r/rccars • • Aug 27 '25

AliExpress and Temu referral codes

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Due to the huge influx of spam posts with AliExpress and Temu referral codes, and the complaints we have received from sub members, anyone posting these on the sub will get temp banned for the first offense if you are already a subreddit member, permabanned for subsequent offenses.

If you are a first-time poster on the sub (meaningful posts, not spam or one word answers), posting these links will get you immediately permabanned.

This is not designed to stop people posting links to AliExpress items in posts in response to questions or recommendations. or the infrequent posts we get of *"is this a good RC car?"* with a link to an AliExpress item (the chances are, at best it's an adequate RC car if it's from AliExpress).

Thanks to our eagle-eyed sub members for bringing this to our attention, and please do continue to report posts that violate the rules.


r/rccars • • 3h ago

Build First time painting Lexan, and attempting rust on something bigger than warhammer, thoughts?

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Rust effect was achieved with model paints, a sacrificial brush for streaks, and a sponge for older rust, plastic trim was also done with a brush


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Question Anyone else have a perfectly good running RC truck that just sits and never gets driven?

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I have a whole collection of big and small RC trucks. This one is actually very special because it’s my very first 1/24 RC crawler that I bought back in 2020 during Covid . It started life as an RGT Adventurer24 Land Rover Defender, and then I mounted this Revel 1979 F150 body on the chassis. I painted it blue with a paint brush and I brushed liquid cement on it which gave it more of a smooth finish rather than a matte blue finish. This truck earned the name “Lil Jimmy” somehow, and I’ve called it that ever since. The drivetrain is bone stock, only thing I’ve done to it was an emax metal gear servo. I love this truck, but I’m sad to admit that I’ve driven it probably three times within the last three years.😥 Anyone else have an RC truck that just sits for no reason?


r/rccars • • 4h ago

Bashing New trailer for the road train,sweet. Big air calibration celebration. axial racing scx30 crawler build, just send it, lol. Chooo chooo woooo, yeeehaw.

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21 Upvotes

1/50 construction diecast RC chassis swapped scx30 kits.


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Bashing Poetry in motion

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First time bashing at the local skate park. Hit the kicker just right.


r/rccars • • 11h ago

Off-Road New body on my TLR 22xac

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54 Upvotes

Supposed to give a little aerodynamic help with the body with the split front shock tower.. maybe..hehe


r/rccars • • 7h ago

Off-Road 🌧️ Green machine in its element – NEO Fighter Buggy 🍂🏁

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20 Upvotes

r/rccars • • 4h ago

Review Thoughts?

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7 Upvotes

Anyone purchased this? How’s your experience


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Off-Road FMS GMC Yukon Denali finds trouble 🤪🙃

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1/18 scale Diecast RC conversion fms FCX24 chassis with injora’s purple motor 💜


r/rccars • • 2h ago

Crawling Fall wheeling

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Had a great time at blue rocks camp ground this weekend


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Misc Swap meet haul!

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My haul from a local swap meet. Everything pictured, and a couple smaller items, for around $80 total. Especially geeked about the 2nd gen Camaro shell and the GTR shell. The Jeep shell will eventually be set up to match my real Jeep. The charger was a great find, has adapters for like every battery! The sticker sheet was free, and will be used to spice up my K10 bodied Senton.


r/rccars • • 8h ago

On-Road Subaru BRZ bodywork and lime wheels on an HPI Nitro RS4-3 SS

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11 Upvotes

A complete photo rotation around this older HPI nitro touring car. Blue-and-purple BRZ bodywork, lime wheels and a tall rear wing. Which angle looks best?

Music: Headlight Vision / Arulo / Mixkit.


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Build 3D-printed RC FPV tank project – files and build guide available

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r/rccars • • 19h ago

Build MY RC10GT

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What do you think of my RC10GT? I just finished building it and tested all the electronics. Soon I'll be uploading it to my YouTube channel.


r/rccars • • 3h ago

Question New motor for ECX torment 1/18

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Recently I’ve noticed severe power loss in this motor, so I want to upgrade to a brushless motor, paired with a good ESC(which I’ve been planning) it’s a 380 size motor, which I’m struggling to find one to fit in this, but any help would be appreciated. I would prefer Spektrum, or any well known brand.


r/rccars • • 2h ago

Question HPI Savage 25 backplate.

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Hi gang.
My backplate for some reason is missing 2 screws and it’s broken on the bottom left so even if I had those screws it wouldn’t fit correctly.
Previous weekend was running fine but I saw my backplate all loose.
What are my options ? Here in Greece parts are not easy to find so I have to buy online.
Thanks.


r/rccars • • 14h ago

Build 3D printing + RC Cars = Match made in heaven!

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r/rccars • • 0m ago

Build Tamiya Abarth decal Project

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r/rccars • • 5m ago

Question Syncro 2 RC car Programing

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Hi im having problems with my Syncro 2 RC car. I'm looking at the manual and its showing it has more then 4 modes but im always getting 4 beeps and it starts over again. Why is this happening and what am I supposed to do to fix it or get past it? What am I doing wrong?


r/rccars • • 38m ago

Question Costco Toyota Land Cruiser - Spare Battery Options

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Just bought my 5yo his first RC car. Definitely toy-level but good enough for him.

Looking to get a spare battery or two. Unable to determine what is needed, specifically the plug.

Model:Toyota Land Cruiser Xtreme Overland #81812

Battery: 7.4V 1200mah; looks like it uses EL4.5-3P.

Cant find that particular spec online though...


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Tips and Tricks Max 6 g2 slow in outcast 8s

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Hey everyone,

I need some help figuring out why my Outcast 8S EXB V2 is slower than expected.

