I just need the motor and esc now. Ive got crappy nimh batts to start with, Im going lipo though soon after I get the motor running.

The flourescent paint was $3.85, and the black and white were $1.00 each. All were spray cans. Not bad.

I like that paint job... The only sticker I would add is a big HPI one to the wing.

Thats so much better then the one color master peice that I thought was good :lol:

if you don't want to break the bank buying lipos and a charger, i recommend the zippy lipos and the $38 charger from hobbycity.com. i have some of the flightmax 25c 3s 5000mah packs and even with my massive 45x77mm motor, the packs have topped out at 102F when the ambient temp outside was 95F. they also maintain their balance well. i used a neighbor's high-end voltmeter (he's an electrician) and according to it, the charger charged the pack to 12.60 volts exactly and the cell voltages were 4.199, 4.196, 4.205. not bad considering the charger was dirt cheap.

I definitely had the zippys in mind, as well as one of those cheapo (but decent) chargers. Glad to hear they work well, aside from the low wattage output.

even that $140 hyperion charger has a 50watt limit. the turnigy 8 cell charger has a wattage limit of 150watts. you would be able to charge 6s lipos at 5a and still have almost 50watts to spare.

Are you talking about this one?

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/s...lancer/Charger

I thought you were talking about the ~$40 one. That is a great value at $80!

(sorry if this has already been said...)

what center diff and center drive shafts are you using. i love what you have done and am thinking of going something similar.