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Nerobro posted:it's not likely the esc. esc's work, or don't. they don't do anyting in half measures. That's not entirely true. I've had esc's burn out on a specific function. Like it only makes the engine go in reverse but no forward motion.
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Phat_Albert posted:Slashes are rad, parts are everywhere, and tons of people have them. The slash essentially created RC short course racing. Yeah, but it's popular so it's got to be hated now by all the cool kids. /sarcasm It's a great truck.
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open24hours posted:Although I have nothing to compare it to, the whole thing seems pretty flimsy. I guess I'll have to wait and see how well it holds up. The Tamiya TT-01 with it's bathtub chassis is probably the most durable on road RC car there is. They are tanks of cars. Probably the best overall car you can buy. Not the best in any single category other than durability but the best overall.
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Feb 21, 2011 15:39
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VibrioCholera posted:
Stripped diff gears maybe.
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Apr 18, 2011 01:14
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VibrioCholera posted:It's running totally fine right now. Got the rear carriers installed and all is well. Upgraded to aluminum or whatever. Thought I had the toe in screwed up but a quick search says the aluminum carriers alter the toe in over stock. Yeah, relatively easy to replace. Even if the gears are stripped a little they can go in and out of operation.
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Apr 18, 2011 13:38
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Putting those 1/10 HPI drift tires on the 2WD Slash is an awesome time and everyone should try it.
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Apr 19, 2011 02:17
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VibrioCholera posted:Car is still in one piece but I have an intermittent problem: The gear that is connected to the drive shaft in the rear is stripped. Or the rear diff is stripped. If both rear tires spin when the fronts are still then it's the gear on the shaft.
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Apr 23, 2011 21:49
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VibrioCholera posted:You consider new shocks or upgrading to an aluminum shock tower cap? Then again it's probably real cheap to just keep replacing those. Loctite dude.
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May 5, 2011 15:54
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TremorX posted:Screws into metal, yeah.. into plastic, not so much. Worked for me for the past ten+ years. Especially that tape stuff.
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May 6, 2011 12:45
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(((k))) posted:Gualtiero Picco Passed on 5-15 -11. Apparently he was into nitro RC tether racing. I have never heard of it but it looks cool / dangerous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=555aeQlPprY Sorry to hear anybody passing but that poo poo is dumb.
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May 17, 2011 01:01
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VibrioCholera posted:Those guys are way too easily amused. How is that even fun? IT'S A SPORT!
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May 17, 2011 01:10
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Phat_Albert posted:This thread shouldnt be on the second page!! Do you download the footage when it lands or do you use the video to fly it?
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Jun 27, 2011 01:04
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Wojcigitty posted:So we can post our RC airplanes now? 150CCs  Is that yours?
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Jun 28, 2011 13:52
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Adam Drake. That fat smug bastard. SUPER DOPE! That's a cool truggy though.
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HoWSeR posted:hi, For price and performance with RC drifting, I would look at the HPI products. However, I love Tamiya products but I would say get a TT-01 because it's much simpler compared to the TA-05.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QC44VYJkUQ This a pretty acceptable use of an RC trailer IMHO. Edit: in other videos the pickup truck is actually a pretty sweet drifter in its own right.
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Laserface posted:So HPI ha shown off gas (as in not nitro) 1/8 size engines in a few of their products at the Nuremberg toy fair. cheaper, easier to find fuel is probably the only thing going for ICE engines in the hobby now. What other benefits is gas going to have over nitro? Will we start seeing 4 stroke make it to surface vehicles, and then turbo and supercharging? How much headroom is left in combustion engines for hobby vehicles? Lipos, brushless have made EP vehicles fast, clean, and cheaper to run than GP, so I'm not sure HPI should have dumped so much research money into new fuel types for small engines. Probably way easier to keep tuned than nitro.
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Treytor posted:Yeah it is a bit puzzling how the good kits are $500 - $600 while most of the RTR kits are around $300 or so. I realize the good kits are I'm sure far superior quality and what you'd start with to win races and stuff, but it seems like there's a niche of affordable kits that isn't being filled. I've built seven TT-01s over the years. I can probably assemble that car with my eyes closed. I know tub chassis are kind of old school but drat I just love that car.
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Treytor posted:Thanks again for all the feedback. What about the XRAY T3R? A bit pricey but reasonable I think. I realize it's a very barebones kit but I'm also okay with that. I like the idea of researching and picking out everything that will go into it, even down to the wheels. I definitely want to go lipo / brushless, and the tt-01 kits seem a bit outdated and aren't built with that in mind. The TT-01 is outdated but it works with lipo and brushless just fine with no hassle.
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I know I almost seem to post exclusively about the awesomeness of the TT-01 but seriously, it's a great, great chassis.
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Apr 25, 2012 19:33
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Torn Quad Jones posted:I could not think of a better place to post this. Custom 1/10 General Lee on a stretched duratrax vendetta chassis I love that it has body roll That car and video is awesome but his price quote at the end is a little crazy.
