Brushed/Brushless motors, speed controls, gear drives, Ask the Expert Sal - Electric Airplane Advice, Electric RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Hotliners, Century - Predator, Hawk IV, Falcon, Raven, Glow Engines, Gas Engines, Fuel & Mfg Support Forums, Engine Manufacturers Direct Support Forum, Compare O.S. It will break on the first tumble but should protect the body at least once lol. Treals parts seem stout so far. The sale on the roller finally sucked me in. Thread: LOSI LMTThoughts? Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Latest News & Race Results. I was contemplating a Clod build, but this looks superb. See all our remote controlled accessories online at Horizon Hobby! Jan 24, 2021 electric rc losi lmt monster truck Welcome to RCTalk Come join other RC enthusiasts! done an amazing job designing it and it still utilizes the Losi LMT drivetrain. Losi has stepped up to the plate with a whole new solid axle truck platform. Axial based shafties are so light that handling them back-to-back with an LMT takes a minute to get yourself calibrated. Thing with Traxxas though,even if a kit the part count is so little! Aluminum chassis. Lone-wolf, February 21, 2022 Mine was exactly the same, the screw in the strap rod had been cross threaded, luckily I had a spare screw the same size in my parts bin, The headers look cool painted, its a job Ive been meaning to do butnever got round to, I did reposition them so they face backwards though , Mine was ok But it is a pain as the receiver box is in the way. A long time ago I have builta V8 Chevy Vega and tinkered with it, making it faster. 39K views 2 years ago #rc #rccar Buy the Losi LMT here (change the color to see the two different body styles): https://bit.ly/3sQCJUN Check out this brand new Losi LMT 4WD Solid Axle. Some of the add-ons on this site are powered by, Follow up to Prior Revo ThreadSlipper Clutch Adjustment in Revo 3.3 Tekno Electric Conversion, Monster truck - refactor - Kyosho Mad Crushers. Losi - LOS242055. As cool as the new LMT is, Clods will always be around and will always be competitive at the top level of solid axle racing. A couple of years ago I wrote a track called "Nightstalker" which might work, but sort of invokes that dark, Gravedigger style theme that might be hard to print. I did the same thing further back on the chassis using an existing hole in the chassis plate. It could get dull without the hobby aspect eventually. I guess as I've got older I've seen how a lot of things have lost their romance a little once mass production sets in. Oct 24, 2021. Hey folks and Happy Thursday! This is so far ahead of any solid axle off the shelf truck it's not even close. At the exchange rate of the time, that worked out 252.33 - that's not far off what I paid for my SMT-10 Builder's Kit back in March 2020, and that comes with a 2.2 wheel that nobody in the world knows what to do with and it doesn't come with any tyres or foams. I feel it offers a good "scale experience" and should satisfy those looking for that. Your link has been automatically embedded. I'm pretty pleased with how it sits. For the full monster truck look I could probably cut the arch extensions off entirely, but it seems a shame as this body looks so good, I might just cut a notch off the trailing edge and take off the front bumper. But overall solid truck. RCFansLosi Lmt APP B Facebook English Youtube Twitter Getting the cap screws in and out is a pain, so I think Velcro is the way to go for me. I had been holding some money backto buy the electrics and body for this truck, but I didn't jump on the Checkout button until the box had landed, as I was constantly waiting for something to go wrong. 13WB? Premium Member Excellence Award Hospitality Award Rig of the Month Winner I still cut out all of the windows thoughA lot easier than painting trim. in General RC, Hyper ST, Team Magic E5, Xray XB808, Tekno MT410, LMT Grave Digger, Hyper MT Sport Plus Nitro, Savage XS SS, tamiya brat king hauler tundra carisma 959 & a small crawler & small quad copter, Corally Shogun, Redcat Wendigo,Corally Kronos v2,Hobao DC1, Hyper ST, Hyper VSe, Corally Triton XP Hyper 7. I have *cough*, I mean my son has the Raptor in the second photograph as a Hot Wheels. By logging into your account, you agree to our. Who knows what the future holds but I'm fascinated by it vs the rather staid pace buggy development is at now. well there's another interesting idea! So what you're saying is the LMT wheels and tires weigh a little less than Say the jconcepts wheels with firestorms. I actually prefer shaft driven trucks for the realism and that they are more like a full size monster, but a nice setup on a Clod-axle race truck just works. Display as a link instead, Upon some thought, I think I'll prefer Velcro straps. Post