Losi 2.0 Conversion - RC-Monster Forums

himalaya · 02.05.2009, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shark413

I personally think all motors should use 4mm screws or at least have the option (have both 3 & 4mm holes on the motor). I think 3mm is a carryover from the past and with todays larger more powerful motors 4mm is the new standard. Just like 1/8 motor shafts, we soon found out 5mm was the way to go.

Agreed. Things are never considered "too strong", just the stronger the better. 4X4mm screws will be bullet proof strong, at least it looks that way.

Shark413 · 02.05.2009, 01:58 PM

Well I finally got around to painting a couple of bodies. I am not very good at painting so I stuck to some simple designs. The reason I have two bodies is because I was so excited to see the "E" bodies back in stock I ordered one without remembering I had one on back order as well.

Also, I added some 3M HD dual Loc velcro to the bottom of the tray and added some padding. All of my batteries (except the Losi hardcase) have Dual Loc on them. The the Losi tray is really long, which is good for adjusting weight bias. But, it is bad for short batteries because they tend to slide forward. With the velcro and straps the batteries stay where you put them.

Hard to see but there is dual loc velcro on the bottom of the tray.

Sower · 02.05.2009, 02:03 PM

Dude - that green, white, orange body is awesome!! Nice work! What color is that green?

Shark413 · 02.05.2009, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sower

Dude - that green, white, orange body is awesome!! Nice work! What color is that green?

Sower, I have been using Faskolor paints recently and the green color I used for that body is #40301 Pearl Key Lime backed with silver. Because Parma makes so many colors and they can look different once you spray them on the body and back them with another color, I made a paint guide out of some scrap polycarb I had. I sprayed small patches of my main colors and labeled them with the Faskolor #, some of them are very similar so the guide is really useful for picking the right color. Also I backed the guide with white and black so I could see how those colors looked with light/dark backing.