Damn!!! The prices doo look good for that. Spektrum DX2 prices with more than the DX3 features. Plus it based on a quality radio like the MX3. Sounds like that could be a real winner to me.

I wonder if the Aitronics will work with spektrum RXs like the Nomadios do.

If they were smart they would. Like me, a lot of people already have Spektrum receivers in their trucks and would be a smart way to get people to switch without forcing them to buy new receivers all over again.

That price listed is the price before Tower has actually received it. Usually the price decreases when Tower actually gets that type of thing in stock.

Well, I'm feeling pretty good right now. I FIXED the glitching problem! With night driving I could only see the truck so far, but at about 150ft there was not a hint of glitching. Turns out the UBEC ($15 generic one from XUS Hobby) was the culprit - as soon as I put a receiver pack on the truck, the range increased. However, I would much prefer to use a UBEC, so we'll see what I can do about that.

For now, this means I can spend my money on things other than a new radio. Like a couple Mamba Max ESCs :).
And since I just ran into a pretty decent amount of money, I will be getting two Mamba Max ESCs to share with my 6 other cars that do/will use them. Another Dewalt 36v pack is on its way, so I can make another battery setup for the Revo (since the X-terminator and Revo share the same battery).
Then, to charge the extra 5s2p A123 pack, I'm going to get a new charger. Right now I'm looking at the Hyperion 1210i and LBA10 combo for $182. But I can get an AF109 for $90, and AF is soon going to be releasing an updated charger to charge A123 cells, so I might wait for that instead of getting the Hyperion. Tough decision if you ask me!

Anyways, here are the long-awaited pics, as well as my freshly painted body (Crowd Pleazer 2.0 for MGT/LST, didn't have one for the Revo 3.3):
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Looks good MM!

That body looks BIG on that revo ; where are the stickers at? ;)

Nice!

BTW: One of your pillow ball boots is torn...

Thanks! No stickers for me, I'm not that type of guy :005:.

The torn rubber boot thing tore almost as soon as I put it on there. All four of them on the front pivot balls are torn similarly, and I'm pretty sure I didn't install them improperly (I had to replace the front knuckles, and replaced the rubber boots at the same time).

That's odd. I've only torn one boot in quite a lot of running. Maybe you just got a batch that was weather-worn...

Metal, think you can get a picture of the underside?

It's not ready yet :018:. Still need to make some guards to keep debris from the center diff for when I start driving in dirt (it's fine without protection on grass and street).

I got some real work done today. The UBEC was taken off, and a receiver pack mounted. The wiring is the cleanest of any car I have ever had. Got 72" of velcro for straps (used 48" of it). Improved the battery mounts with some polycarbonate angle. Re-filled the center diff (it's missing the case o-ring, so it leaks, a replacement is on the way).

I hit a curb at about 15mph (it was dark and I wasn't watching the truck), and that cause the batteries to slide forward. One of the polycarbonate angle pieces snapped from the battery pushing it forward, and the other just got pushed out of the way. I guess I'll have to put some straps that go along the length of the batteries, as the latitudinal straps seem to not be able to hold the batts tight enough.

Metalman, the Tmaxx 2.5 front body posts will work better and turn the body pins to lengthwise to the chassis, so the pins fit better in front with the scoop. I have the same body on my G2R and the Tmaxx posts fit perfect.

That's good news! The bad new is, I just spent the rest of my cash (for now) on replacing the front right upper arm that broke when I was getting big air in the street. It now has a RPM arm, so hopefully it should be stronger.

Took the Revo to the local indoor 1/10 track. The track was much too small for the Revo. I pretty much had to use 1/2 throttle or less on the entire track since it's so tight.

Now I do know why everyone likes the Revos. They are AWESOME trucks! They withstand a lot of abuse without breaking.

Here's a video of BP-Revo, myself, and a couple of our friends with our trucks:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...9&q=socal+bash
The blue MT is my Revo, the black/red MT is BP-Revo's Revo, the 1/10 4wd truck (purple chassis) is my MT2, the Revo 2.5 is BP-Revo's (but his friend drove it most of the time), and the other 1/10 2wd truck is my friend's Nitro Rustler 2.5.

