Hey

Im getting a Corally sp12 g3 and i was wondering if i can use a standard sized servo in it? (such as the standard Futaba servo)until i get somemoney for a micro servo..

Also any thoughts on the car?

and any suggested options/modifications to the car would be much appreciated!

Thanks

Phill

It should work fine for a while. You might want to run a stiffer front spring because of the extra weight up front. But you'll want to get a micro servo as soon as possible because the extra weight is just slowing you down. But I don't really know anything bout your car. Just my .02

1/12 Bodies
 

What bodies seem to be popular for the 1/12 scale. I bought one, I believe it's an Associated and it's pretty bad. It's thin and has some creases in it. It has no stickers and no window cover sheet. What do you guys recommend as far as manufacturer and model?

Most 1/12 scale bodies don't come with widnow masks.

or stickers! you might get 2 protoform stickers if ur lucky!

dont protoform say on their adverts that ALL bodies come with stickers and paint masks? i see false advertising! lol:lol:

Almost all 12th scale bodies do not come with decals (except for one with the companies name on it, and I mean ONE decal), and very few come with window masks, and if they do include masks, they arent that great.

As far which bodies to run... Protoform ascari, or Parma Bentley Speed 8. You only want to run lightweight bodies in 12th scale (and normally they last longer as well for osme reason), and thus they are flimsy, which is normal and fast. The ascari will last about 2-3x as long as the bentley, better lexan quality mostly.

stormperson-actually the Parma bentley is made out of crystal clear GE Lexan. Its good stuff. But why the Ascari lasts longer is a mystery to me!! Its all in the vacuum forming black magic I guess!!

I know I ran the same Speed 8 from the USTC Race in Cincinnati (Jan or feb. of this year??) till only a month ago!!! but it was pretty hosed when i retired it. I remember 4 years ago when bodies lasted me about two practice sessions and after that they were held together with tape and shoe goo!!! hahaha!!!

N/M I got it

It must be something in the molding, because parma bodies always seem brittle and fragile to me... and the parma cracks alot easier than the ascari; however the ascari is slightly thicker in the front where it cracks than the parma in all fairness.

Storm - do you remember the .030 thick lexan plate I put in the front of my suspension to hold the body up after an impact. That should help you a lot. I am still running my Parma Speed 8 bodies from the Snowbirds, and I run a lot.

I havent had problems with the front of the body as much (Although I do remember), since I put the two extra peices of lexan where the body hits the chassis. The place where I have problems with the body cracking is in the wheel wells. Although I still do run Speed 8's, since the difference between that and the ascari is a tuning difference, not one is better than the other.

stormperson-also not ragging on you at all!!! Dont want you thinkin I'm raggin on ya about the bodies. I would guess it just comes down to how the lexan is pulled over the mold. I have seen the Ascai and it looks cool and i am sure it handles well. I thought the Bentley was slammed-but this is a whole nother ball game.

here in the u.k we are not allowed to use the Ascari & the Bently:mad:

what make motors do you guys like when using 12ths
as any one used the Reedy Kr motors-are they heavy on the battery's.etc

Regards

stevie

The KR is not a 12th scale motor. Why I do not know, however I assume this because at both the paved and carpet nats, Reedy drivers only ran KR's in sedan and in 12th they ran Ti's. They just showed thier new "platnium" which is like a Ti but with quad magnets, I think will be their new 12th motor.

I am told they do not run the Kr's because they cannot make run time with them. With the new Pt's, the comm is smaller (regular size) and have standard modified stand up brushes giving more RPM's and a bit less torque and should be okay for 1/12th scale.