nowinaminute 2815 Posted January 13, 2020 This is for yesterday but I took my Konghead out for it's first test drive. It went along pretty nicely. Using a 3900kv on 2s for now. Tempted to go 4ws but I see people seem to get a lot of roll overs. Has anyone tried using a crawler transmitter so they can turn the 4ws on and off? It only has the friction dampers for now. I'm pretty sure I'm going to switch over to the wider arms from from the baja king/wild dagger/bf extreme etc so I might as well wait till I do that. Very pleased with how it went overall though! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
a.w.k. 665 Posted January 13, 2020 I started the rebuild of the Marui Shogun 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 13, 2020 5 hours ago, nowinaminute said: Has anyone tried using a crawler transmitter so they can turn the 4ws on and off? There is a module called a Bastens Quadsteer that allows you to use either two channel or three to control 4ws, 2ws and Crab steer. Will also lock rear wheels in there last position, still allowing you to control the front. I have one for my Dynamog but just havent got round to soldering it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted January 13, 2020 5 hours ago, nowinaminute said: This is for yesterday but I took my Konghead out for it's first test drive. It went along pretty nicely. Using a 3900kv on 2s for now. Tempted to go 4ws but I see people seem to get a lot of roll overs. Has anyone tried using a crawler transmitter so they can turn the 4ws on and off? It only has the friction dampers for now. I'm pretty sure I'm going to switch over to the wider arms from from the baja king/wild dagger/bf extreme etc so I might as well wait till I do that. Very pleased with how it went overall though! I use a switchable mix on my DX4S to turn 4WS on and off - works well, allowing 4WS for tight maneuvering and FWS for speedier driving. I also found the wider-than-stock-but-not-as-wide-as-a-TL-01B arms from the WR-02CB to work well, giving a bit of extra stability without significantly altering the looks or placing a whole lot more stress on the arm mounts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted January 13, 2020 Dropped the Blitzer off for the courier to collect tomorrow. Used baby wipes to clean up the batter Corolla body shell. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4606 Posted January 14, 2020 Painted my Racing Sparrow, for the second time. I grabbed what I thought was the right masking tape from the box, turns out I had the very low tackandover10yearsoldsodoesn'tworkanymore tape. Tried rescuing it but that didn't work, so ended up repainting it. Not a big drama, just a few days wasted that could've been spent on the rig. Funny how over the last week I've stripped and rebuilt the Ae B6D and painted the boat twice, but I haven't found any time to reattach the servo saver on my sons TT02D. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10143 Posted January 14, 2020 Made the most of the last day of freedom today before the New Year onslaught takes over again by finally finishing the mask, spray, mask, spray, mask, spray part of the build. I've nothing against the Box Art of the Wild One, and do actually really like it, but having a few Black vehicles in the fleet already it was time for something a bit different. It's so nice to peel of the protective film and see if the effort was all worth it, even got a couple of stickers on too. Pretty happy so far 20 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted January 14, 2020 Clement weather & daylight being scarce commodities plus a lack of any suitable area out of the elements meant I had to take my window of opportunity to prime a shell this morning & now I see why (my) filling & sanding need to be daylight activities. Plus I stupidly sprayed at close range after I’d finished, causing a run in the primer. It’s a learning curve! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4203 Posted January 14, 2020 Ordered a torque tuned motor and reinforced gear set for my future M05-RA build. Going to stockpile parts until I have finished my trail rig build. Not too far to go on the trail rig but I need a couple more parts for that before I can progress! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Falcon#5 594 Posted January 14, 2020 46 minutes ago, J@mes said: Clement weather & daylight being scarce commodities plus a lack of any suitable area out of the elements meant I had to take my window of opportunity to prime a shell this morning & now I see why (my) filling & sanding need to be daylight activities. Plus I stupidly sprayed at close range after I’d finished, causing a run in the primer. It’s a learning curve! You can always try applying a guide coat to make it easier to pick up on imperfections like this. 1:1 painters use this technique. TamiyaBase has a guide on painting you might find helpful if you haven't seen it already. