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  1. Thanks everyone for all your advice - much appreciated. Today i have ordered some ball bearings, Traxxas steel pinion gears and also a Super Hotshot under-guard. I'm still interested in getting the Super Hotshot at some point - it's just looks so cool. Also thinking of DB01 or DB02 and will consider running Lipos as well. And i'm also looking at other buggies on the market too (Losi, Traxxas etc...) even though i know this IS a Tamiya forum. The HotShot is great fun, but i definitely want something with some more grunt to thrash around with as well.
  2. Thanks for the comments. The problem with my getting my next car is there are so many to choose from. A friend of mine has a vintage Frog and Boomerang - both in need of some serious restoration. I also had a look at a YouTube video of DB-01RR racing which looked to be some serious fun. I'm going to scour these threads for a bit - mull it over before i decide. I've only just got the HotShot so i should probably wait a least a month or so before committing to another purchase...
  3. Thanks Mongoose - I've dropped in the images like you said so you don't have to click on all the links each time. Cheers
  4. So i'm really pleased with the car and i really enjoyed running it for the first time. With hindsight i maybe should have replaced the plastic bearings with metal ones - but i only discovered about this after the car was built. The only other thing i don't like is the spongy front suspension. I'm already thinking of my next car - probably a Super HotShot. Or... maybe something a bit more powerful that i can do jumps with and stuff but i've no idea what this would be...
  5. Anyone who lives South London or Surrey (near Epsom) way - just punch this in to google maps: 51°20'07.9"N 0°14'28.3"W To find the location of where i went - like i said, it's public land where a few joggers and dog walkers go but no one bothers with this rough patch. With a more powerful car you could really use the slopes for jumps. I may attempt to build a few smaller jumps in the ground as well.
  6. https://imageshack.com/i/eyJrD7Kzj The car is built and ready to shred! https://imageshack.com/i/exjejldcj https://imageshack.com/i/p1iGm6Jwj https://imageshack.com/i/idVPzuOPj I'm pretty pleased with the way the car came out - i think it looks awesome - really mean! The front suspension seemed a little weak - but this is a bit of a design flaw - not much i can do about it. I found some public land near to me that made the perfect testing ground: https://imageshack.com/i/f0ECRlEVj https://imageshack.com/i/eyKXyqmgj https://imageshack.com/i/pd4XH4nNj It's some old volley-ball courts that have been abandoned and now ripped up leaving the chalky ground you see. It was a little bit tough on the car, but great fun (note the twisted right light in the last pic!). I only flipped the car twice - was actually more than twice but it landed wheels down so not going to include them.. I still need to adjust the battery cable a little better and more foam padding to the battery.
  7. http://imageshack.com/i/eyNMQeORj The body of the HotShot starting to come together https://imageshack.com/i/f0iuNpQcj Cutting the plastic body shell - well worth taking your time on this! https://imageshack.com/i/f0rIB7cEj And painting - Tamiya build guide said use 3 coats of paint but it was a least 7. Used the entire can. I've not got pictures, but next up i put in all the RC gear, attached the wheels and tested the car ran OK. Noob mistake - not attaching the pinion gear correctly to the motor shaft - i should of lined up the grub screw to the 'flat' part of the shaft. First test and it comes off inside the gearbox - fortunately there was no damage. Noob mistake 2 - not spacing the 13T pinion correctly and therefore not fully meshing with the spur gear. Facepalm - i knew this was extremely important as well, but still got it wrong... But all fixed now. Next up was adding the roll cage etc... and then ready to go out for the inaugural run!
  8. https://imageshack.com/i/ey2iJa5aj Front suspension arms added https://imageshack.com/i/ipPIzjftj The driver painted - quite pleased with the way he turned out.
  9. Hi - i am new to the Tamiya Club forum and in fact new to Tamiya cars. When i was a child i always wanted a Tamiya car - either the Hornet or HotShot but sadly could never afford one. Now as an adult i thought a mid-life crisis merited buying a HotShot - it was cheaper than getting a motorbike and a lot safer. So i got the Hotshot with a basic Acoms transmitter and receiver, 3000mAH battery and Delta 3 fast charger. Having never built a car before, everything was new to me - i easily put in 30 hours plus building the car. Everything is stock, including the... plastic bearings (cough...). I probably would of made some hop-ups if i knew more, but as it was my first car i was a bit naive about this. But you have to start somewhere... Here's how it went: https://imageshack.com/i/idCFiTgsj Gearbox build - they look pretty simple, but were a bit fiddly inside.. https://imageshack.com/i/eyKoG6Mmj Rear suspension arms added
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