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I am dying to get this truck on the road correctly! So here's the issue... I have the Grand Hauler and the MFU-01 using the Flysky I6x. Yes. I've been watching Bob and Teri on youtube for months....lol The truck ran decent...all sounds played, lights worked good...the problem was, when I turn, the truck would speed up ridiculously fast. If I turn the other way, it comes to a slow creep. I had one guy tell me it seems like I've got a Mix triggered some way, but on the display, nothing. So After posting a pic of my internals to a group, I was informed my wires attached to the motor were reversed. I made the swap, reversed the channel(Channel 3 I believe), and now it goes forward but with the back up alarm. Any advice?

I am not sure what's quite wrong with me. I sold off my hobby grade converted Taiyo here, and now I have picked up another. This is the Taiyo off-road Tiger, also known as the Taiyo Giant Roader. It's got larger wheels than the classic Yellow/Blue Taiyo 4x4 but is otherwise very similar. This one was branded XGO by Tandy from 1995. Zero suspension but has large tires and the rear and forward wheels share the same differential right and left with two parallel prop shafts, making for a surprisingly capable off road car, especially with the (very) low gear selected. With a brushless this will be very fast, but will be prone to roll over so dirt and grass only. The plan here is quite simple. I am going to keep the battery bays so it can take 4 x C batteries, but I will add a connector to allow the option of the 2C Li-ion battery as well into the ESC. I will go brushless again with a12T 7200 KV ezrun. If that proves too hot I will move the motor to something else, and go for the 18T version. I will have a look at the steering, I think I might be able to get ball studs and turnbuckles to connect the steering over the original system, but we will see. The plan for the body is simple; remove the wing and reduce the rear roll bar height, paint roll bar and wheels white, take off all the stickers and dress it up like a clodbuster. If you compare if to the GF01 you can see they are a similar size. What I want to do is find a way of attaching the body to the chassis via posts, so I can clip the body into the Taiyo, but also have the body as an option for the GF01 to make a 4x4 1/14 clod. You can see the suprisingly good clearance with 105 mm tires. Now with a baby in the house this is really a build that might take a long time, bit I find it's nice to have a project to look forward too, even if I won't be able to make much headway. A little while ago @GeeWings asked if there was any consensus on removing stickers, I can't find the thread, was there an answer? 😀 I know compared to a hopped up TRF this isn't the sexiest build, but hopefully these have inspired builders on a budget and those interested in smaller scales.

I just noticed that the "Cascadia" kit #56340 has been discontinued. When did that happen? Does any one know? That's sad I grew to like it.

Hi! Some of you know that I've been at this Hobby since 1983, and have done quite a lot of Tamiya Kits.... Well, thanks to a giant Life Changing Event - I get to finally start on the Big Rigs!!!! 😊😁😁 Just bought my first, the Grand Hauler. Seems like more parts than any TWO kits I've ever built. Including the Avante! This is going to be FUN!! I already bought a BUCKET LOAD of options and Hopups. Hope you'll join me! 😉 It only took me 27 Years to get here!!! 😜 My massive 24lb. Maine Coon, Gizmo, decided that a 1/3 of the Box was more than enough room for him! 😜🐱