Durga DB01 build tips?

[Durgaboi]

Hi all, 

After a childhood wanting (but like many of us I'm sure, not being able to afford) RC cars, for some reason Tamiya has remained stuck in my head. 

I'd always had a Neo Scorcher on my mind, but after weeks of diving into the Tamiya range and particularly the TRF racing buggies, I decided on a Durga (I'm sure a Neo Scorcher will follow). 

While it's winging it's way from Japan, does anyone have any tips for the build? Also, I'm taking recommendations for a motor/ESC combo - something fast enough to entertain me, but won't destroy the drivetrain. 

Many thanks in advance!

[droidy]

That's a nice car so get a Hobbywing Quicrun WP 1080 and Tamiya Superstock BZ if you want the nicest brushed pairing at a reasonable price. The 1080 is branded as a crawler ESC but it's a good all round ESC. Superstock seems pretty equivalent to 10.5T brushless to me.

Get a Hobbywing Quicrun WP 1060 and a Tamiya Torque Tuned if you want cheap, good quality that can be upgraded (1060 can handle hotter motors) later.

Hobbywing Quicrun 10BL60 SD and 3650 SD (10.5T or 13.5T) brushless combo is nice, fast, not crazy. Not fully waterproof, but that buggy's not going to get fully submerged so nothing to worry about. Hobbywing Justock combos are really nice but race oriented which can make them more limited with the fixed timing.

Cheap brushless combo off fleabay is waterproof and cheap and cheerful.

There's lots of other good brands that are awesome or good value but you can't go wrong with Hobbywing and Tamiya.

Check out Plaza Japan for Tamiya parts and bling and tools. Make sure you have a proper JIS (Tamiya is nice) screwdriver. 3mm thread forming (not thread cutting) tap is nice to have (Tamiya make a nice one) but you can just grease a machine screw to drive into reinforced plastic.

I haven't built a DB-01 so I don't know how much space there is for electronics, but it looks big enough that you don't need to worry about exact dimensions - http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/reviewtamiyadurga/

[Durgaboi]

Amazing, thanks so much! Appreciate the reply. I’ll update with a build thread to follow. 

Reading through the Oople article now!

KR. 

 

[Elbowloh]

As someone who is just  finishing building their first DB01, when building the diffs, in step 3 of the manual, take note of the bit where the diff is flipped upside down for installing the cap screw and nut. As otherwise when it comes to installing the drive shafts you'll find they will not fit!

Also, take really good care when cutting some of the smaller plastic shims from the sprue. They are really thing and if you cut too close to the shim they can snap.

[Durgaboi]

On 5/17/2023 at 11:32 AM, Elbowloh said:

As someone who is just  finishing building their first DB01, when building the diffs, in step 3 of the manual, take note of the bit where the diff is flipped upside down for installing the cap screw and nut. As otherwise when it comes to installing the drive shafts you'll find they will not fit!

Also, take really good care when cutting some of the smaller plastic shims from the sprue. They are really thing and if you cut too close to the shim they can snap.

Thank you