Tamiya and other R/C vehicles (not just for Christmas)

@matt_outandabout

I have rather fetching Citroen 2CV Rally car ready to run for sale.

Just saying.

@matt_outandabout Modelsport showing them in stock. Option to pay for expedited processing. I chose this and order arrived in 2 days. Unlike Wonderland you can also change options in the power bundle to suit your needs.

Shame about your wait, always stop on Lothian Rd for a nosey in Wonderlands window when I’m down in Edinburgh.

Harry_the_Spider

Hypothetical questions…

1) Would the Rising Righter be an equally matched running mate for the Grasshopper if they both had the 540 motor?

2) I assume that the “Channel” button on the controller would allow me to run on different frequencies so that we could race the cars against each other.

Asking for a friend. Obviously.

I think that the Rising Fighter would be at least comparable, if not better than the Grasshopper. It’s a newer (although similar) design with similar suspension set-up etc.

If you use a 2.4GHz radio, then I think they find their own channels & you don’t really need to worry about interference, like you did with old radios that had crystals in them.

I have run my buggy with my 2 nephews cars at the same time without even giving it a thought & it was fine.

Now then… ah… just been quoted a frankly bonkers cheap price for a Rising Fighter with the bigger battery and all of the radio kit and bearings, less the charger as I already have one.

Hmmm…

I’d better wait for another month of zero credit card bills then i’ll probably give it a go.

So off the back of this thread I ordered an FTX colt which arrived today. I got home all excited to play with it, and have been disappointed since.
One of the rear shocks was in bits in the box with the spring rolling around the bottom, bit of an inconvienience but i think I sorted it eventually (presume it’s just a push fitting into the bottom, despite it looking threaded?)
Sorted all that, took it outside for a spin and the controller has a mind of it’s own. The steering was reversed, flipped the switch to correct it which worked, but then closed the lid on the transmitter and it reverted back to reversed again. Steering needs to be trimmed fully one way in order to go in a straight line, which means it turns on a sixpence one way, and makes a massive arc the other. It also doesn’t like to reverse. Probably 1 in 5 attempts will result in it moving, the others it just sits there doing nothing.
Any ideas before it goes back tomorrow? Currently giving it a full charge, although I wouldn’t expect it to make such a difference. I tried binding the control as per the instructions but even that didn’t seem to work as it should (blinking light afterward rather than static).
Cheers for any help, if it wasn’t £80 I’d have thrown it at the wall by now!

Harry, yep, go for it. 🙂

Rising Fighter is a cool car and really under appreciated. It’s basically Tamiya’s last word on the Grasshopper/Hornet.

Already comes with a 540 and I think they look really good.

Amazing bargain.

Best order one before they run out…..

Dienamic – can you contact the shop that sold you it it sounds totally different to mine, it was great out of the box. Admittedly I have killed the motor now, but it was driving really well up to now.

Yeah, I’ll email them tomorrow and see if I can get a replacement. Hopefully just a dodgy unit

Definitely sounds wrong. Once you get it back disable the braking option as it is that effect that has killed my motor

Harry, yep, go for it. 🙂

You are a bad man.

Harry – if you don’t want it then share the love

Look on Howes website.

Hmm maybe, that was just a poor attempt at getting you to buy it

That Citroen really does look amazing, it almost seems a shame to drive it.😀

clubby

Not sold on the turnbuckle set. Lots to change but also lots to screw up. Geek in me loves the potential but don’t know I’ve the patience to change-test-change-test….. Still won’t matter if spring rate isn’t right. Also, standard wishbones are pretty tough. At my skill level I’m not sure I’d want to remove one and replace with a skinny metal rod.

Last night I pried off the steering rods & shortened them a bit – measured with a caliper – I think it was about 4 turns worth.
You can definitely see it. I gave it a 10min whizz around the garden & the steering definitely seemed to be sharper. It’s very hard to be objective but it seemed to turn in a bit better & almost pull the back end round a bit more.
I think the main thing is tyres – the standard ones just scrub. Transferring the weight to the front by lifting helps the front bite a bit. It’ll be interesting to hear what those cut stagger tyres do to the performance. Tempted to just get some anyway & also some mini-spikes or something similar – not sure how long they’ll last on a mix of tarmac & grass.

I bought a Rising Fighter for my 8 YO for Christmas. In the run up to Christmas he made it clear he wanted a Lunchbox, and I caved. In the end the kids gave ME the Rising Fighter for Christmas.

I have built it up, full bearings, oil dampers, gearbox pivot mod, Sport tuned motor. It goes fast in straight line but has AWFUL handling and control. Maybe it is overpowered, infact, I have swapped back to a 540 silvercan. The Sport is in the Fox, a Torque tuned in the Lunchbox and a £20 13.5t brushless in the Terrascorcher.

In comparison to my other vehicles – Fox, Terrascorcher, and a CC01 trail truck, it’s just a wild drive. Not as mad as the Lunchbox, but that’s meant to be wild, unhinged, even.

It’s so skippy, it is more about luck than judgement. It has quite a high COG too, which doesn’t help. I know that they are cheap, but I’d splash a little more on DT03 or something like that.

Looking at the Howes site, I’d be more tempted by the Holiday Buggy.

