Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / May 2004

As a member of the RC press, I received two Revos this weekend.
What can I say?  Fast.  Loud.  Responsive.  Sweet in every way.
I'd buy one if I didn't already have two.
Been bashing the hell out of them.  They seem to like it.

Just ordered me one of the above engines (they're £170 here in the UK, and
its coming from the US for £70, can't argue with that ;) ).  Should i expect
it to be notably quicker than my slightly bollocksed Protech SX-21 3 port
engine...?  Book figure for the Hyper 7 is 2.5bhp, ...

Does anyone know where I can get a body for a 1/12 rc car from
tamiya.This one is from 1989.It is a Porsche 959 RM MK 5.
Please help me.

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I have a Team Losi 1/10th scale car.  I'm looking for a body to put on it
and I found a Tamiya one that I like, but I was told that the Tamiya would
not fit on my car and I would need to buy a body from say, HPI Racing.  Is
this true?  They're both listed as 190mm/200mm bodies.  Why ...

Hey, I rolled my Maxx the other day on the street in front of my house.  I
was tuning it up before I got in the car and headed out with it since it's
been several months since I drove it last.  When I landed upside-down (no
body on), I heard a funny "pop" sound, and when I ...

I am looking to customerise my RC car by adding headlights.  I want to
turn these on and off from my controller.  However I only have a 2-way
controller.  Does anyone know if you can buy a three-channel
controller for this purpose?  Or should I be looking for a separate

I have the Real Race controller from a guy who thought it would be a nice
toy for his kid, and found out there was not chance for it... Anyway, I am
trying to imporove my skills and thought it would be useful. However, I
can't get the software itself. It is not downloadable in the ...

I am looking for a place to buy either a conversion kit or accessories for a
1/24 scale rc tank.

Does anyone know of a site where I can get Megatech parts for the
electric TC3. It appears that Megatech's site only lists parts, but
has no online ordering.
They have some really nice parts, but it doesn't do anyone any good if

does anybody know how i can remove ca glue from my polycarbonate body
without ruining it?
thanks in advance.
patrick

A co-worker dropped an RC Car on my desk a few weeks ago and I've been
trying to figure out what to do with it.  Anyway, I decided that it'd be
really cool if I could get an exterior shell that was a replica of my 2002
Audi S4.  I thought I could try to get into the hobby by trying ...

For Sale: RC10GT "Team" truck. Nova Rossi CX12 pull start with slide
carb – only one liter of fuel thru it before going into storage for 2
years with After Run oil in cylinder.  MIP temp gauge, CVEC pipe and
header  (have stock Associated pipe), MIP boost bottle, high flow

HI I just bought a used T maxx from a friend for $200, its sort of beat up
but seems to run fine. Was this a good deal? Anything i should Replace right
away, such as air filter or glow plug? Im new to RC and just don't want to
mess up my car. thanks