they don't do brushless though,
looks good in the RTR vesion
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hobao-hy...products/26445
1/8th scale too.


think I'll go with the bullet Flux MT its on offer at £239 too
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-bull...products/36653

 

Looks decent!

The only downside to trucks is the instability and the endless need to keep putting them back on their wheels

Depends where you're going to use it i guess.

 

^^
yep, I know what you're saying. the Bullet is lower than a HPI Savage MT, and with the bigger weels I should be ok using in the garden on the longer grass.

 

How big is your garden?!?!

 

not too bad.. 120' in length.. but the ready made track is almost there and a water jump

 

Nice space for a track that.

Just to point out though that a heavy RC car will not be kind to that lovely looking lawn

 

And you should definitely go brushless otherwise your neighbours will organise a lynch mob if you keep running a nitro car in your back garden!

 

big wheels are the way forward ... oh.. and FLUX Brushless

 

I was just thinking that

Salsa, on a more serious note. Running an RC in your garden might get a tad boring after a while, then you'll wish you went nitro

The sound, the smell, the ****-arsing about trying to get the damn thing tuned properly lol

 

then I'll have to get another one. lol

 

How i miss all that.................................NOT

 

spilt Nitro and the cost of it.. £25 a gallon..... and I moan about £1.41 a litre for SUL

 

Don't see that appeal of having big stuff and not having nitro.

Friend of mine is very big into flying and helicopters and he's converting those that can be into brushless.

If I get another 1/8 it will be nitro. They really aren't that had to run and tune etc. Never had a problem with mine.

 

i have a few kicking around but my main one is a ts4n thunder tiger with a 22b body
ill try and sort pics later

 

change of thought...

been told to look at on of these now...

Traxxas Rustler VXL
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/traxxas-...products/35642

what do you think?

 

Having seen both Traxxas and HPi I have to say I think the quality of the Traxxas stuff is far superior, although at a premium.

I was set on an HPi when i was first looking......until I saw the Traxxas stuff.

 

I find Traxxas parts are generally cheaper

 

Seems a bit expensive IMO. Considering RTR Hyper 7s are similar money.

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hobao-hy...products/32569

Far more bang for the buck.

 

^^^^^
but thats Nitro.. nitro are cheaper than Brushless

 

Nobody got one of these then I take it.

At these prices I'm not surprized

I know it's not a car but looks good fun!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYm8fGbOY8k

 

Used to fly an RC plane 5channel full 3d etc, cost around 500 quid with the radio gear and its ALOT harder than using an RC car
This thing above is the cost of a half decent scoob, and harder to control. A m8 of mine fly's these and lets just say , the cheapest one he has is over 1.5k worth
A few years back I watched him practice in the back garden, he forgot to do up a bolt on one of the servos that controlled the main wing, ... it fell sideways at full chat in hover and bits of the blade nearly decapitated the next door neighbour and me in the process ! cost?= 300 to repair

 

I done it.. ordered it today
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-bull...products/36653


need to seach ebay for the best lipo deals now

 

At last

Try www.hobbyking.com for lipos, they have a german warehouse and delivery is normally within a few days, once you get the truck you can measure the battery box and see the biggest you can get in there

 

Finally!

Enjoy it!

 

You could have waited till the thread got into double figures!

 

going to get two of these

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Turnigy-5000mA...item5643984362

 

not much more than getting them from hobbyking

 

A few of the guys at work have set up a fun league, turn up with whatever you want, i.e. an RC tank, tiny Beetle or whatever, a few have got serious and bought decent cars, one guy got an "Acme Werewolf" Brushless and **** me it shifts, he gave it some and it smashed into his feet, even being used to normal Electrics an nitro it surprised me, are the Brushless now Quicker than Nitro ?

 

i've bought two of these
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=220773314891

gives me a bit extra running time


also got a lipo bag at 4.99 delivered, some deans connectors so i can swap the connector over.

and got a Lipo charger too off Ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=280651965995


can't wait for them all to come... for my birthday next week...... I'll be the grand old age of 7.. again.

 

Have you got a power supply for the charger?