Colombian Pride 3

[El Pirata]

Originally posted by Çh®i§tiªñ
Check out these vids here:

https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5696

Might not look like much, but, I could have cleared two of the Cadi's, and, I did this jump 18 times in total and not one loose part, much less, broken....

Perhaps mine nose diving is due to the ramp being so short, IE: speed bump. Off a speed bump my front end takes off until the rear wheels hit then it nose dives, pretty dramatically at that.

Those videos were killer. Great air.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

and? Mine slaps into the ground all the time with no damage.

 

[robriguez]

Have you seen the pics in my gallery with the scraped up bottom chassis.....that what happens when you land.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

Originally posted by El Pirata
Perhaps mine nose diving is due to the ramp being so short, IE: speed bump. Off a speed bump my front end takes off until the rear wheels hit then it nose dives, pretty dramatically at that.

Those videos were killer. Great air.

Thats nexactly what I tried to tell you genius............

Originally posted by robriguez
Have you seen the pics in my gallery with the scraped up bottom chassis.....that what happens when you land.

Not in dirt where I run mine. I have the occasional scratch do to a rock.

 

[robriguez]

Hmmm......I guess there were a lot of rocks in the landing zone where I was bashing then......

 

[El Pirata]

Originally posted by humboldtblazer
Thats nexactly what I tried to tell you genius............

Ok, sorry, I was comprehending what you said...

 

[uDi_MP7.5]

Thanks for the kind words el/sky.

That's the regular MP7.5 running a V01B in the powerplant department breathing through a two-piece rb086 - pretty much bone stock for the rest.

Damage from that jump was nil - I won't comment much on other bugs, but I do know that this thing takes a beating. After a few (about 20-30) really ugly kamikazes where I missed my grassy landing and crashed and burned on the street - I broke one shockshaft, but thats it. That was my fault, but i will still cuss at those shafts because one snapped and i had to wait a month to get goin again... lol

Its not how high I jump but how bad I land sometimes that scares me with my buggy.. lol... sometimes I feel like kissing my wing/wingmount, because thats what I land on 90% of the time - and still like new (albeit a little scratched up).

I'd guess with an X5 your shafts would live (I hear those bigbores are the bomb) but you might break an arm or two and bend an ackermann plate. Screw the plate - you can double it up, but arms could be a worry for bashers (racers should be fine because they dont jump like this). Kyosho ones just dont break (imo). Then again an X5 would fly higher/further because its so much lighter... just blabbing here.

I have seen one particular guy jump higher and further than that (due in no small part to a much faster engine than mine) in a Storm, and not to rag on it - but he's always complaining about broken parts. And he's had his Pro forever - and even after a million and one fixes he still breaks stuff or so he says. He won't switch to Kyosho because (I think) he says they cost too much and parts are difficult, but he seemed pretty avid on the new X5 line and i'd assume he has one by now.

But in general - these things do take a beating. Quite a beating. Long live 1/8's! :stickup:

 

[El Pirata]

I hope we can eitherf get some stills or video that show what much air...

 

[SilentGTboy]

My friend jumps that high with his storm all the time. Nothing breaks. Now I got a storm

 

[uDi_MP7.5]

haha you stick up for your storm too much dude. I give my ferno credit where its due but a storm is far from indestructable from what I've seen....

mine bends towers and hingepin braces, and once in a while shockshafts - but if all is built well, I can't imagine anything else that would break.

all that is fixed on the K2, but not everybody can afford those darn things :nono:

ill get videos when I can.... I've got access to dads dvcam (pana. mx300), 180gb of hdd on his comp , as well as some decent editing software etc... just got to work out how to use it.

won't be for a while though..

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

So what if he sticks up for his storm too much. He is free to tell us his experience with his buggy. Mine has yet to bend more than a hinge pin or once I ripped the tail off the back bulk but that was 20ft of air and about 50ft long and landing square on the corner of the tail. The Inferno 7.5 is better yes because it's faster. They are tuff but I have seen them break (and you have to wait usually 2 months to get a part). The tuffest buggies out on our track are the Ofna's, there slower but indestructable.

 

[SilentGTboy]

You saying I can't stick up for a great buggy : The Storm is indestructable. I haven't needed to upgrade or replace a thing since I've bought it. The only thing wrong with it is the driver who can't find the settings for the engine at the moment.

Lol, I'm in radioshack showing off my cars and the guys here are loving it. :LoL:

 

[El Pirata]

Jingle bells!!! "My daddy makes more than your daddy." Enough with the school yard tale topping.

Everyone likes their RC's and thinks that it's the best, for the most part. You will find with a few more years on your shoulders that the people who really have the best flaunt it less than the people who want the best but don't for whatever reason.

