My latest RC shell
Discussion
Think that is prototypical of the Drift livery (yep, I did wonder about that myself first of all! 
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RC shells always disappoint me a little (and this is no reflection on your excellent work) in that you have to take the time to paint inside the shell and then it's stickers on top. Why not put the stickers inside the shell as well? Surely it would protect them more and stop the annoying lines around them being so visible.
Nice work though.
)RC shells always disappoint me a little (and this is no reflection on your excellent work) in that you have to take the time to paint inside the shell and then it's stickers on top. Why not put the stickers inside the shell as well? Surely it would protect them more and stop the annoying lines around them being so visible.
Nice work though.
Looks great, nice work!
Btw, AFAIK the Pro 4 chassis wasn't designed specifically for drifting, so presumably there are setup tweaks to get the desired handling traits? Maybe very soft front tyres and very hard rear ones coupled with a big difference in spring stiffnesses and damper rates front to back.
Or are there anti roll bars that can be adjusted?
Btw, AFAIK the Pro 4 chassis wasn't designed specifically for drifting, so presumably there are setup tweaks to get the desired handling traits? Maybe very soft front tyres and very hard rear ones coupled with a big difference in spring stiffnesses and damper rates front to back.
Or are there anti roll bars that can be adjusted?
No worries on that front, the Pro 4 has all the adjustments a Pro racer would need, and is one of the better cars for Rc drifting.
Setup also depends alot on what sort of drift tyres you use, but that is all in hand.
This is what it is going on, but not those wheels, I have T-Drifts and offset wheels coming.
Setup also depends alot on what sort of drift tyres you use, but that is all in hand.
This is what it is going on, but not those wheels, I have T-Drifts and offset wheels coming.
Looks good mate. I would think about upgrading your connectors though mate, the plastic tamiys ones have quite a high resistance and get quite warm when a lot of current is flowing through them, I've had them melt on me causing shorting and lots of smoke.
I use these and have never had a problem http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4mm-gold-connectors-10-pairs...
I use these and have never had a problem http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/4mm-gold-connectors-10-pairs...
Nice job on the shell, looks better than some of the HPI ones on their site!
I would also highly recommend you change the Tamiya connectors, some that I had actually caught fire one day when I was playing with a TL-01 in the street (granted it had a 10x2 motor in it!). Personally I would choose powerpole connectors, almost as good as the gold plugs (Corally's) but you shouldn't have a problem with connecting them up backwards and blowing up the battery, but you could say the same about Deans, however these are harder to solder, with powerpoles you stick a little bit of solder on the end of the wire, pop the metal bit of the connector over it, then hold the soldering iron to it, couldn't be simpler! Then you just clip the red or black plastic in place.
I would also highly recommend you change the Tamiya connectors, some that I had actually caught fire one day when I was playing with a TL-01 in the street (granted it had a 10x2 motor in it!). Personally I would choose powerpole connectors, almost as good as the gold plugs (Corally's) but you shouldn't have a problem with connecting them up backwards and blowing up the battery, but you could say the same about Deans, however these are harder to solder, with powerpoles you stick a little bit of solder on the end of the wire, pop the metal bit of the connector over it, then hold the soldering iron to it, couldn't be simpler! Then you just clip the red or black plastic in place.
Looks smart. Like the mods too.
Agreed on the connector front. T-Plugs plenty good enough to drift with as you won't need a high power motor and because of the complete lack of grip, there's very little motor load and thus very little current draw.
Fact is, you could comfortably get away with the Tamiya connector for drifting...
Agreed on the connector front. T-Plugs plenty good enough to drift with as you won't need a high power motor and because of the complete lack of grip, there's very little motor load and thus very little current draw.
Fact is, you could comfortably get away with the Tamiya connector for drifting...
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