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EeePee · 04-06-2008, 11:26 PM

So what seems like the cool thing to do, I'm going to the East Coast Championships with a new truck. I'd been running a tweaked Axial Scorpion. It drove well, and that made it easy to drive it well. Then I had the opportunity to try a new chassis out, a beta tester for Reign RC. So like any competitor shouldn't do, I changed the truck before a big event.

I took a week to get this thing how like it. You know how you develop a confidence in what your truck can do? Where I would doubt the old truck a little sometimes, this one pulled off some new moves. Good.

Axial battery tray and servo mount up front with a MaxAmps 1100 2 cell Lipo and Airtronics 361.

Axial red springs and a TCS Boomerang rear upper link mount.

MSD wheels with M3 Mashers and Red Kreepies in front, they weigh 12.2 ounces, the rears have Pink Kreeps and weigh 9.5 oz.

The angle I cut on the hood of the body is purely for performance reasons.

The front shocks have Axial red springs also. Because of the servo/battery tray, I use the stock 3 link up front.

I don't like the short drag link off the servo.

Four screws will hold the Mashers on the wheel without a problem.

The tires are wearing quickly now that it's warming up again.

I'm using a Holmes Hobbies 10 turn Cobalt Puller motor, and a Tekin FX-R ESC. I truly feel this is the best brushed combo ever matched together.

I'll get more detailed stuff up later. The devil is in the details.

Rocksmith Eng. · 04-06-2008, 11:32 PM

Looking good dude
Is it just me or are your rock rings on inside out? The bevel should be on the outside I believe.........

Looks like its time for a new drag link. Just run from the servo to the opposite side and get rid of the shorty. It helps a lot, I did the same thing as well. Looks like your other ones bent all to heck as well.
I know a guy who makes some nice Ti steer links

BitHed · 04-06-2008, 11:42 PM

...and the mystery chassis hidden so nicely too

Trimmy · 04-06-2008, 11:49 PM

Well glad you like it, does this mean you'll be winning more comps now Cory???

dezfan · 04-06-2008, 11:52 PM

Looks killa, the new Reign chassis is tempting and that extra AX-10 sitting in the corner of my shop isn't helping matters!

BitHed · 04-06-2008, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezfan

...the new Reign chassis is tempting...

...is there a link for it anywhere?

JohnRobHolmes · 04-07-2008, 12:22 AM

wut motur doo yoo run?

I ran a 35t on 3s lipo today and it seemed so dang slow, I have gotten spoiled by even the 10t pullers. I can't wait to get the Tekin stuff in! They are so tiny it will free up a lot of room in my builds. What do you have your drag set on? There is a push control I want to mess with too. Like a cruise control or something.

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rocksmith

Looking good dude
Is it just me or are your rock rings on inside out? The bevel should be on the outside I believe.........

Looks like its time for a new drag link. Just run from the servo to the opposite side and get rid of the shorty. It helps a lot, I did the same thing as well. Looks like your other ones bent all to heck as well.
I know a guy who makes some nice Ti steer links

Thanks man. There's no bevel on these rings, they were made before the bevel was invented.

I know, I should make a link to the other side, but it's so much easier to run what's on there. And ya know, I see that the drag link looks bent, I'll have to take a closer look when it's not so late.

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitHed

...and the mystery chassis hidden so nicely too

I purposely blurred the windows by repeatedly rolling the truck over on purpose and scratching the heck out of the body. I see it worked!

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trimmy

Well glad you like it, does this mean you'll be winning more comps now Cory???

With any luck, yeah, all of em. Especially the big one, the ECC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dezfan

Looks killa, the new Reign chassis is tempting and that extra AX-10 sitting in the corner of my shop isn't helping matters!

You go get it girl!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BitHed

...is there a link for it anywhere?

Not yet man, but pretty soon.

Tanis · 04-07-2008, 12:57 AM

Looks good Eeep, how light is it with all that little stuff in it?.....besides the hoss of a motor of course.

Good luck at ECC too

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

What do you have your drag set on? There is a push control I want to mess with too. Like a cruise control or something.

Three, out of eleven. I don't like a parking brake, I like a slooow rolllll. 13 tooth pinion. It's a good drag brake. Jim Campbell and I discussed the idea of removing some of the upper steps and then making the lower steps more fine. You know, spread like six steps across the eleven steps range...

I think the push control will make you coast instead of slow down, which isn't what you want. Not in a crawler anyways...

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanis

Looks good Eeep, how light is it with all that little stuff in it?.....besides the hoss of a motor of course.

Good luck at ECC too

Hey thanks braahhhhhhhhh.

I'll weigh it tomorrow. Yeah motor is kinda heavy huh?

I love the thing though.

RivBlueNoma · 04-07-2008, 01:29 AM

What kind of run time are you getting with your current set up? Just curious how long that 1100mah 3S lipo will last with your motor/gearing combo

Tanis · 04-07-2008, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EeePee

Hey thanks braahhhhhhhhh.

I'll weigh it tomorrow. Yeah motor is kinda heavy huh?

I love the thing though.

Worth the extra weight for sure.

