The "What did you buy today?" thread...

[Doom!]

Lord knows Lego has gotten piles of my money. Your paying extra for the licensing on the Star wars sets. They may seem expensive, but bang for your buck in play time, and how long they last is pretty good. These days not many toys can be passed down between generations.

 

[STONER RC]

Lord knows Lego has gotten piles of my money. Your paying extra for the licensing on the Star wars sets. They may seem expensive, but bang for your buck in play time, and how long they last is pretty good. These days not many toys can be passed down between generations.

The toys today don't make it a week with kids. No way to make them to be passed down nothing is made the way it used to be very sad

 

[HPIguy]

KRG heavy ARCA rail, steel barricade stop, and anti-rotation M-LOK QD mount.

 

[Greywolf74]

You really got in to guns didntcha HPIGuy!

 

[Chubaka]

Ordered this thing against rats. They say that ultrasonic repellers are extremely effective against rats and all other rodents. The shop offered great discount for new customers

They love peanut butter. Bait a trap. Some smart ones will avoid it, some will wait a few days or until desperate. If you poison bait, another animal can die eating them.

Another option, half full 5 gallon bucket of water. They can't jump, so they swim until drown. Cruel way, I found that out by accident. They love fruit and fruit trees also. You can also adopt a wild cat for outdoor.

Essential oils are supposed to be an organic repellent on those and other pests.

Never heard of ultrasonic repellers. Good luck.

 

[HPIguy]

You really got in to guns didntcha HPIGuy!

Always have been, for most of my life. But once I got out of moto, I put that money into the gun collection. This is my NRL 22 match gun for next season, so for once I'm building what I truly want.

 

[cbaker65]

I didnt buy nothing but a good friend gave me a nice gift ,just came in the mail today ,will show some
pics of it later ,it is some custom made nitro engines stands!..

 

[Greywolf74]

I didnt buy nothing but a good friend gave me a nice gift ,just came in the mail today ,will show some
pics of it later ,it is some custom made nitro engines stands!..

That sounds cool Baker!


Picked up a used Castle XLX1. I've got an idea for soemthing I want to use this in eventually along with the smaller TP motor I bought a couple/few months back. Gotta clean up that wiring tho...

Got some light and heavy RC grease from PPR Slots to try out. Not sure what I'm gonna use for but I'm sure Ill figure out somewhere to use it eventually. PPR Slots is where I used to buy my custom TX grips but hes stopped making them, at least until hes able to order the materials he needs to make them. He said the pandemic has made it almost impossible to get the materials.

Picked up this brushless motor tester. I eventually want to pick up an RC motor dyno and do some motor testing with that but not until I've finished my LiPo testing project which I'm sorry to say has been taking me forever to complete. Sorry guys

Picked up a pair of Sidewinder3 ESCs. Gonna use one of them in my 2WD bigfoot stampede. Not sure where Ill use the other one yet but I love the SW ESCs for smaller 1/10 scale applications so Ill find a home for it somewhere.

Picked up this FX 2131 pipe to go with my OS Speed 2102B engine that I'm putting in my Hot Bodies D819 eventually

Venom 5000mAh 30C 2S lipo to add to the test pile.

 

[cbaker65]

Nice pipe GreyWolf!..

 

[Greywolf74]

Nice pipe GreyWolf!..

Thx. I read some good things about it online

 

[Tunedfrog]

All of my buying is on hold until after I get my new glasses..
Plus the wife is going to Cali next month to a wedding so that's gonna burn up some play money.

 

[WickedFog]

Not much in the RC budget this month so decided to use my loyaty rewards at tower to get $40 worth of stuff for $10 Tires for the C10 and the shocks are for a custom build. Here we go again!

Also grabbed one of these to see how well they fit the 24's

 

[Doom!]

@WickedFog Would that custom build have 6 wheels by any chance?

 

[WickedFog]

@WickedFog Would that custom build have 6 wheels by any chance?

Yeah, so I need 2 more shocks LOL.

 

[STONER RC]

That sounds cool Baker!


