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Anyone into R/C?

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by A.D., Feb 7, 2009.

  1. Apr 28, 2012 at 8:37 PM
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    DanglingFury

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    I don't see how you could even compare that to the bruiser. I just feel like that's too much to pay for a crawler.. even if it is a 2 speed. I'd love to have one... for about a 100 bucks less.
     
  2. Apr 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM
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    mjbtaco

    mjbtaco low and slow

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    PERFORMANCE Custom Turbo Setup FRONT SUSPENSION Drop Spindles by Aaron Carswell 01-04 Swaybar Endlinks Energy Suspension Endlink Bushings Cando Upper Control arms QA1 coilovers with 8" spring Custom 4 pot Brembo BBK Modified lower control arms with mjbfab qa1 mounting plates and Poly bushing sleeves REAR SUSPENSION Chasis Tech drop leafs QA1 adjustable shocks weld in drop notch Gas tank cross member bridge 3" angled blocks 2013 Double Cab Short Bed TRD Sport Eibach Pro Truck Shocks front and rear Lifted to the 3rd setting on the front shocks
    dont think that thing is going to be doing much crawling. it has so little suspension travel. the scale realism is awesome but thats pretty much all it has going for it lol
     
  3. Apr 28, 2012 at 8:49 PM
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    DanglingFury

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    So... what does it do?
     
  4. Apr 28, 2012 at 9:26 PM
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    t4daddy

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    Do you reload? If so, I can give you my recipe for cloverleafs @100yrds... What twist is that barrel, I'm guessing 1in10, hell, almost any thing shoots well in a .308... Please, dear God, put a real scope on it, not some piece of shit...
     
  5. Apr 28, 2012 at 9:31 PM
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    mjbtaco

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    I mean it will do light crawling and trailing but not 350 bucks worth of it lol. It think you're paying for the novelty of scale realism lol.
     
  6. Apr 28, 2012 at 9:46 PM
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    t4daddy

    t4daddy Well-Known Member

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    SELL it NOW!!! It's the very worst of the RC habits to have, you'll see... Go ahead and start looking for a Blade SR120, that'll be your next move, single rotor, with a true tail rotor. Then a 450 of some sort, you'll see....
     
  7. Apr 28, 2012 at 9:54 PM
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    mjbtaco

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    lol i want to get one of those quad rotor ones to record ariel video at the track.

    heres a picture of the little bastard

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  8. Apr 28, 2012 at 10:01 PM
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    t4daddy

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    Quads can be as wild, or mild as you want...
     
  9. Apr 28, 2012 at 10:08 PM
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    mjbtaco

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  10. Apr 28, 2012 at 10:12 PM
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    mjbtaco

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    holy crap!

    RTF Version $2399 - What’s Included
    XP2 RTF (Ready To Fly) with high performance brushless motors
    Flight tested
    One extra set of props
    2.4ghz 6-channel programmable radio and receiver - Specktrum DX6i controller
    4 x 3-cell 3300mAh lipo batteries (flight time varies on setup, about 7-10 minutes per battery)
    Battery Charger
    Access to online training videos
     
  11. Apr 28, 2012 at 11:32 PM
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    littledvl

    littledvl ride BMX!

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    My exo is alive!! Got everything installed and adjusted, charge the lipo and I should be able to run it for the first time :D.

    I really dislike how much of a pita it is to connect the battery tho..
     
  12. Apr 28, 2012 at 11:51 PM
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    mjbtaco

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    supposedly not running the interior pieces makes it easier to change out the battery.
     
  13. Apr 28, 2012 at 11:58 PM
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    littledvl

    littledvl ride BMX!

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    Yeah, i can see how it would help somehwhat but I am trying to keep it in for now.
     
  14. Apr 29, 2012 at 9:14 AM
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    littledvl

    littledvl ride BMX!

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    It moves!! :D

    Motor temp never got above 81, esc never got above 87, im super happy with this setup, I dont plan on running the interior. I am going to remake the front and rear half of the interior out of some thin sheet metal so I block the front and rear from crap getting in, and leave the top open.



    http://youtu.be/n36yg9R7PjQ


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  15. Apr 29, 2012 at 9:40 AM
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    DanglingFury

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  16. Apr 29, 2012 at 9:42 AM
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    DanglingFury

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    Seems to be working pretty nicely for you. :thumbsup:

    I'd say you're safe to gear up a bit more if you wanted to.
     
  17. Apr 29, 2012 at 9:43 AM
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    epa4wd

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    Boat pics, fiberglass hull is okay not cracked or broken anywhere, has brushless motor, esc, voltage regulator for receiver and a 4S (If I remember correctly) lipo cutoff and spektrum servo. Electronics should be working fine (everything worked last time it was used, and it was used only once) but don't have a 4S battery to test it with so if I sell it, it would be considered as a hull only although everything mentioned is included in it. I did the graphics in my plotter, they are vinyl and can be removed if wanted. The only thing is some of the screws on the back are rusted other than that I don't see anything wrong with it, it pretty much needs some love! (Replacing the screws, some grease and lubrication). I just want whatever it takes for shipping and handling and a few bucks for gas

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  18. Apr 29, 2012 at 9:54 AM
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    littledvl

    littledvl ride BMX!

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    Yeah, I will run it like it is for now, I like running of the cool side, may mess with the gearing later on.


    You got a PM :D
     
  19. Apr 29, 2012 at 10:08 AM
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    epa4wd

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    replied! :)
     
  20. Apr 29, 2012 at 10:32 AM
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    epa4wd

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    Installed some new goodies on the T4.1 got some more things coming this week, it has been raining a lot so not a lot of chances to run it more :(

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