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Lots of plastic 6-Quart shoe sized bins with labels and lots of 4x6 baggies with white block for writing on. Can fit most car parts from about 2 chassis per bin. Also found it nice to keep the cardboard headers from all the hop-up parts in the baggies that way i know what hop-ups are in each car without having to write down or remember in my old age. Amazon.com: GPI - 4" X 6" - Bulk Pack of 200, 4 Mil Thick, Heavy Duty, Clear Plastic Reclosable Zip Bags, with Write-on White Block for Labeling, Strong & Durable Poly Baggies with Resealable Zipper Top Lock. : Industrial & Scientific Sterilite® 6-Quart ClearView Latch™ Storage Tote at Menards®
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Silvercans are kinda heavy for what they are and require cleaning now and again or replacement all of which i'm trying to avoid. Also sealed brushless can run in all conditions and I live what is the Alaska Equivalent in the lower 48(U.P. of MI)...things get messy! It's just nice finally having a brushless option that has the same feel as a silvercan, but can also be geared for more speed if needed. Working great in the ole blackfoot! Plus being a 2n1 i don't have to find a place to mount an ESC, which in the case of the TD2/TD4 can be a real problem. There are no good 540 brushless systems that are cheap and not overkill for alot of my Tamiya kits and it being 178grams lighter be of help in a lot of situations. And the beauty of the brushless is although it's small its mighty as seen in the videos linked. I think heat would be a concern is a rig above 4lbs that you run in grass and a fan should take care of that and having thermal protection is nice. It's the Fusion Pro system in a smaller package. Also there are plenty Amazon "540" sized brushless motors that actually have 380 internals. I have 9 Fusion SE systems, and they are really good!...but overkill in most situations. The Crawler Caynon video above kinda proves this. youtube.com/watch?v=YF2Dod0q0zE
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There was a long quest to find a Brushless Silver can equivalate that doesn't break the bank I think I finally found it. It comes in a 380 sized can and has a built-In 30amp ESC @ 80amp burst and is 178grams lighter. Wanted a brushless system, but they were always a little too powerful and expensive for the "good" ones. Was looking for Maintenace free /sealed motor that had a lot of adjustment and control. Plus, the extra run time is a nice and with it being 178 grams lighter i could use a bigger battery 1st throwing these in my GF-01 series, ORV series and TD2/TD4 chassis as this buggy is already too tail heavy with a 540sized motor and have a hard time fitting regular sized motors. Most Tamiya cars just don't need 540 sized brushless motors with how crazy powerful they are now. This unit has already been tested in crawlers up to 6lbs with no issues and if this unit is anything like its big brother than it punches well below its weight. It's speced for vehicles up to 4lbs, but probably handle more like 10 is my guess. It's marketed towards cralwers, but there is a bash option and people run these in there Arrma Groms Need Hobbywing adapter plate and some Latrax 2.3 pinions or pinion sleeve adapters to run your current pinion. QUICRUN Fusion Mini16 (2in1 FOC system) - HOBBYWING North America Adapter for QUICRUN Fusion Mini16 - HOBBYWING North America NEW Hobbywing Fusion 16 Is The Ultimate Arrma Grom Brushless Upgrade! youtube.com/watch?v=YF2Dod0q0zE HW-SMC317DUL01_QUICRUN Fusion Pro for Crawler-2300KV 540spec_-说明书_-20230526
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1985 Audi 1/8 Group B Rally Car! My Word! M48S
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It's the same from what i know, just different chassis material and chassis length. -
Should be a real hoot to drive that 1/8 around!
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1985 Audi 1/8 Group B Rally Car! My Word! M48S
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It's really maybe 1:9 and the extra weight makes it behave more like the real thing which is nice. They also made a 1:10 version on their M40 chassis i believe. -
1985 Audi 1/8 Group B Rally Car! My Word! M48S
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I end up just listing the electronics for sale on most RTR kits....feel less bad about it than if i were to toss them. Usually make about $40 back on that. This one with the 550 brushless 3s system shouldn't need any real upgrading for electronics besides the radio gear And if you look at pictures of the actual car the wheels are kinda tucked in....1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 Group B | Girardo & Co -
1985 Audi 1/8 Group B Rally Car! My Word! M48S
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Drool The Best Group B Audi Quattro S1 E2 Will Be Auctioned. Yes, That One -
This one is looking promising! This is what it should have looked like:) TBG PC-22 BODY UNDERTRAY GEAR COVER AND WING FOR TLR-22 22 LOSI – Team Bluegroove
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Thanks. I do know of that one...but looks like it's not currently available and not sure if he plans on doing another run:(
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Anyone know of some other bodies that can fit the TD2 with minimal adjustments? Was looking on Team Blue Grove for options. SCHUMACHER BOSSCAT COMBO BODY WING UNDERTRAY – Team Bluegroove
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1985 Audi 1/8 Group B Rally Car! My Word! M48S
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The shell is sold separately. Either in clear or painted up already. Not sure what other platform it could go on though:( And yeah..i'll probably end up tearing this RTR apart to build it back up again to make sure the diffs are shimmed correctly and everything is greased up how i want. -
Love the boxy look of this 85 Audi and being closer to 1/8 really car is great as the 1/10 doesn't have the weight needed for proper driving dynamics or the ground clearance for off roading and running on turf. Tamiya needs to break out with the 1/8 cars already Carisma M48S Audi Sport Quattro S1 “Special Edition” | RC Newb Carisma M48S 1985 Audi Sport Quattro S1 1/8 4WD 'SWB Group B Spec' 550 ARR (88368)
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Now that Tamiya has a license agreement with BMW…
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Maybe pants just got really tight...this is great news