TWO Timberwolf's? ...can I have one? Kidding, lol. I've had nothing but Tamiya models since 2009, when i bought my first TT-01 from Japan.. no idea why I didn't buy it in the UK, but still... until 2020 when I bought my first Traxxas, a Rustler 4x4 VXL. Then last year I got hold of the Maverick Desertwolf. Then this year I bought an HPI Bullet ST 3.0 Nitro. So branching out a little. Oh, I also managed to get hold of a Maverick ION MT. Neat little truck that. Unfortunately, I can't say much about the handling and power of my particular Desertwolf as I've only taken it out for a brief run, before the wheel tried to escape. I need a good open space to test out it's power. Ah, so you already had them from a little while ago. Still, it's good that you can still get them. I'd like to buy some original DW wheels if I ever find them. I'm quite happy with the JetKo ones I bought for it though.
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