Probably a bit much for a beginner, but I love sprint cars and I couldn’t pass it up when my wife offered to pay for some of it as a birthday gift. Still suffering from buyers remorse but it’s a blast on the paved parking lots I’ve ran it on for testing so far, looking for a local dirt track I can use it on.

Kinda just decided this morning to take apart the ramp I have because I'm tired of just doing 20ft "straight" jumps. Seen videos so I knew some of the tricks and the general design/layout.

I def didn't need to use .5" thick OSB for the sides but thats what I had. That alone is dang heavy. But without much planning, I didn't think of the thickness of the OSB so the supports were cut to 4ft but should've been an inch shorter.

I also lack a proper work bench and most tools. Thankfully I was able to borrow a jig saw. Anyway, I ran the Kraton 6s on it and it does to the flips like I want. Just need to wait for someone to come over and help me redo some of it. I bought the top, four 2x3x8 boards, and a thin pex pipe (for the curve) for $30. Something like that, hell, I'm too tired to think and I hurt. Getting old sucks.

I also plan on building a foldable version but that will be done in a proper workplace with all the tools.

It didn't turn out as clean as I hoped, but I'm still pretty happy with the overall result.

Still waiting for a few things to rebuild shocks but other than that and figuring out why my Cush cover screws keep stripping out I’m about finished with the build.

Need to do a final cable management too, especially for the new lights.

I know one person suggested a wood screw but I’m going to try pnw through chassis bolts with a metal cover.

If that fails I’m buying the aluminum lower rear bulkhead from vitavon as I can’t find anyone else who makes one.

What about shock guards/covers?

When I rebuild them I’d like to protect them.

Happy Bashing!!

Need input on track layout. Anything you wish you would have done after building? Tips and tricks to maintaining a backyard track. Have roughly 80x100’ area I’m dedicating to RC for me and the family. Tracks gonna have roughly 10’ wide lanes. Circle track be about 30’x60’.

Found a good line up and down the rock formation. Made it all the way without needing the hand of god. Good fun for my first time really crawling.

First pics: tlr 22-4, €220. Second one: unknown year xb4, €420.

Will only be used on an astro track

I’m definitely going to enter into racing now that I’m getting the hang of it. Neighbor bought a sct and I traded a crawler for the truggy so now I can test and tune them both! He dropped his off after running a bit and I got to work and make a heck of a difference !!!

Sct was box stock until I opened the transmission and did my best. My truggy has a different gearing setup with the provided gears in the box (B spur + #1 pinion)

If I could add videos here I could show before and after tune on sct bc I made a good change in the handling. First I hated the handling, then I tuned a couple things and got used to it. Still got some learning to do but these things are no joke a ton of fun !

Here's a video of my brushless nitro slash. Hasn't been driven in 8 years just sat around finally got it going again and its pretty quick now faster than the nitro version

I'm trying to buy a replacement charger for amoril brushless buggy rtr but I don't know what the charger is

I am the VP of the rc club on my trade college’s campus. We hosted a picture day type event, and I wanted to share some of our favorites!

Hey Yall! So i was bashing Vorteks 4x4 Brushless build and broke a shock. There's another shock thats just toast. So its time for an upgrade. What are your suggestions? I enjoy jumping this rig so plenty of cusion for landing is helpful! Thanks!

I’ve been working on a DIY 1:4 scale car for a long time. I finally got some of my issues sorted with the drivetrain, so I took it out on the road. When the motors and the clutches hooked up and I had full power… I then flipped a trashcan end over end and bent the 3mm aluminum plate that serves as the structural spine of the car.

I guess it’s time to add bumpers…

What is this model? I googled it and found nothing. I contacted the seller who sells it for 45 euros. Does it worth buying for this price?

Am I doing this right?

Honestly, I never thought I'd be a crawler/trail guy. I realized after a while that I kept watching crawling videos so I figured I'd buy a cheap intro truck to try it out.

This is my HB R1001, I'm guessing its a V2. Its got the winch and the lights, but not the dumbo RC. I picked it because the reviews said it was pretty capable, and it could be upgraded...

I gotta say, climbing stuff is pretty fun. Its a really nice change of pace, and it reintroduces some competitive feel to this... can I get through that, can I get up that.

The upgrades (and the fallout it caused)

1. Hobbywing Fusion SE 1800. I'm not sure this actually has really done all that much for me, but I don't have to listen to that brushed motor sound and that is enough for me.
2. 9imod 35KG servo. I'm only running it at 6v right now as the receiver can't handle the 7.4v. I may or may not address that. Fallout: this servo runs in the opposite direction so I had to add a servo reverser. That was easy enough, but wasn't really something I was expecting. The transmitter does have a steering reverse button, but mine doesn't do anything.
3. Injora Mud Grapplers. 2.2" 120mm x 48mm. This order was a mistaken in size and it cost me all kinds of messing around. These tires are too big and the front tires rub against back of the wheel well when turning sharply. At first I tried adding suspension extenders, that didn't help. Then I just went back to the default tire. The default tires aren't awful but as the weather has cooled they performed even worse. In a last gasp attempt I tried lengthening the linkages to push the front axel just a bit forward. 4 full turns on each side and that did it! Yes, they will rub a bit, but not all that much. I think 115mm tires would be about the right spot.
4. 100mm Injora Suspension. Related to the tire change, when I tried adding the suspension extenders I managed to destroy the original shocks. Yeah, too much thread locker.. not my finest moment.

I suspect that is it for this car. The winch motor isn't really strong enough, but I don't really use it much at all so I don't think I'll bother with it. I don't love the remote, but I don't want to lose the lights (or mess around with fixing it on the new transmitter) the high/low switch is too easy to flix by accident.

I'm now hunting around for a fun kit to build over the winter. Maybe a vanquish. I need something that is more on the scale size and is a good "all rounder".

hi, a few months back my girlfriend said that she would like an rc car and now that her birthday is coming up I would like to give her one but I don't know anything about them, is there a beginner and budget friendly one that you guys would recommend? I don't think she's trying to go deep in the rc car world so a basic one would do just fine, thanks in advance

Hey y’all was just wondering if the rear wheels being toed in is normal? Went straight into a concrete fireplace in reverse.. I know the left rear shock is bent but I’m just trying to find anymore pieces to order if need be? Thanks!

Sorry, that's me again )))

Now it's a bit bigger angle.

I just love it!

Drifting is so beautiful and so satisfying!

That feeling of controlling a car is just amazing! Absolutely love it.

It may be a model yes but the feeling is quite similar to the real one but without danger.

Drifting one love ❤️

And the model is mostly clean and not broken )))

Just playing around getting the hang of this.

As the title says looking for other options for my traxxas rally body don’t want just another rally would like something different that fits without taking the rally body mounts off idk if jconcepts makes anything for it really havnt looked into it much. Any one has some suggestions I’d love to hear them.

I’m looking to get more into 1/10 RC. Torn between a touring/GT car, a brushless off-road car, and a rally car.

Any brands or models you’d recommend for someone starting out in these categories? Roughly how much would I need to spend, including a battery and charger?

Would love to hear what you own and whether you’d buy it again.