Finished the Terra scorcher. Has a Sports tuned 540 and the a5 metal bit

I have built it up, full bearings, oil dampers, gearbox pivot mod, Sport tuned motor. It goes fast in straight line but has AWFUL handling and control. Maybe it is overpowered, infact, I have swapped back to a 540 silvercan.

I wouldn’t be upgrading it other than with bearings. I guess that the sport tuned motor was just too much for it. If the handling is similar to the Grasshopper then I’ll be happy.

@Rusty The 540 arrived this morning. Fanks mate.

That 2CV looks fantastic!

I’ve been keeping tabs on this thread for a couple of years and have somehow resisted buying anything. It’s been great seeing all of the builds on here though.

I’ve been keeping tabs on this thread for a couple of years and have somehow resisted buying anything. It’s been great seeing all of the builds on here though.

Work out how much your are saving on diesel…

The 2CV is a lovely build and I certainly admire the work that’s gone into it but I just can’t imagine myself ever driving it – that bit on the roof (for example) would last about 5 minutes at a guess. Just seems a stupid design for an RC car, it’d be much better as a normal plastic kit.

I would like to build a rally car though, just not sure how to sneak the model into the house without SWMBO noticing…

Drewd – go on do it. Even if you get a little one. They are not a gateway drug honest

i`d probably get the DT02 holiday buggy rather than the rising fighter for the better suspension. then buy a bigger motor…

not that i`ve been lookign at all…

and holy crap! prices have skyrocketed! you could buy a rising fighter kit for £50 not long ago… (not surprising really! haha)

Glad it arrived ok Harry.

Mogrim, a lot of people have a cheap, spare body for bashing around. It’s a nice compromise.
I have a standard Lunchbox body for scraping along the road and a Midnight Pumpkin just for staring at lovingly. 🙂
My Plasma Edge buggy is the flexy polycarb type, so painted from the inside.
Still looks ok although it’s busted to hell.

You can get allsorts for the 2CV M type chassis, Minis, Beetles, stock cars, even old Austin A35 vans.

Mogrim, a lot of people have a cheap, spare body for bashing around. It’s a nice compromise.
I have a standard Lunchbox body for scraping along the road and a Midnight Pumpkin just for staring at lovingly. 🙂
My Plasma Edge buggy is the flexy polycarb type, so painted from the inside.
Still looks ok although it’s busted to hell.
You can get allsorts for the 2CV M type chassis, Minis, Beetles, stock cars, even old Austin A35 vans.

Yeah, but the wheels will get hammered and won’t match the body. These things matter!

And my (flexy polycarb) Neo Fighter looks OK, not that it was ever the greatest of paint jobs. Perhaps a stock car build would be more appropriate given my painting and driving abilities 🙂

Mine too!

Same with bikes and guitars though innit?
If you’re going to play with them you have to accept the damage.

I enjoy playing with mine just as much as building them, but my expectations are low….I love my Lunchie, it’s like an excitable little puppy, bounding around and wobbling all over the place.

I do fancy a 2CV next though, but I keep getting distracted by thoughts of a Blitzer or Monster Beetle…..

Yowsers! It’s a different animal with the 540 in it!

Well the 540 motor came and was fitted. The Grasshopper has turned into the psycho insane lunatic from hell !

It’s absolutely out of control and trying to turn just leads to cartwheels !!!!! It’s just bonkers now !!!!

@weeksy glad your enjoying it.😏

@jonzi

That looks fantastic.

glad your enjoying it

LOL that’s open to discussion.

How do you stop with this much power ? As soon as i try and brake it spins the rear up and throws him sideways !!!!

Same with bikes and guitars though innit?
If you’re going to play with them you have to accept the damage.

Yeah, but that 2CV seems to be a toy that’s designed not to be played with!

@weeksy I think the idea is to be a touch smoother when applying power in the first place 😀

How do you stop with this much power ? As soon as i try and brake it spins the rear up and throws him sideways !!!!

Find an empty car park and practice! Me and the lad are off to our (deserted) local as soon as I finish work to re-learn it. We were getting quite good with the 380, but this is completely different. Too much grunt for the back garden now though.

I think the idea is to be a touch smoother when applying power in the first place

Dainty and delicate, hmmmm, that’s well, a theory… 🙂

Work out how much your are saving on diesel…

I’ve already spent the saving on a frame from Planet X…

Drewd – go on do it. Even if you get a little one. They are not a gateway drug honest

My brother and I used to have a Lunchbox, Midnight Pumpkin and the Hornet that we bought as a job lot from someone who used to race them. I’ve seen firsthand how this hobby escalates.

I’ve also had a Monster Beetle and Tamiya Mondeo in the past. I sold the Mondeo last year and gave the remnants of Lunchbox and the Hornet to my brother. The rest of the stuff has long gone.

I’d love a trail truck as they look useable everywhere and I love that they have metal chassis. I’d also love a short course truck if I had space to use one.

I’m just going to admire other people’s builds, my spare money is currently being spent on bike parts.

This was a tt01 e30 m3 kit but converted to the carbon chassis. Found the pics on RC universe from Dec 08. Falmouth, Maine, USA. About -10.

First proper run out with El Crazy Bastard motor. Cracked the body shell.

Oops…

Can we fit a bigger pinion to slow it a bit?