ThunderDragonCy 7886 Posted February 26, 2019 Ran my TRF201 in the sunshine at lunchtime. Was a joy as usual. Switched the front end on my TRF211 back to the associated b5m hex conversion after I finally figured out they were b5m parts and got spares. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted February 27, 2019 13 hours ago, dannymulder said: Today I have played with this beast. Ok I'm going to admit my ignorance here - what is that beautiful beastie there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted February 27, 2019 So finally managed to get ter fender flairs on the bruiser. Tryed with glue but that did'nt go as i planned so i double sided tape and then screw them on. Not happy with the fit but they are on and i like the look. just need decied on differant wheels or not. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted February 27, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 6:25 PM, Re-Bugged said: Firstly, Have you got room for a ‘mature’ student in your class? And what Battery pack would you have hidden in there?? The teams are 1 kid and 1 parent. So yeah, we have a number of mature folks in the group! The battery is just an Onyx NiMh with a Castle Creations connector. I really like those connectors. They're easy to solder up and are much easier to connect/disconnect than standard Deans T-type plug. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted February 27, 2019 8 hours ago, jonboy1 said: Ok I'm going to admit my ignorance here - what is that beautiful beastie there? Its A Basher nitro circus mt 1/8 scale truck, running on two 4 cell lipo's 5000mah parallel. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted February 27, 2019 Finished my grasshopper. Standard but with bearings and a 540. Bit of an RC right of passage really, everyone should own one at some point, cant believe its took me 34 years to finally own one! Still one of the best looking rc cars ever imo. 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted February 27, 2019 Did recieve a m chassis lot from ebay. And figured... I have a M05 chassis in parts now... And with the lot, lower front and rear arms carbon reinforced arms arrived x2. Together with a yeah racing motor mount, heat sink and counter weight, a set of 3racing speed gears are also included. As my M05ver and M03 already have speed gears and hollow steel and carbon diff shafts, the M03 has universals... most likely, I have all the uprights as my m03 has M05RA uprights. I am having a total m chassis mess in my head trying to figure if I have all parts somewhere to make a normal M05 with a few hop ups. Having a mini cooper body haha also did clean my M03 again. As I ak thinking to attempt the broken plastic fix. I bought a plastic welder from Revell 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted February 27, 2019 30 minutes ago, Fabia130vRS said: also did clean my M03 again. As I ak thinking to attempt the broken plastic fix. I bought a plastic welder from Revell It looks like you would benefit from 9805711. https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/tamiya-19805611-9805611-5x9mm-ball-connector-p-16106.html With the standard ball connectors and the carbon reinforcing plates, there is very little thread going into the plastic chassis pieces, making it easy for the ball connectors to work loose and split the plastic. With 9805711 ball connectors, there is a longer threaded portion which will spread the load more evenly through the plastic and not work loose as easily. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted February 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, TurnipJF said: It looks like you would benefit from 9805711. https://www.timetunnelmodels.com/live/catalog/tamiya-19805611-9805611-5x9mm-ball-connector-p-16106.html With the standard ball connectors and the carbon reinforcing plates, there is very little thread going into the plastic chassis pieces, making it easy for the ball connectors to work loose and split the plastic. With 9805711 ball connectors, there is a longer threaded portion which will spread the load more evenly through the plastic and not work loose as easily. Thank you that makes sense. Keep forgeting to order some. My idea was to use 10mm connectors. Well it seems this M03 is maybe ready for a rebuild to silver gear cases sooner then I thought Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted February 28, 2019 Repaired M03. Will work on a design to include the holes that this carbon stiffener is missing. the Mini Cooper bidy shell suits the M03 so nice, brings back childhood memories from my First bone stock silver M03 with the Mini cooper shell. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted February 28, 2019 I finished the front end of my grasshopper / zahhak project. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7886 Posted February 28, 2019 @dannymulder Amazing! Are they big wig shock towers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted February 28, 2019 1 minute ago, ThunderDragonCy said: @dannymulder Amazing! Are they big wig shock towers? Yes they are, I have a boomerang and these parts are included. next thing to do is mount the zahhak gearbox. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted February 28, 2019 2 hours ago, dannymulder said: I finished the front end of my grasshopper / zahhak project. Looks neat! The thought of a bracket/extra strengthening on the inside under the nuts crossed my mind, is it going to get driven hard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted February 28, 2019 47 minutes ago, J@mes said: Looks neat! The thought of a bracket/extra strengthening on the inside under the nuts crossed my mind, is it going to get driven hard? its going to get driven hard, I think with the nuts only you need a hard inpact to crack the chassis, but I like your idea and always want to make my cars strong as possible, I am going to make some metal plates inside. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted February 28, 2019 5 hours ago, dannymulder said: its going to get driven hard, I think with the nuts only you need a hard inpact to crack the chassis, but I like your idea and always want to make my cars strong as possible, I am going to make some metal plates inside. I dont think they would need to be thick, just something to spread the load. It looks great though, what are the front arms etc? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 1, 2019 Finally got to take my runner Top-Force out for a spinn. Sorry now movie, because the servosaver broke before I got any run time.. But I got one spinn and the 5700kv motor sure gives some punch.. Really looking forward to drive it on a track or in a cool environment.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted March 1, 2019 9 hours ago, graemevw said: I dont think they would need to be thick, just something to spread the load. It looks great though, what are the front arms etc? Al the ohter parts are zahhak/trf201, I used my zahhak as a donor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted March 1, 2019 Tried to replicate scale wiper movements haha. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7886 Posted March 1, 2019 Fitted my new design bearing steering set to my Thunder Dragon. Be gone sloppy steering links! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted March 2, 2019 Getting my Bullhead ready for a run today after a bit of intimidating for the Jumpshot Electrics installed and roughly tidied and out the way.... you can't hook in the On/Off switch on these 860's to the main ESC body like you can the 1060's so it's taped for easy reach This is the infamous longer servo arm.... everyone says to fit a longer servo arm to gain more throw.... no one ever mentioned it can't be too long though (4-5cm?) or it will catch the bottom of the chassis as my longest one did!..... I should've measured this fitted one but too late now, I'd hazard a guess at 3cm but is a perfect fit and gives ore throw over the stock 2cm round one ... I placed the ESC just above it to clear the top arm 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted March 2, 2019 Snow patrol with the Defender. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7886 Posted March 2, 2019 @Jason1145 Love that F100 body on the monster truck. @78Triumph I haven't really been into the scaler/trail truck thing but your Landie is definitely making me change my view. Looks fantastic and looks like fun driving on proper trails. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted March 2, 2019 On 2/27/2019 at 3:47 PM, topforcein said: So finally managed to get ter fender flairs on the bruiser. Tryed with glue but that did'nt go as i planned so i double sided tape and then screw them on. Not happy with the fit but they are on and i like the look. just need decied on differant wheels or not. They look good👍thing is even on the real off roader the extended arches never look perfect they look more "purposeful" so it just adds to the authenticity and I'm liking what ya done to the bed.......very good😎 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted March 2, 2019 1 hour ago, ThunderDragonCy said: @Jason1145 Love that F100 body on the monster truck. @78Triumph I haven't really been into the scaler/trail truck thing but your Landie is definitely making me change my view. Looks fantastic and looks like fun driving on proper trails. Yeah it really is a fun truck to drive! Even if it is a Traxxas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
