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With an $800 budget , what would you get?

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So we ended up getting a little Axial to zip around the house since it’s been not great to drive outside around here lately. Fun but I miss driving my MT10. View attachment 213300

You can easily drop another three to four hundred on that rig, ask me how. 😜
 
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That's 300 to 400 dollars he could have dropped into the MT10 😆🤣🫠
I think the Axial will remain stock (key word = “think”). But who knows. And there’s not much more I’m interested in doing to the MT10 since it’s pretty well upgraded now. Although , I might want to get a better radio. That’s what I’ve been contemplating lately 😃
 
I think the Axial will remain stock (key word = “think”). But who knows. And there’s not much more I’m interested in doing to the MT10 since it’s pretty well upgraded now. Although , I might want to get a better radio. That’s what I’ve been contemplating lately 😃
You can improve performance with a set of aluminum wheels and a set of tires. They are a good upgrade without breaking the bank. I recommend Injora.
 
I think the Axial will remain stock (key word = “think”). But who knows. And there’s not much more I’m interested in doing to the MT10 since it’s pretty well upgraded now. Although , I might want to get a better radio. That’s what I’ve been contemplating lately 😃
I think I thought that once too. 🤔
Easy solution when you've built one to perfection...
Build another to out-perform it! 😎
 
I think I thought that once too. 🤔
Easy solution when you've built one to perfection...
Build another to out-perform it! 😎
Maybe. But I’m beyond thrilled with the MT10. Aside from a FlySky Noble NB4+ radio , there isn’t much I wanna do to it. But I still think about street-type tires with bigger wheels. And definitely a couple new bodies to paint which is happening soon.
 
Maybe. But I’m beyond thrilled with the MT10. Aside from a FlySky Noble NB4+ radio , there isn’t much I wanna do to it. But I still think about street-type tires with bigger wheels. And definitely a couple new bodies to paint which is happening soon.
Did you end up buying any airbrush gear yet?
 
No sir. Although an air brush setup is inevitable, I’m gonna use Tamiya cans for the first body I paint.
I have never had a problem with Tamiya paint... ever.
Solid choice!
Did you find any of those 'practice' bodies on ebay?
I have been thinking about picking up a few to try with airbrush... whenever I buy that! 😂
 
I have never had a problem with Tamiya paint... ever.
Solid choice!
Did you find any of those 'practice' bodies on ebay?
I have been thinking about picking up a few to try with airbrush... whenever I buy that! 😂
Only problem with Tamiya paints is they charge you 4x more than what it's worth, and the cans barely have enough paint in them to do a 1/10 touring car body.
 
Speaking of paints I'm painting up 2 bodies right now. I use Duratrax. I shook up the blue multiple times and the paint is still too liquidy. Not going to come out as I expected.
Is it cold? Run the can under warm water for a minute. Shake like crazy. Try again.
 
There’s more than one reason they say to spray at 70-75deg or better lol.. Anytime I’m using a rattlecan, I heat that joker up first. 😉

DISCLAIMER: don’t be a complete tool, unless you want your FACE to end up the same color as what’s inside the can.. I’ll let my can sit over the heat register for my HVAC in the house for 10min, or sit it in a small tub of warm water. Proceed with common sense/caution as the whole idea is that you are increasing the pressure within the can…

FINAL DISCLAIMER: again, WARM, and NOT hot. I only say this as common sense is not as common as it once was.. 🤷🏻‍♂️😂
 
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