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EddScott said:
I've never had an OG Pred.

A mate has build a X22 and it went pretty well to be fair. I think adding roll bars is a bit tricky but not impossible. The X22 seemed to suffer with the diffs not being tight. I believe this has been addressed in the current version.

I'll take some build pics and report back. :)
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Awesome!

The Pred is really something quite special to drive, will be interesting to see how similar it is to the X10/X11

This is my X10 XRS that I recently restored to factory condition (well almost):

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BongoHunter said:
Awesome!

The Pred is really something quite special to drive, will be interesting to see how similar it is to the X10/X11

This is my X10 XRS that I recently restored to factory condition (well almost):
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Wow, these are worth a fortune now! I raced an original XT many many years ago. It broke all the time and I eventually sold it and went 2wd for a few years. I bought a P8 brand new and raced that for a couple of years, it always felt a bit fragile. I went to a yokomo MX4 after that!
 
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Building Candy said:
Wow, these are worth a fortune now! I raced an original XT many many years ago. It broke all the time and I eventually sold it and went 2wd for a few years. I bought a P8 brand new and raced that for a couple of years, it always felt a bit fragile. I went to a yokomo MX4 after that!
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Yeah prices are mad for Predators. The XRS in the post above has never been run, so it would probably sell for around £800 with a bit of patience. I've got another new build X10 with some X11 parts on it as well - not sure I'd ever want to part with them though.

The X10 and X11 versions are pretty strong compared to the earlier cars (I used to race XK98 and ETQ versions), but you'd have to be pretty bold to try and run one on anything but a special occasion these days. There's a guy who sells most of the Predator parts printed on a MFJ printer - so they should be strong enough to race, but you'd still struggle to source driveshafts, axles, diff outdrives etc.

I also had an MX4 - beast of a car! Interestingly Genova have just done a special edition MX4 - it's a clone of the version that Masami won the 97 world's with rather than the version they actually ended up selling in 98 and is very different, but cool none the less: https://www.gforce-hobby.jp/products/mx4-forever/english/#intro
 
BongoHunter said:
Yeah prices are mad for Predators. The XRS in the post above has never been run, so it would probably sell for around £800 with a bit of patience. I've got another new build X10 with some X11 parts on it as well - not sure I'd ever want to part with them though.

The X10 and X11 versions are pretty strong compared to the earlier cars (I used to race XK98 and ETQ versions), but you'd have to be pretty bold to try and run one on anything but a special occasion these days. There's a guy who sells most of the Predator parts printed on a MFJ printer - so they should be strong enough to race, but you'd still struggle to source driveshafts, axles, diff outdrives etc.

I also had an MX4 - beast of a car! Interestingly Genova have just done a special edition MX4 - it's a clone of the version that Masami won the 97 world's with rather than the version they actually ended up selling in 98 and is very different, but cool none the less: https://www.gforce-hobby.jp/products/mx4-forever/english/#intro
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Oh yeh the XT was a totally different car back then, carbon tub and the gears would last about 30 minutes, they had a thin crown wheel and a tiny metal pinion. I remember people were modifying them to take associated TC3 gears.

The P8 was better, the gears were better but it still needed a lot of maintenance after each race.

I always tried to be a little different with my car choices, everyone ran either schumacher or losi, I raced at a lot of the DMS events near watford and Darren Boyle was out and our Losi guy so everyone ran that. I picked up the MX4 in florida when I was on holiday there, seemed like a pretty unique car.

Not seen that new MX4, thats crazy, like what that UK company are doing with the YZ10R, he wants about £2000 or so for that, bit much to sit on a shelf but ok I guess if you do retro racing still.

A car I should have kept hold of is the BX, you know? that was the last carbon alloy type car before they went all plastic chassis.
 
I got my first RC car this week. Considering ive been desperate for one since 1998 when my mate had a petrol one, I really took my time.

Still. I went with the Associated MT10. It's brushed which I know isn't the best but it was on sale and seemed like a decent starting point for a first timer.

I'm mostly terrified of the LiPo battery. Looking forward to taking it over the park with the boy soon, do some jumps or whatever. Good times.
 
