CurtisRider Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Legend! PM me how much we owe you for postage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted November 26, 2014 Report Share Posted November 26, 2014 One for Tom Does anyone actually make a good rc mini chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Any of u guys no anything about rock crawlers? Looling to get one but dont know where to start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ha,I just trawled to find this page to ask the same as the last guy! I'm really fancying a scaler, the guy that works next door to me has a all out rock crawler which is cool, but just looks weird. I'm really digging the RC4WD gelande 2 or trail finder 2. That's irrelevant thou. Anyone else into it? I'm struggling to decide if it's pretty cool, or majorly sad . In other news I took my Cat K1 bashing the other week with my bud and his HPI trophy 3.5, didn't do too bad in terms of matching the nitro for speeds and blew it outa the water handling. I'd forgotten how fragile it is thou, took a massive spill and it's a wreck . Could be cheaper to buy a new chassis and keep the old one for spares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 So the interested/don't need another but wanted anyway side of me impulsively bought this.. It's so detailed it's rediculous, it's on leaf springs and everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Who makes that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 RC4WD, they're yank. It's a real piece of art! Even if it just sat on the side all it's life it'd be a good model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Please get the winch and trailer ).Just seen the price of the kit . Business must be going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I'm digging the trailer . Just to tow boats around for no apparent reason. It is an expensive kit, but my local shop owed me from a faulty ESC I returned ages ago so that knocked a chunk off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 Got the hilux body painted this week, first laid a silver down, then over the top with Matt lime green, looks badass The silvers for me to scotch down too to create a metal effect so I can weather it properly, gonna add a fair amount of weathering to this body. Going to get my sticker guy to make me some 'Tom's Garden Services' stickers made up with some bullshit bush trimming pun. To go with the workhorse theme I thought I'd add some ply lining.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 How big is it? It looks bigger than I was expecting but I can't get a decent sense of scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Your shells look awesome tom, would you be interested in painting me a custom shell in the future for a few bucks ? After having a browse through the forums I decided to buy a maverick scout 1/10th scale crawler. It's pretty basic but apparently great value for money and easily upgraded/modified for better performance. Here she is Edited May 10, 2015 by Rowlly21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 10, 2015 Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Ha, they're not that great in person but if you'd like something painted I'd be more than happy. It's the cliche of being a painter for a living. Customers stuff I try my best, by the time I get to my own stuff I can't be bothered A friend of mine had a Maverick Strada drift setup, that was pretty badass. Was really reliable too, but the only downside was it's performance upgrades. It was cheaper to find a second hand MSP chassis or HPI sprint than upgrade the maverick, cheap enough to begin with thou so it's no great loss! I've done absolutely nothing with my trailfinder2, haven't had the time really. I keep looking into what setup to run in it, I've got the servo sorted but can't decide on ESC/motor combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Awesome thanks ! Will contact you closer to the time What do you plan on using the trail finder for ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 11, 2015 Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 Low level rock crawling/scaling really. It's not as upto the job as the Axials and stuff but still plenty more than I'll need. Be sure to post your Scout when it comes dude, interested to see that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Here she is, I am very impressed with the quality of this for the price, I am also surprised at where it can go What do you think you can come up with for this shell tom ? P.s don't know why my photos are so small ? Try click on them you should get full size Edited May 12, 2015 by Rowlly21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted May 20, 2015 Report Share Posted May 20, 2015 Well been having a tinker with a few things on the scout seems to improved it a lot !! Weighted the wheels Aluminium servo arm Added a spacer above the shock spring to stop torque twist Moved the inner links to the inner holes so lower it abit Remounted/Bodged the battery position Greased the gearbox and diffs It's great fun but after looking on a few RC forums I want something with some speed as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfboy Posted June 2, 2015 Report Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Damn thread, piqued my interest and popped into my local hobby shop - you know, just for a look around. Ended up walking out with this. Really impressed with the quality for the money. I used to have a HPI Rush Evo, as fun as that was, this thing just goes and no more messing round with glow starts etc. Can't wait to pop a few mods on it, another member of the club! Edited June 2, 2015 by sfboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowlly21 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Haha awesome mate !!! Check out my thread on MSUK forum for the mods it's really helps it crawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I'm quite tempted to get a 1/18 Maverick Ion for messing around with... any thoughts? I used to have a Kyosho Raider 1/10 buggy and a Tamiya Vanessa's Lunchbox years ago but quite like the idea of having a small scale toy to keep in the car and whip out when I'm bored waiting for kids coming through a Duke of Edinburgh checkpoint or something. Don't really want to spend too much so ~£85 for a RTR doesn't seem silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) Someone asked where the RC thread was? Ermm, well by complete fluke... Found it! The reason, well I wondered if this generic shell (that I think has a likeness to a mk4 supra with a nissan arse) I've had littering the same spot on my floor for, ooo, gonna plum for at least two years, would be any good to anyone? Give me a sec while I unearth it, dust it off and take a pic or two... Edited April 12, 2016 by CC12345678910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC12345678910 Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) b*****d won't edit again... Anyway, I've still got the headlights, and they look like they could be wired up to actually light up, but IDK and that stuff is beyond me. I'll get a tape now and get dimensions, but it's a fair old thing like, and pretty rigid too. Actually I've still got the rest of the car to go with the shell too. Thought maybe someone could do something with it as despite intentions, I clearly haven't. EDIT: Inside bumper to bumper measures 560mm at shortest point, widthways is 210mm at narrowest point, wheelbase is approx. 340mm c-c and the track is 250mm across the inside of the arches. Edited April 12, 2016 by CC12345678910 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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