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[Anthony30]

http://www.msuk-foru...eetle-26cc-zen/

 

I'm thinking of buying this, but don't know to be honest. Don't want to buy it and find out it's a replica.  I really want aan FG monster beetle though.

[Anthony30]

FG monster beetle.  

[The Matt]

I got my 1/8 Nitro buggy running the other day after seeing this. I'd forgotten how fast it was. Let my mate have a go, he preceded to barrel roll it at full speed on tarmac and then on his 2nd attempt nearly drove it into a moving Focus (Focus had to hit the brakes to avoid it).

On his third attempt he nearly drove it into my mate's Metro so I stuck my foot out to stop it hitting the car. Little piggy may now be broken...there's a chance that the aforementioned little piggy shall not go "wee wee wee" all the way home

[Anthony30]

Nitro seems to be getting more expansive now. Paid £27 ish for 25% optifuel for the MGT. It now needs a new glow plug.  Only used it once or twice with that particular plug. Another thing that annoys me is the constant refills every 5 mins. Very fast though, and sounds nice.

[1984mini25]

I decided to dig my old 1/10th nitro buggy out of the garage and try to get running again having not been used for at least 4 years. partly because of this thread and my next door neighbour tugging away for nearly 5 hours till gone late at night, giving it all the ******* trying to get one of his started a few weeks back.

 

All I did was removed the glow plug and air filter, half filled the tank with the 4 year old fuel, opened the carb and primed the tank and pulled the starter cord a few times to prime the engine with fuel. Screwed the plug back in, connected the charged glow start and within 3 pulls it fired into life as if it had never been laid up.  

 

Although, I'm really reluctant to use it. As dispite the box full of spares, from the last time I used to run it I would be very lucky to ever run through a tank of fuel without at least something not breaking. Normally something expensive and hard to get hold of like a diff or one-way bearing (£30 worth) in the 2 speed.

 

Although my electric M03 is starting to be just as expensive. In all of the 16 odd years I've been mucking around with rc cars, I managed to trash 3 steering servos within the space of 2 days

Edited by 1984mini25, 06 July 2015 - 09:42 PM.

[Anthony30]

Petrol is the way forward.  

[Anthony30]

My new toy. It's getting delivered in two weeks roughly.  

[Anthony30]

My new toy. It's getting delivered in two weeks roughly.  

28.7 inches long

19 inches wide

10.4KG

 

[Anthony30]

[megamini_jb]

Bloody hell that's big

Edited by megamini_jb, 01 August 2015 - 03:31 PM.

[Anthony30]

Bloody hell that's big

I'll get you a pic to compare it to 1/8 scale. 

[Anthony30]

I pan on upgrading with monster truck suspension, and wheels.

[Anthony30]

I pan on upgrading with monster truck suspension, and wheels.

That monster truck is a large 1/8 scale truck. The only thing slighly bigger in the scale is the savage xl thingy.

[megamini_jb]

That's awesome! So you coming to MITP in that now, or the Astra still?

I've only got a Tamiya M03 Mini. I really want a RC Helicopter, but yeah your buggy is pretty beast

[Richie83]

Bloody hell that's big

That's what she said.... (Nah, she didn't really 😛)