dagass

Here's a little video that I made last year of my HPI NMT and my brother in laws HPI Rush that I though you all might get a kick out of. As some of you know, I'm a die hard 1/8 scale buggy guy but I cut my "nitro" teeth on 1/10 scale trucks. I'm posting this video for 2 reasons, first is for entertainment purposes and second is that I read that a lot of people put there RC's up for the winter because it's too cold and things might break. If you just don't like cold weather, then this will do very little to change your mind however if the cold is ok by you, then here is some proof that you can drive your rc's in the dead of winter and still have fun!

Just to set the stage, a majority of this video was shot in temps ranging from 35 degrees down to 20 degrees. My NMT held up very well (with only a broken ball stud) and my brother in laws HPI Rush held up just as well if not better. Enjoy!

http://home.comcast.net/~twisters/Da...NMT_-_Rush.WMV (16MB)

ShOzz

ok, now you better tell me all about how you contructed that clear ramp!!!!!!

that thing is bad!

so how did you like the RS4 MT? i used to want one of those bad till i got an 1/8 scale buggy.

dagass

That ramp is the same ramp that you see in all my videos. Originally, we built the ramp and then covered it with 1/4" plexiglass. It makes for some cool footage! For the buggies, we had to use wood because the buggies would basically drive right through it . The HPI NMT is a great truck! I enjoyed mine very much however when I got my PBS, I basically just put it to the side. It sounded like a toy when compared to the noise a buggy makes.

I actually made a DVD of this video and sent it to HPI. They played it at one of their meetings and really dug it so they sent me a bunch of free crap .

Nitroaddict

great vids man! thing scoots!!!!

edgeman55

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SWEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!

wakbrdr

nice video man, keep up the good work

Aerobirdbrain

Nice video, esspecialy the timing between the vid and the music! Keep em comin!

dagass

Thanks! The timing between the video and the music was the toughest part! I had to keep going back and adjusting the clip lengths to coincide with the changes in the music. It was a pain, but fun nevertheless.

Nitrofreak_105

landing upside down is MY TRICK

teamsquirreltail

Sweet video! That ramp was perfect! What engine are you running the the Nitro MT? Strange, I have a Nitro MT and my friend has a Rush. Both hopped up. We will have to make a video to compete with this one. That ramp was sweet! Can we get some specs, like an estimate on how steep it is, how tall, etc? Sweet video!

dagass

You'd probably be surprised to know that the engine in the NMT was the stock 15FE. I gave it the "breathing treatment" though and used a port matched and polished HPI RS4 SS tubular exhaust header with a Losi Adam Drake tuned pipe. For a 15FE, that thing moved! As for the ramp, thats just something we "eyeballed". Most people will just put a 4X4 sheet of wood over a couple bricks and use that. We figured that we wanted a curved transition so that the trucks and buggies would not nose into the ramp and scrub off speed. I'll grab the specs when I'm at my brother in laws tonight and post them a little later on.

George12go

Killer Vid!!! I am in AZ and ther is no snow, I would love a chance to run on snow.. JC, how does the snow affect the electronics and Diffs, is ther alot of cleanup,, or what steps have you used to weather proof it?... Keep up the good work!!! [8D]

spdfrek

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Not to shabby...was hoping for more snow myself we have about a foot here....but my t-maxx wont arrive for a good week or more so...I have about 20 minutes worth of video from my friend and i running our rs4 mt's...maybe one of these days I'll get it edited

Joey

rcpro-123

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Nice video dude 10p

dodgy Guy who luvs rc

damn that made my crappy laptop crash AGAIN nice music tho

dagass

Dang Dodgy, sorry about killing the ol' laptop! I'm glad you guys like the video! I put it on DVD just so I could watch it on a big screen. That's a serious kick!!!

**MilkMachine**

My stupid computer will not let me veiw it. It detects AOL Viruses!!!![X(]

Stupid AOL!

ICrashThings

Hey now! That was fun to watch, nice job! i like how u just didnt have regular jumps and tried for some tricky air flips

4onTHEfloor

Cool video! But you call that winter ! Weres all the snow ? Out here in Winnipeg (CANADA) I just finished digging myself out of my igloo LOL for the third time this winter ! The only reason I dont run is because my truck would need skies and tracks. LOL !

nitro-boy

after watching this video twice i have to say that it was totally amazing. i know why even HPI loved it. i am quite new to nitro cars and that video will definitely make me stick to driving them. hopefully one day i can do the exact same and make my own video. keep up the good work.

dagass

Thanks for the kind words! Believe me, we had a great time making it!

ICrashThings

i just got a video camera for christmas...maybe i should make a vid...but knwoing me with RC cars my car would break everytime i would jump it...[:@]

lynx the great

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hmmmmmm i think i have that DVD

pyromaniac

Nice shooted but you do the same error as many other shooting engine powered stuff - add that bad music! Its the music of the engine that should be heard not some rapass. If i want music i turn it on my computer or radio. HALF the experience dissapear when you cant hear the engine sound. If you have the original sound i would rather have it. Also if you dont like the music it turn down the experience even more. If you feel you have to add music then add it in the background so you can still hear the engine sound. A RC car seems twice as fast when you hear the engine sound, think about it.

dagass

I actually considered "My Heart will go on" from the Titanic movie, but I just didn't sound right! Lol!!!! I figured that the "rapass" music fit the energy of the video better.