Show us your Vega :)

mikeyscott · #1 25-03-2011

Come on people show us your Vega cars

grelland · #2 27-03-2011

they have to manufacture it first...

InsideLineModels · #3 27-03-2011

The kyosho vega has been out for around a month and the tamyia was released last week so they are out there!

discothesnake · #4 27-03-2011

May as well be the first!! Here is my Vega RB5. Sorry for the shit paint job but i have a better one coming. This is the best 2WD car i have had.
Very well balanced and super smooth gearbox.

Tekin RS Pro
Futaba S9550 Low profile servo
Spektrum SR3520
Team Orion 4500 Lipo

mikeyscott · #5 28-03-2011

Shell done, just waiting on getting the rest of the car together and some rudebits stuff ready for my 201 Vega

chuckie stella · #6 28-03-2011

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Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Shell done, just waiting on getting the rest of the car together and some rudebits stuff ready for my 201 Vega

When are you finishing the other half!?!?

Nice work dude!

mikeyscott · #7 10-04-2011

Semi there. Raced it today, but need to get cooling into the shell as I unsoldered a battery wire. Seriously hot in there compare with my old SV.

Very nice though. Not owning a 4WD at the mo, 511 or SX3.. Think I'll stay with the Tamiya parts and go for the 511..

Was nice to race 2WD again outside (last time was with my SV at the F345s).

DaveG28 · #8 10-04-2011

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Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Semi there. Raced it today, but need to get cooling into the shell as I unsoldered a battery wire. Seriously hot in there compare with my old SV.

Very nice though. Not owning a 4WD at the mo, 511 or SX3.. Think I'll stay with the Tamiya parts and go for the 511..

Was nice to race 2WD again outside (last time was with my SV at the F345s).

What motor are you using Mike? Surprised to see a 2wd oveheat!?

mikeyscott · #9 10-04-2011

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Originally Posted by DaveG28

What motor are you using Mike? Surprised to see a 2wd oveheat!?

7.5 which always ran ok in my SV. When I took the shell off you could feel the heat release. So I'll be opening up the side hole and the two at the outside on the front.

SP LPF wiht a SP v3 7.5 - I believe the DR on the 201 Vega is 2.6 - ran 78/24. Will get some more gears from Neil at RW this week

Transmission is all free and diff isn't slipping etc.

Smartalec · #10 11-04-2011

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Originally Posted by mikeyscott

Semi there. Raced it today, but need to get cooling into the shell as I unsoldered a battery wire. Seriously hot in there compare with my old SV.

Very nice though. Not owning a 4WD at the mo, 511 or SX3.. Think I'll stay with the Tamiya parts and go for the 511..

Was nice to race 2WD again outside (last time was with my SV at the F345s).

I am running the shell completely uncut (except for the cooling hole around the slipper LOL) and i've had no problems with anything getting hot. I've been running a 6.5 Tekin motor with a SP LPF on 79/24 and it comes off barely warm. My opinion is you have something wrong with the electrics, maybe a short or something similar

TheReferee · #11 11-04-2011

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Originally Posted by Smartalec

I am running the shell completely uncut (except for the cooling hole around the slipper LOL) and i've had no problems with anything getting hot. I've been running a 6.5 Tekin motor with a SP LPF on 79/24 and it comes off barely warm. My opinion is you have something wrong with the electrics, maybe a short or something similar

its not a cooling hole!!, if it was it wouldn't be legal

mikeyscott · #12 11-04-2011

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Originally Posted by Smartalec

I am running the shell completely uncut (except for the cooling hole around the slipper LOL) and i've had no problems with anything getting hot. I've been running a 6.5 Tekin motor with a SP LPF on 79/24 and it comes off barely warm. My opinion is you have something wrong with the electrics, maybe a short or something similar

Sounds like I am under geared. I will check again, but never had a prob before. Want to get a low profile servo to move the esc to the middle

It de soldered a battery wire at lipo end. Never had that happen to me before.

Drive train is free and ok.

My ex Durango with a 7.5 gt2 pro came off cooler! I know a number of people had heat issues on Sunday. Is it our astro???

Hope I won't have to get a new LPF / 7.5
Is the 201 a 2.6 ratio box?

chuckie stella · #13 11-04-2011

Hi Mike, I presume you mean grippy astro!? I doubt anywhere is grippier than our Stone track and in the heat yesterday my car barely got warm.

InsideLineModels · #14 11-04-2011

I haven't been running any cooling holes either and have had no heat issues. I find it all comes off cooler due to the large heatsink... the motor plate/gearbox/chassis.

Just a quick question. when you put the gearbox together did you use all the shims supplied to stop end float of the layshaft?

whissstle · #15 15-04-2011

This is my Vega (B4) not .1. Its a fantastic piece of kit and i cant wait to give it its first run.

Sorry about the wiring and the bad quality pictures.