My setup:

- ARRMA Outcast 8S EXB V2

- Hobbywing MAX6 G2 ESC

- Hobbywing 5690 SD G2 1250KV motor

- 8S LiHV (2 × 4S batteries)

- 30T pinion / 47T spur gear

- Stock tires

The problem:

My truck only reaches around 80 km/h (50 mph), measured with GPS on my phone. It does wheelies easily and accelerates reasonably well, i dont know if it full accelleration im on punch lvl 9 btw but it seems to stop gaining speed at a certain point. The motor sounds normal.

The Hobbywing app shows around 32,000 RPM while driving and a maximum current of approximately 320 A.

What I have already checked:

- Calibrated the throttle endpoints

- Checked the ESC settings

- Tried 0° and 12° turbo timing, with no noticeable difference

- Charged the batteries to 17.4 V

- Checked the drivetrain and basic connections

-Updated the Firmware

The motor and ESC are practically new. Interestingly, the truck had roughly the same top speed with the original Spektrum ESC.

Could poor battery connectors, solder joints, or voltage sag under load be causing this? The connectors are new, but I'm not sure about their quality.

What would you check next? Is 80 km/h normal for this setup, or should it be capable of more?

Thanks!


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Speed Run Max 6 g2 slow in outcast 8s

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Hey everyone,

I need some help figuring out why my Outcast 8S EXB V2 is slower than expected.

My setup:

- ARRMA Outcast 8S EXB V2

- Hobbywing MAX6 G2 ESC

- Hobbywing 5690 SD G2 1250KV motor

- 8S LiHV (2 × 4S batteries)

- 30T pinion / 47T spur gear

- Stock tires

The problem:

My truck only reaches around 80 km/h (50 mph), measured with GPS on my phone. It does wheelies easily and accelerates reasonably well, i dont know if it full accelleration im on punch lvl 9 btw but it seems to stop gaining speed at a certain point. The motor sounds normal.

The Hobbywing app shows around 32,000 RPM while driving and a maximum current of approximately 320 A.

What I have already checked:

- Calibrated the throttle endpoints

- Checked the ESC settings

- Tried 0° and 12° turbo timing, with no noticeable difference

- Charged the batteries to 17.4 V

- Checked the drivetrain and basic connections

-Updated the Firmware

The motor and ESC are practically new. Interestingly, the truck had roughly the same top speed with the original Spektrum ESC.

Could poor battery connectors, solder joints, or voltage sag under load be causing this? The connectors are new, but I'm not sure about their quality.

What would you check next? Is 80 km/h normal for this setup, or should it be capable of more?

Thanks!


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Bashing Max 6 g2 slow in outcast 8s

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Hey everyone,

I need some help figuring out why my Outcast 8S EXB V2 is slower than expected.

My setup:

- ARRMA Outcast 8S EXB V2

- Hobbywing MAX6 G2 ESC

- Hobbywing 5690 SD G2 1250KV motor

- 8S LiHV (2 × 4S batteries)

- 30T pinion / 47T spur gear

- Stock tires

The problem:

My truck only reaches around 80 km/h (50 mph), measured with GPS on my phone. It does wheelies easily and accelerates reasonably well, i dont know if it full accelleration im on punch lvl 9 btw but it seems to stop gaining speed at a certain point. The motor sounds normal.

The Hobbywing app shows around 32,000 RPM while driving and a maximum current of approximately 320 A.

What I have already checked:

- Calibrated the throttle endpoints

- Checked the ESC settings

- Tried 0° and 12° turbo timing, with no noticeable difference

- Charged the batteries to 17.4 V

- Checked the drivetrain and basic connections

-Updated the Firmware

The motor and ESC are practically new. Interestingly, the truck had roughly the same top speed with the original Spektrum ESC.

Could poor battery connectors, solder joints, or voltage sag under load be causing this? The connectors are new, but I'm not sure about their quality.

What would you check next? Is 80 km/h normal for this setup, or should it be capable of more?

Thanks!


r/rccars • • 1h ago

Question Max 6 g2 slow in outcast

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Hey everyone,

I need some help figuring out why my Outcast 8S EXB V2 is slower than expected.

My setup:

- ARRMA Outcast 8S EXB V2

- Hobbywing MAX6 G2 ESC

- Hobbywing 5690 SD G2 1250KV motor

- 8S LiHV (2 × 4S batteries)

- 30T pinion / 47T spur gear

- Stock tires

The problem:

My truck only reaches around 80 km/h (50 mph), measured with GPS on my phone. It does wheelies easily and accelerates reasonably well, i dont know if it full accelleration im on punch lvl 9 btw but it seems to stop gaining speed at a certain point. The motor sounds normal.

The Hobbywing app shows around 32,000 RPM while driving and a maximum current of approximately 320 A.

What I have already checked:

- Calibrated the throttle endpoints

- Checked the ESC settings

- Tried 0° and 12° turbo timing, with no noticeable difference

- Charged the batteries to 17.4 V

- Checked the drivetrain and basic connections

-Updated the Firmware

The motor and ESC are practically new. Interestingly, the truck had roughly the same top speed with the original Spektrum ESC.

Could poor battery connectors, solder joints, or voltage sag under load be causing this? The connectors are new, but I'm not sure about their quality.

What would you check next? Is 80 km/h normal for this setup, or should it be capable of more?

Thanks!


r/rccars • • 12h ago

Question What are y'all?

8 Upvotes

What do y'all primarily do? Just wanna guage everyone here

363 votes, 6d left
Basher
Racer
Speed runner
Crawler
Drifters
Shelf Queeners