Donziikid's Traxxas Stampede XL5:

[Donziikid]

I also am a proud owner of a Traxxas Stampede XL5.
I have had this Stampede since my thirteenth birthday back in October of 06'.

Current Upgrades:
BOCA bearings throughout.
Deans Ultras on battery and motor connections.
RPM front and rear knuckles.
Epic 17T motor.

Since this was my first hobby-grade RC it shows some wear and tear of trying to do things I shouldn't have tried, but, it's gotten me here with no problems and still runs like a champ. I planned on going brushless with a MambaMaxx system, but, I now feel that is pretty pointless to do in a 1:10 monster truck. I'll save that money and buy myself something different; so, this is a completed project and just a great all around basher! :)

Pictures:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedePOWER.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedeTree-Sand.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedePOWER-burnout.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedePoseDriveway.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Stampede-Hill-From-Boat.jpg

Remix Video:
http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/?action=view&current=ecd12685.pbr

Video:
Waaaaaa-boom: http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/?action=view&current=100_1984.flv

Comments? :)

[stang_racer]

what scale is that 1/10??? or is it a 1/8 truck

[Most_Wanted]

Since this was my first hobby-grade RC it shows some wear and tear of trying to do things I shouldn't have tried, but, it's gotten me here with no problems and still runs like a champ. I planned on going brushless with a MambaMaxx system, but, I now feel that is pretty pointless to do in a 1:10 monster truck. I'll save that money and buy myself something different; so, this is a completed project and just a great all around basher! :)


what scale is that 1/10??? or is it a 1/8 truck


Donzii said right there in his post there for you. I would have thought the guy that knew everything about hobby grade would have known the scale of a Traxxas Stampede.

By the way, nice truck Donziikid. What are you planning on getting for the future? Maybe 1/10th on-road?

[Donziikid]

Stang -- The text isn't there just to fill space between the images, mate. ;)

MostWanted -- I have no idea. :lol: Right now all my money is sinking into just one thing; maybe if I make a profit off of that I'll get into 1:10th touring. Probably would be an old Tamiya TT01 if I can find one.

[stang_racer]

hey im a savage guy not a traxxas guy, i just run over those lol but nice truck you got there donzi

[Tmaxxn3]

heres my maxx it was a 2.5 but that got boring so i got a picco .21 shes a beast i had to look for like 3 mounths to get the 3.3 wheelie bar ive busted bodys up with this motor
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/TmaxxN3/?action=view&current=mymaxx.jpg
http://s156.photobucket.com/albums/t11/TmaxxN3/?action=view&current=maxxsnowy.jpg
its been a long time since ive poot a pic on here and it wont work right so just click the link..
and by the way HPI SUCKS!!!!

[Donziikid]

Tmaxxn3, sorry, this isn't a general Traxxas disucssion forum. If you would like to discuss your T-Maxx further please create your own thread. ;) I would certainly like to see and hear more about your T-Maxx.

[stang_racer]

meh traxxas tmaxx what ever you call it i dont care im a hpi fan seeing as thought he savage is just unbelievably tough ill get some good vids soon and make a thread

[BART]

Not a fan of that truck but if i didnt know your photography skills i would swear the pics are from the traxxas brochure!!!

[Donziikid]

Not a fan of that truck but if i didnt know your photography skills i would swear the pics are from the traxxas brochure!!!

Thanks, BART. :) A few on the Traxxas forum said the same thing a while back.

[Stampedekid]

Awesome Donzii! Which Stampede do you think would win in a race, mine(nitro) or yours(electric)? Those are awesome pictures and a great video. What's the name of the editing software that you use? Have you broken any castor blocks on that beast yet?

[Donziikid]

Awesome Donzii! Which Stampede do you think would win in a race, mine(nitro) or yours(electric)? Those are awesome pictures and a great video. What's the name of the editing software that you use? Have you broken any castor blocks on that beast yet?

I'll be the woosie and say yours. I thought this XL5 with the Epic 17 was fast, up until I purchased the Mamba system for my RC18. I know for a fact that your nitro Stampede will beat my electric Stampede, there's no comparison. :lol:

I broke my front left castor block the third day I drove it. Just brought it back up to the LHS and they gave me a replacement part for free. Then I broke it again a few weeks later and had to purchase one. :lol:

The name of the editing software is: photobucket. ;)

[meme405]

hey im a savage guy not a traxxas guy, i just run over those lol but nice truck you got there donzi

Savage does not compare to Traxxas. Savage would compare to Stampede, HPI would compare to Traxxas, which for nitro's i personally think it doesnt but W/E. i guess i shouldnt flaunt these ideas since im getting a Savage XL...

