1/10 RC Formula 1 Cars...lets see'em
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Great builds man! I can't wait to see what you do with the F1's. I love them, they're simple to work on, chassis and hop-ups bolt right on no issues and the bodies are like a blank canvas. I'm trying to decide on my next two body projects. So far I've narrowed it down to 4 livery's, but I only have two bodies...choices, choices, choices.
The nitro F1 is cool, but the ultimate F1 find to me would be a Kyosho 1/8 electric F1 either the FW14 or the Yamaha Jordan. They're like the white buffalo on Ebay...impossible to find and really super expensive.
[link=http://blog.yam.com/tamiyaclub/article/5567598]Kyosho 1/8 F1 Cars[/link]
The nitro F1 is cool, but the ultimate F1 find to me would be a Kyosho 1/8 electric F1 either the FW14 or the Yamaha Jordan. They're like the white buffalo on Ebay...impossible to find and really super expensive.
[link=http://blog.yam.com/tamiyaclub/article/5567598]Kyosho 1/8 F1 Cars[/link]
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Thanks man! I'll be posting pics of the mods to both cars shortly, but I'm still deciding on colour schemes for the 'Box, and I have another buggy body & wing in white that I want to do... an F1 style is very tempting, sort of like in a "support van" kind of way!!
I'm a huge fan of the older style liveries on racing cars. I worked on F5000 a while back and helped build this car, an ex-Mario Andretti Lola T332;
Here's the original;
It's hard to see but the detailing is beautiful, with a gold pinstripe separating the red and white. I have some better pics of the car when it came back from paint, I'll try to dig one out and post it up... very tempted to do this on a modern F1 body. What do you think?
As for converting a nitro car to electric, it can be done (I'm sure has been, and vice-versa), however I think with the Kyosho F1 you would need to go brushless!!
I'm a huge fan of the older style liveries on racing cars. I worked on F5000 a while back and helped build this car, an ex-Mario Andretti Lola T332;
Here's the original;
It's hard to see but the detailing is beautiful, with a gold pinstripe separating the red and white. I have some better pics of the car when it came back from paint, I'll try to dig one out and post it up... very tempted to do this on a modern F1 body. What do you think?
As for converting a nitro car to electric, it can be done (I'm sure has been, and vice-versa), however I think with the Kyosho F1 you would need to go brushless!!
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There's some good ideas in there. I'm actually thinking of trying something like Narwhal's Lotus. If I could find the right color vinyl for the wings I'd be done already.
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There's some good ideas in there. I'm actually thinking of trying something like Narwhal's Lotus. If I could find the right color vinyl for the wings I'd be done already.
There's some good ideas in there. I'm actually thinking of trying something like Narwhal's Lotus. If I could find the right color vinyl for the wings I'd be done already.
More into LeMans and such than F1.
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Here's another pic of the Viceroy F5000...
And I simply could not resist posting this pic...
A proper F3 engine in a genuine F3 car...
And I simply could not resist posting this pic...
A proper F3 engine in a genuine F3 car...
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If you like it I'm willing to trade :P
More into LeMans and such than F1.
If you like it I'm willing to trade :P
More into LeMans and such than F1.
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I'm thinking of doing a Sauber hybrid - old C12 body with LiquiMoly stickers on wing but 2012 paintscheme with NEC sponsors on the sides.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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Hi everyone,
I received my new shipment late last week...
Parts galore, almost enough hop-ups and spares to build another complete chassis! Couldn't resist adding a couple more to my 1/20th GP Collection either...
Well onto the Lotus Honda 99T build. This is the later F103 chassis...
All fairly straightforward and standard for now, although I did buy a few 3Racing alloy friction poles (they fit both F103 and F104's) and I'll upgrade the damper at some stage too...
I built up the front suspension with the Racing Developed King Pin Kit, which relocates the spring to inside the arms, instead of under-slung as standard (even the Racing Developed Upright Kit (with the little grub screws) does it that way)...
I used a micro servo for the steering as it's all I had laying around, and having worked up a neat little solution on how to mount it, I'm keen to use this method for all my F1 chassis. First I cut the lower mounting tabs off and located the servo in the centre of the chassis...
Then I used a couple of standard plastic servo mounts and, after roughing up the surfaces, epoxied them to the servo...
I then drilled a couple of holes in the standard servo mount and screwed the servo to it before mounting the whole assembly to the chassis...
Final setup works a treat with a securely mounted servo, plus the added bonus that it is smaller and lighter.
Mounting the tyres was probably the hardest thing to do, just takes care and a little patience...
Coming along nicely...
Installing the electrics, I mounted the ESC and receiver on velcro so I can interchange them with other models...
So there we have it, my first F1 build...
I haven't started on the body yet, but I have just ordered the Senna version with the proper Camel logos and #12 sticker sheet. The spares I purchased will make up the chassis for this body (Senna always got the hop-ups!!)...
I used the same RD Kingpin kit but fitted the stiffer Gp. C springs. I also have the F104 alloy diff. housing and graphite shaft for use with the F103 chassis, so I bought a set of F104 rims and rubber tyres...
Both upper and lower decks are full carbon, and I used a YeahRacing alloy motor plate for the gearcase...
Well that's about as far as I can go for now, I'll have more when more parts arrive!!
I received my new shipment late last week...
Parts galore, almost enough hop-ups and spares to build another complete chassis! Couldn't resist adding a couple more to my 1/20th GP Collection either...
Well onto the Lotus Honda 99T build. This is the later F103 chassis...
