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Blader · 05-23-2011, 11:59 AM

Hey you,

funny?? Who's funny??

There can be only ONE Blader's air hooks patent !!!
MY one and only!!

Wth is " OG FROGGER " ?? something to eat?? Never heard about.

Yeah, let's meet at Patent office. The nearest we find, in the middle of our countries. Can swim??

Lawyer...?? Only one lawyer? I've got 12...and you??

No, I think we can find another solution.

Can show you pics of my Blader's patented air hooks, will you?
How much you pay??
Ok, exclusively for you, my AX as convertible:

You see the air hooks? Isn't it a hightech innovation?

But ... psssst .... don't show it to other people, must be our secret!!

Blader

DRV KRAWLER · 05-23-2011, 12:14 PM

I tried the same thing on the "Original Frogger Chassis". I tried it with Lexan it just was not very flexible. So, I gave up the idea. You must dig youself into some deep holes to need 12 Lawyers on retainer.

PowerCrazy · 05-23-2011, 01:55 PM

I wont be in Germany until sometime in August so I will miss the supercrawl......I need lots of practice anyway

Dasher · 05-23-2011, 02:56 PM

It's looking really good Blader, I must make a start on mine soon. Funds had to be re-appropriated to pay for the new 1:1 Defender.

I'm thinking about a Targa roof on mine, just not sure that I've got the patience to cut the slots out for the panels to slide in - would be cool though!

Good to see that you found some black RIT. I've picked a different colour!

Highlucks · 05-23-2011, 05:38 PM

Great Idea on the air hooks....

......But sorry to say it has been done before. Dicky T did it with his original Fastback build

Blader · 05-24-2011, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRV KRAWLER

You must dig youself into some deep holes to need 12 Lawyers on retainer.

Oh no, they only fight for my money and my rights, mostly in cases of patent misuse.

Yes my lexan didn't work too. The plastic I used is difficult to heat, it becomes "wavy" very fast.

@ Dasher, thanks. The 1:1 should be more important

Targa roof will be fine, continue, I'm waiting!!

My next work will be the side panels, I don't know yet which material I will use.

@ higlucks Thanks for the info...another candidate for my lawyers....

Blader

Blader · 05-25-2011, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by highlucks

It may just be the photos but it kind of looks like you have the front links on back to front. The longer flat portion of the link should be at the chassis side.

highlucks, did you ever made an eye test?
You don't need to, their instruments are nonsense for you.

May I call you "Eagle-Eyed Highlucks" ??

Yess, they were installed wrong, but how could you see that on these little pics?

Thanks again

Blader

Highlucks · 05-25-2011, 01:13 AM

Haha thanks mate, I designed them.

Blader · 05-25-2011, 02:21 PM

Aaah, that's the reason...

Did some work this evening. My Carbon was too stiff, so I used Lexan and a not really beautiful Carbon foil.
Take a look:

It's a little bit too much black now, I'll look for some stickers.

Blader

Highlucks · 05-25-2011, 05:52 PM

Skins look great. at least with them being lexan if you ever get board you can change the backing design.

Blader · 05-26-2011, 12:05 AM

Found something this morning....

Now the optical part is closed.

Some new upper links of delrin and perhaps a new steering rod will be done in the next days.

This weekend I'll go rocking the rocks.

Let's see if that all works what I constructed...

Blader

KC_JoNeS · 05-26-2011, 12:49 AM

Looking really good mate. I think you will enjoy it alot!

Casey

Blader · 05-30-2011, 03:16 AM

Yeah, I enjoyed it yesterday...for three minutes.

I made a rock, where I had problems with my old rig, very easily, that was soo cool.
But then I had no more 4wd, just 2WD. I can't describe you my feelings...

.
The "rock the rocks-day" was over.
Later in the evening I found out that three little screws in the tranny which fix the outdrives at the gear became loose. Nothing more!
Couldn't this have happened in my tests at home? No, but 100kms away...
Now I installed the new steel parts and fixed the screws with loctite.
Hope, this will never happen again... but I think, this car will find something else to make me

Blader

KC_JoNeS · 05-30-2011, 04:39 AM

Oh man...that is super frustrating. Today, I ran my scaler out in Hong Kong. It took me 1.5 hours on the train. I started to run, and the screw that connects the drag link to the servo horn disappeared. DOH! Oh well...loctite is your friend. Hahaha.

