Tom Booth Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Airbrushed my first shell today, it's so difficult to work backwards on the colours Fairly pleased for attempt one thou. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 23, 2014 Report Share Posted May 23, 2014 Better pictures, needed a smaller air brush in reality for the rivets and lining but this'll do for a race shell... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkman Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Not a car....but it does have a 50cc 2T engine in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Planes always look awesome, but take up soo much space lolol. Now sporting more race friendly tyres, was going through a set of mini pins ever few meets! Recently had a big spec up on the cougar, -Medium flex front arms -HD shock bladders and a set of emulsion shocks for bashing -Gear diff running 5000cst oil, so much more stable out the turns -Savox SC-1528 high speed servo -Titanium turnbuckles front, rear and steering -Full range of springs front and rear (handles fantastic running a softer setup) -Full stainless screw set -Turnigy Nanotech 6.0 lipos (epic run times and speed burst) Fully enjoying buggies, might go for a 4wd schui Cat sometime for something abit more planted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waybe2014 Posted June 1, 2014 Report Share Posted June 1, 2014 Might have to dig out my losi xxx but the batteries are probably shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Came into a bit of cash so I thought I'd treat myself. Looking foward to the build on this one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 Where do you buy all your stuff from Tom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 5, 2014 Report Share Posted June 5, 2014 PBM racing in newthorpe, they're helpful guys and Andy the owner designed the original Schumacher mission! They only tend to stock good quality race stuff so for bits and bobs they can be quite pricey but for chassis kits/tyres and stuff they're spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I started an RC car club at school recently, we are using my old cars and spares currently. We have been donated 2 Tamiyas which is pretty cool and the kids are currently building an off road beasty and some Mardave style cars. I've funded it all so far as the school won't support it, but at least it gets them into engineering looking forward to 3D printing some stuff for them, means we will have a quick way to repair many of the parts once they grasp CAD properly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I dunno if it's still going Paul but when I was at school we did entered a competition called formula schools, build your own petrol powered 1/8 touring car, develop it then race at silverstone paddocks. It was really good! We entered and came 5th after some bullshit schools who got sponsorship from local hobby supplies and manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Thought I'd tie up loose ends on my drift chassis before starting another build.. Shortened and tidied all wiring, just waiting on some more 3pin servo plugs to shorten my esc to receiver wiring. Shaved the infers out of the front hubs for more lock but will soon be modding this for a front motor setup which should be cool. Installed a front way one a few weeks ago which has made a massive improvement, car steers and tracks perfect now. Helps no end locking the back end up with the fronts still spinning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetecmk2 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 i got given a hpi nitro rush today...let's see where this goes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 Almost built, just waiting on alloy servo mounts and alloy steering rack before I go any further with it. Brilliant bit of kit to put together thou, looking foward to getting it on the track. Bought a speed passion gran turismo 2 carbon ESC and speed passion v3 motor in 6.5t to run in it so it should be a flying machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 My mate has just got one of these: http://www.modelsport.co.uk/hpi-baja-5b-ss-buggy-kit-2014-/rc-car-products/380700 He's having radio problems though and it's gone out of control twice. Not good when it weighs the best part of 10kg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted June 27, 2014 Report Share Posted June 27, 2014 My hyper7 went out of control once an hit a park bin. Buggy unharmed, bin, devastated is he on 2.4ghz Danny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted June 28, 2014 Report Share Posted June 28, 2014 I think so. The remote has a stubby little aerial. That stuffs all new since i had my HPI RS4 Rally. Funnily enough its the same guy that has my old car. He thinks it's a dodgy power switch cutting all the radio gear out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 New shell..Just needs stickering up and I'm good to race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) I've been meaning to post in here since last time, I have been running an RC car club for the past year at school (self funded) and have been trying to evolve it a bit this year into something a bit more interesting. Currently using my own cars and building parts on the 3D Printer I contacted HPI Racing and they have donated 3 cars, an E-Firestorm, Nitro RS4 Drift and a Trophy 3.5 buggy-Pretty generous! hoping to get funding from the school now that the clubs more popular although I doubt they will I have also been printing some cars from thingyverse, nearly all the parts are done ready for assembly, this is what they should look like: Botmobile 1/18 pan racer And a Buster buggy I'd like to try the open buggy and 1/10 rally car soon too, i'll see how these go first! If anybody has any old parts (literally any old bits that we can use/modify) that they would like to donate then that would be awesome, i'd happily pay postage/collect if you aren't far from Nottingham/Burton Edited October 14, 2014 by CurtisRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 I have a mardave 1/12 scale on my loft, any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 YES YES YES, the smaller cars are ideal for racing indoors over the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 I'll have a flick round Paul, are you in need of anything like servos or just chassis'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Literally anything Tom, we seem to murder servos quickly so they are always handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrolhead1989 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 wow, few nice RC's here.. I have a few myself.. Hobao Hyper 7 TQ2, with a novarossi .21 3port engine.. Traxxas Revo 3.3, with Picco .28 engine HPI RS4 Evo 3+, with Novarossi .12 race engine, and carbon fibre upgrades Tamiya TT01, with Ezrun 5.5t brushless setup, runs on Turnigy 3S Lipo Traxxas Stampede Xl-5, with Traxxas Velinion brushless setup.. King Motor Baja 5b 29cc, loads of mods.. Im a big kid at heart too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 We had an opening evening so I set up the Rc car stuff alongside the 3D printer so parents could see what we were up to, had massive gatherings around my table and some very annoyed colleagues who were getting far less attention This picture doesn't show the 3d printed cars unfortunately I'm working on my own fully 3D printed car as well as the kids doing there own too, they will be Mardave style and i'm also looking at doing a nitro version as we got donated an engine complete with electric start. The plan is to make something totally small and ridiculously quick! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Your mardave is in the post =) Edited October 23, 2014 by Matthew_Gibson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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