HPI TROPHY 3.5
08-26-2008, 02:06 PM
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HPI TROPHY 3.5
ive just gone to the lhs and bought a book and they have a trophy buggy made by hpi... so what everyones views on this buggy... anyone getting it???
08-29-2008, 08:46 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
[link=http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.php?lang=en&partNo=10508]link[/link]
here is a link with pictures and info on the new buggy... it remids me of the lightning buggy...
here is a link with pictures and info on the new buggy... it remids me of the lightning buggy...
08-29-2008, 09:04 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
i would not touch it...better to buy one of the better quality products like Mugen,Jammin,Xray,Losi etc...HPI makes much lower quality products aimed towards newbies...
08-29-2008, 10:27 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
It looks like EVERYONE elses buggies. I BET my diff internals in my Kyosho are EXACTLY the same as these. Aluminum parts in all the right places. Whats the price? You cant really design a buggy any differently anymore where the result is earth shattering. Its all been done.
08-29-2008, 11:58 PM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
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It looks like EVERYONE elses buggies. I BET my diff internals in my Kyosho are EXACTLY the same as these. Aluminum parts in all the right places. Whats the price? You cant really design a buggy any differently anymore where the result is earth shattering. Its all been done.
It looks like EVERYONE elses buggies. I BET my diff internals in my Kyosho are EXACTLY the same as these. Aluminum parts in all the right places. Whats the price? You cant really design a buggy any differently anymore where the result is earth shattering. Its all been done.
08-30-2008, 12:31 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
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ive just gone to the lhs and bought a book and they have a trophy buggy made by hpi... so what everyones views on this buggy... anyone getting it???
ive just gone to the lhs and bought a book and they have a trophy buggy made by hpi... so what everyones views on this buggy... anyone getting it???
08-30-2008, 03:13 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
Guys, it looks like the old xb8, in fact it could even be a clone. Look at the front and rear hubs, the radio box, the underside of the chassis (shape), the torque rods for chassis braces, even the way it sits reminds me of my old xb8. Doesn't look anything like an 8, but I can see the HB similarity.
Should be a good RTR.
Should be a good RTR.
08-30-2008, 02:39 PM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
Looks decent except for the crappy phillips head scews all over it. But if it's around the $400 mark it wouldn't be a bad choice as a starter buggy.
08-30-2008, 03:29 PM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
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Wow looks impressive, would like to see one in person. Price mentioned in book?
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ive just gone to the lhs and bought a book and they have a trophy buggy made by hpi... so what everyones views on this buggy... anyone getting it???
ive just gone to the lhs and bought a book and they have a trophy buggy made by hpi... so what everyones views on this buggy... anyone getting it???
no prices in the book...
01-15-2009, 05:59 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
I am from London England and have just bought this buggy! As i am a complete novice at this hobbie it seems to run well, my mate has a Kyosho Inferno and it is identical copy! The trophy is just a very very good copy of a very very good car! Im still running it in so not hit its full potential yet whatever that maybe.
Just a quick question can you change the buggy bodyshell to a truggy as the mounting points are in different places?
Just a quick question can you change the buggy bodyshell to a truggy as the mounting points are in different places?
01-15-2009, 07:03 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
It would take a bit of work to change it over to a Truggy style M8, the wheel base is to short on the Buggy to get one of the Truggy bodies to fit. How ever you could adapt a Core truck body to fit because the wheel base is about the same. I'm working on a Buggy Mod into a Core truck as we speak and am trying to get it done this week end. If I remember, I will post pictures on my web site. Not the same model but it will give you an idea [:-]
02-09-2009, 11:27 AM
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
I have just bought a sts 0403 tuned pipe anybody know if this pipe is any good as the guy in the shop said its not bad? It has made a big difference but i think its more top end still needs tuning in. whats the best way to get good torque (bottom end).?
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RE: HPI TROPHY 3.5
SUCKS THEY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN EUROPE. Looks like a nice bashing buggy... drop the savage motor in there. or a picco .28 p3 truggy engine..
