With an $800 budget , what would you get?

[KnowAir]

Turns out, I had my cable plugged into the wrong end of the adapter. All is good now.

Or that.. LOL. Glad you fingered it out.

 

[PainKiller]

Or that.. LOL. Glad you fingered it out.

Thanks. Also , do you think these will fit my MT10?

 

[KnowAir]

Thanks. Also , do you think these will fit my MT10? View attachment 208395

They will fit, almost an inch shorter than the Mashers though. You'll need to change gearing to get the same top speed as the Mashers.

 

[PainKiller]

They will fit, almost an inch shorter than the Mashers though. You'll need to change gearing to get the same top speed as the Mashers.

Gotcha. I’m not too concerned with top speed. I just don’t want my motor or esc to overheat. With it being an inch shorter with those tires, I’m not wild about losing that ground clearance. But I have to say that so far, I am a big fan of the Mashers.

 

[PainKiller]

They will fit, almost an inch shorter than the Mashers though. You'll need to change gearing to get the same top speed as the Mashers.

What about tires like this? Any gear change required?

 

[KnowAir]

What about tires like this? Any gear change required? View attachment 208397

I would imagine yes. I don't know what the actual dimensions are on those, but knowing the Savage is a 1/8 scale, they're likely around 6" tall. Just a guess. They may be a bit too big for the MT10. Definitely not for pavement though, they'd burn off the nubs right quick. Great looking tires/wheels though. If I were betting, I'd bet they're discontinued and nowhere to be found. Seems like all the pin type tires have gone away, everyone wants the big chunky knobbies nowadays. I run on clay almost exclusively, so the pin tires are my favorite.

 

[KnowAir]

Nope, still available.. 170x85mm, so 6.7" tall. I'd say too big for MT10.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/hpi-te...ghysDtHkBuAZcYo5WMoko2_X2lD5MIR4aAknuEALw_wcB

 

[PainKiller]

Nope, still available.. 170x85mm, so 6.7" tall. I'd say too big for MT10.
https://www.amainhobbies.com/hpi-te...ghysDtHkBuAZcYo5WMoko2_X2lD5MIR4aAknuEALw_wcB

Oh yes , too big. Good looking though. Thanks for looking for me

 

[KnowAir]

Oh yes , too big. Good looking though. Thanks for looking for me

Yessir! I sit at a puter pretty much all day so.

 

[KnowAir]

FWIW, those are the old school HPI Savage tires/wheels, 3.2" bead. The Traxxas T-Maxx used 3.2" also. The HPI wheels are still available I see, 14mm or 17mm Hex though, not 12mm like the MT10 uses. There are options to make them work, but I wouldn't recommend 6.7" tires for a 1/10 scale truck.
This one time, I threw a set of Losi Lasernut tires/wheels on my Hoss.. looked badazz, but uh, didn't drive very well, LOL.

 

[9x19]

I mostly use balance boards, and while they are a little more 'in the way', they make it a bit easier to keep things 'straight'.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TQJDVB1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[KnowAir]

I mostly use balance boards, and while they are a little more 'in the way', they make it a bit easier to keep things 'straight'.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09TQJDVB1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

How I roll too.

 

[PainKiller]

Do most of you guys paint your own RC bodies? Or do you get the pre-painted ones?

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Do most of you guys paint your own RC bodies? Or do you get the pre-painted ones?

Paint here.

 

[332_RC]

Do most of you guys paint your own RC bodies? Or do you get the pre-painted ones?

I've painted several. And bought pre-painted & a black lexan one.

 

[PainKiller]

Paint here.

It’s been forever but I’m interested in painting my own. At least a couple to see how they come out. My stock body has only minor scratches on it so far but I’m sure that’ll change soon.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

It’s been forever but I’m interested in painting my own. At least a couple to see how they come out. My stock body has only minor scratches on it so far but I’m sure that’ll change soon.

I enjoy it, it gets me out of my comfort zone never was very artistic if you plan to be in the hobby and building your own, I would recommend getting air brush setup to start. I wasted a bunch on spray cans before I went to airbrush. It will be more upfront, but in the long run I think it pays off. Probably be varied opinions on that

Bashing body for this one

 

[CertifiedMike]

It’s been forever but I’m interested in painting my own. At least a couple to see how they come out. My stock body has only minor scratches on it so far but I’m sure that’ll change soon.

When Tamiya spray cans were banned in the Great White North, we discussed cans vs airbrush.
It became quickly apparent that an airbrush set up would quickly pay for itself over a bunch of spray cans.
It also offers a lot more flexibility. You can mix about anything you can dream up, then spray it on ypur r/c!
Nothing wrong with a prepainted body but you are 1 of 100,000 (ex: Red MT10 with sticker pack 1111). Its not unique or custom to you.
It seems to me that most of us here are a bit deeper than just "repairing damage to factory (stock) spec.
If we can add a bit of "us" to the work then we do that.
For me, custom paint has always held an interest, even for 1:1.
I've only done spray can jobs so far.
Not so inpressive always but always learning more too.
I just bought a bunch of P-C spray cans for a body I was working on.
I'll prob use that stuff up and keep looking for a screaming deal on an airbrush set up.

 

[PainKiller]

I enjoy it, it gets me out of my comfort zone never was very artistic if you plan to be in the hobby and building your own, I would recommend getting air brush setup to start. I wasted a bunch on spray cans before I went to airbrush. It will be more upfront, but in the long run I think it pays off. Probably be varied opinions on that

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Wow , those look great! Airbrush , huh? I’ll investigate.

 

[Lostinthewoods86]

Wow , those look great! Airbrush , huh? I’ll investigate.

https://spraygunner.com/

Good place to get stuff.

If you have hobby lobby near by, they probably have the createx paint.

Spaz stix and Faskolor (spelling?) are often mentioned too. @Littlemotor can probably offer much better advice, I’m still trying to learn as well