Looks awsome .

Does anyone know howes the plastic is compared to the original

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is anyone using an alternative to the wire wing mount? Not a massive fan of the wire mount

I have the carbon rear shock mount with the moulded wing mount set. I enlarged the original holes in the wing from when it had the wire mount, and it could do with moving back a bit imo.

where did you get the moulded wing mount set from? going have to get one

Here you go

http://www.racing-cars.com/pp/New_Ca..._K2/U3850.html

So built the XLS and all the electrics are in and I’m just waiting on the body back from being painted. I have noticed the that the steering seems a bit flimsy with the two screws from the top deck wiggling about so my question is are there any upgrades for this or mods people did back in the day ?
Cheers
Stu.

I found that straight out of the box I couldn't tighten up the screws fully so the screws were "wiggling", if I did then it just locked the steering up. I had to shave a bit off the plastic parts so I could tighten the screws up fully and its been fine since.

Same here.

I also shaved the plastic to let me tighten the screws.

I will give that a go later, thanks for the advise

Same here - much easier to sort fit before assembling top deck to chassis too

so my XLS is not far off being ready for a run out and cant wait !!

That looks lovely Stu , nice colour scheme :thumbsup:

Thanks mate, paint done by Mike Parker @ number 5 designs, well pleased with how it’s looking :wub

Circlip pliers - Does anyone have a recommended size for the circlips in this kit?

smallest you can find

think Schumacher sell "core" branded ones worth checking out

I bought some cheap mini ones off ebay they are in a set of 4 with red and blue handles they only cost about £7 delivered .Sorry can't find a link.

My two runners . Orange one is standard and the white one is full option.
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superb cheers -

What motor can you get away with the upgrades transmission?

I have run an 8.5 sp motor with no issues , but I have gone down to a 13.5 now because of the lack of weight and I want it to feel more like an older light buggy rather than a fat heavy power full new one if you see what I mean.

My Procat runs a 8.5t Speed Passion with XLS upgrade kit, seems OK.

Ran 10.5 at worksop last weekend without upgrade tranny no issues front belt does slacken off a bit
maybe need to tighten screws a bit more

dave

Im running a 10t brushless with standard transmission. No problems at all. Amazingly strong buggy. Only upgrades on mine are tm4 shocks, schumacher wing mount and moulded wing

can anybody recommend tyres for wet short astro?

Agreed I have changed rear shock mount to an sx3 one and fitted latest version wing mounts
have upgrade tranny kit yet to fit

The only weak points ive noticed are the wire wing mount and kit wing. My xls has had quite a bit of use now. Its still looking amazing though

does most rc talk take place on facebook nowadays? This site is dead

Silver Schumacher darts on the rear should work, with either dart fronts or cut staggers. Ballistic buggy green mini spikes are also an option.

its not dead but it has gone a lot quieter I don't do facebook so I guess i'm missing some stuff

dave

going have to upload some pics of my xls. its done a fair bit of work now but runs great

Yeah Facebook is taking over a bit I can see it's a lot easier to add pics and stuff but you can't reference stuff on there like you can here. I'll have a couple of projects to put some pics up when I get chance to work on them

has anybody heard if schumacher have got any plans to re release any of their other iconic buggies?

Wait for the toy fair at the end of the month I wouldn’t be surprised if they’ll be another re re in 2wd form along with the new Cat K3 or whatever there going to call it

Hopefully I may achieve my teenage dream to eventually race a topcat.
Fingers crossed!!!

My first real RC race buggy was the Top Cat. Cost £74.99 back then. The first run of them had a slight problem with the front keep dropping down. Schumacher changed something on the front which sorted it.

Then the cougar came out and Schumacher did a front cougar conversion for £29.99 which converted the front to upright shocks.

Loved both to be honest............:thumbsup:

Did schumacher have much success race wise with any of their early 2wd buggies? I know the cats were hugely successful but dont know much about the early 2wd cars

id love a re re of the works cougar with all of that lovely anodising.

Yes this one was fantastic too!

love all the shiny purple parts, very nice. id have to have two though. one to run and one to look at

Lol or just go nuts like me and own 5 of them:thumbsup: