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So Santa RC_Hobbyist brought me this as an early Christmas present ( (I bought this as an early Christmas present to myself)
Looking forward to putting this kit together and running it once it is completed.
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Can anyone point me to the asphalt tires and the one piece wheels? Would like to keep a set of those in case I decide to run my hornet outside my house (on road).
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24 minutes ago, MadAnt said:
The kit comes with metal shielded ball bearings. Trust me, I know.
I make it a point to NEVER trust ANYONE who says "trust me"
Kidding of course, good thing to know.Might get them anyway and keep them as spares.
I've had metal parts in my RC boat go bad on me and I had to wait for a spare to come to me.
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28 minutes ago, SlideWRX said:
I though it comes with bearings, don't really need replacements unless you are running in sandy/wet conditions a lot I think.
It does, but these are metal bearings, which is an upgrade from the nylon bearings that come with the mit
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While I am waiting for my Hornet Evo Kit to get here, are there any spare parts that I should order and keep on hand or are the parts on the Hornet long lasting?
One part I am definitely getting are the Fast Eddy's metal bearings.
Just trying to be prepared as possible.-
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So, I got good news from my local hobby shop (See this thread for further context) about my Hornet Evo kit which I pre ordered at the end of November.
I checked on Horizon Hobby's website and they have it on backorder and the next shipment is on February 2025.
An employee from the hobby shop called Horizon Hobby and got an update. He told me the kit should be here in the middle of January 2025.
Apparently dealers (aka Hobby Shops) get serviced first, then those who placed orders on the Horizon Hobby website.
This makes the wait more bearable and work should be less hectic by then, which will give me time to get assemble it.-
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1 hour ago, Andreas W said:
To have something to build and run in the meantime you could get a DT-02 Sand Viper. They are dirt cheap and would be a nice example of how a semi modern Tamiya 2WD buggy would be ( similar to the Hornet Evo). When the Hornet Evo turns up then you have all the parts you need to make a Hornet Evo with wide rear axle, like @Tamiyastef did in his brilliant Grasshopper Evo build .
They may be dirt cheap, but unfortunately, I am not willing to drop any more money on another RC car.
Will just have to wait for the hornet evo kit to get to me
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13 hours ago, ADRay1000 said:
I’d say that if you’re experienced with building, maintaining and captaining rc boats, you’re ready to start with a Hornet EVO.
Well not necessarily building, as I purchased a RTR RC boat.
Keeping it maintained involved greasing the prop drive shaft (Which was a pain, since I had to disassemble the rudder assembly to get to it, but luckily did not have to grease it often). -
10 hours ago, MadAnt said:
Your local hobby shop should be getting your order any day now if they pre ordered the Hornet EVO a month or so ago, because stock would have been allocated for that order. If they tried ordering it in December or late November, you are SOL. You can still pick up a decently good RC car that is in stock, or wait just a little bit more and find out what's going on with your order.
Just found out they are on back order until February. Even the Tamiya USA website lists the Hornet EVO as temporarily out of stock.
To me it sounds like Tamiya severely underestimated the demand for this kit.
In addition, I have already been charged for the kit on my credit card, which of course, I am going to pay off (Got paid yesterday).
But with that being said, I have decided to wait for the Hornet kit. Going to see if I can work out a deal with my local hobby shop with regards to the delay (A free Lipo battery or a servo of a certain value), even though the delay is not necessarily their fault.
In addition, I have already been charged for the kit on my credit card, which of course, I am going to pay off (Got paid yesterday). -
26 minutes ago, Dan1891 said:
You cannot compare Hornet Evo with Grasshopper and original Hornet.
The Hornet Evo is a new and better design i think?
That is a fair statement.
The Hornet Evo is the first RC car kit I have bought, as I used to have an RC boat. -
So I pre ordered the Hornet Evo Kit from my local hobby shop who uses Horizon Hobbies.
It now shows the Hornet Evo on back order until Feb. 2025.
However, my local hobby shop has a BNIB Re-release of the Grasshopper that I am tempted to buy and get a refund on the Hornet.
But before I make the tough decision, which one is the better performing buggy out of the two? Would I be more happy with the performance of the Hornet over the Grasshopper?
If it comes to it, I can wait for the Hornet to get here, as my build area (aka Dining room table) is filled with Christmas presents with more yet to be wrapped
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18 hours ago, MadAnt said:
Wait! Do you have a regular Hornet or the EVO?
For the regular Hornet you might be able to find a 3D printed spool conversion, or at least the file for it.
For the Hornet EVO, use some sticky grease in the diff for a limited slip effect.
I pre ordered the Hornet EVO kit, but it has not got here yet.
The 3D file wouldn't have helped if I had the regular Hornet. I wouldn't have access to a 3D printer nor do I know any of my friends who have one.
