ncpantherfan71

That's my goal. If it has a Willy head, it has to pull a wheely!

Just got my Dancing Rider and was wondering if anyone here has tried a 3s battery with the stock 380 brushed motor?

That usually indicates worn or dirty brushes on the motor. You could try pulling it, giving it a good clean and try again. IMHO the best bet is to try and find a replacement motor.

Its the largest diameter kind of thin gear. It is the gear the pinion mates to. If you pull the motor again and slowly spin the tires you can kind of see the teeth through the hole in the chassis where the pinion fits into.

I raced the M05 several years. The gears are pretty strong and I never had any problems with any of the gears except the spur gear, it can be damaged when you hit something with the front wheels. If your pinion cam loose it also could have damaged the spur when it shifted. Also, if you are still using stock pinion keep an eye on them, they can wear pretty fast too.

Where in us are you?

Stop by your local harbor freight. There is an aluminum case with pick and pull foam. Large enough I put my TX, and charger in when I would travel. Think it was around $12-$15.

I hate it's not a hobby anymore. No one wants kits, several don't want to repair their cars or take the time to learn.

I live in Fayetteville NC now, but grew up in Clayton. Started with rc in the 80s with a hornet. Stayed with it until my teens when 1:1 cars and chasing girls took all my spare time and definitely all my money. Joined the Air Force and started to get back into rc. Didn't get too involved, living in the dorm with no storage, room to work, and chasing girls still took most my money! 😆 Around 97 I was stationed in England, my wife (all the girl chasing paid off) we're watch a British show where they ran a couple m01 mini coopers. My wife wanted a 1:1 but I didn't think they were too safe, basically a drink can on wheels, so we picked up 2 kits to build together. I still have both kits on my shelf, with about 40 friends. I'm retired from the Air Force and working part time at the local hobby shop in Fayetteville. Interest kind of goes up and down depending on what I'm doing at work. I have built several Traxxas vehicles to use for show and tell. I'm currently trying to get motivated to finish a monster slash 4x4 and a custom trx4.

Traxxas told us it will be available in clear in the future, don't know how much into the future. I had a clear Bigfoot body on order for months before it finally came in. Yes it's for the trx4, and will be about the same size as the defender body. Those years Broncos were never small like the original one. They were a pretty large suv. The rear windows on all, if not most SUVs in the states are tinted pretty dark. It keeps people's nosey eyes and sticky fingers from being tempted to break in. Even my full size truck with a rear seat has pretty dark rear door windows.

Well I have been busy with a new toy. It's not a big T, but a small t.

Where did you find that? I looks on their web site and a basset wasn't listed.

I am working on a crawler and I want a 1/10 scale basset hound I can paint up to look like my dog. Can anyone help me?

Hobico is no longer the only distributors for HPI, Associated, or Axial. Associated can be purchased from Horizon Hobby, HPI is now through HRP out of Utah, Axial can be picked up through several channels. If Hobico can not successfuly restructure it really will not have too big impact on the rc car scene. Mainly Axial and Arrma brands will be impacted. However it will have a huge impact on the rc aircraft side.

Traxxas direct hasn't made a large impact on us as of yet, however Towers super saver discounts did. If they give the customer a $30.00 coupon on a $300.00 kit, the mail order customer just paid the same price we do. The markup on kits, all manufacturers, is very little. When Traxxas stopped them using coupons it actually helped us. Great Planes practices have also hurt other manufacturers in the industry. They dropped Parma and didn't even let them know! I had to call Parma direct just to find out if they were going out of business! And it's not just Great Planes, the other large distributor, Horizon Hobby still carries Traxxas surface products but none of the quad copters because it is competing with their Blade brand. When the TRX4 was announced Traxxas is the sole distribution source. Tower could buy to sell, but could not distribute to shops. This has had a very positive impact on us, we are paying the same price Great Planes, Horizon, A Main, and everyone. Now I don't think Traxxas is perfect. I really don't care for their practices when it comes to the battery connectors. I know some of it is an effort to make lipo as safe and idiot proof as possible, and limit their liability. When McDonalds can be sued for millions because coffee is hot, it's smart. The biggest threats to our business are Amazon, and Hobby King. I had a customer looking at a Slash 4x4 and we were within a total of 34.00 to the online source, including tax, and he said no thanks and walked out. I don't know how any lhs can compete and keep the doors open, lights on, much less operate a track anymore. Being in the exact same location for 50 years allowed them to build relationships with many of the local rc pilots and train enthusiast. Those relationships and repeat customers is what is keeping us afloat. I would honesty like to ask, how many people went to a small business this Christmas and purchased items, or went to you local hobby shop and asked them to order a kit for you? Start building a relationship with some of those businesses and if they care about their customers I will guarantee it will be a positive experience for both. Sorry again, and I will get off my soap dox now. 😊