Nice video. Looks like a fun bashing spot. How did the mt2 do in the rough stuff like over all the rocks, etc? I know the revo was just awesome on that surface from the video.

lol mm ur all hualin azz everywhere and flipping and all and bp is like going really easy... really hard to spot u:005: :018:

very great vid! and good camera man:027:

Looks like a load of fun! Wish I had some guys to run with!

That looks like fun! Wish i could run with more than 1 guy!

That's what I'm saying! there is hardly anyone here in MN to run with!

Well i run with atleast 30 people at the track, but its pretty far and im only there once a week!

The suspension on the MT2 is really soft right now, since I haven't gotten around to changing the springs/oil. I never took it on anything that was too rough, but for what I did take it on, it handle those surfaces fine.

Many of you will recall that the x-braces on BP-Revo's chassis are bent. For this reason he didn't want to push his truck too hard and bend the x-braces more.

Oh! So bp ran with the braces bent or bent them back?!

They were bent.

Oh ok. Hopefully George gets some of his new ones out soon to fix it!:)

he told me March first for the new G3 stuff, or there around.

Maybe I should wait longer for the G3 stuff to come out before starting my e-revo. Because I have got all the time in the world (not really) lol.

March is only a month away. I think it'll be worth waiting IMO.

Well, the Revo is great! I was able to take it to the local 1/8 outdoor track today. It was a pretty similar layout to how it was about 9 months ago when I was last there, but a bit more technical. Before I left, I built my second 5s2p A123 pack. That way, I could run the truck and charge at the same time.

After the first few laps, I somehow managed to break the front left red aluminum P1/P2/LT pushrod. At the LHS there was only a set of steel ones, so I ran that. Once I got back, and got used to the track layout, I was flying through the track (relative to my lack of driving experience/skills). I went through 2-3 sets of batteries, about 30mins of runtime total. Toward the end of my time there, the MM ESC started thermalling, even with the fan still blowing air on it. However, there aren't any holes in the body except the mount holes and the antenna hole. Other than those two problems, all went well :).

Good! Glad to hear you had fun! Those pushrods can take quite a beating unless they somehow get hit. Or, if the suspension is too soft, the shocks will bottom out on a good lump (or landing on one wheel first) and something will break - either the shock rod ends or the pushrods.

So, are those A123 packs working well? 10 minutes per pack isn't bad...

What were the temps of the MM when it started thermaling?

I'm not quite sure what the runtime was, it might have been 15mins for all I know. Time flies when you're having fun... And mentally laughing at the nitro guys panicing when their trucks land upside down :D.

I have no idea what the temps on the MM were. The driver's stand is pretty tall and kind of out of the way of the track, so by the time I would get to the truck it would already be cooled by the fan. I just waited a few seconds each time it cut out for the fan to cool it down. Passive cooling is a must, and the body will have ventilation holes before I drive the Revo next time.

I take it you hit Hot Box? Glad to hear it was fun. How was your suspension? At SoCal I noticed it was slightly soft.

I'm hoping to get the stupid chassis fixed to I can hit it with my G2R...it sounds awesome.

Do you think the track would be Jato friendly? I'm thinking of getting some good tires on it and trying it out there...the power:weight ratio would make it fun as hell hehe...

I don't remember if I put on the stiffer springs on the rear before I took it to SoCal, but the Revo did seem to have pretty decent suspension for Hot Box. Of course, I'm not nearly an expert at setting up a car/truck, but it did pretty well.

If you do take your Jato out there, make sure to bring some tires that can dig deep. Much of the top layer of dirt is rather loose, causing loss of traction in some areas. The Revo lost traction in some areas where I wished it would have hooked up, and this was while running Crime Fighters. I guess I should have checked to see what the other guys were running. Maybe next time :).

I was thinking of running the new Alias tires that come on the Rustler. They are more like BowTies.

I guess maybe I'll try something like Lugnuts or Step Pins with some Edges up front.

As for my G2R, the Response have longer pins that are more widely spaced than my CF's, so they should work pretty well there.