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Friday, May 17, 2024
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The Slash 1/8 E-Buggy Project

If you just sit back and take a good look at the RC hobby, it’s amazing how many vehicles are offered and then backed up by a seemingly infinite number of option parts. Traxxas is a company with a large selection of vehicle offerings and the majority of those are supported by after market manufacturers. With so much going on around the TRX offerings, it’s no wonder that Traxxas vehicles are often selected to build projects with.

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Spec-Ial Xray?

Hi Tony. Does XRay have a 2015 1/8 E-Buggy or is the XB8E, which was released a year ago, their so-called 2015 Specs Buggy???

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SC10 Speedster

Hey Tony. I have a Team Associated SC10 with an 8.5T motor, a 120A Xerun ESC and 5000mAh 50c battery. What gears should I run for speed? Thanks!

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Driftless Driftstar

Hey Tony. I’ve been into RC for a little while and after receiving my Driftstar from Exceed RC the ESC completely stopped. A red light on the face keeps blinking. Do you have any idea what’s happening? Also, any suggestions on a good brushless system?

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Kumamon! Kumamon! Kumamon!

Hey Tony. I got the last issue of the mag and love the Kumamon challenge you guys did. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun with it. Nice to see someone not afraid to put out some fun articles instead of the constant racer reviews! Keep up the good work!

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Fun Times

Hiya Tony. Your magazine is great, an excellent resource for the hobby. You guys always look like you’re having a good time during the reviews. My question is a simple one; do you guys really have as much fun playing with toy cars as it seems?

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Custom Build Projects

I am a “new again” guy to the RC marketplace. I enjoyed my Team Associated TQ10 back in the day and then moved to downtown Chicago which is not really RC friendly. I now live in south Florida and want a badass electric HPI Baja 5B. My question is this; can I build one entirely out of hop up parts?

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Magnet Energization in Brushless Motors

Hey Tony. How are the magnets on a brushless motor energized in sequence?

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Diff-Icult Question

Hey Tony. I have a question about the Losi 8IGHT-T; will the front, center and rear diffs of the 8IGHT-T 3.0 fit in the 2.0? Thanks

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Lipo Or Nimh – Help Me Decide

I am fairly new to the RC world and I’m interested in using LiPo batteries. Problem is I don’t know what makes them so much better than NiMh?

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Gas Or Nitro

Hi Tony. I’m looking to buy a 4WD RC truck. A co-worker of mine has an HPI Savage 4.6 XL that is all tuned up and we are planning to gather some friends and build a track to have fun. Which is faster as a stock model; gas or nitro?

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Popular Pulse

Hi Tony. Love the magazine! I have a question about the HPI Pulse 4.6 Nitro Buggy. How good is it? Is it a popular buggy? Thanks, and keep up the good work.

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Slashing The Competition

Hello Tony. I have a question I really hope you can help me with. Do you believe the Traxxas Slash 4x4 can be a high end competitive race truck? For example, I’ve seen your build of the LCG racer. Do you think that truck can be a serious competitor at say a Cactus Classic race?

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Wild Axial SCX10 RC Jeep Project

There are a few RC vehicles on the market that seem to have an endless number of aftermarket parts available and the Axial SCX10 is one of those machines. It seems like wherever you look online, there is a totally custom SCX10 that has some parts you’ve never seen before.

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Sourcing RCE

Hello Tony. I was looking at your online mag and I found an article you wrote entitled SC Driver Project:Traxxas Slash - Stock vs. Mod and was wondering if I might possibly be able to get some help.

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