💬 OT The New Remote Control Car/Truck/Boat/Plane Megathread

[Five-0]

I was inspired by 1quick to also pick up an RC boat so I figured I'd start a new thread and show my truck too. Let's see your RC toys too!

Snap-On Edition M41 Widebody RTR. Came with the charger and 2 - 3S. The guy had it sitting on the shelf since he bought it and never ran it. I probably should have checked the dimensions of it first, but it's friggin YUGE.

Traxxas "Skully" AKA a 2WD Stampede. Standard NiMH batteries and 12T. I put on some beefier green bits, but mostly stock. Fun basher, I'll be giving that to the kids when I upgrade to Maxx hopefully this summer.

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[1quick]

I was inspired by 1quick to also pick up an RC boat so I figured I'd start a new thread and show my truck too. Let's see your RC toys too!

Snap-On Edition M41 Widebody RTR. Came with the charger and 2 - 3S. The guy had it sitting on the shelf since he bought it and never ran it. I probably should have checked the dimensions of it first, but it's friggin YUGE.

Traxxas "Skully" AKA a 2WD Stampede. Standard NiMH batteries and 12T. I put on some beefier green bits, but mostly stock. Fun basher, I'll be giving that to the kids when I upgrade to Maxx hopefully this summer.

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Awesome, Pick up some extra props I’ve been through 2 props and only ran the boat like 5 times there only 4 bucks though

 

[Five-0]

Awesome, Pick up some extra props I’ve been through 2 props and only ran the boat like 5 times there only 4 bucks though

I was debating throwing a metal prop on, but plastic is probably the better choice at $4 each to save from breaking other stuff. I will likely put on the adjustable trim tabs on it and that's about it for now. I move into the new house in the next few months, so I probably won't get this out onto the water until the spring unfortunately.

 

[1quick]

I was debating throwing a metal prop on, but plastic is probably the better choice at $4 each to save from breaking other stuff. I will likely put on the adjustable trim tabs on it and that's about it for now. I move into the new house in the next few months, so I probably won't get this out onto the water until the spring unfortunately.

I got the blue adjustable trim tabs for mine, I had them about adjusted but then broke the prop so didn’t have a chance to finish

 

[1quick]

The kids got some new toys for Christmas I figured my daughter would probably get bored with it somewhat quick even though she kept saying she wanted a rc truck so I got her the one I wanted the 4wd rustler lol they both rip

 

[The Beast]

The kids got some new toys for Christmas I figured my daughter would probably get bored with it somewhat quick even though she kept saying she wanted a rc truck so I got her the one I wanted the 4wd rustler lol they both rip

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Did u go Lipo ?

 

[1quick]

Did u go Lipo ?

Yeah I had the two 3 cell batteries from my boat, and I picked up a couple of the 2 cell batteries so the kids can learn them, the cars go way to fast for them to control right now with the 3 cell batteries in them

 

[torquelover]

Was at the hobby shop and saw they had two re-releases of some “holy grail” kits in stock that I drooled over as a young lad.

Too expensive back then, and same in present day

 

[1quick]

Stampede down, I don’t know if this is a factory defect or if something got into the clutch area but it smoked the diffential/clutch/gear, going to have to get a new transmission after the first day of use

 

[b00sted]

I've had numerous Rustlers/Stampedes over the years, including a VXL with 3S LiPo, and I've never seen something like that happen. Did it actually start melting the transmission case?

 

[1quick]

I've had numerous Rustlers/Stampedes over the years, including a VXL with 3S LiPo, and I've never seen something like that happen. Did it actually start melting the transmission case?

Yeah, it was smoking a bit when he was using it and I just told him to give it a break the motor was probably hot and had some debris on it, I went to use it today and it wouldn’t move, it melted the gear and the case I’m guessing something was wrong with the clutch and it got super hot

 

[b00sted]

Yeah if that slipper clutch somehow loosened up, I can see that generating a bunch of heat. Either that or the bearing on that shaft started siezing up and overheated. As soon as that plastic melts like that and that input shaft has axial play, the gears in the trans will no longer mesh properly and eat themselves alive.

 

[1quick]

Yeah if that slipper clutch somehow loosened up, I can see that generating a bunch of heat. Either that or the bearing on that shaft started siezing up and overheated. As soon as that plastic melts like that and that input shaft has axial play, the gears in the trans will no longer mesh properly and eat themselves alive.

They make an all metal HD version of this trans now and the local hobby shop has one so I’m probably going that route since he’s just going to best the hell out of this thing lol, I actually blew one of the tires off the rim on the rustler today messing around in the snow, is there better glue or a secret technique to getting them to stay on better

 

[The Beast]

Stampede down, I don’t know if this is a factory defect or if something got into the clutch area but it smoked the diffential/clutch/gear, going to have to get a new transmission after the first day of use

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Weird my stampede has been a champ for years. Only thing that has broke is a pinion gear. Even with going to Lipo 3 cell I thought fore-sure everything else in the drivetrain would break.

