Fyrstormer's RC Blog

back to Fyrstormer's Garage (originally posted on UltimateRC.com on 2013-11-20) I bought my Animus a couple weeks after buying my first hobby-grade RC, a Losi Mini Desert Truck, because the local hobby shop near my girlfriend's house had tried to talk me into buying an Animus *instead* of the MDT, and I was curious to compare. A lot has been said about the Animus, mostly negative; it seems people expected it to be a much better vehicle than it is, out of the box at least, and when they started breaking under the high stresses inflicted on them by RC enthusiasts, they earned a bad rap pretty quickly. I've had my Animus completely taken apart multiple times, so I've had ample opportunity to see the weaknesses in its design. Because I value durability in my toys above (almost) all else, I entertained myself for a couple months by trying to make my Animus rugged and reliable. The result of that effort is what you see below. It's pretty obvious from the blaze...

(this thread is mirrored at RCTech.net and at RCCrawler.com ) After seeing someone else do it, I got the idea to assemble the list of RCs I've owned and the information about them into a single thread. Here's my garage, listed (approximately) in order of purchase. - - - To start with, an overview: - - - 2013 Losi Mini Desert Truck Status: Sold Role: My first hobby-grade RC, Mini RWD parking-lot racer Noteworthy Mods: Losi dual-disc slipper clutch; steel gears; ball diff; headlights and taillight; larger tires from Associated RC18MT; ceramic/stainless bearings Build Thread: http://fyrstormer-rc.blogspot.com/2021/01/losi-mini-desert-truck.html Reason For Selling: Outgrew it Helion Animus 18tr Status: Sold Role: My second hobby-grade RC, Mini 4WD parking lot racer Noteworthy Mods: Stronger diff parts from Duratrax Vendetta; GPM aluminum steering knuckles for Associated RC18T; GPM aluminum shocks; larger tires from HSP 1/18 monster truck; ceramic/stainl...