 

[robriguez]

Well my Inferno is gonna kick your Infernos ass at 3 o'clock in the school yard.

j/k
:wedgie:

 

[El Pirata]

It's gonna be one of those days....

 

[uDi_MP7.5]

I didn't say you couldnt stick up for it.. who doesn't stick up for their car... just a little overdone is all i meant over the posts I've seen around outta you.

Originally posted by SilentGTboy
The Storm is indestructable.

Nothing is 'indestructable'. All I was saying was imo the storm sits down the lower end of the spectrum when discussing 'race' buggies.. that's just my opinion - not everyone's gonna agree. Duh.

Originally posted by El Pirata
You will find with a few more years on your shoulders that the people who really have the best flaunt it less than the people who want the best but don't for whatever reason.

agreed.... I'm probably guilty of that (or at least I can think back to being that way a little in the past) so I see where your comin from.

humbolt-
I fail to see where you are coming from in the faster/slower regard. Any buggy can be fast or slow depending on powerplant, clutch, gearing, and exhaust systems.

These aside, along with weight (not going to make a huge difference anyway), the actual buggy has little to do with how fast its gonna go.
Slap a C5/086 combo in an Axis, along with a nice 3 shoe aluminium clutch with hard springs to find out what I mean.

On to durability - Slap a set of real metals on any 7.5 and you will have something quite, quite close to indestructable. (A K2 will provide that right out of the box). Parts might cost, and might take time - but the fact is you will rarely need them.

What makes you say the Ofna's are more durable? just curious... the learning never stops in this hobby...

I think out of the box, STOCK, the infernos take the gold for durability. Why? plastics - (pretty much) won't break. like I stated earlier - shock tower tops will bend if you flip/roll and hingepin braces from awful crash landings - fact is they bend back just as easy, and rarely cause damage to other parts.

Everything has its flaws, including the Inferno's - I can nitpick plenty of faults in this. But IMO the flaws on this car are the easiest to deal with, and once a few small upgrades are made, you've got a machine that will take hell. There are a million and one brand options for 7075/6061 metals for the 7.5 too.. making things even easier.

I like Storms for sure, (any decent 1/8 buggy is a favourite to me over trucks and the like) but to fix a storm up good and proper you end up having to do quite a few mods and changes to the original car (hmm the fioroni 7.5-style chassis conversion for the storm comes to mind... or a similar kit).
Ofna's appeal to me too (hell yeah... more goodies, less price..... quite the opposite to K)... all i've heard about is crappy CVD's on the 95pro's, and weak arms on the H7pro's (when you start doing crazy stuff) for the most part. Small problems..... might be difficult finding solutions though.

My opinions come from a nasty trashing/bashing point of view though.

On a racetrack, which is what most people do with these things - i'd go for options other than the 7.5 though - for sure.

The 7.5 has a record for being a real easy-to-drive car, but from what i've heard the Storm and hyper7's match up great, followed closely by the 9.5 ----- and this X5 turns the tables too... handling like a 7.5 (yep.. on rails) with better steering seems to be the commentary.

For the track i'd take an X5 right now - for sure. The price on its own makes it the perfect ticket - added to the basic 7.5 style design, with plenty of weight reduction in the almost all the right places - makes it a clear winner. The only reason i'd put it down because it isn't 'all that' over what was on the market previously.

Anyways excuse the post - its almost completely off topic.

 

[HumboldtBlazer]

I just straight not getting into the buggy debate bro if you didnt understand my statement that a Inferno 7.5 is fatser than a Storm RTR out of their boxes then I don't know what to say. My whole point was to stickup for GTboy because he is welcome to offer his opinion of his buggy just like you are welcome to offer your opinion about your buggy. Just to let you know my opinion my Storm with all the mods and gear on it will own your Inferno so come to Sacramento for the West Coast bash and put our money where our mouth is.

 

[El Pirata]

You guys are still playing in the school yard. I thought you guys were going to meet at 3:00 a few days ago and be done with it, once and for all.

 

[uDi_MP7.5]

How is the speed thing a good or bad point though? put the same engine in every buggy along with the same gear & gearing - and they will all go the same speed pretty much. FYI a normal Inferno doesn't come with an engine anyway, so I fail to see where your coming from.

And id come over to settle it, except a plane ticket to where you are would cost me more than I could save in a year. :\

I'm not sure about your modded storm 'owning' my inferno, but to each his own. you think what you please.

thats my last post on the topic :bling:

 

[SilentGTboy]

Lol, hmmm, Where was the Kyosho in the national Gas Championships when the Storm took first place laps in front of everyone else?? :whistle: