Oahu Members RC Thread

Yup lipo is the way to go
I want to run lights n my rigs

 

best thing to do from what i've heard is have one lipo running the truck and a small 3s lipo for lights

 

I dont want to run two lipos
Ill keep it simple and just use one lipo to run everything
And keep on lipo on the side for extra run ill just changed it

As for the body i dont like the idea of removing the body everytime you changed battery
So im thinking of getting thkse tool box and hide it inside that

 

I agree, I'm only gonna run 2 lipos because I'm building a class 1 comp truck and for night comps your lights need to be bright and plentiful LOL.

Also 2 is the best for running IMO gives you enough but not so much that you start to break things from so much punch.

As for the battery in the tool box idea I agree it's a real PITA having to remove screws and body clips to change a battery especially in the mud haha. rc4wd makes a nice tool box specifically for the TF2 that should house a good size battery, idk if you can run a full size 5000mah 2s in it but I'm sure you could Make something work. Also I've heard earth magnets do the trick for keeping the lid from opening on the trail. Hope I could help a little and I like your ideas for the build looking forward to seeing more progress

 

I think the only problem with the battery being inside the tool box
Is the cog.
Itll be to high
Ill probably going to make a hole on the bed where the tool box go
So itll be sitting a bit lower

Need to order a micro servo for the tranny

 

that's a good idea that way all or ost of the weight will be in the front or middle

 

Side marker lights also a problem
When crawling it can get hang up and
And loose or lost the lenses



My lights
Those lenses will be flashed with the body
And not stickin out

 

Working on those side marker lights


Much cleaner look

 

lookin good bro!

 

If anybody is interested in a Tamiya CR01 let me know!

 

Thanx man
Im practicing working with styrenes
I want to get that rc4wd 6x6 next
But i have no experience with styrenes
And the body for the rc4wd 6x6 is in pieces of styrene

 

Yup I havnt played with styrene yet but it looks like hours of fun once you get the hang of it lol

 

I think ill just get this instead
All metal well most of it including the body
Integy 6x6

 

With some local style stretched tires.

 

At the Nanakuli Comp 2 weeks ago

After the carnage

 

Is that sub land?

 

zablan beach park

 

Nice...can tell by the reef

 

It was my first time there, good fun. There was so much traction on that reef, that people were breaking things left and right. First time I saw the axial driveshaft get mangled and bent to a 90. Those pitbull tires that he was running hooked up too well.