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Old 03-03-2010, 01:02 AM
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Don't know if I am posting this in the right place or not, but I was curious if anyone has owned, or known someone that has owned a 1/10 scale RC car from Seben Racing. I am thinking of getting into 1/10th scale On-Road RC, and it seems they have decent prices for starter vehicles. Here's a link to their website, comments appreciated since I am on the fence about ordering from them.

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Old 03-03-2010, 01:04 AM
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link does not work. Leads to a car alarm seller. Heard from RCU they make cheap, low grade RC's. They copy low end Tamiya chassises, like the TL-01
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just from the sound of it, it reminds me of exceed rc.. my guess is 100% no, a good starter onroad chassis is the tt01, then you can move on and get kyosho/ mugen models,
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Old 03-03-2010, 02:39 AM
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Thanks for the tips, Tamiya does seem to have some nice starter 1/10th kits.
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tamiya is like the traxxas of the on-road world.. built tough, lots of hop ups, yet cheap to repair
the tt01 would be a great starter chassis, due to the way it is set-up, if u want u can jump right into the kyosho racing models, but beware that hop ups amd repairs will cost u more
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check on craigslist they always have good deals
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Thanks for the help guys! I am a newb when it comes to 1/10th scale on-road stuff.

Another couple questions; I know HPI makes decent off-road RC vehicles, but how are their on-road? And which is better, belt or shaft driven 4wd? I am looking at something like
http://www.ehobbies.com/hpi100423.ht...mpaign=froogle

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Old 03-03-2010, 09:48 PM
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HPI has an intermediate level of cars. They play a large role in touring car racing too. There cars are reliable and have an ok selection of parts, but if you really look ou can find some really nice parts. Shaft drive has very little maintenance and it is very popular, however belt drive is very smooth, but has more maintenance. It really depends on the surface you ill be driving on though.
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woah.. with that type of money.. u can get this http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_...-6-w-Novak-ESC
dont get me wrong, hpi makes decent cars, but if ur gonna pay $300+ id rather get the kyosho and modify it
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Okay, so heres what I decided to go with. Its an HPI E10, nothing special. I decided after much thought that I would get something cheap and see if I like indoor racing before spending a ton of money. This decision was mainly precipitated by my wife The car has a lot of potential, and with its adjustable body mounts can use any of HPI's 1/10th scale bodies. I will let you know how she does on the track Tuesday.



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That's a great choice for a starter. I had an E10 Drift, and it was a very nice car. Im sure you will enjoy the E10... And it looks hot also, very nice.
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That's a great choice for a starter. I had an E10 Drift, and it was a very nice car. Im sure you will enjoy the E10... And it looks hot also, very nice.
I won't deny that the Ford GT racing body drew me in more than anything else Plus HPI has some nice classic car shells, like the 65 Mustang that I love.
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its a beauty, hope u dont like it, so u can just send it to me
im jking, hope u like it, dont kill the body though
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have fun!!!! oh and by the way if you drive it on concrete or pavement with pebbles on it the body will chip away... so ummm dont do it just drive on clean flat sufaces
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or u can just raise the body high up
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or even better, dont use one lol
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have fun!!!! oh and by the way if you drive it on concrete or pavement with pebbles on it the body will chip away... so ummm dont do it just drive on clean flat sufaces
Good point. I tried it on BnR34's road and just the roughness of the pavement was grinding my front end. Its definitely just for indoor tracks.
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u can also try raising it a bit, but due to the constance construction on my street, i moved away from on-road r/c(small pebbles were more like giant rocks)
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u can also try raising it a bit, but due to the constance construction on my street, i moved away from on-road r/c(small pebbles were more like giant rocks)
Yeah, the body mounts are pretty adjustable. I am more into offroad 1/10th, but since we recently had an indoor track open up, I thought I would give it a try.
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Yeah, the body mounts are pretty adjustable. I am more into offroad 1/10th, but since we recently had an indoor track open up, I thought I would give it a try.
i meant raisin the chassis, but yea.. taht works too
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