Here are my thoughts – Firstly, thanks to the guy’s at MB models for their amazing customer and delivery service. I received my package on Friday afternoon and was able track it all the way to my door. – Sad but true.
The kit was very easy to build and the instructions manual is very clear, especially as this was the first kit I’ve ever built, so if I can do it, anyone can.
One this of note, the kit requires a 1.3mm hex driver and a 4mm socket drive, which is something I didn’t have in my RC tool bag. I spent most of Friday night trying to get hold of these and eventually ended at Maplin £8.99 out of pocket.
The kit is very well engineered and has a precise build quality making the kit feel solid and robust. The only thing I found to be a bit fiddly was the shell as its in 3 pieces, but I think that was because I was getting a bit tired at that point. In my opinion (obvious I’m bias) compared to the X-Ray the plastic seems to be of the same quality, but that just me, only time will tell.
I ran the car the on Sunday at Broxtowe (out doors) and I have to say the car was amazing straight out of the box. The car was set as per the manual apart from some minor tweaks.
32.5 WT oil in the rear shocks instead of 37wt and
7000wt diff oil in the rear instead of 10 000wt
1.4mm roll bar on the front (black) instead of copper
1.2mm roll bar on the rear (copper) instead of silver
The car was really easy to drive and handled the wet condition great. I did struggle with grip roll at the end of the day as the track dried out.
Things I want to sort out – The front seems to have a lot of droop and there are no droop screws, so want to try some spacer in the shocks.
If anyone has a good Astro set-up and indoor carpet set-up, please share. I’m going to try the high grip setup on Ty Tessmann web page.
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