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

[STONER RC]

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!

VERY NICE SIR!!!! that's fast!!
Yeah the castle line is awesome IMO.. very good set ups. The Savox servos are also a awesome line.. Agreed 100% You are probably going faster then what the traxxas speed senor says.
You can look at the SKYRC ones or Dynamite ones are the better ones of them all IMO. There's another one Milean that everyone's talking about.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z83L894/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_JSMBC2D6KMY15RH4TASE

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RSH7Z9V/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_ZDMKKNE813VMPZ5400HB

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08762L4QG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_D27RHG177VAD5A6VGR5B

 

[Greywolf74]

You are the one that recommended the castle to me a while back. You recommended the 3200 kv limited addition version though.

I bought that limited edition kit but I havent put it in anything yet. I've owned a few of the 3800kv and they are one of my favorite 1/10 scale motors.

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.

Good stuff and at 112F you got room to play with the gearing if you wanted to.

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.

I got my Rustler up in to the 70s (GPS) using a 3800kv and a sidewinder ESC. I had to make vent holes in the body to allow air to pass through so the body didnt act like a parachute and make me loose control.

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!

Castle and Savox are two of my big go tos. I also like Tekin and Hitec a lot but theyre more expensive so I tend to save those for special occasions.

 

[STONER RC]

OH YEAH THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! For the duratrax restoration.. like I've said in other thread.. I've cleaned the old parts that I took off the maximum and will post thos up later. I like haven extra parts and since there's not alit out there I got alot of them got the correct arms ,bumper drive cups, rod ends, tie rods, hinge pins, bell crank, I also have alot more still to come hopefully today or early next week.

 

[WickedFog]

OH YEAH THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! For the duratrax restoration.. like I've said in other thread.. I've cleaned the old parts that I took off the maximum and will post thos up later. I like haven extra parts and since there's not alit out there I got alot of them got the correct arms ,bumper drive cups, rod ends, tie rods, hinge pins, bell crank, I also have alot more still to come hopefully today or early next week.View attachment 132012

Awesome man. My tables just showed up. We are both having a fun day.

 

[STONER RC]

Awesome man. My tables just showed up. We are both having a fun day.

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HELL YEAH MAN THOSE ARE SWEET!!!!! Oh man you guys are going to have a blast. Building the course on those. Very cool man

 

[Greywolf74]

OH YEAH THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! For the duratrax restoration.. like I've said in other thread.. I've cleaned the old parts that I took off the maximum and will post thos up later. I like haven extra parts and since there's not alit out there I got alot of them got the correct arms ,bumper drive cups, rod ends, tie rods, hinge pins, bell crank, I also have alot more still to come hopefully today or early next week.View attachment 132012

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiice! love getting parts in the mail

 

[WickedFog]

Ordered some supplies for the diorama. Hose for the stream, pigment to tint the hydrocal a stone color, 3mm cord and 3/8" bamboo planks for a rope bridge.

 

[Greywolf74]

Ordered some supplies for the diorama. Hose for the stream, pigment to tint the hydrocal a stone color, 3mm cord and 3/8" bamboo planks for a rope bridge.
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Geez Fog, what are you about to do? Beat someone with bamboo slats, tie them up, bury them under a bunch of dirt but leave them a breathing tube so they will suffocate slowly? Youve taken a dark turn my friend

 

[Tunedfrog]

OH YEAH THE PARTS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! For the duratrax restoration.. like I've said in other thread.. I've cleaned the old parts that I took off the maximum and will post thos up later. I like haven extra parts and since there's not alit out there I got alot of them got the correct arms ,bumper drive cups, rod ends, tie rods, hinge pins, bell crank, I also have alot more still to come hopefully today or early next week.View attachment 132012

You gonna keep busy..

Awesome man. My tables just showed up. We are both having a fun day.

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I love the transmitter holders, awesome idea.

 

[WickedFog]

You gonna keep busy..


I love the transmitter holders, awesome idea.

Thank you. They fit rather well there. I have so many tx's here, I needed to add that to get some of them out of the way

Geez Fog, what are you about to do? Beat someone with bamboo slats, tie them up, bury them under a bunch of dirt but leave them a breathing tube so they will suffocate slowly? Youve taken a dark turn my friend

I didn't share the big bag of plaster I bought too. That's for making custom fit footwear for the ones that get to go swimming

 

[Chubaka]

I found out the pet store carries tires for a tractor I'm gonna 3d print.

https://www.petsmart.ca/dog/toys/interactive-toys/tonka-rubber-tread-tire-dog-toy-54356.html

 

[WickedFog]

I found out the pet store carries tires for a tractor I'm gonna 3d print.

https://www.petsmart.ca/dog/toys/interactive-toys/tonka-rubber-tread-tire-dog-toy-54356.html

Haha, that's cool! Got any pics of the tractor you are going to use these on?

 

[Chubaka]

Haha, that's cool! Got any pics of the tractor you are going to use these on?

Not yet. When I find it Ill start a thread on it. Gonna get a farm tractor and rig up a pull behind mower to mow around my scale buildings when I build them.

 

[WickedFog]

Not yet. When I find it Ill start a thread on it. Gonna get a farm tractor and rig up a pull behind mower to mow around my scale buildings when I build them.

That will be very cool. I am getting ready to order the parts to build a static grass applicator. Been putting the components in an Amazon list. Will have to borrow your mower

 

[Chubaka]

That will be very cool. I am getting ready to order the parts to build a static grass applicator. Been putting the components in an Amazon list. Will have to borrow your mower

Very nice. I didnt know they had those. I've been purchasing multiple items for a few winter projects myself.

 

[WickedFog]

Very nice. I didnt know they had those. I've been purchasing multiple items for a few winter projects myself.

Yeah, you can buy static grass applicators. Noch has the best one I am guessing. They always make nice stuff. But there are vids on YT on how to build your own, and they are quite simple. You just need a little static generator. Let me find a good vid...

 

[STONER RC]

You gonna keep busy..

Oh yeah some of those are for extra parts. I've been cleaning the one's I took off the truck. Going to post a update on the rebuild thread after we eat.

 

[STONER RC]

Yeah, you can buy static grass applicators. Noch has the best one I am guessing. They always make nice stuff. But there are vids on YT on how to build your own, and they are quite simple. You just need a little static generator. Let me find a good vid...

Dude that's ridiculously awesome!!!!
Man this course is going to be seriously insane can't wait to see it.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I started a big, several months project today. I am building a Xmaxx from the ground up, part by part so I just ordered these three parts.
I'll start a build thread when I get them in.

#7722 Chassis
#7744 Front and rear skid plates.
#7715 Front and rear body mounts.

Added a couple more parts

#7714 Top brace
#7723 Chassis nerf bars

 

[Chubaka]

I started a big, several months project today. I am building a Xmaxx from the ground up, part by part so I just ordered these three parts.
I'll start a build thread when I get them in.

#7722 Chassis
#7744 Front and rear skid plates.
#7715 Front and rear body mounts.

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Nice. I'm building a newer grey nitro stampede, same way.