Picked up a used Castle XLX1. I've got an idea for soemthing I want to use this in eventually along with the smaller TP motor I bought a couple/few months back. Gotta clean up that wiring tho...
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Got some light and heavy RC grease from PPR Slots to try out. Not sure what I'm gonna use for but I'm sure Ill figure out somewhere to use it eventually. PPR Slots is where I used to buy my custom TX grips but hes stopped making them, at least until hes able to order the materials he needs to make them. He said the pandemic has made it almost impossible to get the materials.
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Picked up this brushless motor tester. I eventually want to pick up an RC motor dyno and do some motor testing with that but not until I've finished my LiPo testing project which I'm sorry to say has been taking me forever to complete. Sorry guys
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Picked up a pair of Sidewinder3 ESCs. Gonna use one of them in my 2WD bigfoot stampede. Not sure where Ill use the other one yet but I love the SW ESCs for smaller 1/10 scale applications so Ill find a home for it somewhere.
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Picked up this FX 2131 pipe to go with my OS Speed 2102B engine that I'm putting in my Hot Bodies D819 eventually
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Venom 5000mAh 30C 2S lipo to add to the test pile.
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Dam bud!! I think you are addicted to buying RC parts and equipment. Or your just a RC hoarder. That's a sweet pipe. I need to get some grease tomorrow for the maximum rebuild.... going to hit up HT in the morning.
The motor tester is awesome will pair nicely with a dyno for sure

 

[JCsRCcar]

Castle Copperhead ESC with 3800 kv SCT motor for my sons Slash 4x4 and my Rustler and an Aarma Talion BLX truggy for my son (future Christmas gift).

 

[Greywolf74]

Dam bud!! I think you are addicted to buying RC parts and equipment. Or your just a RC hoarder.

Ummmm, YES!

Castle Copperhead ESC with 3800 kv SCT motor for my sons Slash 4x4 and my Rustler and an Aarma Talion BLX truggy for my son (future Christmas gift).

I havent used mine yet but that Copperhead ESC looks really nice! I've had multiple 38000kv motors from Castle though and they are a great motor!

 

[STONER RC]

Ummmm, YES!

I KNEW IT......

 

[JCsRCcar]

Ummmm, YES!

I havent used mine yet but that Copperhead ESC looks really nice! I've had multiple 38000kv motors from Castle though and they are a great motor!

You are the one that recommended the castle to me a while back. You recommended the 3200 kv limited addition version though.
The Titan motor burned out so I purchased him an Injora motor from Amazon that actually worked better than the Titan ever did. It went 28 MPH with a 13 tooth pinion according to the telemetry speed sensor. With the castle 3800 kv motor and 20 tooth pinion it now reads 58 MPH and temperatures only get to about 112 degrees so far. It has so much torque now that his car can pop wheelies on demand even at speed and with the larger pinion. Its so much fun to bash with now.

The 2wd Rustler also goes ~ 60 MPH but with a 17 tooth (49 pitch) pinion which is small and its got so much power now that I have to keep the slipper clutch adjusted for limited slip and the vehicle stability control maxed out or it looses control, flips, or does wild wheelies, lol. When I race my sons 4x4 Slash they are very close in speed now. I think the Traxxas speed sensor is reading less than what these cars are actually going. I’ll have to get a GPS sensor some day.

This is using some SMC 3S Graphene Extreme V2 batteries which are awesome. They are smaller than the Traxxas 2S 7600 mAh batteries but pack a huge punch and they charge just fine on a Traxxas dual charger.

These Castle motor ESC combos are the two single best upgrades I have made to these cars. That Savox servo you recommended is also nice!

 

[WickedFog]

You are the one that recommended the castle to me a while back. You recommended the 3200 kv limited addition version though.
The Titan motor burned out so I purchased him an Injora motor from Amazon that actually worked better than the Titan ever did. It went 28 MPH with a 13 tooth pinion according to the telemetry speed sensor. With the castle 3800 kv motor and 20 tooth pinion it now reads 58 MPH and temperatures only get to about 112 degrees so far. It has so much torque now that his car can pop wheelies on demand even at speed and with the larger pinion. Its so much fun to bash with now.

The 2wd Rustler also goes ~ 60 MPH but with a 17 tooth (49 pitch) pinion which is small and its got so much power now that I have to keep the slipper clutch adjusted for limited slip and the vehicle stability control maxed out or it looses control, flips, or does wild wheelies, lol. When I race my sons 4x4 Slash they are very close in speed now. I think the Traxxas speed sensor is reading less than what these cars are actually going. I’ll have to get a GPS sensor so e day.

This is using some SMC 3S Graphene Extreme V2 batteries which are awesome. They are smaller than the Traxxas 2S 7600 mAh batteries but pack a huge punch and they charge just fine on a Traxxas dual charger.

These Castle motor ESC combos are the two single best upgrades I have made to these cars. That Savox servo you recommended is also nice!

Can't go wrong with Castle or Savox