Casey

Blader · 05-30-2011, 04:53 AM

Hi Casey,

fine to see, that I'm not alone

Must have been frustrating for you too...
I've learned much in the last years, so I always take alot of spare parts, tools and screws with me.
The parts I have with me, never die. But everything around...

Whoever is responsible for that... Murphy??

Blader

jimmyshor · 05-30-2011, 05:52 AM

Man, sorry about what i've read.

Here is me in 90% of my hangouts:
a) the driveshafts brake
b) the screws that hold the driveshafts get loose
c) smoke coming out from the motor (just once)
d) servo failure (quite often)
e) broken pins from the CVD shafts (not lately)
f) broken pins from the driveshafts (not lately)
g) lack of the rocks at the usual crawling place (very often)

lukicrawler · 05-30-2011, 07:53 AM

Hey Blader,

today my Poison Dart Chassis arrived here in munich. Maybe we can meet anytime and crawl together and helping each other to find the best setup

Blader · 06-01-2011, 04:17 AM

Hi Lucas,

yes, I would like to meet you, but from me to München are 350km.

Let's meet in the forum

@ jimmyshor if I read your list, I understand that mine are peanuts

But some of yours happened to me too.

Let's make the things bullet proof...but if nothing breaks...what shall we work on?? If I'm waiting for parts and can't continue, already after two days I feel an certain emptyness...

Blader

Blader · 06-03-2011, 02:30 PM

My crawling day yesterday ended like this:

The poor 3racing shaft wasn't able to handle all the enormous power of the motor when the wheel was stuck in a hole and I tried to get it out without touching the car. My luck, it was 30 min after I began to have a lot of fun with this thing. It runs fine, some issues I found out to be changed, but all in all I'm very happy with it.

The steering cannot stay in front, the arm always hangs up at edges.
I'm thinking about this solution:

What do you mean, is my caster angle ok?

There is not much room for a bta steering, so I'm going to try the ota steering.

The next point is the wheels. The tires and the foams are too soft and the tires always pop out of the beadlock of these cheap wheels.
I really hope that the fine 10spoke will arrive soon, so that I can install the Rovers with 2stage foams.
I also would like to see the difference between Chisel and Rover.
Are the Rovers much better?

Blader

DRV KRAWLER · 06-03-2011, 03:34 PM

I don't really see a significant difference between chisels and Rovers. I personally like the reputation the Sedonas carry and there appearance. That is what I choose for mine but, I have yet to run them myself.

05-23-2011, 11:59 AM	#21
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Hey you, funny?? Who's funny?? There can be only ONE Blader's air hooks patent !!! MY one and only!! Wth is " OG FROGGER " ?? something to eat?? Never heard about. Yeah, let's meet at Patent office. The nearest we find, in the middle of our countries. Can swim?? Lawyer...?? Only one lawyer? I've got 12...and you?? No, I think we can find another solution. Can show you pics of my Blader's patented air hooks, will you? How much you pay?? Ok, exclusively for you, my AX as convertible: You see the air hooks? Isn't it a hightech innovation? But ... psssst .... don't show it to other people, must be our secret!! Blader

05-23-2011, 12:14 PM	#22
DRV KRAWLER RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sonora, CA Posts: 1,664	I tried the same thing on the "Original Frogger Chassis". I tried it with Lexan it just was not very flexible. So, I gave up the idea. You must dig youself into some deep holes to need 12 Lawyers on retainer.

05-23-2011, 01:55 PM	#23
PowerCrazy Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 226	I wont be in Germany until sometime in August so I will miss the supercrawl......I need lots of practice anyway

05-23-2011, 02:56 PM	#24
Dasher Croakin' across the pond! Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Nottingham, UK Posts: 272	It's looking really good Blader, I must make a start on mine soon. Funds had to be re-appropriated to pay for the new 1:1 Defender. I'm thinking about a Targa roof on mine, just not sure that I've got the patience to cut the slots out for the panels to slide in - would be cool though! Good to see that you found some black RIT. I've picked a different colour!

05-23-2011, 05:38 PM	#25
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Great Idea on the air hooks.... ......But sorry to say it has been done before. Dicky T did it with his original Fastback build

05-25-2011, 01:13 AM	#28
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Haha thanks mate, I designed them.

