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I sorted out the wiring a bit and slapped a few random stickers on a standard (red) body to be used as a runner body. The racing numbers do not make much sense on a Monster Truck, but our youngest was born in 2013 and he suggested putting the 13 onto the car, so here we go. A first test drive around the house was successfully completed. Next step will be paint and decals for the black body, which be reserved for shelf duties.

Your car looks great! Concerning the spare wheel: it looks cool, but taking it off did reduce the number of roll-overs by a good amount, especially on high-grip surfaces.

Thank you, Sir! These do fit nicely. I do not know if they were made by Kyosho or another company, though.

This is my BBX on a set of pepper pots that came with a Turbo Optima I had bought 2nd hand. Tires are 2.2 Traxxas Anacondas.

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Bet best, like mentioned above, is the Hobbywing 1060. However, I have used the Carson Dragster as well (because it comes included in some Tamiya kits) and never had a problem with it.

Basically all of my cars are runners, but there is a large variation in frequency, type of terrain, etc. My Javelin sees only light use every few months, because I spent a lot of time detailing it and it is a PITA to clean. But not running it at all would be a sin! Afterwards it gets cleaned and returns on it's shelf. The DT-02 is on the other end of the spectrum, it goes everywhere, gets driven by family and friends, etc. It is not allowed into the house and has to stay in the garage... The other cars like the BBX, RC10T, Fighting Buggy, Wild One, etc. are somewhere inbetween. The only real shelve queen is a second Javelin, that has never been run.

Hi Kol_, I bought from the shop. The MB stuff is not easy to find. https://www.eckl-systemtechnik.de/shop Then go Modellbau/Auto/Tamiya Hope that helps.

As a school boy I spent a lot of time in the local hobby shops staring at the displayed cars and kits. Due to a strict parental finance regime I was only ever allowed a Dickie Jet Hopper... For me the icons of that time are the cars that I admired in the hobby shop or that my (whealthier) mates owned and even raced: - Grashopper (much more common than the Hornet here and the cheapest entry into "real" RC) - Frog (popular choice for starters in racing) - Sand Scorcher AND Super Champ (can't decide between the two when it comes to SRBs) - Hotshot ("It is 4WD, can you believe it?") The only non-Tamiya that played a role for us was the RC10, which had an almost mythical aura around it. I had heard of Kyosho, but never seen one.

Yeah, right, that's the company. I do not have any connection to them, but found the owner a nice person to deal with. The parts are nicely made and fit well. I was not able to fit the rear damper support, as the holes did not line up.

The build threads are the main attraction of the forum for me! So cool to see what other people are doing and always something to learn. So keep 'em coming, please!

The alloy parts come from a small company in Bavaria! I had stumbled about them by coincidence when searching Monster Beetle parts on Ebay.

Hi folks, here comes my latest project. Being a buggy guy, I had built only cars of that genre, except for my RC10T stadium truck. And the Lunchbox of our youngest! Last year I started to feel the need for something bigger-wheeled which led to the purchase of a Monster Beetle. I went for the Black Edition because this has the Bigfoot version of the driveshafts that seems to be less prone for vibration issues. I did deviate from the standard in the following aspects: - Centrally mounted servo - Kimbrough servo saver - 50mm steering rods - raised steering knuckles - MIP ball diff - carbon side plates on gearbox - alloy steering arms - alloy mounting arm for front plate - alloy mounting plate for rear damper - 15.5 TBLM motor The motor is more of an experiment. I had bought it in Japan some time ago when they were more affordable. They do not have the best reputation but I will give it a try! Paintjob and decals will be pretty much stock. I will add more pics, but have problems with Flickr at the moment.

Last year I built a Javelin on a Turbo Optima chassis. The building process was very enjoyable. Everything went together nicely and is of high quality. The finished product looks awesome and works amazing. I also own a RC10 4WD, still NIB. I plan to build it, but am pretty sure, that it will come with a lot of the typical little AE re-re problems that I experienced when building my RC10T. These problems do not put me off, but it is just different from the Kyosho. I have no idea how the RC10 4WD does drive. If I had to decide between the two, I would certainly go for the Optima.

Taking my BBX' spare wheel off reduced it's tendency for roll-overs. Which is a shame as I like the way it looks with the spare fitted!