[Dork Knight]

Anyone else into Nitro Truggies/Buggies/Moster Trucks etc here?

I recently thought I would like to try my hand at it and bought a Kyosho Inferno ST-RR Kit;

The build seems to be going well, currently waiting on a new shell, wing and tyres.

Here is my progress so far;

I hope that this project turns out OK as I've already sunk about £1.3K / $2.6K into it.

If it doesn't I'll be banging my head against the wall asking myself; Why O Why didn't I put the money towards a new source.

 

[RedLeader]

$2600? o_O

 

[Basil101]

Very nice, are you painting the shell yourself?
If you are I recommend Faskolor paints; water based, ready to spray straight out of the bottle, makes my airbrush a lot easier to clean than with enamels/thinned acrylics.

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Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif $2600? o_O

That's a fairly normal RC budget, it gets a lot worse, to the point were you buy these.
Yes, that is a fuel additive to make the fumes smell of vanilla and it is available in more delicious flavours.

 

[appophylite]

Looking at that $2600 price tag, it makes me happy to stick to the low end of R/Cs

 

[ueyteuor]

yeah, nitro is a hobby of mine as well...

my very first nitro m/t was a tamiya tnx 3.0, and i upgraded it a lot.... still have it but haven't driven it in a while. now im working on an x-cellerator xtm stadium truck..

got my little brother in it too. he has a savage x

they are a lot fun, especially modding and upgrading...

when my uncle came over our house and saw our trucks, he went to a local hobby shop, and bought himself a team losi muggy. that night the 3 of drove our trucks around, climbing on each other and making jumps. really fun

$2600 doesnt seem anyway near the price of nitro... unless maybe you buy a 1/5 gas buggy, and add upgrades... unless your crazy enough to put $1500+ in upgrades in a nitro truggy...

 

[Dork Knight]

I've only been doing this two and a half months or so and my first (and only other Nitro Truck) is the Tamiya TNX 5.2R, it seems an awfully good truck but I've also spent a fair amount on Hop-Ups.

I've spent more on other items only to find they don't fit the ST-RR, lets hope as it's such a new release that companies will be working on Hop-Ups to release as we speak.

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Originally Posted by Basil101 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Very nice, are you painting the shell yourself?

Thank you, but I won't be painting the shell - I recently painted one with rattle cans (I don't have an airbrush system) for the TNX, it's OK for a first attempt but not that good.

So I've ordered one of the following shells and I'll keep the original as a backup;
Symbio Truggy Karo T1 für Kyosho ST-RR,Xray XT8,Mantis on eBay, also Maßstab 1 8 Buggy, Autos, RC-Modellbau, Modellbau (end time 21-Dec-07 09:30:50 GMT)

 

[Basil101]

^^

Very nice, if you are going to buy any more get a Ripmax catalogue as they have some very nice ready-to-race shells and can be ordered via these shops.
The painting shells isn't overly difficult, but it is strange painting the top coat first and then the base colour.

 

[RedLeader]

What the crap is all that money spent on? How much can mini engines like that cost? $2600 is more than I spent on my actual car...

 

[patalp]

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Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif What the crap is all that money spent on? How much can mini engines like that cost? $2600 is more than I spent on my actual car...

What the crap? How can you spend 300 dollars for a friggin headphone? The ipod headphone sound just fine you're freaking ridiculous!! Man, you're nuts, RedLeader!


/sarcasm off

Get it now?


edit: /sarcasm back on
300 dollars is more than I friggin spent on my iPod!!!
/sarcasm off

 

[Dork Knight]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedLeader /img/forum/go_quote.gif What the crap is all that money spent on? How much can mini engines like that cost? $2600 is more than I spent on my actual car...

Well, the Engine and Manifold came in at just over $600.

The cost soon adds up when you start adding good quality items.

 

[RedLeader]

Quote:

Originally Posted by patalp /img/forum/go_quote.gif What the crap? How can you spend 300 dollars for a friggin headphone? The ipod headphone sound just fine you're freaking ridiculous!! Man, you're nuts, RedLeader! /sarcasm off Get it now? edit: /sarcasm back on 300 dollars is more than I friggin spent on my iPod!!! /sarcasm off

Can't say I'd spend $300 on a headphone either...

 

[Dougboy]

Ive owned several nitro vehicles in the past. Here is my latest one.

A 1/16th vulcan nitro buggy

 

[sperlingaz]

ummm, I like what you have done, I wish I had more access to nice parts like that here in NZ, spent about $2000-$2500 on mine. Well worth it for the quality of these K-Cars, lovin them

And my MP777 Sp2

Azza

 

[Punnisher]

This makes me feel much better about all my expensive hobbies!

Seriously though, they look great.

 

[MetalGeek]

I have an original Traxxas T-Maxx (nitro monster truck) and an Associated RC10B3 (electric buggy). Gosh, I haven't taken my RC cars out in probably 4-5 years. I used to sink a good amount of cash into them, and since I was only a teenager then I didn't really have a whole lot of cash to spend! I miss tinkering with them, though. I should dust 'em off eventually, clean them up and see if they still run well. Man, those things are FUN!