[2wdpancar]

Savage does not compare to Traxxas. Savage would compare to Stampede, HPI would compare to Traxxas, which for nitro's i personally think it doesnt but W/E. i guess i shouldnt flaunt these ideas since im getting a Savage XL...

What a way to thread-jack, lol.

Donzii, the 3rd to last pic, dude you got some major skills there bro.

I hope I can take pictures like you when I'm 15.:lol:
Maybe now:lol:

[Mooshu_Beef]

Donzii great photos--what do you use for a camera? Looks like you have a nice wide angle lens...

Anywho I can tell you that a TT-01 is one of the cheapest and strongest 1:10 on road cars around. Great for bashing, since camber, caster and toe is pretty much fixed (you can get option parts, but for bashing you don't need camber)

Personally I drift with the TT-01 so I like my adjustable turnbuckles for toe, but I do plenty of grip bashing too in the snow.

I highly recommend the TT-01--but suggest getting a TT-01D, which will save you some time in rounding up some parts.

I MIGHT be selling mine. If you are interested, let me know and I will get more info for you :D

[Donziikid]

Donzii, the 3rd to last pic, dude you got some major skills there bro.

I hope I can take pictures like you when I'm 15.:lol:
Maybe now:lol:

Thank you. However, they all didn't turn out the way I wanted them too. They still need a lot of work done to them, these are all straight off the camera. Your favorite picture, I'm assuming is this one (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedePOWER-burnout.jpg), needs some color correcting and a really large contrast correction. It's wayyy too dark. :lol:

All it takes is practice. However, you won't acheive these same pictures with a point and shoot camera. You can try, but, you won't succeed. :p

Donzii great photos--what do you use for a camera? Looks like you have a nice wide angle lens...

I have quite a few choices when it comes to photography. I could either use my (my fathers old) Nikon D100 (http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/NikonD100/) or I could go and grab his new Nikon D2X. (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0409/04091605nikond2x.asp) The D2X, being such a nice camera that it is, can take much better pictures than the ones shown above - the ones above were shot with the Nikon D100 with my 28-105mm (f/3.5-f/22) lense. That lense is my "all around lense," it's the lense I take macro pictures with as well as just fooling around with on a nice day - it's not the widest angle, but it gets the job done if I stand at the correct distance, which I typically have plenty of room to manipulate my position.

If I really wanted to get serious for the "drive-by" photos, I would grab the D2x and the new 70-200mm VR f/2.8 (http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/ProductDetail.page?pid=2139) lense and get really serious. :lol:

[meme405]

What a way to thread-jack, lol.

Donzii, the 3rd to last pic, dude you got some major skills there bro.

I hope I can take pictures like you when I'm 15.:lol:
Maybe now:lol:

Not thread jacking how??

anyways, arte you saying your fifteen now. cause if so good luck getting into photography now and taking pics like that right away. It doesnt take that long to get this good though, with hard work maybe like 4 weeks, to learn all the functions, and developing pictures...Computer editing take slonger though...Digi is even easier...

[Donziikid]

Just locked the differential. Should be a lot better offroad, now. Hopefully all that CA Glue will hold. :lol:

[edit]I shouldn't have done it in my room I sleep in. I still smell the glue a half hour later.. Whee! :)

[clintr79]

Do you still have stock axles.I had a tmaxx with a spool and it would twist the axles.But it was fun that way.

[Donziikid]

Yupp, everything but what's listed in the first post is stock. I plan to keep it that way unless something breaks. :D

[skyline_man_99]

you ever had problems with the stock 12t motor? i fried mine the week i got my stampede :(

[Donziikid]

you ever had problems with the stock 12t motor? i fried mine the week i got my stampede :(

I can't recall ever having a problem with the stock motor, no. Sorry to hear yours had problems; you should contact Traxxas, they'll replace it if it's still under warrenty! ;)

[skyline_man_99]

like with a call or an email? or should i just send it to them with a letter?

[Donziikid]

like with a call or an email? or should i just send it to them with a letter?

You could do either of the first two. Calling would probably answer your question a lot sooner than an email would.

[skyline_man_99]

alright thanks. i called and the guy told me the motors fry if you ran them more than 30 times and i was like :O you gotta be kidding me but then he said he was gonna ship a replacement one 2morrow so... thanks!