05-25-2011, 02:21 PM	#29
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Aaah, that's the reason... Did some work this evening. My Carbon was too stiff, so I used Lexan and a not really beautiful Carbon foil. Take a look: It's a little bit too much black now, I'll look for some stickers. Blader

05-25-2011, 05:52 PM	#30
Highlucks Try to Bend it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth Australia Posts: 3,163	Skins look great. at least with them being lexan if you ever get board you can change the backing design.

05-26-2011, 12:05 AM	#31
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Found something this morning.... Now the optical part is closed. Some new upper links of delrin and perhaps a new steering rod will be done in the next days. This weekend I'll go rocking the rocks. Let's see if that all works what I constructed... Blader

05-26-2011, 12:49 AM	#32
KC_JoNeS Tossin' Salad Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Petaluma Posts: 1,826	Looking really good mate. I think you will enjoy it alot! Casey

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05-30-2011, 03:16 AM	#33
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Yeah, I enjoyed it yesterday...for three minutes. I made a rock, where I had problems with my old rig, very easily, that was soo cool. But then I had no more 4wd, just 2WD. I can't describe you my feelings... . The "rock the rocks-day" was over. Later in the evening I found out that three little screws in the tranny which fix the outdrives at the gear became loose. Nothing more! Couldn't this have happened in my tests at home? No, but 100kms away... Now I installed the new steel parts and fixed the screws with loctite. Hope, this will never happen again... but I think, this car will find something else to make me Blader

05-30-2011, 04:39 AM	#34
KC_JoNeS Tossin' Salad Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Petaluma Posts: 1,826	Oh man...that is super frustrating. Today, I ran my scaler out in Hong Kong. It took me 1.5 hours on the train. I started to run, and the screw that connects the drag link to the servo horn disappeared. DOH! Oh well...loctite is your friend. Hahaha. Casey

05-30-2011, 04:53 AM	#35
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Hi Casey, fine to see, that I'm not alone Must have been frustrating for you too... I've learned much in the last years, so I always take alot of spare parts, tools and screws with me. The parts I have with me, never die. But everything around... Whoever is responsible for that... Murphy?? Blader

05-30-2011, 05:52 AM	#36
jimmyshor Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Romania Posts: 270	Man, sorry about what i've read. Here is me in 90% of my hangouts: a) the driveshafts brake b) the screws that hold the driveshafts get loose c) smoke coming out from the motor (just once) d) servo failure (quite often) e) broken pins from the CVD shafts (not lately) f) broken pins from the driveshafts (not lately) g) lack of the rocks at the usual crawling place (very often)

05-30-2011, 07:53 AM	#37
lukicrawler Newbie Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 9	Hey Blader, today my Poison Dart Chassis arrived here in munich. Maybe we can meet anytime and crawl together and helping each other to find the best setup

06-01-2011, 04:17 AM	#38
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	Hi Lucas, yes, I would like to meet you, but from me to München are 350km. Let's meet in the forum @ jimmyshor if I read your list, I understand that mine are peanuts But some of yours happened to me too. Let's make the things bullet proof...but if nothing breaks...what shall we work on?? If I'm waiting for parts and can't continue, already after two days I feel an certain emptyness... Blader

06-03-2011, 02:30 PM	#39
Blader Rock Stacker Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 77	My crawling day yesterday ended like this: The poor 3racing shaft wasn't able to handle all the enormous power of the motor when the wheel was stuck in a hole and I tried to get it out without touching the car. My luck, it was 30 min after I began to have a lot of fun with this thing. It runs fine, some issues I found out to be changed, but all in all I'm very happy with it. The steering cannot stay in front, the arm always hangs up at edges. I'm thinking about this solution: What do you mean, is my caster angle ok? There is not much room for a bta steering, so I'm going to try the ota steering. The next point is the wheels. The tires and the foams are too soft and the tires always pop out of the beadlock of these cheap wheels. I really hope that the fine 10spoke will arrive soon, so that I can install the Rovers with 2stage foams. I also would like to see the difference between Chisel and Rover. Are the Rovers much better? Blader

06-03-2011, 03:34 PM	#40
DRV KRAWLER RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sonora, CA Posts: 1,664	I don't really see a significant difference between chisels and Rovers. I personally like the reputation the Sedonas carry and there appearance. That is what I choose for mine but, I have yet to run them myself.

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