The only time I recommend the Traxxas charger is if you have an inexperienced person with lipo. Otherwise, I think the Hitec chargers are a great choice. Take a look at the RDX1 and the x2 for a dual charger. It's a little more cash than the EZ peak, but they have more room for you to "grow" into.

I like both Traxxas and Tamiya, both are great products if used as they were intended. The original T-Maxx is what really got me back into rc, and as a result, I am collecting several of the older Tamiyas from my youth and a bunch of the re-releases. The hobby industry in the US isn't doing the best. I work at a small family owned shop that has been in the community for 50 years now. The larger distributors are cutting margins to the point where we can not buy it for what they are selling it for on line. I know of at least 5 shops that closed in the last year and half in my state. So if Traxxas secured the patent for the Revo suspension setup, then good for them and they should defend it. The first time I saw a pic of the Arrma Nero and Fazon the first thing I thought was it looks a lot like a Revo. Is that any different than Tamiya asking this forum to remove manuals to discontinued kits or stop talking about reproduction decals? King RC had a direct copy of the HPI Baja 5b, all hpi parts were direct fit for replacement. How many people purchased it over the hpi not caring it was a direct copy. King RC didn't pay any of the development costs, but sure made a killing on it. There are several counterfeit Castle Creation motors all over the auction sites, and they are being sold as genuine. I even saw a TRF 417 copy while back and if I remember it was being discussed here or maybe it was rctech, I don't remember for sure, as a possible substitute. The low quality, discount copy products coming out of China being sold for pennies is killing many industries, not just rc. I have been guilty of trying some of the cheap products in the past, but I was disappointed the the lack of proper instructions and poor quality. Now that I work in a small family shop I really see the negative impact these products have. In about 2 weeks I will have to tell many people we cannot help them fix the car, truck, plane, or quad copter because it is a cheap copy and parts just aren't available. They will get discouraged and quit the hobby before they even get started. Sorry about the long post, but this is something I see almost every day. We are loosing the back bone of the hobby with all the mom and pop shops closing. Next time you have a problem with a kit, esc, reciever call Amazon or that faceless eBay user name to ask for help and see what you get. Edit: there are some very good users on eBay, I am not saying all are bad, just a generation with the import product sellers

I don't think Traxxas sux just because they are protective of their name, product, and designs. It is just smart business. That's how they have become the top name in RC, with some positive and some negative results. Great Planes is going through a pretty big restructure. They are dropping several manufactures product lines and seem to be going through a fairly substantial inventory reduction. They are no longer the only North America distributor for Team Associated, HPI, and Axial. According to our sales rep, they are NOT going the way of Novak and closing down.

Very nice! I like it wingless as well.

Are you on asphalt or carpet? Are you using standard touring springs? Are you limited to only Tamiya springs?

You should put the motor in a lunchbox just for kicks! Where are you finding all these big lots? I picked up one a few years ago and split it up and made a little bit, but I kept a lot of it too.

Add a Tekin RX8 and thats to combo I run in mne. STRONG setup!

A lot of the Cam stuff is blown way out of proportion, he is an easy target. He definitely isn't the best public speaker and can put his foot in his mouth. I'm more a fan of defense. I'm a big fan of Luke, Thomas Davis and d line.

Hey now, leave my Panthers alone! I am looking forward to seeing the other bodies. I really like unusual paint jobs. I was stationed at Pope AFB when the 23rd FG was there and I have an A-10 inspired scheme planed for a short course body but having a hard time finding someone to make unit patch decals small enough.