[Donziikid]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/th_DSC_1074.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/DSC_1074.jpg)
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/th_DSC_1059.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/DSC_1059.jpg)
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/th_DSC_1062.jpg (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/Emily%20Driving/DSC_1062.jpg)

:bigwink: Uh-huh; that's right. :bigwink:

She actually did alright.. for a female driver.. :p She actually drives the Stampede better than my little bro. :lol:

[Sweed]

She's hot. How much you paying her? :p

[Donziikid]

She's hot. How much you paying her? :p

Too much. Her birthday is next month and I'm barely out of debt from Christmas! :lol:

[Donziikid]

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/th_f1f07bfa.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/?action=view&current=f1f07bfa.pbr)

Oh yeah. :cool:

Here's the one with regular sound to hear all the crashes and crunches of the Lexan:
http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/?action=view&current=9fa0831f.pbr

[Donziikid]

:) Muahahaha! Onboard video! Now you can see what my Stampede sees and fears when I'm at the control! :lol:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/th_8d88c993.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/?action=view&current=8d88c993.pbr)

[xmodificationer]

I honestly had to turn off my speakers from that last video. The music was horrible.

[Donziikid]

I honestly had to turn off my speakers from that last video. The music was horrible.

At least you commented on the horrible music instead of my horrible driving. I'll take that as a compliment. :p

I assure you it's not my favorite song either, but it's certainly better than some of the songs Photobucket has to offer. Next time I'll do something on WMM or another free trial of Vegas instead of Photobucket for some hopefully better music. ;)

[Donziikid]

Spent the better half of my Sunday cleaning the motor used on my Stampede. Actually, I didn't really want to do it, but I was forced to since my motor wasn't running as well as it usually does..

After two hard years of abuse, the motor finally said it's time for a cleaning.. and boy was it right! :lol:

The following is a quick poke at the positive magnet inside the can. Ever wondered what happens when a motor gets really hot and burns up/off the comm. drops? Well, it turns into a horribly sticky and ugly black substance. Fortunate for me, I was already wearing black shorts to wipe my fingers on. :lol:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/550%20Motors/DSC_2810.jpg

That's how dirty the inside of the can was...
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/550%20Motors/DSC_2809.jpg

And just for kicks-and-giggles, here are two comparision shots of a 540 wound armature next to a 130 blank armature.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/550%20Motors/DSC_2817.jpg
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/550%20Motors/DSC_2816.jpg

The 540 armature is an Epic 17 double turn armature. The 130 is obviously blank. :lol:

[zippo855]

definately was in need of cleaning. did it work right after cleaning it? nice truck btw

[Donziikid]

definately was in need of cleaning. did it work right after cleaning it? nice truck btw

Oh yeah, runs like a new motor again. All it took was a good cleaning.

Thanks. :)

[Donziikid]

Over-exposed body, blah..
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/KingOfTheHill.jpg

Favorite body angle for foreground, background I'm not fond of.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedeRockPileAngle2.jpg

Better background, but the body angle I'm not fond of.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedeRockPileAngle1.jpg

[RedSXmodder]

Over-exposed body, blah..
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/KingOfTheHill.jpg

Favorite body angle for foreground, background I'm not fond of.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedeRockPileAngle2.jpg

Better background, but the body angle I'm not fond of.
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/StampedeRockPileAngle1.jpg

You little nitpick...them shots are beautiful :lol:

[Donziikid]

You should see what I say to myself when I take your pictures.. :o

[mytitan]

nice truck, my dad has one.

[BulletsRain]

Those pictures are good man. :D They could be the pictures to advertise that truck imo. :lol:
Too bad its not nitro....:roll:

[Donziikid]

nice truck, my dad has one.

That's cool. Wish my father had a land RC..

Those pictures are good man. :D They could be the pictures to advertise that truck imo. :lol:
Too bad its not nitro....:roll:

Thanks! I've been told that several times over at M.TRX.com but never been contacted by any of the big-wigs. Maybe if I flaunted the images in their face I'd get a different reaction, but I like taking pictures like these for recreation; if I got paid to do it... that'd be heaven. :nod:

Hey, I'll take an electric over nitro any day. Much easier when it comes to clean up. But nitro is always fun to run. Nothing beats the sound, either. :roll_eye:

[BulletsRain]

Yea....I was out running my Nitro Buggy today...and I was gonna clean it tonight, but decided not too since its gonna take a long time... it went through a lot of dirt....

Electric is nice...but I hate charging batteries....and having to wait...
I want to get something like Aerosynch's Pajero....but I don't got the money for it. :lol:

[Donziikid]

My brother purchased Guitar Hero: World Tour yesterday and it came with a sick skull sticker, which I of course stole and stuck onto my Stampede.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i206/Donziikid/Stampede/DSC_3778.jpg

I think it fits nicely with the badassedness of the Stampede. :D

I might draw in a crack in the skull, but I'm not sure yet.

[Tyler777]

thats what i got for my thirteenth b-day to SAME COLOR! hahhaahhahahah flash backs