Plastic Models

tint_detective · December 9, 2012

TJ is right about the Rustler they are better on pavement.

I strapped my phone to mine with gps speedo app on.

Clocked at 65 mph with a nano 3 cell in it.

Difficult to keep the nose from flipping up and over at anything over that speed.

I got bored going fast and got the Comp Crawler. My 5yr old can play with it inside too.

Worst its gonna do is climb a wall and flip over. But planes are what I really enjoy

coast2coasttinting · December 9, 2012

I have trashed my RC Truck. I think I'm getting a drift car for Christmas though. Should be fun on my slick shop floor. :thumb

TintJunkie · December 9, 2012

TJ is right about the Rustler they are better on pavement.

I strapped my phone to mine with gps speedo app on.

Clocked at 65 mph with a nano 3 cell in it.

Difficult to keep the nose from flipping up and over at anything over that speed.

I got bored going fast and got the Comp Crawler. My 5yr old can play with it inside too.

Worst its gonna do is climb a wall and flip over. But planes are what I really enjoy

Gotta put large holes in the rear of the body to keep it from parachuting at high speed.

I had a 2wd Slash VXL and it would do the same thing with a 3 cell in it. Cut the back out, and was able to drive at full throttle...but couldnt try to steer it...way too unstable. Tires ballooned badly. There is a mod you can do to the tires to prevent ballooning. You could duct tape the foam in the tire, but you have to balance the tire afterwards.

tint_detective · December 10, 2012

TJ is right about the Rustler they are better on pavement.

I strapped my phone to mine with gps speedo app on.

Clocked at 65 mph with a nano 3 cell in it.

Difficult to keep the nose from flipping up and over at anything over that speed.

I got bored going fast and got the Comp Crawler. My 5yr old can play with it inside too.

Worst its gonna do is climb a wall and flip over. But planes are what I really enjoy

Gotta put large holes in the rear of the body to keep it from parachuting at high speed.

I had a 2wd Slash VXL and it would do the same thing with a 3 cell in it. Cut the back out, and was able to drive at full throttle...but couldnt try to steer it...way too unstable. Tires ballooned badly. There is a mod you can do to the tires to prevent ballooning. You could duct tape the foam in the tire, but you have to balance the tire afterwards.

Yea, we did all the mods like that. Putting foam tires on eliminated the tire issue and no more blowouts either.

Got bored with the Rustlers, we extended one and made a stretched dragster. Worked out well.

Shelved that too and started back in flying the foameys.

TintJunkie · December 11, 2012

Just finished painting this body for my truck. Tried a marble paint job, but failed. Added way too much black as a second shadow coat before the silver and white.

Did this one a couple months ago.

TintDude · December 11, 2012

Nice :thumb

tint_detective · December 11, 2012

Right on dude!!!

It's easy to get a bunch of mula tied up in those things.

I ended up putting about $500 into a 1/18 scale Losi desert truck...

It was so fast, that when it crashed, it took about 20 yrds to stop tumbling.

By the time it stopped, it was FUBAR...

TintJunkie · December 11, 2012

Ive got 3 Losi's. 1/18 Short course 2wd, 1/10 Ten SCTE, and 1/8 Eight 2.0E Got very little in the 1/18, about $700-$900 (just this one, Ive had 2 others) in the 1/10, and almost nothing in the 1/8 Buggy. I bought the buggy as it sits for $400 RTR, and should I bought the buggy new with everything I got with the sale, Id be in it for $1200 or so.