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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / August 2006Acme Conquistador??
Howdy all, Anybody ever run or seen an Acme Conquistador Monster Truck? I believe they are manufactured by Smartech and built on the same platform as the Condor (buggy). They are a UK brand truck. Despite my advice, my buddy bought one on E-Bay last night for $226. I told him to stick with the big five: HPI, OFNA, Traxxas, Duratrax and Associated and avoid no-name brands and especially imports. A quick google search reveals no North American parts suppliers and Acme/Smartech doesn't even have a website that I could find. This is gunna be a mess I think. I told him for the same price he could have got a Tower-Hobbies ST-15 RTR, parts of which are readily available. Then again, what do I know right? Doc > Howdy all, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Doc Had the dubious honour of tuning and setting up a Smartech 1/10 nitro buggy thing for my boss. It was junk. VERY slow, like, walking pace, and then it blew a diff at that speed. And melted its clutch. Terribley made, very poor. I was most unimpressed. Not a patch on my Sav ;)  SignatureDan > Had the dubious honour of tuning and setting up a Smartech 1/10 nitro > buggy thing for my boss. It was junk. VERY slow, like, walking pace, and > then it blew a diff at that speed. And melted its clutch. Terribley > made, very poor. I was most unimpressed. > > Not a patch on my Sav ;) Thanks for the response Dan, that's exactly what I thought. The first thing to go on the cheapies is always the clutch or diffs. I have a Savage myself and LOVE it. I highly encouraged him to get one, or at least an MT2 stadium truck (HPI brand loyalty). I also suggested the OFNA LX Comp 1/8 Buggy, Traxxas T-Maxx or S-Maxx, Duratrax Warhead or Associated RC10. For the cheapest option I sent him a link to the Tower Hobbies ST-15. The question now is, do I try and help him with this thing, knowing it's gunna eat itself alive, or do I just stomp it with my Sav when we're bashing to save him some misery? Doc >> Had the dubious honour of tuning and setting up a Smartech 1/10 nitro >> buggy thing for my boss. It was junk. VERY slow, like, walking pace, [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > gunna eat itself alive, or do I just stomp it with my Sav when we're > bashing to save him some misery? I certainly wouldn't recommend spending any money on it :) When it breaks, chuck it back on Ebay and get a Savage :D SignatureDan > Howdy all, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Doc naw you were right. some people are f.cking stupid. you're bud has not added to the gene pool has he? > Howdy all, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Doc Ok, here's the update. I had the pleasure of breaking in and tuning this little booger the other night. Nothing has broken so far despite a few pretty nice wipeouts. Single needle carb which makes tuning easy but lessens performance. Engine has a tendency to overheat unless you're running it REALLY fat, but the motor still produces lots of power at this rich setting (It's a wee little .15) and idles reliably. Very fast on concrete, gravel and packed dirt, I'd guestimate around 50mph as it blows away my Savage that tops out around 40mph on long high-speed runs. Turns on a dime. Ain't worth a sh.t in grass, loose dirt or anything else that needs power to be overcome. Engine bogs down and heats up really fast in this environment. While it is dubbed an MT, it's more a stadium truck than anything else. So, for $226, not bad I guess; better than I expected and as good as I had hoped for my buddy. Great starter truck for newbies as it's easy to tune and start. I'd never buy one for myself or recommend one for others, but for those unknowing folks who buy them on E-Bay, not too bad. Doc I just got one on Ebay Friday. This thing runs GREAT. If you nee parts go to http://www.rchighspeed.co -- Hunterman > I just got one on Ebay Friday. This thing runs GREAT. If you need > parts go to My boss asked my to break in a tune an Acme Condor for his kids... Never again will I buy an Acme product. Of course, I might have just had a duffer and I'm not saying they're all bad. Google does that for me :-) Seriously though, welcome to the hobby, good luck with it. Unless of course this is just spam. SignatureDan - on his PC No Spam here. Sorry your truck did not work good. I musk have bee lucky with mine. Bo -- Hunterman > No Spam here. Sorry your truck did not work good. I musk have been > lucky with mine. > > Bob My bud's ended up being a piece of sh.t as well, just took a little while for it to rear it's ugly little head. Give it about 2 quarts and you'll be eating thru diff gears like gangbusters. Doc /////////////////////////////////////// Thanks for the heads up. Hope mine will be fin -- Hunterman > Thanks for the heads up. Hope mine will be fine Here are the main issues my bud has with his: 1. Engine overheating unless set sloppy rich (decent performance at proper needle setting but overheated quickly). 2. Lack of power in grass, quickly overheated. Ran fine on dirt, asphault and gravel. 3. Diff gears made of pot metal and stripped out after 1/2 gallon or so. If the engine didn't overheat and the diff gears held their own it would have been a pretty decent little 1/10 ST for the price. Good luck with yours! Maybe they've updated them since then (this was last spring). Doc \Doc\ Wrote: > > Thanks for the heads up. Hope mine will be fine > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Doc I just ran the 10 tank of fuel thru mine. No problems :) I changed the miffler to a stock one fron a Revo 2.5 and what a change. It has GOBS more bottom end power. It fits without changing a thing. That is it is a bolt on . SignatureHunterman3 I have run about 10 tanks of fuel in mine and no problem. I put a shoc muffler from a Revo 2.5 on mine and what a change. It has GOBS mor bottom end power. The muffler is a bolt on and is worth the $2.00 paid for it on Ebay. I race my friend Revo and walked away from him. H was not very happy sence he has over $1000.00 in his Revo and I hav only $139.00 + $2.00 for the muffler. I plan to put in a two spee trans soon -- Hunterman > I have run about 10 tanks of fuel in mine and no problem. I put a shock > muffler from a Revo 2.5 on mine and what a change. It has GOBS more [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > only $139.00 + $2.00 for the muffler. I plan to put in a two speed > trans soon. Sounds like they've stepped it up a bit huh? Glad to hear you're having better luck with yours than my bud did with his! Doc >> I have run about 10 tanks of fuel in mine and no problem. I put a shock >> muffler from a Revo 2.5 on mine and what a change. It has GOBS more [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Doc It does. If you beleive it. I don't. No way it would lunch on a Revo, not in a million years. They have a .18 Team Infinity paperweight, sorry, engine... I mean, look at them for gods sake - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ACME-CONQUISTADOR-NITRO-PETROL-REMOTE-CONTROL-RC-TRUCK_W0Q QitemZ200018092095 They may well be a fine starter truck, hell, they may even be quite good, but they're not even in the same league as a modded Revo, christ they're not even in the same galaxy! SignatureDan Sorry you don't beleive it. Maybe his Revo is not as fast as some bu my truck walked away from his. It will be quicked when I get the speed trams installed. Bo -- Hunterman |
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