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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / September 2006Body Durability On Savage, Tmaxx & Emaxx
I'm just wondering how many bodies you guys go through? We (the missus and I) have destroyed so many bodies since owning the nitro trucks (and the Emaxx) its no longer funny. The only thing it has done for me is to teach me to use the air brush a lot more. Its getting to the point now that we have one spare body for sitting on the shelf and another for bashing, although the bashing bodies are looking a little the worse for wear. All the bodies we bash with are pickup style like the stock bodies and they all seem to break at the back window and around the rear wheel arches. Turning them into a trayless body. This is ok because they end up getting used for new bodies for the Crawler. The shelf bodies are the Jeep Rubicon for the Tmaxx and Toyota FJ40 for the Emaxx (this will hopefully never see sunlight) and dont have one for the Savage. Are the full sized bodies like the Proline Hummer H2 or Parma Grave Digger stronger for bashing? Anyone know if the Proline Crowd Pleazer or Parma X-Citer will fit over the stock Savage roll bar? Just looking for ideas and suggestions. Cheers > I'm just wondering how many bodies you guys go through? > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Cheers Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years (4 years) but as soon as I converted it to an E-maxx, I instantly trashed that body and 3 shortly after. I am currently running the last of those 3 trashed ones as it only takes one pair of batteries to trash a new one :) I put it down to the fact that the E-maxx is a wheelie/flip over machine whereas the t-maxx used to have slow pick up. The Savage on the other hand still has its original body and its had a kaning (Jeep Rubicon body). The HPI truck bodies for the Savage have MUCH thicker polycarbonate as opposed to the Traxxas sh.t. Proline I haven't had a lot to do with but if their truck bodies are as thin as their sedan bodies, I'll stay away. My pick of the bunch is the HPI bodies purely for the thickness of the P.C... Cheers Dre > Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years (4 > years) but as soon as I converted it to an E-maxx, I instantly trashed that [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Cheers Dre I was looking at the thickness of the various bodies and all the Proline truck bodies are .060 lexan, HPI aren't to forth coming with the info on their web page but my Rubicon and stock SS bodies both measure up at .030 lexan and the little info I could find say the MT, MT2 and Rush series bodies are .030 lexan. All the Parma truck bodies are .030 lexan as well and all Traxxas truck bodies are .025 so they are the thinnest of the lot. So I'm just that little more confused??? BTW my Tmaxx body got destroy from doing wheelies and back flips but I now have the Traxxas wheelie bar on there to stop the wheelie destruction. Cheers >> Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years (4 >> years) but as soon as I converted it to an E-maxx, I instantly trashed [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Cheers Proline do some extra thick ones as well but they're brittle IME. Personally I have the Hummer H2 and it's lasted FAR longer than any other body I've ever had, few nice cracks in it but never seems to get any worse - also protects the engine head that little bit more with the extended body posts etc ;-)  SignatureDan - on his PC >>> Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years >>> (4 [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > worse - also protects the engine head that little bit more with the > extended body posts etc ;-) Do you lot put Gaffa tape on the inside of the front, back and sides of the body??? I do and it makes the body *MUCH* stronger and much less prone to cracking... Oh I also put some on the inside of the roof cause of the roll bar. HTH Cheers Dre >>>> Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years >>>> (4 [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > HTH I got this one 2nd hand and unused, and he has indeed gaffered it up :) SignatureDan - on his PC >>>>> Funny you mention that, I had the original body on my T-maxx for years >>>>> (4 [quoted text clipped - 56 lines] > > I got this one 2nd hand and unused, and he has indeed gaffered it up :) Nice! Did you notice how much stronger the P/C felt?? After a mate ran into my on road sedan with brand new body on it, smashing the front corner to pieces (the body that is), I allways put gaffa on the inside of them, stops the P/C from cracking. Cheers Dre Signature-------------------------------------------------------------- When Religion ruled the world , they called it the dark ages... Don Farr Roswell NM 88203 D-farr AT cableone DOT net -------------------------------------------------------------- ::SNIP its getting to long LOL:: >>> have the Traxxas wheelie bar on there to stop the wheelie destruction. