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  1. 1 hour ago, TrueBlue said:

    I've just realised a potential problem... and that's creating the same colour for the plastic spoiler and wing mirrors. There are no translucent paints for plastic so re-creating the Jewel Violet might be impossible.

    Depending on how close you can get with the Tamiya colour mix you can buy the original colour as spray can or touch up pen.

  2. Out of curiosity I've just searched the biggest second hand website here in Germany. There are some for sale but prices are mostly high. If you are interested have a look on www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de. The main problem would be to ship it to the US as this website is mainly for local trading.

  3. This is a really nice collection of Cross Country's. When I see your nicely new build Defender I really want that body for my MST. I understand your decision with the spare wheel, it's a point where I already was and I've made the same decision as you. I think it's looking good on your Defender.

    By the way, the license plate is from the last ever build Defender.

  4. 8 hours ago, kid168 said:

    just checked, comes with a low volt cut off

    Tamiya has no low voltage cut off for LiPo batteries. As far as I know  the low voltage cut off is for 6.6 V Li-Fe batteries. The cut off is 2.5 V for each cell which is too less for LiPo. It's better to use a LiPo alarm.

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  5. 23 hours ago, TurnipJF said:

    The answer is model dependent. Many DSM2 receivers are backwards compatible with DSM, but I don't believe this is true for all of them. Best check the manual for whichever model you are considering.

    As for brands, DSM is a Spektrum protocol, but Orange make clones, and I have seen a few other far Eastern fakes too.

    Thank you. I will check before purchasing.

  6. Hi!

    I have an older Losi LSR-3000 Transmitter which I would like to reactivate as a "guest transmitter". As the transmitter use DSM modulation I have searched for DSM receivers and couldn't find any but a lot of DSM2 receiver. Here's my question to the TX/RX experts:

    Is a DSM2 receiver compatible to a DSM receiver? And if so are there any limitations regarding brands or anything else?

    Thank you for your help.

  7. 7 hours ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

    Not sure. I am a bit clueless about brushed motor gearing 

    I am also. I've swaped the motor today and put in a Dirt Tuned 27 T. I've also re-programmed the ESC. Now it's running pretty good. Motor is still getting very warm but not so hot as the 12 T. Maybe I will put in a 20 or 19 t pinion. Thanks for your help.

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  8. 32 minutes ago, ThunderDragonCy said:

    Definitely gearing. For a brushed mitor5 that low turn you need to go to the opposite end on gearing. Get a steel 16t 0.6mod pinion (doesn't have to be a tamiya item) and try again. 

    Thank you. I will order a 16 T pinion. Meanwhile I will change the motor. What do you think is the minimum of turns for a 21 T pinion?

  9. Thermal problems!

    Finally I've managed to replace the broken steering horn. After that I've took the Dirt Trasher for a little spin in the backyard. Wasn't a long run, maybe five minutes. Then the car was very slow. I thought it would be the LiPo cut-off as I wasn't sure about the charge state. But after removing the body shell I already noticed that the whole car was warm. The LiPo was hand warm, motor and ESC were very hot. 

    What could be the reason for this? Is it the gearing of the car? I've installed a 21 T pinion. Motor is a 12 turns brushed from Losi also the ESC. The LiPo is 2S. Or is there too less cooling due to the close fitting body? Was a warm day (28° C) today.

    Thank you.

     

  10. Good evening,

    I need some help with a not RC related part. As title says I'm trying to identify a Momo steering wheel. The steering wheel has a diameter of 350 mm and is made of aluminium with black leather. It has Momo engraved on the front and Made in Italy and M 20340 (I would say) stamped on the back side. I've made some internet research but didn't came to a result. So here's my question:

    Can someone tell my how old this wheel is?

    I Don't need a precise date or year, more like it's from the seventies or eighties or whatever. I have read that this steering wheel was produced over a longer period and I think the production date is an important factor for the value of it. I've bought it about 17 years ago for a 1976 Ford Escort with a suitable hub which is still mounted and always thought it was vintage. 

    Any thoughts?

     

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