All fairly straightforward and standard for now, although I did buy a few 3Racing alloy friction poles (they fit both F103 and F104's) and I'll upgrade the damper at some stage too...
I built up the front suspension with the Racing Developed King Pin Kit, which relocates the spring to inside the arms, instead of under-slung as standard (even the Racing Developed Upright Kit (with the little grub screws) does it that way)...
I used a micro servo for the steering as it's all I had laying around, and having worked up a neat little solution on how to mount it, I'm keen to use this method for all my F1 chassis. First I cut the lower mounting tabs off and located the servo in the centre of the chassis...
Then I used a couple of standard plastic servo mounts and, after roughing up the surfaces, epoxied them to the servo...
I then drilled a couple of holes in the standard servo mount and screwed the servo to it before mounting the whole assembly to the chassis...
Final setup works a treat with a securely mounted servo, plus the added bonus that it is smaller and lighter.
Mounting the tyres was probably the hardest thing to do, just takes care and a little patience...
Coming along nicely...
Installing the electrics, I mounted the ESC and receiver on velcro so I can interchange them with other models...
So there we have it, my first F1 build...
I haven't started on the body yet, but I have just ordered the Senna version with the proper Camel logos and #12 sticker sheet. The spares I purchased will make up the chassis for this body (Senna always got the hop-ups!!)...
I used the same RD Kingpin kit but fitted the stiffer Gp. C springs. I also have the F104 alloy diff. housing and graphite shaft for use with the F103 chassis, so I bought a set of F104 rims and rubber tyres...
Both upper and lower decks are full carbon, and I used a YeahRacing alloy motor plate for the gearcase...
Well that's about as far as I can go for now, I'll have more when more parts arrive!!
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Lol, thanks! Eventually I'll be able to take any one of them off the shelf, plug in a battery, match the transmitter crystal and go for a run...
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Wow i generally didnt know you could get F1 RC cars...
I would have totally gotten one of these instead of my frog.
Is their a good place to buy these from? im going to assume they are pretty expensive like my frog was haha
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I would have totally gotten one of these instead of my frog.
Is their a good place to buy these from? im going to assume they are pretty expensive like my frog was haha
cheers
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Wow i generally didnt know you could get F1 RC cars...
I would have totally gotten one of these instead of my frog.
Is their a good place to buy these from? im going to assume they are pretty expensive like my frog was haha
cheers
Wow i generally didnt know you could get F1 RC cars...
I would have totally gotten one of these instead of my frog.
Is their a good place to buy these from? im going to assume they are pretty expensive like my frog was haha
cheers
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hey guys,i have an opportunity to grab a Tamiya Ferarri F1 car F60 new in the box,model number 84161. its ready to run,comes with everything(radio,electronics).apparently its discontinued.its a nice looking car,im assuming the motor is a brushed 540 type,just wondering if anyone has any experience with this model.any info on speed,handling reliability would be appreciated.thanks.
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Check ebay... generally had the lowest prices on RC kits. Find a good seller + cheap shipping + new in box.
hopefully trading my F103 for a group c <br type="_moz"/>
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I just ordered brushless setup and Lipo for my frog,
THis may sound weird but is it possible that i could put f1 car tires on my frog for street use?
If so where can i get 4 complete tires?
Reason being my friend has a street car and i wouldnt mind having a race and having he best of both worlds...buggy and F1
THis may sound weird but is it possible that i could put f1 car tires on my frog for street use?
If so where can i get 4 complete tires?
Reason being my friend has a street car and i wouldnt mind having a race and having he best of both worlds...buggy and F1
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Hey Kramer, it looks like the build is going well. I like your little trick for mounting the servo. Very good idea that I will use if needed in the future. Great pics of your build.
@ bigcam – The Ferrari F60 kit is a good entry kit to F1. It’s based on the F104 chassis and can be upgraded to an F104 X1 chassis. The X1 hop-ups will really improve the cars overall handling. Unfortunatly there aren’t any conversions to take a basic F104 to the F104 Ver2 level.
@ Tterbo – I don’t think the F1 rears will mount to your frog. The F1’s use a different rear hub and I think the front axels are also different, but I’m not entirely sure.
@ bigcam – The Ferrari F60 kit is a good entry kit to F1. It’s based on the F104 chassis and can be upgraded to an F104 X1 chassis. The X1 hop-ups will really improve the cars overall handling. Unfortunatly there aren’t any conversions to take a basic F104 to the F104 Ver2 level.
@ Tterbo – I don’t think the F1 rears will mount to your frog. The F1’s use a different rear hub and I think the front axels are also different, but I’m not entirely sure.
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Hey guys!
I had a few F1's a while back. I never raced them, just had them for shelf queens really.
I want to get another one now. I will probably just buy a used one and upgrade it. What is a decent price for a used F103 or F104?
When I had my F1's, I remember seeing a carbon print body. I think it was from TRG, but I can't seem to find it now. Is it discontinued? Where can I find one?
I also remember seeing rear diffusers. I can't seem to find many of those either.
Thanks for the help!
I had a few F1's a while back. I never raced them, just had them for shelf queens really.
I want to get another one now. I will probably just buy a used one and upgrade it. What is a decent price for a used F103 or F104?
When I had my F1's, I remember seeing a carbon print body. I think it was from TRG, but I can't seem to find it now. Is it discontinued? Where can I find one?
I also remember seeing rear diffusers. I can't seem to find many of those either.
Thanks for the help!