New Site Format
     As you know
  StampedeProject has
  become way more than
  just Stampede, Traxxas,
  to now include other
  RC brands, accessories,
  and cars. I still don't sell
  anything, I just
  enthusiastically promote
  those RC products I think
  are great.
     Take a look through
  the above links.
  I simply had too much
  information for my
  old site format.
  More fun projects
  coming...
  - Tony

  StampedeProject.com

  Please Private Message
  me Here on the
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Welcome to Stampede Project
As featured monthly in RC CAR Magazine.

WIN FREE STUFF from StampedeProject.com
details here
 

Eritex - Erikson Beadlocks for Rock Crawlers

I recently had the opportunity to tour Eritex's machining shop right here in Omaha, Nebraska - yes we do more than corn.  After only seeing pics here and there on RCCrawler.com I didn't know what to expect...more

Axial Scorpion Crawler
Tuning Part 1

Got a AX10 Scorpion See how to do the initial setup tuning to make your rig perform.

Proxxon Mini Mill - A mill that you can't afford to be without.
By Tony Arnold - StampedeProject.com
RC Car - May 2008
May 2008

Castle Sidewinder
WooooHoooo a $150 Brushless ESC and Motor System

No fancy CastleLink interface built in, just old school style programming with limited configurations.  Yes you can add a external Castle Link interface, but this inexpensive ESC comes without a USB interface and isn't build to take the voltage of the Mamba Max.  Not as smooth as the Mamba Max, but great for the price. Review out in the June 2008 Issue of RC Car and I don't pull any punches.

Tekno RC Revo Brushless Conversion
By Tony Arnold - StampedeProject.com
RC Car - April 2008

April 2008

Hacker's Brushless C50S Maxx Class Motor
By Tony Arnold - StampedeProject.com
RC Car - February 2008

Big size and big power.

New Printable
Articles for Newbies > Nitro Tuning Cheat Sheet

Spreading the RC Love
The other day I was asked by one of manufacturer partners what was the most rewarding project I had done in the last year. For me, is was getting a call from a friend that wanted some suggestions for his son's first RC.  I pulled a tweaked RTR Traxxas Rustler together from spare parts and topped it with a lightly used body. His son has thanked me three times so far and my friend has yet another opportunity to spend quality time with his son. The upside for me was freeing up a little extra space for me ever growing collection of RCs. The more people we have in the hobby the better. Have an old RC that a friend, family member can enjoy?  Get it back into running order and spread the RC love.

StampedeProject.com exclusive iHobby Expo 2007 coverage
What was there.

The StampedeProject.com brushless Losi 8 & FLM Stampede at the A123 Racing Booth drew a huge crowd.

My RC Racing Buddy - MO
He has been clocked at over 35 MPH and he turns on a dime and as you can see he works cheap. We usually draw quite the crowd and he has a blast.  Good thing he thinks my RC's are siblings and not a chew toys.  See him is some of the videos and recently in RC Car Magazine's Dyeing to Look Cool Article as my helper.

The Traxxas Revo NTB (Nitro to Brushless) Dual Conversion
as featured in RC Car Magazine

Stephen the editor of RC Car Magazine and Traxxas both put a lot of trust in me on this massive and expensive 80 hour project which took a fresh from the box 3.3R Revo and did both a direct conversion using the stock Revo tranny and a more typical but tweaked E-maxx tranny conversion - the results were amazing.  Lots of custom hand made parts...and fun in the snow with a little winterizing.

The Stampede Project Ultra-Pede
What happens when modifications to a Traxxas Stampede get a little out of hand?

The Stampede re-started my hole RC adventure again for me after almost a twenty year hiatus.  The advancements since I was a kid are incredible and they was just the beginning.
See the full Ultra-Pede build here and all the crazy projects disbursed through out the site.

What do I have planned for the Rustler-Project? 
High durability with an emphasis on weight reduction...  See the Project Stampede
Ultra-Rusty

Part Tre' (Tri-Pede)
Now that just about perfect isn't it, part three, the Tri-Pede - couldn't have planned it better.  This is the part where everyone goes, "seriously I think you have a problem now".  My wife's quote was that I "should really use my powers for good rather than evil" and further mumbled something about people are starving and you are creating a Tri-Pede.  My take is that if I can get this to perform, I can scare the hell out of everyone at the track - [insert evil laugh]. 

The Innovation of the Tri-Pede - 7/4/06
This was an accidental project that was spawned while sitting amongst mounds of parts at my project table all while working on the Ultra-Rusty.  It seemed everything I needed to upgrade the Ultra-Rusty still didn't put a dent in my parts box and I still had a mound of parts left over.  You see, my goal of purchasing the Rustler was to use up all my extra upgrade parts from my Ultra-Pede.  This disappointed me in that I thought I was, in some sad way, financially getting ahead from all the "investment" I had laying around in parts.  I still had more ground to cover and plenty of parts still to use before I was back in the black.  See this wacky Tri-Pede project come to life.

Eventually the hobby affects other areas of your life
No it's not brushless, but that's a great idea.