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Proxik 95 Posted January 14, 2020 Drove through a puddle and installed (finally) wipers & new side mirrors 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bungers 0 Posted January 14, 2020 So, *ten years ago* I won this little lot in an auction on eBay. I was trying to find who I got them from, but I could only find my history going back to 2018 for some reason, so if this little lot used to be yours then thank you! As you can see - the front suspension on the green car had collapsed. On closer inspection, the towers on the gearbox where the suspension attaches had split, and the front of the gearbox had bits missing where the lower arms attach. I managed to find some replacement A parts back in the day, but was missing the little plastic E part that makes up the lower wishbone. Anyway - I finally found one on eBay, and finally after ten years of sitting in a box the Avante is now back on all four wheels! Couple more bits to find... (as you can see from the first photo, I almost have enough bits to build another car) ...and it needs a proper clean up. This one is going to be a runner, and I think I have another body parts set kicking around somewhere. All the 17mm threaded rods were bent (I think this car has had a hard life!) so I've upgraded them to the titanium hop up options. If anyone has a spare BH3 (battery post) or a BD5 18mm Threaded Shaft from screw bag D I'd be happy to swap some other parts! Thanks for reading! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted January 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Falcon#5 said: You can always try applying a guide coat to make it easier to pick up on imperfections like this. 1:1 painters use this technique. TamiyaBase has a guide on painting you might find helpful if you haven't seen it already. Guide coat, yes that’s what I was doing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bromley 681 Posted January 14, 2020 Continued the sticker marathon that is the CC02 G500! Should look good when finished though. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsear2905 1279 Posted January 15, 2020 Monday I took the DT02 Kumamon buggy to the beach - it was good fun, but the smoke haze was horrendous, and we are hundreds of kms from the fires! Mornington beach is normally picturesque with blue skies and clear water, not at the moment. (side note: an American told me the other day "may god keep you safe," and I thought "Mate, that's what we have the fireys for...") 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msgimartin 508 Posted January 15, 2020 Got a start on my Subaru Brat. Plan is to paint the lexan body now for bashing and save the ABS body for a proper paint job once it warms up here. Need to decide on colors for both... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted January 15, 2020 Working on back window armor for the Scav Brat Rear window is just taped in atm so it looks crooked...lol 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusanthony 361 Posted January 15, 2020 I've been putting this little Clod together from a spares and a roller I'd bought for the Ally bits it came with Before is the red one 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted January 15, 2020 Like the look of your Frankenclod @geniusanthony are the wheels 3D printed? the pink & blue work well, reminds me of the Bush Devil Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted January 15, 2020 13 hours ago, lsear2905 said: Monday I took the DT02 Kumamon buggy to the beach - it was good fun, but the smoke haze was horrendous, and we are hundreds of kms from the fires! Mornington beach is normally picturesque with blue skies and clear water, not at the moment. (side note: an American told me the other day "may god keep you safe," and I thought "Mate, that's what we have the fireys for...") i kinda know what you mean with the smoke as i see this come up alot on u-tube its a live feed from melbourne and you can clearly see how bad it is for you guys 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusanthony 361 Posted January 15, 2020 8 hours ago, J@mes said: Like the look of your Frankenclod @geniusanthony are the wheels 3D printed? the pink & blue work well, reminds me of the Bush Devil Thanks. Wheels are not 3d printed, I will start a thread in the monster truck section though as I am curious for opinions. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted January 15, 2020 15 hours ago, geniusanthony said: I've been putting this little Clod together from a spares What is the use of that unusual tool? I don't think I've seen another like that one before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted January 15, 2020 I got a set of HSP dogbones for my Avante. At last I'll have the chance to make the car run! Excited Once I'll get the chassis and electronics properly built I'll start working on the body of the Avante. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusanthony 361 Posted January 15, 2020 2 hours ago, mongoose1983 said: What is the use of that unusual tool? I don't think I've seen another like that one before. Nice zoom in! It was a spatula that died. I use it as a picklefork to pop rod ends from ball studs 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted January 15, 2020 Saw a vey cool RX on Instagram: More painting sanding filling (repeat x3) Find it an enjoyable process. Took the majority of a screw head off & glued it in place so the driver can be fitted & filled the hole on top. Stripped another DT01(Mad Fighter) ready for a proper clean although it’s only got dust on it. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites