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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/23/2007 10:22:22 PM   
Caramel_Slim



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They were there earlier and left before you got there.

Hey Rod... I believe the "new" Revo I have needs a big block in it..... Think I'll put a JP-2 pipe on it ... 3 shoe clutch.... vented flywheel and clutch bell.... should make things interesting.... Not sure if I want to put the Vantage chassis on that one, though...

Anyway, it was good bashing with you guys again.. Sorry I couldn't stay longer, I was in hot water as it was staying out for the extra hour..... I wish I coulda stayed and ACTUALLY seen that Kyosho do it's thing.... Apparently, I hear that it's a James Bond 007 vehicle.. doing a submarine thing... flying, etc..

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/23/2007 11:12:01 PM   
phillynitro


 

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Status: offline 		Any of you guy wanna make me a trade I need something bad.

I have a rc10b4 factory team kit assabled but never ran needs just a roller
And a new Futaba 3pm fssst system 2.4gig
let me know Im looking for anything off road rtr.

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/23/2007 11:32:34 PM   
lmarinukjr


 

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Status: offline 		show up sunday bring what u have and maybe someone is willing to work with u. we all have something we want to sell

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/23/2007 11:55:32 PM   
1badmaro


 

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Status: offline 		I got there around 10am and stayed to about 12. Flyingn was there with his 1/16 vtx truggy...and another guy came just as i was leaving he had a savage, an 1/8scale buggy (dont remember what one) and a 1/10 scale onroad car he was cool. So I ran my MGT with his savage for a bit then i had to go. Hope to see more of you next Sunday

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/24/2007 1:05:28 AM   
FlyinGN


 

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Status: offline 		yea it was a fun day maro.... Too bad my car was screwed up.. Ill get it fixed. Im in the market for a 1/8 gas buggy now

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/24/2007 1:24:35 AM   
lmarinukjr


 

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/24/2007 6:20:10 PM   
1badmaro


 

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Status: offline 		You liked that ofna didnt you Frank lol

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 2:20:00 AM   
FlyinGN


 

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Status: offline 		yea..... But Im too cheap to buy a new one.... I was looking at the 1/8th redcat tornado. Check out the PRICE!!

http://www.redcatracing.com/itemdetail.asp?basepartno=TORNADO

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 3:29:24 AM   
Caramel_Slim



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Status: offline 		Hey Flyin,

I was the guy yourself and 1badmaro met on Saturday (with the Savage, etc.). I've seen that the Redcat vehicles have been getting a good review around the web and in some of the magazines but there are things you should consider before rushing off to get one. As much as I even hate to say it myself, one of the things to look at is whether your LHS (local hobby shop) carries replacement parts for your vehicle. Now, if we only bought vehicles that met that criteria, we'd bore ourselves silly with one or two vehicle selections.

The main option here is to see whether other vehicle parts (say.. kyosho or ofna or team trinity, etc.) will fit onto the Tornado. believe it or not, quite often they do.. Additionally, I've known brave fellows back in the day who bought other vehicle parts and "modified" them to fit their vehicle. Either way, many vehicles are manufactured by the same company and sold under different names not to mention the Chinese/Japanese markets creating "bootleg" vehicles for things like the kyosho kanai, or CEN matrix.. etc.

Do some research to see if this is the case with the Tornado. If I have some time, I'll look into it myself also. I just don't want you to buy something that you'll later possibly regret.

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 3:31:04 AM   
Caramel_Slim



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and I forgot to mention my favourite site. Ebay, the site of the used RC vehicle. If you watch and plan carefully, you can get a good deal..... or a steal for that matter!!!

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 3:39:15 AM   
Caramel_Slim



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Here's a review of the Redcat Hurricane from RCUniverse..

http://www.rcuniverse.com/magazine/article_display.cfm?article_id=683

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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 11:22:13 AM   
FlyinGN


 

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Caramel_Slim

Oh,
and I forgot to mention my favourite site. Ebay, the site of the used RC vehicle. If you watch and plan carefully, you can get a good deal..... or a steal for that matter!!!


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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 11:25:57 AM   
FlyinGN


 

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Status: offline 		thanks for the insight.. I have actually been into rc cars for 20 some odd years so I pretty know all about this.. But for $100 how can ya beat the Tornado. Look around too. Not bad reviews and a quite a big following on RC Universe.. .. Yes $100 for an 1/8th scale nitro 4wd car.. at that price its a throw away. anyway.. Im just talking at this point.. Gonna look around more..

F



quote:

ORIGINAL: Caramel_Slim

Hey Flyin,

I was the guy yourself and 1badmaro met on Saturday (with the Savage, etc.). I've seen that the Redcat vehicles have been getting a good review around the web and in some of the magazines but there are things you should consider before rushing off to get one. As much as I even hate to say it myself, one of the things to look at is whether your LHS (local hobby shop) carries replacement parts for your vehicle. Now, if we only bought vehicles that met that criteria, we'd bore ourselves silly with one or two vehicle selections.

The main option here is to see whether other vehicle parts (say.. kyosho or ofna or team trinity, etc.) will fit onto the Tornado. believe it or not, quite often they do.. Additionally, I've known brave fellows back in the day who bought other vehicle parts and "modified" them to fit their vehicle. Either way, many vehicles are manufactured by the same company and sold under different names not to mention the Chinese/Japanese markets creating "bootleg" vehicles for things like the kyosho kanai, or CEN matrix.. etc.

Do some research to see if this is the case with the Tornado. If I have some time, I'll look into it myself also. I just don't want you to buy something that you'll later possibly regret.


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RE: philadelphia pa rc'ers - 4/25/2007 4:48:36 PM   
Caramel_Slim



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Status: offline 		Very True,

Even without the radio, it'd be a good buy. Hmmm... would be nice to see it tooling around the park!!

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Revo 2.5r, Revo .28 (and oh so angry!!), Savage X, Turmoil Pro

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