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Posted By john01374

If you are referring to NiMh packs then yes. It...

If you are referring to NiMh packs then yes. It happens a lot more than people want to talk about. For years all we've heard is how dangerous LiPo packs are but no one wants to talk about NiCd and...
07-21-2023, 10:59 AM
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Posted By john01374

I've been in an out of various hobbies during my...

I've been in an out of various hobbies during my life and I have stopped. sold everything and walked away more than once. About 15 yrs. ago I looked at my Hot Wheels collection and decided that it...
12-19-2022, 11:45 AM
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Posted By john01374

Yes. Been cleaning up the collection lately and...

Yes. Been cleaning up the collection lately and have come across a number of cars I forgot I bought. Of course there's so much stuff in my basement I' liable to find a real car down there.
06-09-2022, 09:18 AM
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Posted By john01374

Finally had a chance to apply the decals to this...

Finally had a chance to apply the decals to this one. I'm happy with the way the project turned out.

As some of you might have noticed, I never put electronics in this car. The reason for this is...
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Posted By john01374

I'm back after about 10yrs.

I'm back after about 10yrs.
04-12-2022, 10:46 AM
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Posted By john01374

Finding the time to work on these things seems...

Finding the time to work on these things seems harder and harder everyday. This one is taking a bit longer than I had hoped but it's coming along.

I finally got three coats of Tamiya White on the...
04-04-2022, 07:58 AM
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Posted By john01374

Finally had some time to get back to this...

Finally had some time to get back to this project. The weather hasn't been great for painting so I wasn't in any hurry.

Got the TBG body cut out and I have to say that this body is really very...
03-28-2022, 06:57 PM
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Posted By john01374

I really did. It was dumb luck. After digging...

I really did. It was dumb luck. After digging through and separating everything there were two complete but unfinished Strikers, one complete but unfinished FX10, two used FX10's and enough new and...
03-22-2022, 10:23 AM
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Posted By john01374

Made some additional progress last night. ...

Made some additional progress last night.

Attached an old silver can to the gearbox. Feel like the old silver can be plenty of power for this old car. Next I attached the gearbox to the main...
03-21-2022, 08:46 AM
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Posted By john01374

It's been almost 10 yrs since I started this...

It's been almost 10 yrs since I started this thread. In that time my interests have strayed away from RC and into other hobbies like auto racing, mid to high power rocketry and a bunch of other...
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Posted By john01374

The Grasshopper was originally released in about...

The Grasshopper was originally released in about 1984. Very early cars are easy to spot as they do not have the hole in the front of the chassis that was added for the hornet body mount. They also...
02-26-2017, 08:03 PM
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Posted By john01374

Not really sure who wrote that article but it was...

Not really sure who wrote that article but it was clearly someone with no experience with the vehicles they are recommending. They should pull that artical as it's giving people bad information. The...
02-25-2017, 05:29 AM
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Posted By john01374

I'm going to agree with what has been said so...

I'm going to agree with what has been said so far. First, DO NOT buy a redcat as your first car. They are not as bad as they use to be but they are still years from being reliable. Buying something...
02-09-2017, 08:51 AM
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Posted By john01374

Summits can be purchased for around $550 USD here...

Summits can be purchased for around $550 USD here in the states, That's about 36000 INR at the current exchange rate so you would be saving a some money if you could find someone here to buy it and...
02-04-2017, 03:27 PM
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Posted By john01374

Wow an old Turbo Burns. Those things were built...

Wow an old Turbo Burns. Those things were built like tanks back in the day.

Any modern radio system will work with it and odds are the servos are just fine unless it's been in water at some point....
02-04-2017, 03:11 PM
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Posted By john01374

I know this is an old thread so hopefully you...

I know this is an old thread so hopefully you have not done this yet. If so it will hopefully stop the next person.

DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES SPRAY WD40 INTO THE MOTOR. WD40 is a great...
02-04-2017, 03:00 PM
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Posted By john01374

Not sure if that is a B or C stamp but it looks...

Not sure if that is a B or C stamp but it looks identical to the RC10T Sport Truck model 7011 that i had a couple of years back. Mine was solid black like that with the exception of the battery trays...
02-04-2017, 02:49 PM
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Posted By john01374

Trav04 - Only 1 place that I am aware of that...

Trav04 - Only 1 place that I am aware of that sells construction RC stuff and your pocked need to be deep to afford this stuff...... I'm dying for the front end loader but it's out of my price range...
02-04-2017, 02:45 PM
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Posted By john01374

Phil, Couple of things. First. The cars...

Phil,

Couple of things. First. The cars you have are collectors items. If the celica is the same car I'm thinking of that shares the chassis with the Tamiya 959 you could be looking at several...
02-04-2017, 02:23 PM
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Posted By john01374

The ESC doesn't care if the battery in NiCd,...

The ESC doesn't care if the battery in NiCd, NiMh, LiPo, LiFe or anything else. What it does care about is the amount of voltage. Any ECS that is designed to run on 6 cell NiMh packs will work just...
02-04-2017, 01:57 PM
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Posted By john01374

Yes. Electric is taking over. I'm a solid...

Yes. Electric is taking over. I'm a solid supporter of electric and have been for many years. Before anyone jumps to conclusions. I was a Nitro guy for many many years before I saw what was...
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Posted By john01374

Very nice find. Once complete be sure to get...

Very nice find. Once complete be sure to get yourself a cheap Lexan body to run with and keep the hard body for shelf duty.
08-12-2016, 02:20 PM
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Posted By john01374

The higher the C rating the better off you will...

The higher the C rating the better off you will be. The VXL motor under full load could easily tax a 20C 8000 battery. Personally I would go at the very minimum 30C but 40C would be better.

Less...
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Views: 900
Posted By john01374

The first question I would ask is, what beginner...

The first question I would ask is, what beginner classes does the track offer?

Specifically I would ask if they have a beginner short course class. A lot of tracks in my area still have a...
07-07-2016, 10:43 AM
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Posted By john01374

The body is Awesome but the chassis appears to be...

The body is Awesome but the chassis appears to be the Exceed 1/5 MaxStone crawler right down to the axles, beadlock wheels and the rather unique 8 body mount posts. I'll certainly be buying the body...
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