Brushless UE Projects

[Kcaz25]

Wow very cool!! You should do a black and gold truck. Mostly black part gold and some other as a small trim type. IMHO that would look great! (maybe gray as the small trimmage element).

I am glad you are going to run it!

[nastety92]

The parts came out great. That is going to be one unique truck once all put together.

When they do the anodizing do you have an option to have a part done in two colors? Like the rims done in black and yellow?

Nick

[MiRatlhed]

Originally Posted by nastety92

When they do the anodizing do you have an option to have a part done in two colors? Like the rims done in black and yellow?

Yeah some places give that option but unfortunately he does not do that yet. They would anodize the darker color first and then seal and strip the anodizing back off on the opposite color area and then dip it for the lighter color thus producing the two tone effect. That is how they did my R&B Lightning, applied the stripper for the marble effect and then dipped it in Red.

I have 1 more truck I am going to anodize and I want it to have Marble again so I either have to try and contact that previous company or find a new one. The last information I had on that company who did my R&B Lightning was the guy who helped me do it burnt his bridges there so I hope they will take more business from RC people. I have not yet contacted them about it.

Originally Posted by Kcaz25

You should do a black and gold truck. Mostly black part gold and some other as a small trim type.

I already have the colors I want for the next truck and it won't be Gold for sure. Yellow is about as close to a light color as I can get. I am a fan of dark colors but I knew Yellow would go sweet with Black for my taste. The next one will be the best yet if I can get the colors I want. Might just go solid and try some two tone instead of marble, the two tone would look killer on the wheels for sure. I will have to ponder over that when the time comes, maybe this coming winter I will do that one. I have 3 more after this one to build. I have a Thunder I want to make into a Gasser when the HPI 1/8 scale Gas motors come out. Going to send it off and have a custom motor mount made if it will actually fit. Just gotta wait and see after those engines come out. Also will have to figure up a gas tank, hopefully the Savage one they produce for their Savage gasser will fit with some modification.

Hopes and dreams in the back of my head.....

[Kcaz25]

Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

I already have the colors I want for the next truck and it won't be Gold for sure. Yellow is about as close to a light color as I can get. I am a fan of dark colors but I knew Yellow would go sweet with Black for my taste. The next one will be the best yet if I can get the colors I want. Might just go solid and try some two tone instead of marble, the two tone would look killer on the wheels for sure. I will have to ponder over that when the time comes, maybe this coming winter I will do that one. I have 3 more after this one to build. I have a Thunder I want to make into a Gasser when the HPI 1/8 scale Gas motors come out. Going to send it off and have a custom motor mount made if it will actually fit. Just gotta wait and see after those engines come out. Also will have to figure up a gas tank, hopefully the Savage one they produce for their Savage gasser will fit with some modification.

Hopes and dreams in the back of my head.....

I understand. I wasn't clear. I meant the body. I think the body for this truck would be sweet if it black and gold and gray. Black being the primary color. Gray might be cool as the primary too, I don't know. I sure what ever you choose will look great.

Those HPI gas motors are sick for sure! I wish they had been out when I got my Nitro Savage 25. (it was my first hobby car and nitro was too much for me.) ...Its no brushless beater though.

Edit: in fact I even said "black and gold truck" in my post. lol. I meant to say black and gold BODY. oops. originally I meant to respond to this

Originally Posted by MiRatlhed

Now I gotta come up with a shell idea. I think I might get another one of the F650's like the Mad Cow or the HPI 79 SuperCab F150.

[MiRatlhed]

Well at least you know what my plans are for my next truck now.....

I wish there was a Camaro big enough to do a Bumblebee Transformer shell. My buddy told me to do a " Racer X " theme from Speed Racer. I have an idea of doing a Yamaha Anniversary shell also.

[Chadworkz]

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

[gumleguf]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Do you know this for a fact 'cause on the product pages they are listed as 7075-T6.

[MonsterMaxx]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Not a grain of truth in that.

[MiRatlhed]

Originally Posted by MonsterMaxx

Not a grain of truth in that.

Thank you MonsterMaxx.

[gumleguf]

Originally Posted by Chadworkz

If the Monoblock & Knuckleheads were bought recently, they are most likely 6061-T6 instead of the 7075-T6 Robin originally used on the OG parts. I think he is using a lot of 6061-T6 on the parts he is re-releasing to save money so he can sell them at a decent price.

Come on, man. You shouldn't be writing stuff like that if you aren't sure.

[Chadworkz]

No, I don't/didn't know it for a fact, I was simply comparing some of the various parts that I have (both OG & Current), and they seemed to not only be slightly different in color, they also felt and weighed differently. I was by absolutely no means calling Robin out (I have nothing but the greatest respect for Robin and his products), I was just simply asking a question in the form of a concerned/educated guess type of statement...of which I was wrong, and am truly & honestly sorry!

Basically, because of some minor feel, appearance and weight differences, I thought that maybe Robin was doing his best to keep the manufacturing and sales prices down as low as possible so that he could keep all of us UE/SM addicts supplied with all of the parts we need!

I deeply apologize from the bottom of my heart, my whole heart in fact, to Robin and anyone else I upset, I truly never meant to do anything like that, I was simply typing what I was thinking...now that I know the real truth, I take back what I said, and I never should have said it in the first place. I hope you guys can forgive me, especially Robin, as I think his Maxx Parts, all of his parts, are nothing short of the absolute best in the World...PERIOD!

[MiRatlhed]

Took some better pics outdoors yesterday. The colors are much better outside in some good lighting. Even in the shade I still get glare....cannot seem to get away from that. It is either too cloudy out or just too bright....haha Dang it!

[MonsterMaxx]

Cool looking!

[RC-Monster Mike]

Bitchin' truck!

[MiRatlhed]

Thanks guys!! That means a lot to me coming from the both of you!!