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THe god of dirt truly blesses us!

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:55 pm
by sidewinder
OK, I could rambel on about how great this looks but I think this will do a much better job than mehttp://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/De ... D=LOSB0205

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:44 am
by crazydave
Dammit, everytime I think I know what I want, I don't know what I want! :mad:

Dig the aluminum wing on that, and it comes with a DSM radio at that price. :eek:

Losi's got a winner in my book. :-o

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:01 am
by BilboBaggins
crazydave wrote:Dammit, everytime I think I know what I want, I don't know what I want! :mad:

Dig the aluminum wing on that, and it comes with a DSM radio at that price. :eek:

Losi's got a winner in my book. :-o
Losi has a DSM radio on their Mini LST 2 also.

If the radio was capable of multiple model memory I would think harder of having one of these on order already.

But I'm not placing an order until I see how many people at the track are getting them and going to race them. I don't like spending lots of money on something and not having anyone to race against. I know I'll be running my RC18 and Mini-T on the carpet starting in September (I might sneak the Pro-Pulse in the 4WD Truck class :grin: ) and I may get a Sportwerks Recoil because there are people racing them there. But if there isn't support at the track I'm not wasting hard earned cash on it.

I already need to get a personal transponder (or rent the heavy ones they have) and would like to get a decent 2.4 radio that has multiple model memory.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:46 pm
by sidewinder
I got the baja t in december and love it, we have two dirt ovals within twenty miles so I was just mounting the edm body when I saw the new sprint. Now I think I have to pony up the cash for it but I'm hoping losi will offer the part (maybe a kit?) to convert my bug. I wish the gods that be in the rc companies would offer kits again, all this rtr stuff is causing me to plie up transmitters.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:54 pm
by BilboBaggins
sidewinder wrote:I wish the gods that be in the rc companies would offer kits again, all this rtr stuff is causing me to plie up transmitters.
Do I envision an eBay auction in your future?

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:53 pm
by crazydave
sidewinder wrote:I wish the gods that be in the rc companies would offer kits again, all this rtr stuff is causing me to plie up transmitters.
:lol:
Too true.

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:50 pm
by sidewinder
I would but I'm a pack rat when it comes to rc stuff. I have old parts and pieces from stuff that I can't even begin to guess what it came off of. Every time I think of getting rid of a piece or part I think "what if I need something like that latter?" For example:

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I don't know what it is, but maybe someday it will prove useful.

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:26 pm
by dogbreathracing
This is a very serious situation we have here.......I am seriously considering breaking out the tiller and tilling up all the jumps I just spent two months building....and then dragging my whole track flat and smooth again...I even know where to get a truck load of red clay for free....hmmmm
:eek:

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:33 pm
by ibjamn
dogbreathracing wrote:........I even know where to get a truck load of red clay for free....hmmmm
:eek:
There's plenty down here here in GA :-o Take all you want, we won't miss it :lol:

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:58 pm
by sidewinder
I wrote to Losi to see if they would be offering some sort of kit to convert my baja to a slider...they of course didn't respond. I'm thinking of buying the body/cage from the replacment parts list and doing an aluminum or polycarbonite chassis. I'll probably end up with more than the $179 there asking...Oh hell, maybe I'll just but the damned thing. I've looked at the link about thirty times now...

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:16 pm
by dogbreathracing
ibjamn wrote:
dogbreathracing wrote:........I even know where to get a truck load of red clay for free....hmmmm
:eek:
There's plenty down here here in GA :-o Take all you want, we won't miss it :lol:
Thanks for the offer but have already been there and don't really want to go back...........I'll stick with good old Oregon clay, hard as concrete when dry and slick as a brand new teflon frying pan when wet

Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:32 pm
by sidewinder
I just looked through the exlopded veiw list of parts on the team losi sight and it loos like if you have a mini t/baja and want to turn it into the new slider it would be around $40 for the parts,minus the wheels and tires. you can spend a little more and get a painted body (why?) but the major difference is in the wheelbase and top plate. The extra lenght lets it use a AA cell size six pack stick battery so if you dont have any add that to the price. But it looks soon I'll have my mini slider.

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 12:01 am
by dogbreathracing
The RC18 is a pretty good oval chassis also, wonder if I could get that body on one? :???:

Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 2:27 pm
by sidewinder
dogbreathracing wrote:
The RC18 is a pretty good oval chassis also, wonder if I could get that body on one?
the slider has a 7.25in wheelbase, the RC18 has a 6.1in wheelbase so you'd either have to cut the body down or strech the RC18's chassis.

I was thinking about making a piano wire frame for my Mini Baja's running gear and then just adding the body...and even though I dont need more wheels, those chrome wheels on the slider do look pretty cool.