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May 24, 2012 02:27
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Yeah, but for $350, gently caress HPI's price. I mean, you can't say that poo poo isn't inflated. Just look at the price of their replacement bodies on the short course trucks.
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krushgroove posted:I don't know what the price of the 5SC body is in the US, but I recently paid £35 for a 'rally game body 1/3rd the size of a 5SC body, with no decals, no masking and a really crappy finish (the mold wasn't polished, there are sanding marks all over it). I know some people complain about HPI prices (I don't see how, once you've seen XRAY prices) but if you put a clone next to the real thing I think you would see how the HPI is worth more. Is that rally body HPI brand? If not it just kind of proves my point. Here's what they go for in the US: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXAZNJ&P=Z In store can go for another $100.
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Somewhat Heroic posted:I'm going to virtually beg you to not part with your $350. I work with the worlds largest Baja retailer and that is seriously a road you don't wan to go down. I love the 1/5 crowd and platforms a metric ton. People that get into should have nothing but an awesome experience. Buying a clone car is not a way to have a good experience into pump-gas cars. While the majority of the HPI parts will fit, not everything will. I will never be able to give you a guaranteed 'yes, this will fit your car' etc. should you ever call the same way I have to tell others. This isn't really a good reason not to buy one. Most of the parts do fit, the ones that don't you can make fit and if that fails, you can track down actual parts for your model. Especially if you checkout hong-kong based online retailers.
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Powershift posted:Out of curiosity, what's the difference between invoice vs list price on the HPI 5b ss where you work? I doubt he can/will tell you that.
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Aceshighxxx posted:I do believe you guys when you say that HPI makes a better product. I guess I just got excited that maybe I could have a product that is almost as fun for a lot less money. I'll probably pass on it because after doing a little more research, the shipping is another $80, then once you add Tx/Rx and servos you're going to be probably between $500-600. And that is about what a used HPI is going for it seems. I would definitely get the used HPI. Watch out for over used ones.
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 okay. It's almost like it's your living to sell these products so knockoffs would be bad for business.
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Laserface posted:ha, $300 for body panels on the losi? But quality!!!!
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krushgroove posted:I'm well into Silly Internet Argument territory, but by that logic your Slash is about 2 bucks worth of plastic with about 5 bucks worth of wires and metal. It takes 3-4 guys *weeks* to make a body mold, a couple more weeks to make the graphics, the body guys have to repair molds, vacuforming machines are about $100,000 each (more for Baja-sized ones)...my point is it's not '50 cents worth of Lexan', sorry. Maybe the people running the hobby business should take a business class because if they lower their prices by 10% they could probably increase sales 20%. They could work the ration until they had the optimum cost benefit. They could also look at selling the kit for a loss and make up in profits. Many manufacturers do this across all industries with success. Bottom line is that if they keep everything so price exclusive, they'll never open up the 1/5 market the way it should be. Gas engines are easier to tune and maintain than than nitro and they're way more fun than electric. The success of them should be a no brainer but the manufacturers wont fully get behind it outside of them being niche market. And that's why people turn to knockoffs as they should until the big names give it their full attention.
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kuffs posted:If you think a $800 1/5th scale is expensive, you've clearly never touched anything above 1/10th scale. Where's there an $800 complete 1/5 scale comparable to the HPI? And we are talking about rc cars. Nobody is talking about illuminati or whatever, please. Most people aren't gonna race a 1/5 scale buggies. There aren't many races going on for that scale. So the knock off stuff (especially ones that can use HPI parts) will do perfectly for 95% of people. People need to realize that as you decrease your scale the more likely you are to break parts when you crash or just do jumps. If the large companies would realize this the consumer could get a quality product for less money and the companies could maximize profits.
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While I agree, I think it's great because it reduces cost. The handling characteristics are unique to each class.
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I was being tongue in cheek about the business class comment. I'm sure they know way more than I about running a large scale business. Yes, it is a luxury hobby but that doesn't mean they should shamelessly gouge prices. In the end, I think if they didn't do that they'd actually make more money on 1/5 scale. And I'm envious of you if can just drop about $1500 on a 1/5 scale. I make good money and I have to save up to drop that kind of cash.
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krushgroove posted:The RC10 Worlds Edition (black tub) was my first racing buggy after having a Grasshopper - every now and then I try looking them up on eBay but I haven't found one at a reasonable price yet. I had one of those! Loved the poo poo out of it.
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ColonelJohnMatrix posted:Hey Mr. UPS man! Send me a bigfoot shirt please.
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This is what it's all about. Amazing cars, control, and even track. Love it.
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InitialDave posted:So, anyone here like R/C? And crawlers? And Lego? Retrofit all that poo poo into the unimog and you got a deal.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I really wish someone would make a carpet short course track. I think that would be the best of all worlds I've seen indoor ones but the track looked wood and plastic. The video was more entertaining than most dirt SC vids.
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Before I even read the sentence about the erector set I was like Holy poo poo! Erector Set!
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As awesome as Tamiya is, almost all of their kits come with absolute bare bones stuff (obviously they have some kits that come fitted out but they're just crazy costly). You're crawler looks awesome.
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