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >> >> Proline do some extra thick ones as well but they're brittle IME. >> Personally I have the Hummer H2 and it's lasted FAR longer than any other >> body I've ever had, few nice cracks in it but never seems to get any >> worse - also protects the engine head that little bit more with the >> extended body posts etc ;-) >> >> -- >> Dan - on his PC >> > Do you lot put Gaffa tape on the inside of the front, back and sides of > the body??? I do and it makes the body *MUCH* stronger and much less > prone to cracking... Oh I also put some on the inside of the roof cause > of the roll bar. > > HTH > I got this one 2nd hand and unused, and he has indeed gaffered it up :) -- Dan - on his PC -------------------- Is that duct tape? Signature-------------------------------------------------------------- When Religion ruled the world , they called it the dark ages... Don Farr Roswell NM 88203 D-farr AT cableone DOT net -------------------------------------------------------------- ::SNIP its getting to long LOL:: >>> have the Traxxas wheelie bar on there to stop the wheelie destruction. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >> >> Proline do some extra thick ones as well but they're brittle IME. >> Personally I have the Hummer H2 and it's lasted FAR longer than any other >> body I've ever had, few nice cracks in it but never seems to get any >> worse - also protects the engine head that little bit more with the >> extended body posts etc ;-) >> >> -- >> Dan - on his PC >> > Do you lot put Gaffa tape on the inside of the front, back and sides of > the body??? I do and it makes the body *MUCH* stronger and much less > prone to cracking... Oh I also put some on the inside of the roof cause > of the roll bar. > > HTH > I got this one 2nd hand and unused, and he has indeed gaffered it up :) -- Dan - on his PC -------------------- Is that duct tape? Nope, Gaffa tape, the black stuff :) Cheers Dre I got this one 2nd hand and unused, and he has indeed gaffered it up :) -- Dan - on his PC -------------------- Is that duct tape? ________________________ Yeh, I think they are all pretty much the same thing and available in various colours. Gaffers/Gaff Tape Duct Tape 100 MPH Tape Racer Tape Cheers -------------------- Is that duct tape? ________________________ Yeh, I think they are all pretty much the same thing and available in various colours. Gaffers/Gaff Tape Duct Tape 100 MPH Tape Racer Tape Cheers ---------- I though so,Thanks. I think that stuff holds the world together,lol. > I was looking at the thickness of the various bodies and all the Proline > truck bodies are .060 lexan, HPI aren't to forth coming with the info on > their web page but my Rubicon and stock SS bodies both measure up at .030 > lexan and the little info I could find say the MT, MT2 and Rush series > bodies are .030 lexan. All the Parma truck bodies are .030 lexan as well > and all Traxxas truck bodies are .025 so they are the thinnest of the lot. Speaking of Traxxas bodies...has anyone found a different body to fit a Bandit.The only one I know that will fit is the flimsy ones from Traxxas.Granted buggy bodies don't take as much damage as other types of cars and trucks.Except for behind where the wing sticks in,I just cut it off leavening enough to still catch the mounting stud.But still I would like a thicker body. -------------------------------------------------------------- When Religion ruled the world , they called it the dark ages... Don Farr Roswell NM 88203 D-farr AT cableone DOT net -------------------------------------------------------------- > I'm just wondering how many bodies you guys go through? Buggy --> I use OE Kyosho MP7.5 Kanai 3 bodies, they seemingly last forever Savage--> I use stock HPI Savage bodies, they last for quite awhile Truggy--> Can't keep bodies on it, no matter what brand or thickness! I go thru three truggy bodies for every Savage body. Doc >> I'm just wondering how many bodies you guys go through? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Doc I think I'm similar, since I never flip the Inferno, the original Kyosho body is still in good nick (and has very thick PC) My e-maxx shreds bodies cause it flips alot, but then I do a lot of rock crawling and hill climbing so lots of stacks :) The Savage is still on its Jeep body and its holding up quite well, allthough there are a few holes/cracks in it. The maxx is definately the king of Body shredding! Curious how well the new Zilla body holds up as its Savage thickness. Speaking of, the Zilla is great, I haven't driven it yet, but its like a small Savage. It only arrived yesterday so last night I cut the shitty Tamiya and bullet plugs off the motor and batteries and replaced them with Deans ultras, then cause its RTR, I went over it with a screw driver and assembled it properly :) That and take all the bloody burrs off the plastic parts, the thing wasn't assembled to my satisfaction, LOL, I'm anal about sh.t like that! I'll post again once I've had a drive back to back with the Maxx on the Rock(tm) Cheers Dre |
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