Check in for Jacksonville Florida

[Exocaged]

Friday evening works for me. I may even have the new 4PL in it this time around.

 

[jeepgeek2002]

HobbyWorld called.. the pony express dropped it off this morning.. Yeeeaaaa! --excited--

 

[jsu101]

sunday i may be able to show up for a few. Its my Bday this weekend so im limited on time

 

[jeepgeek2002]

come friday at 6pm... its not so hot and theres light out there til 8pm.. run a battery pack worth of fun.

 

[Exocaged]

If you guys wanna do a small comp Friday evening post up!! I can get there early and set it up.

 

[jsu101]

Friday night I have my best friend bday party. If u was to get together out in oak leaf one night let me know

 

[jeepgeek2002]

My wraith came in.. 2 words .. bad ass!

 

[jeepgeek2002]

and a choice of rifle for the rack?

 

[Exocaged]

Friday night I have my best friend bday party. If u was to get together out in oak leaf one night let me know

I can make a slight detour and oak leaf becomes on my way home....so yeah we can do something out there. Got enough to keep us running for a little while?

 

[jsu101]

Yes and no. is pretty slim pickings right now with all this rain. But im down to meat out there at what ever time

 

[yoda@4x4]

and a choice of rifle for the rack?

Very nice glad to see you got your Wraith....

 

[jeepgeek2002]

after spending nearly an hour trying to fit the battery plug in the little slot, i had to get an Xacto knife kit off of amazon to slice a bigger hole..
maybe i should have gone with Dean connector instead of a Traxxas connector

 

[904crawler]

after spending nearly an hour trying to fit the battery plug in the little slot, i had to get an Xacto knife kit off of amazon to slice a bigger hole..
maybe i should have gone with Dean connector instead of a Traxxas connector

yeah def should have gone deans. traxxas plugs are og but there junk imo

 

[jeepgeek2002]

i spoke to some guys about the plugs .. they said to go with the traxxas plugs since they are common, so if you needed a battery while yours were charging then you could use some one elses.
oh well..made sense at the time before i got the wraith in.. its a minor set back.. I got some steering linkage on order and some new links. the factory ones are flimsy.

RTR is kinda like saying.. "We'll get you a product that you can slap a battery in and drive it around your driveway .. buts don't expect too much"
After 3 weeks of reading and talking to Exo.. i've learned a lot! In the 1/1 scale they say: "Built, not bought " and i see this applies to 1/10 scale just the same.
Yeah you wont get to wheel your crawler til you get all the parts but at least once its done you ll have a great experience than with a RTR.

The Gmade will be just that. and even that one i should have gotten the kit rather than the ARTR kit..
Which brings me to my next question.. What Gear grease do you all use?

 

[yoda@4x4]

99% of every one in Florida run's DEANS who ever told you that must have been a traxxas dealer and sell's a lot of there stuff which would make scene way they told you that..

At NewRed's and almost any hobby shop I have been to in this area sell and promote Dean's because of the great connection and easy to use system and are great for Boat, Helicopters, Plan's, every thing..

 

[jeepgeek2002]

I didn't have FSTR on FB to ask that question at the time.. lol
its just a connection. i can switch it out later.. no biggie.. What about Gear Grease?

 

[jsu101]

I pack the axles and trans with Lucas marine grease

 

[904crawler]

yeah i pack the axels but light grease in the trans. also good to pack servos to then plasti dip them to make them waterproof

 

[jeepgeek2002]

Who's planning on going out on Friday @ Picketville @ 6pm?
Joe has a small course planned. Lets hope for no rain that evening!

 

[jeepgeek2002]

we may change plans to saturday.. supposed to be cooler weather.
I may go check out that lake in the morning..