TheOtherSide's RC Collection

[TheOtherSide]

Originally Posted by 240 Jordy

My Losi 1/18 scale mini Rock Crawler at the end of this video:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCKS_l8q-L0


Full size servo, relocated battery to lower CG, removed coil overs and use rubber bands, added weight to from wheels. Climbs way better than stock now.

I'll see if I have any poser shots at home.


Cheers!

Nice little truck. I haven't heard of the elastic band suspension yet.... going to have to look that one up!

[240 Jordy]

Originally Posted by bcghosttowns

I never fully understood the elastic band set up.Maybe i am doing it wrong but A "droop" set up doesnt work well at all.It will flex better but will unload on a side hill and roll every time.The elastic bands may help a little but i havent been able to make them work.

Originally Posted by TheOtherSide

Nice little truck. I haven't heard of the elastic band suspension yet.... going to have to look that one up!

Full droop does unload on side hills, but the elastics help to hold the chassis down and still allows full articulation.

I found with the coils springs the center of gravity was too high and the truck would roll too easily, like Micheal said, full droop unloads on hills and it rolls. The elastics have been the best set-up yet.

This looks kind of neat:
http://www.losi.com/Content/Tours/Ni...rRTR/tour.html

This has always been on my wish list, I can't find there web site right now though:
http://www.teamgonads.com/88105.html

[TheOtherSide]

Oopps... made a trade today.... and am now the proud owner of a Traxxas Slash Desert Truck with a Castle Creations Side Winder Brushless conversion!! It's FAST!!... Wow! First order of business is to take it all apart and inspect it... and fixy what it may need, and put it together and I finally have a truck that I can play on the dirt tracks with and not be as sloppy as the big Monster Trucks!! The Slash is a 1/10 scale rwd dirt racer... and it's gonna be fun!! Here's a product photo of it... haven't taken pics of it yet myself!!

[Sero]

Don't know if you RC guys have seen this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYwSwjw-Co

[TheOtherSide]

Originally Posted by Sero

Don't know if you RC guys have seen this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYwSwjw-Co

Yeah, the Summit has been on my list of trucks to check out... they're a pretty cool truck that incorporates monster truck baching & crawling etc all together. It's selectable axle lockers and a transfer case for low range etc... very unique truck. Traxxas makes a lot of waterproof electronics. Does it have your interest Steve?

As for me... I just made another trade today and swapped that Traxxas Slash 2wd Desert truck for another Axial Crawler. Since both my older boys are playing with their 1 crawler, I figured I'd might as well get them their own. Of course I'll be taking the SWX Competition chassis and Losi 4" aluminum shocks off this one I got and putting it on my ARTR..... got lots of mods for my ARTR... just ordered some maxamps.com lipo batteries for the front axle mount kit I got... keeping the COG low low low!!

Fun Fun.

Oh Steve... spent time with my Heli yesterday, and I finally have it hovering nicely... and I can fly it around a bit. Staying on training mode as it's a lot more forgiving when I make movements. I have to take it outside and play with it. When you want to get together with your Heli and mine outside??

[Sero]

No interest in the cars, I wasn't sure if you had seen it.

If I buy anything else it'll be another indoor heli.

[TheOtherSide]

Got lots of RC trucks... but just one heli. So... next on my list is this new RC Heli.... and it's got the Canadian Rescue Decals too!!



Details are here: http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/De...rodId=EFLH2500

[TheOtherSide]

I should make an update here... sold/traded all my Nitro (gas) trucks... it's all electric now. Have 2 trucks and a buggy I race now... and the kids are signed up for their first race this coming saturday... they're racing my "old truck" (old cuz it's only 4 weeks old, but replaced by a better truck)... so I guess I should post up some pics soon...