Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / December 2003

Hey guys,
After surfing the web and gathering masses of info, I finally made up my
mind and bought and HPI Sprint RTR two weeks ago *crowd goes wild* :-)
The guy at my local hobbie shop told me it was really easy to assemble (RTR,

I'd like to hear from anyone driving the new Novak 5800 SS brushless set-up.
I'm looking to install one in an old Losi truck.
Any reviews or first hand experience?
I see a lot of these units being sold with only a couple of runs on them.

Subara Imprezza 1998 WRC on alt.binaries.models.scale.
Regards...........Mark
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I was given a new Marauder with an Irvine engine several years ago as a
Christmas present.  It was always a real pain to start with a silly 12v
motor that you had to hold against the flywheel underneath the car.  If you
hadn't run the engine for more than a week or so it took ages ...

eHobbies BLOWS CHUNKS!  They wait forever and a day to ship a simple
order...
F.U. eHobbies!
www.towerhobbies.com is the best...I'll never order from anyone else ever

...I can either tell my wife to get me the Stampede electric RTR with
ESC, or I can keep exhaustively researching every possble car to make
absolute sure that I'm getting the right car.  :-)
If i were to get that car, I think I'd be happy with the speed

I have a trinity 35% monster fuel, and I want to mix it with a 10%
fuel from other brand, is it OK?

Are there any decent places I can run my Tmaxx in northern NJ?
looking for a decent park or club I can run with.
thanks
Anthony

I'd like some of your opinions about good websites to order RC parts.
So far I've only done business with Tower Hobbies.  But, Tower doesn't
carry everything and their prices are higher than some other RC
websites.

Hi guys...
I am new to Nitro R/C cars and are after some advice on the purchase of a
new RC buggy.
At the moment I am looking at the HPI Nitro MT as a general fun type drive.

The radio that came with my Traxxas truck has a crystal in it that can be
removed easily. This frequency interferes with anothe truck I have. If I put
another crystal in it will the new crystal work with the ESC? Or do I have
to get a new ESC? Or does the ESC have a crystal too?

I know you must get these kinds of questions a lot, so I apologize if it
seems repetitive.
What would you guys recommend for a 13 year old that knows very little
about R/C?  He won't be doing any racing - it's just for all-around fun.

Which is better a Tamiya TL-01, a TA-01 or a TB-01?
And quickly why?
Thanks
Col.

I was wandering if anyone knows where I can download a copy of the
users manual fo a Fantom Facts Machine Dyno?

Picked my red Mini-T up from the LHS.
What a great truck!
For 150.00 (US), it's a great RC vehicle. For someone who might be a
first time "real RC truck" buyer this would be a great gift.