Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Hopefully the bonus was worth beating a truck to hell.
08-27-2008, 09:28 PM
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Man, it's a crawler, not meant for high speed climbing over steep hills and bashing hard like that. But Tamiya is very durable.
Guess that is the fastest CR-01 ever seen, I have been wrong.
Guess that is the fastest CR-01 ever seen, I have been wrong.
08-27-2008, 09:47 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
been off the charts for a while, work and restoring the full size toys has had me pretty busy. i am definitely gonna have to pick up one of these CR-01's and start planning some mods. i still have plenty of aluminum stashed around so i will have to make up some parts. axial and others have came on board to the crawler crowd, but no one makes a splash like tamiya does. got my eye on a traxxas slash as well,but thats a whole 'nother thread all together
08-27-2008, 10:56 PM
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Chebbie,
If you ever get a CR-01, be sure to show us some pics!! No doubt you will be making cool mods for it!!
Good to see you again!!
If you ever get a CR-01, be sure to show us some pics!! No doubt you will be making cool mods for it!!
Good to see you again!!
08-29-2008, 02:54 PM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Anyways, would you guys think that it would be cool to paint either the Land Cruiser or Unimog bodies Cyan color? It would looks great!
If I have a Unimog CR-01, I would definitely paint it that color!
If I have a Unimog CR-01, I would definitely paint it that color!
08-29-2008, 03:12 PM
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This is for the discussion purpose.. here's my Blizzard w/ Tamiya PS-3 (Light Blue).. is this kind of what you are thinking?! Maybe you are thinking about something even lighter? (I think the pic looks darker than it is..)
08-29-2008, 03:15 PM
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Yeah, something like that LB, but a little bright the Cyan Color is. But that color looks great as well!
08-29-2008, 03:18 PM
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Like I said, the PS-3 is actually slightly lighter than what my pic shows.. I think the white snow affects the picture and make the shell looks darker..
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXFFS3&P=7
The actual paint job will look somewhere in between.. ha!
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
I finally got a chance to take my CR-01 out to a park this afternoon. This thing climbs much better than I thought! (of course I ended up on the roof a few times!)
Here's a couple of action shots.....
Here's a couple of action shots.....
09-02-2008, 06:12 AM
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
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Hmm.. maybe 5-7mph?! Around 10km/h? (just a guess..)
Hmm.. maybe 5-7mph?! Around 10km/h? (just a guess..)
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
It was made to be slow, so it has the ability to crawl over stuff. But can it bash or was it just made for the rocks?
09-02-2008, 03:47 PM
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Yeah, I seen that video. Mostly it was meant to be crawl. Very few uses crawlers for bashing them up. But it's funny to see a Land Cruiser hitting more than 20mph.
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RE: Going Slow is The Way To Go - Tamiya CR-01 Resource Thread!
Hey all,
I've been lurking for a few months as I've been looking to get back into the RC game after like 15 years. My last RC was a Traxxas Bullet, old school with the gold chassis that copied the RC-10 haha! I remember we used to have so much fun back in the day, my best friend Kevin had a Pegasus and a Big Brute and my friend Bill had more RCs than I can imagine, he was into Tamiya mostly. We'd just set up crazy tracks and obstacles and make the monster trucks float in the creek haha! Well, today i picked up a CR-01 along with a Spektrum DX3.0 and Hitec 645MG servo at my LHS. Man, Tx and speed controls sure have changed! The Rx seems so tiny too! I also ordered up a Novak Rooster Crawler & charger and some odds and ends from Tower a few days ago. I wasnt sure of battery run times nowadays so i picked up two batteries, a 6 cell 3000mAh NiMh and a compact 6 cell Elite 1500mAh NiMh. There's something else, I dont remember batteries being NiMh, they were NiCd, 15-20 minutes and you were done!
I'm sure it will be pretty slow going as I get reaquainted with building and all the parts. Looking forward to diving in and building though! All the pics in this thread have been a real inspiration and the crawling aspect has really intrigued me, looks like a cool challenge. Already took pictures of the boxes of my new stuff, such a nerd! No need to post my build updates as you guys got that covered, good tips too!
-Nick
I've been lurking for a few months as I've been looking to get back into the RC game after like 15 years. My last RC was a Traxxas Bullet, old school with the gold chassis that copied the RC-10 haha! I remember we used to have so much fun back in the day, my best friend Kevin had a Pegasus and a Big Brute and my friend Bill had more RCs than I can imagine, he was into Tamiya mostly. We'd just set up crazy tracks and obstacles and make the monster trucks float in the creek haha! Well, today i picked up a CR-01 along with a Spektrum DX3.0 and Hitec 645MG servo at my LHS. Man, Tx and speed controls sure have changed! The Rx seems so tiny too! I also ordered up a Novak Rooster Crawler & charger and some odds and ends from Tower a few days ago. I wasnt sure of battery run times nowadays so i picked up two batteries, a 6 cell 3000mAh NiMh and a compact 6 cell Elite 1500mAh NiMh. There's something else, I dont remember batteries being NiMh, they were NiCd, 15-20 minutes and you were done!
I'm sure it will be pretty slow going as I get reaquainted with building and all the parts. Looking forward to diving in and building though! All the pics in this thread have been a real inspiration and the crawling aspect has really intrigued me, looks like a cool challenge. Already took pictures of the boxes of my new stuff, such a nerd! No need to post my build updates as you guys got that covered, good tips too!
-Nick
09-03-2008, 01:13 AM
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Nick,
Welcome (back!). Be sure to keep us posted w/ your progress! Don't hesitate if you got questions, I am sure people here will help you out!
Have fun!!
Welcome (back!). Be sure to keep us posted w/ your progress! Don't hesitate if you got questions, I am sure people here will help you out!
Have fun!!