videos, pictures and discuss (We also can talk about Removed my headers and marked a spot on the tray using the existing hole drilled for one of the header pipes. Hi Doug from Madrid, Spain! Now you have to have a Store of 500 squaremeters to show a bit of every good Brand. Hoping the same. I've got a theme in mind but I still need to do the graphic design and print out the decals. Estimated . Something like "Raptor Force", "Wild Raptor" or something, and have some decals made up with a picture of a cartoon Raptor (dinosaur) for the theme. It's easy! $38.99. Hop-up Parts for Losi LMT 4WD Solid Axle Monster Truck RTR>Alloy Suspension Linkages (8) for Losi LMT 4WD Monster Truck Write a review for Alloy Suspension Linkages (8) for Losi LMT 4WD Monster Truck Posting a review here is public. If you followed the Losi LMT discount thread to its bitter end then you'll know all about the fun and games getting it here, but for now, here's a quick recap: I ordered from AMain on 18th Mar, for $399, minus $150 discount, plus $66.99 shipping. Normally the arrival of a new kit in the post is a bit anti-climactic - unless it's a nice Tamiya re-release with the blister pack internals and everything, there's nothing much to show but an unpainted body and some plastic bags. Earn 194 points on this item . (4-Pack) AR-PRO 10-Inch Solid Rubber Tires and Wheels - Replacement 4.Monster Jam , Official MEGA Grave Digger All-Terrain Remote Control Monster Truck with Lights, 1: 6 Scale $75 each or both for $125-Cash Only/No Delivery do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers . All day. My SMT looks more realistic but the LMT handles more realistic and is way stronger. It's a detailed moulding with lots of lines everywhere, and I think any paint line that crosses the moulding lines is going to look wavy. I don't feel I was driving it aggressively enough to justify breaking the spindle carrier, but it's very possible that the other damage was due to a crash given they are all in the same location. I hadn't really planned on getting an LMT. I can now join the broken axle club. Clear editor. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. While it's good to see another solid axle monster truck on the stock books, I think it unlikely we'll see a lot over here in the UK. By watching Youtube videos, obviously, because nobody races solid axle over here. The journey can be as fun (or more, in my case) than the destination. . The golds will last you! In stock. I know those demons, very active in these parts. Your previous content has been restored. It then got stuck in the US postal service for over a month, and after a few conversations with various parties I thought it was probably lost for good, and was about to ask AMain for a refund. Add Ons. Looks good. Firstly, I don't know that Losi gets a lot of love outside of racing circles over here, and secondly, there are no major solid axle monster truck classes here. I don't know, maybe I'll paint it first before I decide. Upload or insert images from URL. The SMT10, on the other hand, is cheap compared to the LMT, but is slow, and has the diffs offset to one side, decreasing the realism of the whole truck. LST) in this forum. I've got some ideas brewing, though, and I'm WFH tomorrow and Weds so I might have time for some lunchbreak painting. As @Saito2rightly points out, understandingsolid axle racing can be daunting (Trigger Kinghave gone a long way towards demystifying it, for me at least) but there's no substitute for getting stuck in and trying new things. As far as the windows just cut them out - monster trucks don't have windows. You can hear the Cynical laugh before my fianc T-boned my LMT no Rc was hurt in the making . On one hand, the LMT will bring in those too mystified by building up a mod Clod and give the series a boost. I actually thought I had one, and I even came up with a rough outline of the graphics and bought all the paint to make it work, then I realised that to have any kind of sponsor logos on the body I'd have to get them custom printed (it would be mostly a dark colour), or keep some white panels so I can print the logos in black on clear. I already noticed the rear wheels don't spin entirely true, it might just be the moulding but could be they need assembling better. In fairness, my JConcepts bodied-trucks don't have window decals either, it's supposed to be a monster truck, which would typically have a wobbly composite shell bolted on over a roll cage anyway, so details like window trims aren't really necessary. Unless you decide to upgrade the knuckles to treal. Losi LMT new build - RC Groups Classifieds Cars - Trucks and Parts (FS/W) Sold Losi LMT new build Thread Tools This thread is privately moderated by swill, who may elect to delete unwanted replies. $22.99 Product $22.99. You could not