My seven year old nephew has one, but it is more designed for smaller 3D prints (The 3D printer was Made for kids his age). -
4 minutes ago, Pylon80 said:
Not sure if you still want to use a spool per your thread's title, but if you do, just be ready to have the rear extremely loose with a lot of on-power oversteer. I tried it once just for kicks and the never ending donuts get old pretty quick
Just want to avoid you spending time on money on something you might not enjoy driving at all 👍
Upon other helpful replies here, I have decided to stick with the original nylon diff that comes with the Evo kit.
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31 minutes ago, Superluminal said:
I cant comment on whether that particular one would fit but I would love to see the results of driving a Hornet with a spool!!!! Any reason why you want to lose the rear diff or are you on particularly loose surfaces?
I don't want to lose the rear diff per se, but I was looking at replacing all the nylon plastic gears/bearings with metal ones so they will not wear out.
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I am going to get these Fast Eddy's Sealed Metallic Bearing Kit to replace the nylon bearings that come with the kit.
Along with this, I found this Hardened Aluminum Counter Gear and was wondering if that would work in the Hornet.
(Oops Just read it was for the CW01 Chassis, which is a different chassis than the one the Hornet is on, but still curious as to if this would work on the hornet).
Just want to replace as much of the nylon plastic parts as possible. -
15 hours ago, Pylon80 said:
I tried and failed to get a core RC battery to our side of the pond. But there are tons of other options. The "Gartpot" ones if you can pronounce the name without getting turned off:
GARTPOT 7.4V 4000mAh 50C 2S RC LiPo Battery Hardcase with Deans Plug for Tamiya TT01 RC Truck Car Losi Slash Buggy Team Associated (2 Packs) https://a.co/d/jbKvZFH
Or the Team Orion one ("Team Orion 2S 60C Ranger LiPo Battery (7.4V/3000mAh) T-Plug - ORI14311") are often used on Tamiya cars.
Both cheap options, I use the latter on the Group C which has a tight battery compartment especially lengthwise.
Thanks for the tips.
Will look into these options.-
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On 12/13/2024 at 9:59 PM, Kowalski86 said:
That 1060 will run 2s, but I strongly recommend ditching the stock molex/Tamiya connector if you go the LiPO route. Deans plugs seems to work best for Tamiyas with tight battery spaces.
My current NIMH battery has a deans connector on it, so I will have no issues getting deans on my LIPO and converting the one on the ESC to deans.
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4 hours ago, Wooders28 said:
Never actually tried it in a Hornet, but these have fitted anywhere a 6s 7.2v Nicad/nimh have fitted.
https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/core-rc-4000mahr-74v-30-60c-2s-lipo-388538
The price is right (About US$34.07) for the batteries.
Looks like they are not available in the US, as most of the google search results lists shops in the UK. -
11 minutes ago, ABigChungus said:
Yes they can run on 2S lipo not a problem. Not too sure about hard case, but I can just get my 4000 2S stick pack style battery in. I did install a low profile servo to make that extra room for battery leads! Currently running 2S in my Evo and it is a lot of fun. 2S is about right for Tamiyas.
You brought up a point there.
I have not bought a servo yet.
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I am curious if the Hornet can be run on a 2S Lipo?
The Hornet Evo kit comes with a Hobbywing Quicrun 1060 Brushed ESC which can be run on a 2S or 3S lipo battery (Think 3S would be overkill).
If you can run a 2S lipo, will a hardcase Lipo battery fit in the battery compartment? I have read that hardcase lipos are just slightly too long to fit in the battery compartment and again, I do not want to have to make any modifications.
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That actually looks really good.
Will The Grasshopper and The Frog bodies fit?-
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I pre ordered The Hornet EVO kit and was wondering if anyone knows if there are any other 1/10 bodies from Tamiya that would fit the chassis without making any modifications?
Would like to have a nice collection of bodies for the Chassis if it is possible to do so.-
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3 minutes ago, Kowalski86 said:
I use Super Lube grease but any food-based grease will work. Check your local hardware store.
Will do, thanks for the tip.
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6 hours ago, skom25 said:
You do not need to use a lot of grease. To be honest, just a thin layer applied by brush is more than enough. Just make gears "wet".
Diff is different story and you need more grease there.
Cera grease will be totally fine for all applications.
Thank you for the helpful reply.
Are there any alternatives that I can use in the event that I cannot get a hold of the Tamiya cera grease?
Paint pens okay to use for painting driver figure?
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I suffer from essential tremors so painting with a brush is limiting for me and I was wondering if you can use acrylic paint pens to paint the driver figure that comes with the Tamiya Hornet?
The only Tamiya regular paint I will use is the flesh color for the drivers face, unless the paint pens I buy comes with a flesh color.