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Paul_J
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24th Jan 04 at 03:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Electric accelerates faster than engine driven ones (coz of clutch), but engine driven ones have better top end... I personally prefere acceleration - but wouldn't mind a higher top end than the 14-20 mph I have atm lol...

@ my speed controller
Paul_J
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might leave the motor atm - get the thing looking good, then later get the motor... that Element 19 Turn one above seems pretty decent, good compromise of power / RPM and battery usage.
Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
hey does anyone know if tamiya do a Ferrari 355 Body shell?

I know they do a 360, but did they ever do 355? I think the 355 is lush, and my old shell is tatty and needs to be replaced.


i have a 200mm hpi F355 shell unpainted, no decal kit bit they're not much to decal! make me an offer.


i'm also selling up all my gear, nimh cells, esc's, radio gear, tyres, hopped up losi xxxs, hpi rally, allsorts!
Demo
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ive got a 2d buggy for sale in the classified mate.


ive also got a HPi Sprint. comes with a few bodies and a host od spare. 17 turn schumacher motor, futaba radio gear. needs a new ESC so get me on msn and make me an offer (thedemster@hotmail.com)

and this is my bad boy at the moment. 4wd, 1/8 scale, 3.5cc, rated at 60mph+. goes like fuck. and munches tyres like you wouldnt believe. great fun though











[Edited on 24-01-2004 by Demo]
Paul_J
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nice martin but my chassis is 190mm.
James@CCC
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anyone know where i can get a cheap little kit (about 100) that i can put together myself in order to learn more about these things.

i will then improve upon it later when i no what im doing.

im new to this but it looks fun
geordie smurf
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www.alansmodel.com

in whitely bay ive got a kyosho nitro 1/10 scale ford focus which is 4 wd with snapped rear driveshafts so is fwd but wil be rwd come the summer so watch out for a nova beaten rc car lol
Martin_C
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
nice martin but my chassis is 190mm.


a set of 2mm spacers and 3mm offset wheels are your jammin, even spacers do it fine!

its just lying in my cupboard doing nothing...
Paul_J
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Well it would of cost a bit to get it from scotland - plus you didn't have a pic...

I bought a Ferrari 360 Kit today like the red one I posted up, got the same wheels as in the pic too but they didn't have chrome - so I bought white ones and have sprayed them in star silver (hehe had some left over) look more realistic than those plasticy looking chrome ones.

Just given my car a complete overhaul, WD-40'ing it in places, cleaning bits out. My Batteries arn't holding their charge atm??? bit weird.

forgot how rapid they accelerate, providing you get traction its like from standstill to absolutely flying in a split second. Put my 4wD drive back on as RWD was just A) giving me no traction and B) making me donut a bit too much

Might look to see if there are any local newbie races happening? If not, might find out what motor people are using to race with and drop one in and try to join a local semi-amature race

Paul J
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hip kits are ace, i used to have one
the_legend_of_yrag
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Ive got a RC Car, made a custom shell for it at school a couple of years ago, but didnt get it back coz of the Soham Trial.. Wasnt really based on any car, just some random design

It's got an Audi A4 Shell on it atm though, really want a petrol one!! Could make it a mini flamer kit
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My Beast


Paul_J
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Just found there's a radio control club about 2 mins down the road from me that race in a school hall with a track laid out every week... might upgrade my motor and check it out!
CorsaLoony
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try http://www.modelsportuk.com/ top site is where i got my mini cooper from and all the up grades, would post pictures but i dunno how to.

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modlesport are crap TBH compared to Apex
deanmcreynolds26
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PMSL, saxo
CorsaLoony
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have u got the web address for apex by any chance?
jr
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www.apexmodels.com
CorsaLoony
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cheers
Paul_J
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yeh apex are cool, I actually drove there today, good bunch of people!

Prices are good too.
AndyW
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ok im lookin at gettin another one a the mo i gotta pug 306 tamiya and a BIG monster truck thing.

id like to get into racing.
Paul_J
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have a look at this and see if there are any clubs local to you that race?

http://www.brca.org/tg_new.htm
AndyW
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ok for ppl that r in the know lol. i gotta fwd tamiya pug 306 fairly old now.

would it be good enough to race by just gettin a new motor etc or by a new car for say £200... if so whats good on the market?
Paul_J
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dunno is it a TL-01 chassis? like mine (below)



do you mean 4 wheel drive when you said FWD?

Thing is it all depends mate, I'm personally gonna see about racing the above (my old chassis) and just replace a couple of bits, like motor, maybe electric speed controller.

If you want to be a number 1 person and race in real competitions I suppose you'd have to upgrade to a new car.
AndyW
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no mate front wheel drive... its a good few years old now. would prob like summat new.

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