Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / February 2006

Replaced some bearings in the spur gear and bell cluch, and just
wondering w/ that spring for the spur gear how tight is too tight or not
enough...

I have a Revo that the shift servo died in. I can swap the throttle
and shift servo leads, and the throttle servo works fine being
controlled by the shift channel, but the shift servo still does not
move, even on the throttle's cahnnel. Is there a suitable replacement

Here is a long shot.
    does anyone here own a Tamiya Thundershot?
    If so I would need  real size scan of both sides of the Motor mount in
order to make my own out of aluminum. It is very important that that

Checkout this New Kyosho landjump, vanning, presto, mint las vegas
game... You can play now FREE at www.LandJump.com go back in time with
this vintage r/c car...
The "Original" Kyosho

Here's a toughie for you guys.  When I was a young man my first hobby-grade
r/c was a Tamiya OR Kyosho (can't remember) 4WD shaft-driven buggy.  The
only identifiers I can remember were the dish wheels and a huge resistor in
a metal caging mounted just ahead of the rear body ...

Since everyone is on the topic of radios.  I would like to buy a radio
to run three different trucks.  (Savage 25, Warhead, Revo)  I have been
looking at the Futaba 3PM  (
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&W=000780485&I=LXGAG2**&P=K

I'm trying to find out what the difference is in batteries.  I need to
replace the one I have, 7.2 Ni-Cd 1500mAH with a new one.  I see there
are all kinds of different batteries, what are the differences and
advantages between these, like Ni-Cd vs NiMH and various ranges up to

First lemme say thanks for all the good info thrown around in here. I'm new
to RC'ing as of last year, bought a Savage on the groups advise and am
several hundred dollars poorer...
But, the reason for my post. I also bought an AE RC18T to use inside over

Today I have decided that I am totally and utterfly fed up with Traxxas and
will not buy any more of their sh.t.
I have just been to the LHS to pick up the E-maxx body I ordered 3 months
ago (3 months ffs!!!) and to my dismay, it didn't come with any

Anyone have used alt bodys that technically not meant for your car/truck
but made it work?
I have a NITRO SPORT with deminsions:
Length: 17"

   I'm new to this group but not to RC. Just thought I'd drop a line in to
introduce myself. I've been into RC for about 20 years now. My first RC was
a Tamiya Grasshopper with the 380 motor. Boy I had some fun times with that
one right up until I destroyed it that is. :-) Then ...

My buddy, who bought me my Savage, usually cleans his Savage with a can of
spray cleaner bought at the hobby shop. It seems to take an entire can to do
the job effectively, and at $7+ per can, it seems to me there must be a more
cost-effective way to clean the truck. After running ...

http://www.goldstarstockists.com/playtime/tamiya-pre-order.htm
This is about all I can find on it, it looks like they've listened to their
customers at last. :)

Howdy all,
Magazine/online reviews of r/c vehicles was mentioned in another thread and
I believe this merits starting a new thread.  The two big ones are RCU
(Remote Control Universe) and RCCA (Remote Control Car Action).

Hello all!!
I am just getting into RC trucks and was wondering what you would
recommed as a good first vehicle.  Right now I am leaning towards the
T-Maxx, but from reading the post here I am starting to question that.