New forum member & User saying hello with history & Questions

[taffer]

2 hours ago, Baddon said:

My issue is our house is surrounded by gravel, so need something that has a bit of wear and bite, hence loved the oval blocks on the Boomerang, put em on the Thundershot till they fell apart. Now the thundershot tires are also shot.

Whats my least expensive way to get it up and running, ideally with rims and tires?

I have just bought a Neo Scorcher (yet to collect it but not long now) and will likely have same issue there. so same question.

I will more than likely (if its expensive to get my Thundershot up and running again) try to find another Gumtree local (N.Ireland) as can go look and pick up. Due to the gravel need a 4WD with some ground clearance. Any other buggies a good choice? esp for a learner (my eldest) and something indestructible fro my youngest (was considering letting him use Midnight pumpkin if I go back to stock motor)

its possibly cheaper to find sets of cc01 wheels and tyres and run the buggies like the old blazing star, would need hex adaptors though.

Imo changing from original tyres or oval blocks to something else ruins the classic look of the Tshot, this making it less enjoyable to run (why I removed the df03 wheels and tyres I used to run)

[Baddon]

6 minutes ago, taffer said:

its possibly cheaper to find sets of cc01 wheels and tyres and run the buggies like the old blazing star, would need hex adaptors though.

Imo changing from original tyres or oval blocks to something else ruins the classic look of the Tshot, this making it less enjoyable to run (why I removed the df03 wheels and tyres I used to run)

looks don't bother me in slightest as you will see if you look at my buggies, modded and NOT in a pretty or sympathetic way, just get the job done. Any links for the CC01 wheels and tires? I assume the hex adaptors you mention are same as is on the Neo Scorcher? 

Was also wondering about increasing diameter of the Neo Scorchers rims/tires to increase ground clearance, again any recommends as to what would be a good way to go. I can just run a smaller pinion to compensate for the taller gearing the bigger wheels will cause.

[taffer]

263271711528

set of four non Tamiya cc01 wheel and tyre sets for an example from ebay

[Dangerseeker]

3 hours ago, Peter_B said:

For indestructible get a Mad Bull. Cheap, can handle gravel and takes a beating and keeps going.

Peter_B is absolutely right. You should consider buying a Mad Bull - great car out of the box. Add ball bearings and oil shocks -> even better car, that will survive almost everything. 

[Baddon]

Just bought a boxed new Bush Devil 2 with ESC from another forum member. Looking forward to the build and will likely give to one of the lads as a Xmas box after he builds it.....lol. So will need to check to see if my old Beat 202 Radio gear is all in working order.

Have seen the Mad Bull and liked the look of it. Good ground clearance and simple but effective looking kit with a good looking body. will keep eye on Gumtree in N.Ireland for one and that would be all three of us sorted with out having to revive the older kits.

If I go that way there will be an original Thunderhot and Midnight Pumpkin for sale.....well bashed but with boxes. Think I will keep the Boomerang that started it all for me about 30 odd years ago though.