Anyone into R/C?

Cool Thanks for the info!!

My other 2 cars were from Tamiya. Great cars but always had problems with the nitro motors. Parts were ALWAYS a PITA to source. Used a lot of glue and zip ties to hold things together.

Would you guys recommend going all out and getting the Slash "ultimate" RTR. Or save the money and get the basic RTR and just upgrade as parts break/go bad? Is the "ultimate" worth the +$140 for aluminum parts and upgraded shocks?

 

Again, I'm not "up" on all the Traxxas lingo. "I" can't ever recommend a RTR model. If you don't build it, how the hell are you gonna know how to repair it? And face it, you're gonna have to repair it at some point in time. What all is the difference between the two?

 

VERY true statement

 

I completely agree with your statement as well. I'm sure if I get into this I will be going back to the Kits. I still remember building my plane and how much fun that was. I knew how everything went together and could fix it.

Basically the difference between the 2 is the following list is installed and ready to go:

Blue anodized aluminum C-Hubs
Blue anodized aluminum Steering Blocks
Blue anodized aluminum Rear Hub Carriers
Blue anodized aluminum Axle Nuts
Hard anodized coated Big Bore Shocks with titanium nitride shafts
Front and rear Swaybars with extra stiff Swaybar Set
S1 compound officially licensed BF Goodrich Mud Terrain T/A Tires
Sealed silicone filled Center Diff (installs trackside in just minutes replacing the torque control slipper)

 

Watch this. He talks about the difference/pros and cons between the rtr and the ultimate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W8TMWyJe0c


Doesn't come with a radio. But you can get a 2.4ghz radio at a great value here. 40 bucks! (I've got one and have no complaints)

http://www.hobbypartz.com/fsgrco.html

That same website sells the charger littldvl was talking about, along with LiPo batteries at a great value.

Also, you may be skeptical about the unpainted body, but if you wanna bash the best thing to do is coat your body with bedliner. It'll last much, much, much longer.

 

Nice hair.

 

Yea, he looks like fuckin wolfgang.

 

Thanks for the tip!!

Yeah dudes got a little "Wolf man Jack" thing going on..

 

I've finallyy decided to just rent a bobcat and fix my track the way I want it.

 

damn towerhobbies, 8 bucks for parcel post, when a flat rate priority mail box is 5.35. Item shipped Apr 30, not here yet two weeks later

 

that sucks

thats one of the reasons why I like A-main

 

Yeah definitely, in this case amain does not carry the brand. Tower wanted 37 bucks for priority mail LOL its only a 7 oz, 540 size motor... thieves.......

 

damn

The prices in this hobby are over inflated IMO

 

Yeah, heck with amains offers you get either free shipping, or shipping discounted, I've had stuff shipped priority mail for less than a buck on amain!!

 

Damn, where are you? Tower usually does a great job for me, but again it's not that far from me.

 

PR, but still, its way too much regardless, shipping is lower on things that qualify as "parts express" on their website, which the motor is not unfortunately. Hopefully the package is not lost

 

painted the body!

 

nice mang!

 

Sweet, cool color combination

 

I love that blue, what's the name and brand of it?