Anyone into R/C?

Buddy of mine discovered some kind of "webbing" paint at the LHS today. I'm thinking my next body will have this in the stripes...

 

The best I recall, you can "sorta" control the webbing by how much the can is shaken.

 

It almost looks like you could just take some paint and drip it or fling it on there. Mask everything up, leave the stripes exposed. Do the splatter/webbing, then paint the stripes, then paint the rest of the body, yeah?

 

I'm sure you could. It would be messy. You can produce almost the same effect with bagging, just use a looser crumbled bag.

 

Hmm.... I just don't know if I wanna order another body for my truck or go ahead and get something else to drop my electronics in..

I still like the OFNA..

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukd2R_iiH-k

 

is that yours?

 

hey, welcome to the club

i am still waiting on some front steering knuckles. the only thing holding it up at this point.

just put in the front LEDs (although still waiting for LED controller ).
got Proline powerstroke shocks on, and spring sets in.

just waiting to run again

 

finished painting up two proline bodies for me and the wife. first ones ive done with multiple colors didnt turn out the best but its better than what we had on them. besides at 40-50mph whos gonna see the flaws anyway

stock bodies in rough shape


new ones


this is the first one i did to match my truck. turned out to good to use for bashing though so it stays on the shelf

 

Fear, where was that last vid you posted from, do you know? It looks just like a track over in Cullman AL. I went and watched the pro guys there year before last, missed it last year.

 

That was from Neo12, it was held in London.

Are you talking about the Alabama Manufactures Shootout Race?

 

Not really sure what it was called, they've held it for three or so (maybe more) years. Usually in early June. I understand that a track view from the surface is misleading, but that footage looks just like the Cullman track. A quick check shows your correct.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoltg6nx51s&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

That is so nice. I want to get one but its kind of pricy . How much did it run you whit all the stuff?

 

Hey sock, do you thin the castle 3800kv combo with the sidewinder esc will be enough to power the exo? Im having doubts on if i should even try it.

I got a hitec high torque metal gear servo for it, just need to decide on the motor and im ready to run mine.

 

Eric, did you see the vid I posted for you, on modding your system to show voltage?

 

too much

i don't have any clue on motor systems.
i have a Novak Ballistic 4.5t on a Tekin RX8 ESC and it runs very fast.
that is what i know about modern brushless stuff.

back 15 yrs ago i was building/tweaking battery packs, cutting modifying brushes, and adjusting timing on custom motors, but this new stuff is way over me.

 

I've been running that sidewinder SCT in my 2wd SC10 for a while now and it's been running cool as a cucumber. Even with an overtray on it. The new revised SCT sidewinder like mine comes with a fan built into the ESC and a fan shroud for the motor when running it on a 4wd setup. There's doubt in my mind that it would run cool in an exo, I'm just not sure if it would be fast enough for you. Granted, it'll be a helluva lot more controllable than your slash...

 

hmmm AE might be thinking about getting into the 1/5th class

http://www.liverc.com/news/special_features/2225-Team_Associated's_new_15_scale?/

 

I missed it, went back and watched it, dosnt seem too hard. I may pick up a sr3000 and put it in the boat i just bought, it seems like it would make more sense since if those batterys get to low, it could shut down in the middle of a lake, haha

No problem, the 4.5t and rx8 is a great setup, alot more power then what I was planning on running.

Mines not the newer one, it just has a fan for the motor. I know it takes a bit more power to run a 4x4, I know it will ru nthe exo, just dont know if it will be enough. I want it to be quick but not too fast like my slash, haha.

I have everything I need to put the exo together, just dont wanna have to pull it all apart cause its too slow.

 

Well girls and boys, I joined the club this evening, the 1/8 scale 4x4 buggy club that is. I aquired a X-Ray 808e with a Tekin RX8, and 2050kv motor, Savox servo, and even had a Spectrum reciever.