JohnRobHolmes · 04-07-2008, 07:58 AM

If you get rid of the upper drag brake it wont be useful for motors like integy. They have a weak enough feild that it needs full drag to even amount to much.

BitHed · 04-07-2008, 08:14 AM

...EP i SO wanna take your top off

EeePee · 04-07-2008, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnRobHolmes

If you get rid of the upper drag brake it wont be useful for motors like integy. They have a weak enough feild that it needs full drag to even amount to much.

I'm not so sure JRH. I ran a V10 55 turn Integy and had it set to four. The drag brake was good, it allowed a slow roll. I'm not looking for a parking brake like Novak's Rooster Crawler.

We (Tekin

) will work on it, that's for sure.

JohnRobHolmes · 04-07-2008, 07:32 PM

Not the v10 and v11 integy, the normal ones and motors like the novak 55 will need a lot more drag to get the same effect.

They could change the programming to have the final few steps be kinda big, and have more resolution at the bottom end for motors that don't need as much drag.

jason · 04-07-2008, 07:37 PM

Check out the new Reign RC section for pics of the top secret chassis ;)

04-06-2008, 11:26 PM	#1
EeePee MODERATOR™ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 18,928	EP's ECC Reign RC Scwhorepion So what seems like the cool thing to do, I'm going to the East Coast Championships with a new truck. I'd been running a tweaked Axial Scorpion. It drove well, and that made it easy to drive it well. Then I had the opportunity to try a new chassis out, a beta tester for Reign RC. So like any competitor shouldn't do, I changed the truck before a big event. I took a week to get this thing how like it. You know how you develop a confidence in what your truck can do? Where I would doubt the old truck a little sometimes, this one pulled off some new moves. Good. Axial battery tray and servo mount up front with a MaxAmps 1100 2 cell Lipo and Airtronics 361. Axial red springs and a TCS Boomerang rear upper link mount. MSD wheels with M3 Mashers and Red Kreepies in front, they weigh 12.2 ounces, the rears have Pink Kreeps and weigh 9.5 oz. The angle I cut on the hood of the body is purely for performance reasons. The front shocks have Axial red springs also. Because of the servo/battery tray, I use the stock 3 link up front. I don't like the short drag link off the servo. Four screws will hold the Mashers on the wheel without a problem. The tires are wearing quickly now that it's warming up again. I'm using a Holmes Hobbies 10 turn Cobalt Puller motor, and a Tekin FX-R ESC. I truly feel this is the best brushed combo ever matched together. I'll get more detailed stuff up later. The devil is in the details.

04-06-2008, 11:32 PM	#2
Rocksmith Eng. Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ventura, Ca Posts: 528	Looking good dude Is it just me or are your rock rings on inside out? The bevel should be on the outside I believe......... Looks like its time for a new drag link. Just run from the servo to the opposite side and get rid of the shorty. It helps a lot, I did the same thing as well. Looks like your other ones bent all to heck as well. I know a guy who makes some nice Ti steer links Last edited by Rocksmith Eng.; 04-06-2008 at 11:35 PM.

04-06-2008, 11:42 PM	#3
BitHed Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 305	...and the mystery chassis hidden so nicely too

04-06-2008, 11:49 PM	#4
Trimmy Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 506	Well glad you like it, does this mean you'll be winning more comps now Cory???

04-06-2008, 11:52 PM	#5
dezfan I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK. Posts: 12,563	Looks killa, the new Reign chassis is tempting and that extra AX-10 sitting in the corner of my shop isn't helping matters!

04-07-2008, 12:22 AM	#7
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	wut motur doo yoo run? I ran a 35t on 3s lipo today and it seemed so dang slow, I have gotten spoiled by even the 10t pullers. I can't wait to get the Tekin stuff in! They are so tiny it will free up a lot of room in my builds. What do you have your drag set on? There is a push control I want to mess with too. Like a cruise control or something.

04-07-2008, 12:57 AM	#11
Tanis Keep it real Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Yakima,WA Posts: 6,532	Looks good Eeep, how light is it with all that little stuff in it?.....besides the hoss of a motor of course. Good luck at ECC too

04-07-2008, 01:29 AM	#14
RivBlueNoma Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cutting Comms Posts: 752	What kind of run time are you getting with your current set up? Just curious how long that 1100mah 3S lipo will last with your motor/gearing combo

04-07-2008, 07:58 AM	#16
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	If you get rid of the upper drag brake it wont be useful for motors like integy. They have a weak enough feild that it needs full drag to even amount to much.

04-07-2008, 08:14 AM	#17
BitHed Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 305	...EP i SO wanna take your top off

04-07-2008, 07:32 PM	#19
JohnRobHolmes owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down! Posts: 20,290	Not the v10 and v11 integy, the normal ones and motors like the novak 55 will need a lot more drag to get the same effect. They could change the programming to have the final few steps be kinda big, and have more resolution at the bottom end for motors that don't need as much drag.

04-07-2008, 07:37 PM	#20
jason R.I.P. Chip Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State Posts: 13,938	Check out the new Reign RC section for pics of the top secret chassis ;)

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