After a lengthy wait (opted to save money and use RCJaz), the new Scorcher has arrived and will be occupying my rain soaked Thursday.
I decided to plunge into the re-re having had an original back in the day and loved it. Some advice though if anyone can assist: 1) the well documented fragile A5 issue. What's the best fix? 2) will egress high-caps slot straight in or do they need adapting? 3) what are people's experiences with Tamiyas in-the-box ESC? I remember way-back-when they weren't super well regarded but I don't want to upgrade unless totally necessary, and I'm not planning on running anything crazy motor wise. Any advice, pointers, thoughts, greatly appreciated. |
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Welcome on board Not overly familiar with this chassis, but: A5 - brace it (www.ebay.co.uk/...1928172427) Hi caps, no idea ESCs - they all have some "issues" - no BEC on the early ones (TEU-101BK), double tap reverse which some people don't like, noise at low speeds, no Lipo support (Tamiya having opted for Li-ion, aka LiFe instead). On the plus side they allow you a modest motor upgrade to the torque tuned or sport tuned motor, which despite the recent downgrade from black to silver is still the cheapest 30% improvement you're going to get. |
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Cheers Jonny.
Been 'in the hobby' forever but this is my first foray into the forums. Will hit eBay and have a look at the A5 fix. Re the ESC, I have a sport tuned motor that I bought for a recent TT-01 project so might well employ that. I've had a quick look to see what hop-ups are available and it's slim pickings, as it always was for the thundershot cars(?). |
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The terra scorcher is already a "full" option buggy. It is a hopuped thundershot.
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Yeah I know but wondered if anything had come along over the intervening period since initial release (32 years is a LONG time).......!
Certainly the motors an obvious one (and as above I'll use the spare Sport-Tuned I have for at least a modest performance improvement). Straightforward and satisfying build so far. I'd forgotten what a pretty buggy it is. In comparison my Top Force looks like it's been trodden on. I've bought the suggested A5 brace as per above. Probably a wise £10 investment. |
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The A5 tends to break always
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It's a far 'nicer' kit than I remember the original being. Packaged like the upmarket kits were back in the day. And I'm reminded why Tamiya enjoys so much enduring popularity. The kit and the instructions are a joy.
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I use the kit TBLE-02s ESC on many, many cars and buggies with no problems. It will handle anything up to a sport tuned and will even run a sensored brushless if you want. Only downside is no Li-Po cutoff so I usually use NiMH with my re-re and vintage cars. You can also just install a $5 Li-Po alarm.
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I'm going to stick to that then.
Besides anything else I've just dug out the spare motor I had in mind and it's actually a Torque-Tuned so certainly no issue for the kit ESC. Only decision now is do I a) stick to the authentic box-art colours/wheels/stance or b) lower it, put Avante wheels on it and go all moody. I've seen some customised ones that look incredible. |
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I back ordered one myself and it is on its way. Very excited to get this build underway. I have a Tamiya BZ 23 turn motor waiting for it and it already comes with a full set of bearings.
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