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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / August 2006Good car?
http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 Gary. > http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 > > Gary. They're quite fast, and wheelie a lot. I've heard they're reasonably tough as well, www.rckingdom.co.uk did a full review you can read on the site (possibly in the forum), and the forum has quite a lot of info about them. Thunder Tiger engines generally last very well and are easy to tune even if they're not the most powerful out there. Is there anything in particular you're looking for in a truck? Also consider (I know more money, but maybe worth it in the long run) HPi Savage and Traxxas Revo. Revo makes a very good starter truck as it is very easy to get going. Savage is what a few of us round here run, they're VERY tough and a good starter truck for that reason - also not hard to get going at all. 3.5 is cheap and comes with some nice hopups these days. The .21 engine is not all that power wise, but it's by no means a bad engine - VERY easy to tune and will go forever even with the most hamfisted newb :-) This is where, IMHO, the Savage steals a BIG lead on the Revo, as those small block 2.5R engines in the Revo can be a COMPLETE PITA to tune and maintain. HTH!  SignatureDan - on his PC >> Gary. > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > HTH! These are stupid, stupid, very stupid questions......but......I always thought big bad monster trucks could take ANY amount of abuse... So, ill be vague, the strongest & most durable model (what is it?), how would it cope in the following situ's? : 1: Stone Walled at 30MPH 2: Stone Walled at 50MPH 3: Stone Walled at 70MPH 4: Driven off a 10ft vertical drop 5: Driven off a 15ft vertical drop 6: Driven off a 30ft vertical drop 7: Horizontally Rolled over at 15 - 20 MPH Im guessing if anything can survive with the above, it can survive a complete nooooob controlling it! Gary. >>> Gary. >> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > 1: Stone Walled at 30MPH Hmmm, straight impact, with a Savage, bumper would hit first you'd probably dislodge something, that would be a hell of a shock for it, wouldn't do it any good at all - anything really - hitting things flat out is generally BAD :-) > 2: Stone Walled at 50MPH Realistically, none will see 50mph as standard no matter what the manufacturers say - but I'd imagine a NICE repair bill. Savage would be cheapest- probably TVPs, gearbox and bulk head - probably can be sorted for £20 if you're lucky - same for the 30mph smash. > 3: Stone Walled at 70MPH I'd expect serious destruction, but none will go that fast :-) > 4: Driven off a 10ft vertical drop Most would take that no sweat assuming a decent landing - landing on one corner would damage most - reckon Sav would take it. > 5: Driven off a 15ft vertical drop Landing on the wheels, again, fine :-) > 6: Driven off a 30ft vertical drop That's quite high... probably pop some shocks. > 7: Horizontally Rolled over at 15 - 20 MPH No harm I'd imagine :-) > Im guessing if anything can survive with the above, it can survive a > complete nooooob controlling it! > > Gary. SignatureDan - on his PC > >>> Gary. > >> [quoted text clipped - 68 lines] > -- > Dan - on his PC Dont forget to throw a couple of back flips in with the verticle drops :-) Cheers > Dont forget to throw a couple of back flips in with the verticle drops :-) I assumed that was a given :-) Frontflips too... SignatureDan - on his PC > http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 > > Gary. Gary, Drop me a line at gmc(underscore)man(at)adelphia(dot)net and I'll send you back some pics of what happened to my Savage when I hit a tree dead-on at full tilt (just under 40mph). Doc >> http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Doc What was the actual $$ cost of that? >>> http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > What was the actual $$ cost of that? Not bad actually. TVP's on E-Bay = $10 Roll bar on E-Bay = $5 Steering posts = $8.99 Tranny Case halves = $9.99 Bag o' screwz = $2.99 Total = $36.97 D >>>> http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/p323296/Schumacher-1/8-Havoc-Stunt-Truck--Black- RTR.html?image_id=97650 >>>> [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Total = $36.97 That's like £20 :) And to be fair, you could probably have smacked the TVPs and Rollbar straight with a hammer hehe ;) SignatureDan - on his PC >>> What was the actual $$ cost of that? >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > That's like £20 :) And to be fair, you could probably have smacked the > TVPs and Rollbar straight with a hammer hehe ;) I did try to straighten then with my 5lb sledge. One came straight and became a spare, the one on the "bad side" <side that separated from the tranny> was beyond repair. Doc |
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