build a reliable race Clod or shaft driven race truck for what the LMT costs. Whether it will be akin to the original RC10 (which led to even further development) or put us where we currently are in buggy development (minor tweaks and revisions over the coming years, but likely no more big design shakeups, like the adoption of mid motor in 2wd) will reman to be seen. As mentioned above the shock ends are always good to have. A bit of flex might be helpful in a crash. Hey all. If you have grey, what about a Ken Block Tribute Progress has actually been made on this truck - and it was indeed painted in grey, although not with a Ken Block tribute livery. For competitors, there was always this journey of not quite having what you needed and having to compromise or come up with solutions. 2) the LMT has that big roll cage, but a lot of bodies sit too high on it. I've had a dozen ideas, but none are working for me. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Having said that, i do think the price is too high. Speaking of paint - I need to decide on a colour scheme. Losi Monster Trucks Discuss all Losi Monster Trucks (i.e. I woke up in the early hours of the morning wondering if I should get down off my box over my previous post (I had a tendency to overthink things, sometimes). RC4WD Iron Hammer Steel Monster Truck Chassis. Starting with the chassis, a twin vertical plate is designed to provide all the performance adjustments needed to tune the truck for any situation. On 11/14/2020 at 3:01 PM, GTodd said: Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers. If it wasn't for the dreaded pandemic I'd be talking to a few people about setting up a local solid axle club, but this feels like completely the wrong time to be trying to arrange public gatherings. Nice mod question is how much does it improve the handling ? In short, buy the LMT if you like it but don't give up on building a Clod-based truck because of the LMT. I know I was fairly hard on the LMT when it was announced - I didn't like the angled shocks or the staggered wheels, both seemed to suggest Losi had put scale realism to the bottom in order to make a truck that worked better on track,that happened with buggies in the 80s and touring cars in the 90s and now all race cars look the same and nothing like their full-size counterparts. The difference was truly noticeable. Maybe I'll flip those headers while I'm at it . Modern trucks seem to favour a single colour with all the excitement in the graphics, so in theory I could go silver or shark grey and design some really crazy graphics for it, but I'm better at doing simpler designs. Pasted as rich text. The LMT has been downright bulletproof in comparison. 1/8th diffs. Without assembling it, seeing the work that went into the design, knowing what makes it tick, feeling the sense of accomplishment from the build that makes it "yours" when you are done, it just becomes a toy to me. Really dislike the AR60 axles for many reasons, hopefully Losi offers the LMT axles separately and I can throw them under my SMT10s. Thats the big advantage of the Stampede- it has 12mm hexes and you can just use the Midwest wheels from the get-go with no modding needed. Overview Completely designed from the ground up, the Losi LMT 4WD Solid Axle Monster Truck Roller is the first of its kind on the market combining all-out performance with incredible scale detail. Just ordered the son of grave digger. Might not be scale, but it just works. I also find using a program card is so much easier than coloured lights, flashes and beeps, If I didnt have soo many teenagers to fund Id have one of these too , My Raptor is on the Baja Rey chassis so is dessert racer rather than monster. Monster Truck Madness Little Monster Truck, Sca FTX RC 1/18 Outback Mini X 6ixer 66 RTR Crawler, Tamiya Porsche 911 GT3 (992) Body Parts Set. Of course the drivetrain parts were available as they are just Wraith bits, but SMT10 specific parts were getting harder to find and more expensive when you did find them. Plus sides is there's plenty of scope to build in large white panels to display my truck name on. Ive now fitted RH Designs internal braces to my axles to help beef them up, Agree with most of that. Its a lot of dough for something that is -apparently- a tad brittle. Reply Subscribe Thread Tools Search this Thread 01-10-2021, 11:13 AM # 1 wwit Thread Starter Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NH Posts: 62 Likes: 1 Also huge props for axle mounted shocks that actually work good & giving tunning options for both the shocks & the 4 link geometry. Steering servo on 3xl-e wont respond. All rights reserved. Give it all the right ingredients (and make it a kit!) I suppose either way Id be giving my money to horizon, lol. 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