Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / September 2005

I have a Tamiya TB01 based rally car and a nice large loose off road
area to run it on.  I now want to move up to a nitro car to run on the
same area.  I want another rally car (not a truck or buggy or
anything).  What sort of nitro chassis would be similar to the TB01 and

Im thinking about building my own model hovercraft.
The idea is to base the model around a bike innertube as the
skirt/cushion. This would mean the model wil be circular, im not
looking for speed so this is ok.

New to this.  Looking to pick up an electric truck/buggy that's ready
to go as is for use on an acreage.  Long grass, dirt, gravel . . . .
some rough conditions and also some easier gravelled roadways and lawn
areas.  What little I know, I understand that some units have dual

Did Thorp, CRP or anyone else ever offer a ball diff for the
Hornet/Midnight Pumpkin?
Anyone know what the tooth count of a Clod diff is, for comparison?
Thanks!

All,
I'm new to this game, so some help(read education) is in order.  I have
two stampede's with the XL1 esc.  I've noticed that motor and
batteries(3000mah nimh) get really hot(motor will burn you).  This

Howdy y'all,
Had a bashfest at the local park this past weekend, running my Savage with 3
Traxxas vehix (E-Maxx, T-Maxx and Rustler).  The park is a combination of
gravel roads, dirt ballfields, grassy fields, and a concrete

I got my rcca today and they have pics of a mini-LST. It was in action
so it might not be too long of a wait. The photo showed the belly and it
does look like an LST not just a big tired mini-t.

Need a cheap ESC for a stock 20t motor. I can get this for under $40.
Good deal? Thanks.

For Sale:
Tamiya TA-02 Chevy S10 Baha-style truck:
This has full bearings, some gearbox mods (Tamiya) new rims, & the RC
Car Action suspension widening set (A-Arms & dogbones, not installed,

Hello. I had a Hornet around 20 years ago and am looking at getting back
into the RC game. The Baja King has caught my eye, primarily because it is
on a special in my local shop, with some basic radio gear, batter etc as
part of the package. £120 sound a reasonable price?

I just got my hands on a good used nitro Rustler from a co-worker . I was
wondering what % of nitro to use ? Also are brands all the same ? If so,
what is a brand at a decent price ?
I also live 8 miles from the Sig model airplane plant and they have a type

I just bought a used Nitro Evader ST, and I'm looking for the best place to
find cheap replacment parts for it ???
Any suggestions ??
I'm located near Montreal, Quebec....

Howdy,
Well, the same tree that claimed the life of my left-front a-arm a few weeks
back has struck again!  This time it took out a wee bit more than the a-arm
however.

I recently bought a Tamiya Clodbuster and I have to say I am quite
impressed with it - it bombs over the heath land and through the woods
by my house quite nicely bouncing up and down. A couple of my friends
however decided to get buggies and on road my clodbuster is left behind

I recently got a Team Associated RC18MT.  Before I had finished my first
 battery charge something happened to the steering servo, and had to be
replaced (due to hard impact with a kerb).  I just put in a new one last
night.  Everything looks good, but for this weird and ...