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DampCat said:
I got my first RC car this week. Considering ive been desperate for one since 1998 when my mate had a petrol one, I really took my time.

Still. I went with the Associated MT10. It's brushed which I know isn't the best but it was on sale and seemed like a decent starting point for a first timer.

I'm mostly terrified of the LiPo battery. Looking forward to taking it over the park with the boy soon, do some jumps or whatever. Good times.
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Good choice my MT-10 has been great.

The batteries are safe you just need to treat them right. A decent balance charger and an ammo tin and all will be good.

Enjoy
 
BongoHunter said:
The latest Yokomo 4WD is an absolutely gorgeous looking thing if you want full carbon / alloy: https://www.rccarshop.co.uk/MOR-020-Yokomo-Master-Off-Road-MO2-0-4WD
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I switched to Yokomo at the start of this year. Moved from Associated. Nothing against Associated, just after years of B74 and B6, I fancied a change.

As much as I love driving the MO and SO cars, I think the B74 and B6 are easier to live with, particularly for newbies. Being a Yokomo fanboi makes up for it though :)
Building Candy said:
Found some pics of my old BX
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I have a NIB MR4 BX and the seperate Worlds Conversion kit. NIB Yokomo I have 870c rere, MR4BX, Bmax1, 2, 3, YZ4, SF1

BongoHunter said:
Awesome!
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Pics of the built X22 for comparison. It's actually very different and quite similar, all at the same time. Not sure I'm going to run this. If I do, I'll take it to an indoor club meet.

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EddScott said:
I switched to Yokomo at the start of this year. Moved from Associated. Nothing against Associated, just after years of B74 and B6, I fancied a change.

As much as I love driving the MO and SO cars, I think the B74 and B6 are easier to live with, particularly for newbies. Being a Yokomo fanboi makes up for it though :)

I have a NIB MR4 BX and the seperate Worlds Conversion kit. NIB Yokomo I have 870c rere, MR4BX, Bmax1, 2, 3, YZ4, SF1

Pics of the built X22 for comparison. It's actually very different and quite similar, all at the same time. Not sure I'm going to run this. If I do, I'll take it to an indoor club meet.
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Like the look of that X22, be a lot nicer without the 3d printed parts, wouldnt trust those wishbones and suspension parts. I make a suspension conversion kit for the lunchbox and machine the wishbones out of delrin, they are very strong, be nice to properly remake the parts like that.

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EddScott said:
I switched to Yokomo at the start of this year. Moved from Associated. Nothing against Associated, just after years of B74 and B6, I fancied a change.

As much as I love driving the MO and SO cars, I think the B74 and B6 are easier to live with, particularly for newbies. Being a Yokomo fanboi makes up for it though :)


I have a NIB MR4 BX and the seperate Worlds Conversion kit. NIB Yokomo I have 870c rere, MR4BX, Bmax1, 2, 3, YZ4, SF1



Pics of the built X22 for comparison. It's actually very different and quite similar, all at the same time. Not sure I'm going to run this. If I do, I'll take it to an indoor club meet.

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X22 looks nice, other than the inboard suspension it doesn't look like it retains much else of the Pred geometry (probably a good thing for modern high grip tracks).
If you run it - it would be interesting to see how your laptimes compare to your regular 4WD.

I almost moved to the Yok SO a few months ago after pretty much wearing out my B6.4, but the B7 arrived so I got that instead - have to say I've got zero regrets, it's a lovely car to drive, and I've not had a single problem with it. Knocked 0.5 seconds off my best laptimes with it in the first meeting too.

I rarely run 4WD these days other than at regionals, I run an XB4 2020 mostly, though have also got a Tamiya DB01RRR that comes out if the grip is low.

Thinking about getting the new Kyosho DirtCross though (Lazer ZX5 re release) so I can retire my DB01 to the shelf.
 
thewanted said:
What’s considered to be a good place to buy second hand RC cars? I’m not a fan of eBay, and would rather have a more personal experience like a forum.
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Tamiya Club forum is good (and not just exclusively Tamiya on there).

Your local RC car club is probably a good shout as well - the cars will be racers, but the prices will probably be very good.
 
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