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Losing grip – A time for this and a time for that
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. A time to tear down and a time to build, a time to wrench and a time to drive. For me, hobby time has mainly meant tearing down and building as of late, to the point where I’ve almost forgotten to drive. Good then to have a [...]
- 2/17/2023
- 12:49 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip - By: Martin
Losing grip – It could be the best drift RTR out there
Things are moving in the world of RC drifting! By now you cannot have missed that Redcat has surprised us all by releasing a serious contender to the drift scene. While I have been taking a break from drifting for a while now, this is a release that has me excited. I should make a note that when I write “serious [...]
Losing grip – Painting faces
Today: heads. Because heads are important, not only to people in general, but also to an RC interior. If you’re doing an interior, it’s worth spending a bit of extra time on your chosen driver’s head, because that’s what our eyes are naturally drawn to. The very first thing anyone will see, upon reflex, is your driver’s face. We all [...]
Losing grip – Checkered shirt? Check! Painting an interior
A really good thing with the SCX10III is that it comes with an interior, complete with a driver. It certainly adds a lot to the look. Especially so if the interior is nicely painted. True, it is seldom seen up close, but still I like to spend some time on it. I mean, why not? It’s a hobby after all, [...]
- 1/27/2023
- 2:40 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip
painting - By: Martin
Losing grip – Pimp My Ride!
G’day folks, it’s time to Pimp My Ride! As you may know, ever since I released the TRX-4 Simba, I have felt a dire need to update the look of my SCX10III. I want to bring it up to the same standard as its Traxxas mate, which to me means both a new paint job and adding a bucketload of [...]
- 1/16/2023
- 3:17 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip
painting - By: Martin
Losing grip – Painting, fading, learning
G’day mates! I hope you’ve all had a good Christmas and that you got some RC stuff from Santa. I did and did not. Christmas was great, but no RC stuff for me this year, somewhat surprisingly. My wife forgot about the Vanquish VS4-10 I had on the top of my list and gave me an Exit game instead. Or [...]
- 1/9/2023
- 7:16 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip
painting - By: Martin
Losing Grip – SamixRC TRX4 brass upgrades review
One of the easiest ways of improving your rigs crawling performance is to move its center of gravity closer to the ground by adding weight down low. The further down, the better. In other words: think around the axles. Portal covers, C-hubs, knuckles, differential covers and such. There’s numerous brass options available, and I have had the pleasure of trying [...]
- 12/30/2022
- 4:28 pm
- Accessory Reviews
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Losing grip – Work in progress
G’day folks and welcome to another Losing Grip column. Except for Doug, he’s not welcome, he stole my planned subject for today! Dang. Anyway, late again, I am sorry to say, but such is the nature of hobbies. They require spare time, and when little or no spare time is acquired, hobbies are given no quarter. What I am happy to [...]
- 12/13/2022
- 10:39 am
- Columns
Loosing Grip - By: Martin
Losing grip – The best looking wheels and tires out there
With these tires I fell in love at first sight. For comparison, with my wife I fell in love at about the one-hundred and first sight. While the latter admittedly was on a rather different level, that does in no way subtract from the fact that the BFGoodrich Mud Terrain T/A KM3 2.2″ from RC4WD are the best looking 1.9″ [...]
- 11/19/2022
- 12:14 pm
- A123
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RC4WD - By: Martin
Losing grip – One, two, three, testing, testing
When compared to humans, RC cars have several advantages. For one, they are easier to control. Think of teenagers. Also, they are a lot easier to perform studies on. Evaluating the effects of interventions on humans is a tricky process, since we are all slightly different. Two RC cars of the same make are not. Suppose I want to evaluate whether [...]
- 11/8/2022
- 11:42 am
- Columns
Loosing Grip - By: Martin
Losing grip – Clever 2-in-1 tool from SamixRC
SamixRC recently sent me a tool that I myself would have bought long ago had I known it existed, the SCX24 .050″ hex & 4mm nut 2 in 1 screw driver. It’s clever, fitment is very snug, does not roll away, feels good in the hand, and so good looking it could be worn as jewellery. Not really sure where though, [...]
- 11/3/2022
- 11:13 am
- Columns
Loosing Grip - By: Martin
Losing grip – Club5Racing accessories review
We all want a good looking car standing out from the crowd, and while a custom paint job requires a fair bit of work and skill, boosting the look with accessories do not. Also, it’s basically fool proof. A custom bumper simply cannot be messed up the same way as a paint job can. As I was planning my TRX-4 2021 [...]
- 10/25/2022
- 1:53 pm
- Accessory Reviews
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Loosing Grip
Reviews - By: Martin
Losing grip – The TRX-4 Simba is released!
Here it is, the Traxxas TRX-4 2021 Ford Bronco Simba edition. This version of the TRX-4 comes with a custom paintjob, upgraded lights and electronics, and a creative rearrangement of the diff lock and gearbox servos. Only one will ever be made. The lion. Available exclusively from Yours Truly, at a price so shockingly high I am sure I’ll get [...]
- 10/18/2022
- 4:28 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip
rock crawling
Traxxas - By: Martin
Losing grip – Working, sleeping, driving
G’day folks! I am happy to report that last week was a good one. While there is more to life than work and RC, a week with nothing but work and RC is a pleasure at times. A bit of eating, reading and sleeping too, but that’s about it. I worked away from home, and had my family laugh at me [...]
- 10/14/2022
- 4:13 pm
- Columns
Loosing Grip
RC Rock Crawling - By: Martin
Losing grip – Painter’s progress
G’day mates! The one thing that keeps me attached to this hobby of ours, toy cars, is all the many aspects of it. Last week’s column was dedicated to electronics, something I am slowly getting more and more comfortable with, today’s topic will be painting. I have now come to the point where I cannot immediately say how many lexan bodies [...]
- 10/4/2022
- 11:31 am
- Columns
Loosing Grip
painting - By: Martin
