lsear2905

This is the first time I've been able to log in for months. Hopefully I can try and catch up on everyone's activities. Any idea why the site is no longer accessible on my PC, and intermittently on my phone? I see the '200' error still lingers when uploading photos, too.

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I got out for a little bit of boating on Sunday morning, and some Traxxas UDR time on Sunday afternoon. More excitingly, I finally got my other 1:1 car back, after a little bit of work turned into a lot of work, and 75 days off the road! New lifters, slightly hotter cam, Invidia exhaust (to go with the 17% reduction pulley for the supercharger and cold air intake) and it makes the most magnificent noise (supercharger whine + cold air induction + exhaust). Such a fun car. No pic though - the '-200 error' is back!!

Turns out I ran out of space!

Not only have I suffered the dreaded '-200' error, but now I can't even access the website at work... it's not blocked, just unreachable?! I went on a family holiday last week and of course a Mini Z had to come, too. The AAA batteries mean there's no stress taking it on a plane, but the tiny drill bit I took (just the bit) for the wheels for pinged and confiscated at the airport! Oh well. Hopefully these photos work... I compressed them to 292kb each and uploaded them directly from my phone. **Update, only let me upload some of the pics**

I boated in the morning - another 5 runs of the Proboat Recoil, and some light sailing. In the afternoon I gave the GF01 Kumamon 'cruiser a proper run. TBH I don't love the way it drives, weirdly the GF01 Dump Truck with the heavier body drives better, but I love the way it looks. Only one photo, because I'm still getting the blasted '-200' error!

Finally, someone else getting into boats! I started with a FT007 (the baby brother of the FT009 you have) and now have speedboats, a cruiser, 2 sailboats and even a hovercraft! The good thing is, even if it pours with rain you can still run your boats

I fit the Traxxas Titan 12T to most of my Tamiya - I use a dremel to cut the shaft down, but you could use a hacksaw and then just sand it. Maybe next time...

I got the 5B out for a run for the first time in over a year... it was underwhelming, then it stopped working when the spark plug was fouled. Hard to tune? No, it's impossible... but I'm stubborn and refuse to be beaten!!

Unfortunately I couldn't fit this one in my suitcase!

They have been dramatically shrunk and compressed. It's not that.

This '-200' error is doing my head in! I had 7 photos to upload, it let me upload 3. Now I can't upload the other 4?

I reckon this body, on a GF02 chassis with some monster truck wheels, would look the business!

It looks incredible... until you see the wheels - that looks like someone putting 20" wheels on it! (sorry, not being rude, but large wheels on old cars is something that irritates me). In other news, I still can't upload pics, this blasted -200 error is still killing me.

I think this release is an excellent idea! This wheelbase will fit any 267mm body (they even mention the body mounts are the same as the CC02) so the range of options is fantastic! FJ Cruiser GF02? Yes please. Toyota Hilux? That'd be cool... Just Google 267mm wheelbase RC body. Nice of them to announce this just days after I finish my GF01.

After building the chassis during my 5 days of isolation, I finally painted and stickered up my latest Tamiya. I'd upload more photos, but I'm getting the '-200' error. I also ran the TRX4M, a couple of boats, the Konghead and a Stampede on the weekend.

Interesting thread bump, especially after 4 years! Since I last contributed to this discussion, I've moved the following cars on because I no longer enjoyed them (I've moved on a few more, but that was due to duplication/upgrades): Traxxas X0-1 - this is a vehicle that really needs somewhere specific to run it. 160kph/100mph is not something you can do just anywhere, and when you do one small bump and it's a very expensive crash, Traxxas MERV - I finally came to the conclusion that this car was the most fragile Traxxas I'd ever owned, and every run resulted in (very annoying) repairs, Traxxas Summit - I have much better monster trucks, and much better crawlers. This seemed like a big, pointless waste of space, HBX Devastator and ROC/FMS FJ Cruiser 1:18 - both of these are cheap, terrible Chinese micro scale crawlers, replaced by far superior Kyosho Mini Z 4x4s and a Traxxas TRX-4M, and MST MS-01D - this one was probably more a result of Covid lockdowns, and the drift place closed. Any drifting now is just done with a TT-01, which isn't as good but will cope with carpark drifting much better. I haven't fallen out of love with any of my Tamiyas though!

This is the listing, and me in front of it, and the Z, and another one for good measure: https://www.nissan.co.jp/HERITAGE/DETAIL/180.html

I run 12 turn brushed motors in a lot of my 1:10 Tamiya (CW01, WR02G, GF01, G601) combined with a 2S so I get plenty of power, but with smoother power delivery than a non-sensored brushless.

I thought it would be a brief introduction to the new member, letting us know a bit about themselves and giving us an opportunity to say "hi." So, hi @Chris G. - welcome to the forum

Sorry, I think you and @JimBear are talking at cross purposes - JimBear was going down to a 16T(ooth) pinion, so more acceleration, less top speed, I think you thought he meant a 16T(urn) brushed motor, so more top speed. Hopefully you 2 can clear this up! I agree with the recommendation of a metal pinion. @Willy iine if you're getting another Kyosho Mini Z 4x4, and I recommend that you do, the Jimny's crawling performance is limited, due to smaller wheels and tires and terrible approach angles. It is very pretty though!

Don't bother trying to build a 20' x 20' space for a full size TRX4. Home crawler courses are the domain of the Kyosho Mini Z 4x4 and the TRX4M. I built a substantial track during Melbourne's 263 day lockdown. The reality is you'll do a substantially better job than me - your work is always of an exceptional standard - but this provided me with months of entertainment, both the construction and driving on it. One day I put my MST CMX (which is smaller than the TRX4) and was bored after about 5 minutes. Also, this video is very long, but I wanted a record of all the different obstacles I'd made.

Personally I love the wheels. Excellent write-up, well photographed and some clear advice and precautions noted along the way. Looking forward to the running impressions.