RC cars

[Yrkoon]

@Yrkoon Thanks for the advice. The Hobbywing ESCs I have in the King Yellow and Cougar both have jumper settings for LiPO. Would it just be a case of selecting this, getting a LiPO that would fit and a suitable charger? If the ESC controls the discharge of the battery it is pretty much the same as NiMH?

I would like to get more runtime out of the Cougar, it is really quick (to me) but runs out of juice much faster than the others.

i am about to go sleepy time and im really drunk, i would assume if they esc's have a setting for lipo there would be a lipo cut off enabled, the esc that came with my triton had a esc that used jumpers as well, you might find you will need a solder iron at some point, the tamiya connectors really suck, they are really high resistance.

if going lipo get deans connectors and im having a feeling of deja vu here

edit : lipos give more run time as well, im using 8 quid solderiron from lidl/aldi and it can do enough to get motor wires or battery connectors connected after dad showed me how to file and tin it

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/etronix-deans-plug-with-grips-1-male-1-female-/rc-car-products/39308

 

[Yrkoon]

Also looking forward to seeing updates on the lorry and the Plasma Edge

yeh both they models look awesome as does evilcats old purple shell

give us new pics guys

 

[BongoHunter]

I'll try and get some pics of my plasma edge build up today - progress has been slow as I'm still waiting for a lot of bits to arrive.

Got some electrics ordered last night to go with the Tamiya included ESC and motor. Went for a Spektrum wheel transmitter as I always liked their stuff and I've never tried a wheel type transmitter before. Servo wise I've ordered a Savox metal gear that should do the job.

Still plenty of stuff to get as well, I need to find a decent servo saver and some servo mounting blocks. Also need to get some tyres/foams for the larger 2.2" wheels I've ordered.

 

[vanpeebles]

@vanpeebles Do it, do it, do it

Haha nooo, I'd love an Avante though. My current collection will stay as Clodbuster, Thunder Dragon, Lunchbox and F350 3 speed

 

[hyperseven]

i am about to go sleepy time and im really drunk, i would assume if they esc's have a setting for lipo there would be a lipo cut off enabled, the esc that came with my triton had a esc that used jumpers as well, you might find you will need a solder iron at some point, the tamiya connectors really suck, they are really high resistance.

if going lipo get deans connectors and im having a feeling of deja vu here

edit : lipos give more run time as well, im using 8 quid solderiron from lidl/aldi and it can do enough to get motor wires or battery connectors connected after dad showed me how to file and tin it

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/etronix-deans-plug-with-grips-1-male-1-female-/rc-car-products/39308

Deans, pffffft. Get some proper connectors, Castle 6.5mm bullets

 

[Yrkoon]

I'll try and get some pics of my plasma edge build up today - progress has been slow as I'm still waiting for a lot of bits to arrive.

Got some electrics ordered last night to go with the Tamiya included ESC and motor. Went for a Spektrum wheel transmitter as I always liked their stuff and I've never tried a wheel type transmitter before. Servo wise I've ordered a Savox metal gear that should do the job.

Still plenty of stuff to get as well, I need to find a decent servo saver and some servo mounting blocks. Also need to get some tyres/foams for the larger 2.2" wheels I've ordered.

sounds good, we really like the speccy transmitters as well


hehe hyperseven

 

[EviltheCat]

I swapped the motor for the 15 turn single I have and added a wheelie bar ....

 

[EviltheCat]

How things have moved on in the Rc world since I was active, brushless motors, LIPO packs and modern car designs etc.

I'm actuallly restoring my race car from the 90's right now, parts are hard to find... It's a Losi Jrx Pro SE, was wicked back in the day and apperently still competitive against newer machinery (not sure how true that is).

Will post some pics up when it's done.

How's this one going? Quite interested to see another old car.

 

[Yrkoon]

I swapped the motor for the 15 turn single I have and added a wheelie bar ....

hehe that sounds like it is gonna be a lot of fun

 

[Yrkoon]

if im charging 2 lipos up for my hyper vse this is what it looks like i need to get a charger like dads that does 2 batteries at the same time lol



they chargers are really old now and one of them was my first ever lipo charger plus does every thing under the sun and even been used in the middle of a field at a model air club, think they cost about 74 quid each just wow how things have come down in price since i bought them and they only charge at 5 amp max as well

 

[BongoHunter]

Finally found a few mins to put up some pics of the TT02B I've started.


Box



First batch of bits from Tamiya:
- Turnbuckle set
- Motor heat sink
- High speed gear set

Also have some bearings, screw kit, and deans connectors



Rear - partially assembled. RPC screw kit is nice. Note how far the rear arms sweep back, this kit is quite short wheelbase as the TT-02B is based on the the TT-02 on road chassis - the car has 20mm+ less wheelbase than a typical competition spec car even with the rear arms like this.



