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2 Q's about RC10B4
My son is talking about buying one of these.
Can anyone tell me please :- 1). Are the instructions as easy to follow as Tamiya and HPI kits ? 2). Does it come with a slipper clutch ? |
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Yes they are firly easy to build and they come with a slipper clutch.
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1) The instructions are easy to follow but not quite as detailed as Tamiya. Not worse, just different.
2) Yes it does have a slipper clutch. You are basically looking at the industry standard competition 2wd car. Not much to go wrong really. |
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The other thing is that with the B4 being so dare I say it commonplace, there is loads of support and advice, and you'll never run short of spare parts if you're at a track. |
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Keep em coming if U anything else to say or differ
The post title says it all really. Industry standard 2WD competition car. Says a lot to me. Anybody else to say, keep it coming. That's what William wants. Something tough, something competitive. He has grown out of ripping up the grass in the garden, pulling stunts at the local skate park, he needs to race now, he knows this is the next plateau. This is what it's all about. Like Scalextric, but with steering ! Ultimate buzz.
If anyone disagrees, keep that coming also. We are nubes. We know v little. The advantage is, we know that ! The man who never made a mistake, never made anything...... |
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b4 was my first ever buggy to start off with from tamiya touring cars. the instructions aint as good to follow, but its easyier to build (if that makes sense) the b4 is a great buggy and with many hop ups and spares available. its very practicle and competative.
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Yes
that make's sense. Keep em coming.
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the b4 will break if you hit somthing or even land wrong,none of them are bullet proof, while i admire your confidence in your sons ability, my advice would be not to put the pressure on him by letting us all know how fast he is, let him do the talking with his driving, that way he has nothing to live up to.
hope to see you both racing soon. what uni is he at? try to get down to one of the worksop indoor meetings, there u will find most of us on here, pick up lots of advice and see lots of different chassis/kits etc. there may even be a few good bargains to be had
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Thank you
No, wasn't trying to talk up how fast he is. He raced a week ago for the first time, but with a fairly uncompetitive stadium truck against some fairly hot buggys. He only came last once, his highest place was 4th out of 8. He usually finished fifth. Not bad though for a first timer !
Anyway, thanks Big G that link is just what we wanted. We can hit the ground running now !!!!! Thanks to all who replied. Going off to do some printing and reading now. Modelsport are expecting delivery on the 14th. We will be there early with the money in our hot sticky hands ! |
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B4
I bought a second hand B4 a few months ago as my first offroader. Had a few crashes, nothing broken, I did find the kit springs a bit useless for short dry grass and bought the front and rear spring kit - blue front, silver rear was the end choice after recommendations from those who know!
Great car, I love it |
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Can't wait to get that buggy! |
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Not Metric
I have now read the manual. The allen key tools it recommends are not metric. They are stuff like 5/16ths and the like. Does this mean the screws and allen bolts are not metric? Or is it giving imperial equivalents ?
I gather from the manual that Team Associated are American. I had a Harley Davidson motorcycle recently and all that was AF or some wierd size of nuts and bolts (I managed OK by borrowing stuff from my dad). The point I am belatedly making is this. I am building a car at the moment and the day I bought an EDS hex key set was a revelation. V high quality. A bit like Snap On stuff. Slightly oversized and it won't slip, ever. No more sore thumbs from faffing about with allen keys. You can really feel when the screw is getting tight. Build quickly and with precision. I never knew it would make such a difference to how you can put something together. William needs this stuff. Does he go metric or imperial to build this car or some other wierd size (like AF) please ? i would guess it's imperial, but would like some confirmation (or ridicule if you want) from you guys if you can please. |
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All the screws and nuts are imperial, tools are easy to find for it eds do a nice set for it
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Imperial Then !
Cheers.
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