 

[Spivitz]

1quick


Weak Man.
I had 2 stampedes, no issue either.

 

[b00sted]

They make an all metal HD version of this trans now and the local hobby shop has one so I’m probably going that route since he’s just going to best the hell out of this thing lol, I actually blew one of the tires off the rim on the rustler today messing around in the snow, is there better glue or a secret technique to getting them to stay on better

Nah just good CA glue. Clean the tire and wheel really well, then mount the tire, peel it back from the rim a bit, and drop in a drop or two of CA. Doing it that way will let it wick its way between the bead of the tire and wheel really well. Use the thinner(water consistency) CA glue.

 

[1quick]

Weird my stampede has been a champ for years. Only thing that has broke is a pinion gear. Even with going to Lipo 3 cell I thought fore-sure everything else in the drivetrain would break.

This was on a 3s batterie I should have spent the extra money to get the 4wd version the thing just wants to flip over backwards non stop, I wheelie backfliped and rolled into the neighbors mailbox as soon as putting the 3s battery in it lol the 4wd rustler is a bad ass though super fast and a lot more stable

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

As shit as Tamiya is from a quality standpoint, they make some pretty cool looking cars. I still can't believe they sell cars with cheap pot metal Phillips screws, and friction shocks.

I had a Tamiya F201 chassis and from a design standpoint it was a marvel of packaging. AWD in a F1 package that looked scale. Fitted it with a Novak brushless setup and damn it moved. This was back just before LiPo took over the market so it was running on 7.2v sub-c cells.


I used to go t the RC Expo every year at McCormack place. Saw some really cool shit. Use to love the Losi, and Team Associated booths most of all. Those were the real cars back in the day that the pros were using.

 

[torquelover]

Yeah Tamiya and their plastic they use is fragile for sure. However the quality control and tolerances were spot on, and kits were never missing parts.

I remember pulling weeds and mowing lawns like a madman as a kid to buy myself an Associated RC10 and then a Yokomo YZ10. Those cars both NIB had missing parts, and almost everything needed love to go together. I believe I spent two weekends filing and polishing the RC10s gears as an example.

Built some Losi’s for friends, too. Those were much better kits.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Yeah Tamiya and their plastic they use is fragile for sure. However the quality control and tolerances were spot on, and kits were never missing parts.

I remember pulling weeds and mowing lawns like a madman as a kid to buy myself an Associated RC10 and then a Yokomo YZ10. Those cars both NIB had missing parts, and almost everything needed love to go together. I believe I spent two weekends filing and polishing the RC10s gears as an example.

Built some Losi’s for friends, too. Those were much better kits.

Yeah, currently my fleet consists of "OFNA" which is really HoBao and Hong Nor cars.

Got the Hyper One Seven 1/7th scale on-road car that's based on Hobao Hyper 1/8th buggy stuff. And my Truggy is a HongNor CRT-Pro converted to electric.

I really need to pickup some new batteries so I can play with them again. All of my batteries are shit. My Losi Mini-8ght is so much fun and cheap to run.

I remember when the first 1/8th Buggies started to hit the market, the OFNA Pirate was one of the first.

 

[The Beast]

This was on a 3s batterie I should have spent the extra money to get the 4wd version the thing just wants to flip over backwards non stop, I wheelie backfliped and rolled into the neighbors mailbox as soon as putting the 3s battery in it lol the 4wd rustler is a bad ass though super fast and a lot more stable

I clocked mine at 45 mph with a draggy strapped in and still had some mph left in it. I ran out of real estate and I have to start off at half throttle since all she does is pop wheelies and slowly get to full throttle.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Hmmm..

I wonder, what about Mini-drag races at the next TCG Dragstrip rental. Run what you brung. I know we got some insanely fast RC cars out here.

 

[1quick]

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I clocked mine at 45 mph with a draggy strapped in and still had some mph left in it. I ran out of real estate and I have to start off at half throttle since all she does is pop wheelies and slowly get to full throttle.

I have the gears for the rustler that claim 65+mph on 3s batteries but I’d definitely destroy it going that fast

 

[The Beast]

Hmmm..

I wonder, what about Mini-drag races at the next TCG Dragstrip rental. Run what you brung. I know we got some insanely fast RC cars out here.

I’m in I picked up 4tec 2.0 awd with metal gears and foam tires. It’s a monster out of the hole.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

just did a quick search. Looks like the prices on the 3S 5000mah LiPos I need to power the big cars have come down in price. I can pickup 2 sets for about $260. Ideally I run 3 sets. 1 in the car, 1 cooling down, and 1 charging.