More bits arrive a day later - gearbox tops and spur gear cover removal required to fit these.



The car has started turning a bit blue...



Rear turnbuckles fitted along with the stock ABS shock tower.


I've assembled a bit more than this but not taken pics yet of progress made last night.

Today some proper size 2.2" tyres arrived, along with an alloy steering rack, and alloy front and rear hubs. I've also got one set of Tamiya metal diff out-drives to fit and frp front and rear shock towers.

Still waiting on pretty much all the electrics to arrive tomorrow from Wheelspin models - I'm going to stick with the "Torque Tuned" kit motor and speedo for a while (no brushless while I've still got plastic driveshafts!).

Parts for the car I'm still waiting for:
- FRP arms and Gearbox top set from Tamiya
- CVD driveshafts
- 1 more set of metal diff out-drives
- Hardened steel diff gears
- Alloy wheel hexes
- Alloy motor mount
- Steel hinge pings for front and rear
- Tamiya 2.2" buggy wheels (stock kit wheels are only 2" and have odd front offset so not really suitable any kind of club racing)
- Set of DF03 alloy shocks and springs
- Shims for the hinge pins, axles, gearbox

I'm also contemplating getting the hardened TT02 chassis (£9) and possibly a carbon top deck and chassis spine brace (£25ish...)


Some parts are very hard to get hold of and you have to do quite a lot of research to find out which third party bits might be suitable - Tamiya bits can cost a lot (its cheaper to import some stuff), so I've only gone for official parts where there's no decent after market parts or the price is so close that it makes no difference.

Will post another update once I've got a bit further - been great fun so far.

 

[vanpeebles]

Lovely!

 

[hyperseven]

Finally found a few mins to put up some pics of the TT02B I've started.


Box



First batch of bits from Tamiya:
- Turnbuckle set
- Motor heat sink
- High speed gear set

Also have some bearings, screw kit, and deans connectors



Rear - partially assembled. RPC screw kit is nice. Note how far the rear arms sweep back, this kit is quite short wheelbase as the TT-02B is based on the the TT-02 on road chassis - the car has 20mm+ less wheelbase than a typical competition spec car even with the rear arms like this.



More bits arrive a day later - gearbox tops and spur gear cover removal required to fit these.



The car has started turning a bit blue...



Rear turnbuckles fitted along with the stock ABS shock tower.


I've assembled a bit more than this but not taken pics yet of progress made last night.

Today some proper size 2.2" tyres arrived, along with an alloy steering rack, and alloy front and rear hubs. I've also got one set of Tamiya metal diff out-drives to fit and frp front and rear shock towers.

Still waiting on pretty much all the electrics to arrive tomorrow from Wheelspin models - I'm going to stick with the "Torque Tuned" kit motor and speedo for a while (no brushless while I've still got plastic driveshafts!).

Parts for the car I'm still waiting for:
- FRP arms and Gearbox top set from Tamiya
- CVD driveshafts
- 1 more set of metal diff out-drives
- Hardened steel diff gears
- Alloy wheel hexes
- Alloy motor mount
- Steel hinge pings for front and rear
- Tamiya 2.2" buggy wheels (stock kit wheels are only 2" and have odd front offset so not really suitable any kind of club racing)
- Set of DF03 alloy shocks and springs
- Shims for the hinge pins, axles, gearbox

I'm also contemplating getting the hardened TT02 chassis (£9) and possibly a carbon top deck and chassis spine brace (£25ish...)


Some parts are very hard to get hold of and you have to do quite a lot of research to find out which third party bits might be suitable - Tamiya bits can cost a lot (its cheaper to import some stuff), so I've only gone for official parts where there's no decent after market parts or the price is so close that it makes no difference.

Will post another update once I've got a bit further - been great fun so far.

I use them screw sets, nice chap on eBay

 

[Yrkoon]

Finally found a few mins to put up some pics of the TT02B I've started.


Box



First batch of bits from Tamiya:
- Turnbuckle set
- Motor heat sink
- High speed gear set

Also have some bearings, screw kit, and deans connectors



Rear - partially assembled. RPC screw kit is nice. Note how far the rear arms sweep back, this kit is quite short wheelbase as the TT-02B is based on the the TT-02 on road chassis - the car has 20mm+ less wheelbase than a typical competition spec car even with the rear arms like this.



More bits arrive a day later - gearbox tops and spur gear cover removal required to fit these.



The car has started turning a bit blue...



