the 1:10 hpi rally, all dolled up

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:16 am

and it's a lancer!
i couldn't think of a better colour combination than the suggested one so i just went with it. but i tried to get a little creative with the masking and it turned out well.

there's a helluva lotta work involved with 1:10 bodies, took a long time to mask and the decals take ages to cut out and apply.
but it's all worth it even just for the drivers. i can drive it around without the outer body if i want

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:26 am

Nice... but now you need the full set of racing decals, so you can rub them off.

stampede_dude · Post by **stampede_dude** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 8:14 am

i hate you!
not really, but that car is so nice....#@#!

payaso · Post by **payaso** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:28 am

Nice looking rally car man.. Nice job on the paint as well. How fast is it?

I took my Revo to the track yesterday, and while the T Maxx is faster, the Revo just soaks up every thing in the track, and it's even quite tough.

Just not enough grunt yet to power over the triple, or quad. The Maxx will do a triple singe, and the Revo has to pull off a double double.

I really like the idea of that rally car though. How high can you jump it, and still be in the generally safe range? Or do you get that thing airborn at all?

silla

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:01 pm

Damn, betty... that came out really nice... almost reminds you of the "Marlboro" race scheme from the side...

Where are you putting the cam?

Oh... if you end up losing the helmets from driving it without the body, or just for the hell of it lol... PEZ dispensers make great head donors for those(you'll know why I know that soon enough lol).

backdrift · Post by **backdrift** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:05 pm

ive takin a stock 1:10 kyosho rally car to a bmx track, it did pretty well.. i could clear a double step up at full speed but that was about it.. thats a nice paint job betty, im lovin it

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 2:18 pm

Isn't the HPI car just the RS4 with an inner body shield, beefier shocks, and suspension arms? If so I'd be skeptical of taking that over too rough of terrain.

backdrift · Post by **backdrift** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:53 pm

i think it has stronger internals

Bird · Post by **Bird** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 5:00 pm

That stuff is pretty beefy... I don't think that there's any reason to not bash the hell out of it... I would.

betty.k · Post by **betty.k** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:28 pm

before i answer anything i warn you i'm new to 1:10 so i'm just going by the manual and other info i've picked up.

speed is good with this, probably like 35 - 40mph. i'm running an 8 turn limit esc with brake and reverse, 23t motors (currently a kyosho k speed) and gp 3300 nimh stick packs.

i've only really jumped it a foot or 2, but i've had some nice 3ft cartwheels going on and it's held up well! this is supposedly a jacked up rs4 sport as cd mentioned so it won't take too much heavy abuse so i'll use the mt for that.

there's no skid bumper up front so the suspension pivot balls take a beating, already broke 1 and they're scratched up pretty good. one good thing is if i get touring shocks and gummy tyres i can make this a decent touring chassis for track days.

i've still gotta fiddle with gearing and work out what all the adjustments do but as it stands from the box it's a great all rounder, i can have fun with it anywhere!

Finks · Post by **Finks** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:48 pm

Yeah I Want to see that paint job next week Ala betty

sg219 · Post by **sg219** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:15 am

Sweet ride you got there!!!

From this.......

bettyk wrote:speed is good with this, probably like 35 - 40mph. i'm running an 8 turn limit esc with brake and reverse, 23t motors (currently a kyosho k speed) and gp 3300 nimh stick packs.

....it sounds like it'll out run a baby joey and it's angry mother!!!

crazydave · Post by **crazydave** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:04 am

betty.k wrote:i've only really jumped it a foot or 2, but i've had some nice 3ft cartwheels going on and it's held up well! this is supposedly a jacked up rs4 sport as cd mentioned so it won't take too much heavy abuse so i'll use the mt for that.

Yeah, I'm sure it'll take quite a bit of abuse, but I've seen what a parking lot will do to a RS4, so I'd be careful. Especially since someone mentioned those are discontinued, might be a hard to find the part whenever it does break, might be down the road.

I'm still jealous, I so wanted one of those when they came out. The reason I could never get into on road 1/10th scale, is because it's hard to find a parking lot smooth enough to run on around here. As far as I'm concerned RS4s are not parking lot racers, you need a rally car to race on real life parking lots. So that would be perfect for romping out front.

sg219 · Post by **sg219** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:23 am

@CD...I was thinking out your way, the parking lots would be much nicer. Because your not in the snow belt where snow plow trucks rip up the asphalt because the salt and ice warp it, and make giant potholes in the lots out here.

Maxximum Attack · Post by **Maxximum Attack** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:48 am

Betty, find some heavily dusted tarmac. That thing drifts like hell. I had an rs4 pro that i converted to rally. It was fun to drive then i sold it back to the guy i bought it from. He was more serious about 1:10 than I was. I just bashed it around. I used cooking oil in the shocks

i didn't really know what I was doing.

Ignorance is bliss
Maxx