Rear turnbuckles fitted along with the stock ABS shock tower.


I've assembled a bit more than this but not taken pics yet of progress made last night.

Today some proper size 2.2" tyres arrived, along with an alloy steering rack, and alloy front and rear hubs. I've also got one set of Tamiya metal diff out-drives to fit and frp front and rear shock towers.

Still waiting on pretty much all the electrics to arrive tomorrow from Wheelspin models - I'm going to stick with the "Torque Tuned" kit motor and speedo for a while (no brushless while I've still got plastic driveshafts!).

Parts for the car I'm still waiting for:
- FRP arms and Gearbox top set from Tamiya
- CVD driveshafts
- 1 more set of metal diff out-drives
- Hardened steel diff gears
- Alloy wheel hexes
- Alloy motor mount
- Steel hinge pings for front and rear
- Tamiya 2.2" buggy wheels (stock kit wheels are only 2" and have odd front offset so not really suitable any kind of club racing)
- Set of DF03 alloy shocks and springs
- Shims for the hinge pins, axles, gearbox

I'm also contemplating getting the hardened TT02 chassis (£9) and possibly a carbon top deck and chassis spine brace (£25ish...)


Some parts are very hard to get hold of and you have to do quite a lot of research to find out which third party bits might be suitable - Tamiya bits can cost a lot (its cheaper to import some stuff), so I've only gone for official parts where there's no decent after market parts or the price is so close that it makes no difference.

Will post another update once I've got a bit further - been great fun so far.

looking really good m8 and i love the blue alloy parts

 

[EviltheCat]

@BongoHunter Looking very high end. When you've finished what percentage of it do you think will be upgraded and what will be stock from the kit?

What sort of competition will you be racing it against?

Looks great.

 

[BongoHunter]

@BongoHunter Looking very high end. When you've finished what percentage of it do you think will be upgraded and what will be stock from the kit?

What sort of competition will you be racing it against?

Looks great.

There won't actually be many kit parts at all tbh - I think with the bits I'm taking off I'd only need about 4 short wishbones and some driveshafts to be able to build a stock rolling chassis of any of the TT02 based touring cars (which I'll probably build if I can find any stock class touring car racing locally over the colder months)

I intend to race 1/10th off road outdoors on astro with this car, and really using it to dip my toes back in the water of racing again - this will not be a competitive car next to current a 2wd buggy from the likes of Associated, Losi, Schumacher etc - but I'm way out of practice so I think this buggy will be fine until I get some skills back (hopefully!). Also I've built many race cars over the years, but I've never actually built a Tamiya myself and I've always fancied building a decent hopped up model, but more with a racing edge to it than just bling like you see on a lot of Tamiya Club type builds. If I'd built a Team Associated B6.2 it would have been done in a few days and only cost a few quid more but I've really enjoyed building / researching this!

Ultimately this chassis has to little ride height and to short a wheel base to really be completely sorted with hop-ups and other minor changes. There's no slipper clutch either and it's not going to be easy to add one - this is probably the main reason you need to upgrade the drive train on this car if you want to run faster motors, or on bumpy ground I think - and kit shocks are pretty crap for anything but bashing (not tunable or particularly serviceable as pistons can't be changed and the seal is poor + ABS plastic).

Really looking forward to getting some electrics tomorrow

 

[EviltheCat]

@BongoHunter At the same time, I expect it would be great to give some of the fancy modern cars a run for their money with your Tamiya.

 

[BongoHunter]

Radio showed up finally, gone for a nice one as I don't think I'll be stopping at a single car:



Rest of the radio gear and electrics have shown up as well, and got some more bits to help complete the car:
- GPM alloy hubs and steering parts
- Tamiya FRP shock towers and a new set of diff out drives
- Schumacher yellow mini pins




@EviltheCat I would love that to happen obviously - but lets not kid ourselves, this is the kind of thing you'd expect to be racing against: https://teamxray.com/xb4/2020/#6
Competition spec 4wd 1/10th buggies are around £500 (though there's the odd kit that competes well for less) - they are a completely different league to the TT-02B

 

[EviltheCat]

@BongoHunter What's that got that your Plasma Edge 2 hasn't? It has no blue alloy

 

[Timbo_La]

Hi,
I know the car on the left is a Tamiya TGX, but Does anyone now the car on the right?
so far i know it has a tamiya fuel tank installed on it, but from what i have been told only the tg10 mk2 has a tank in that position and this isn't a tg10 mk2 by the looks of it.
Also I am guessing that it's a 1/10 scale, as the tgx is 1/8 and looks bigger as it should do.

sorry for the blurry photos



regards Tim