hachette nitro monster truck model - Page 5

dynamite25 · 03-05-2006

The upgrades they are doing for the truck they will cost £101.83 for all 17 issues which i am going to carry on getting every week till issue 87.

.:L/.SZ/.R:. · 07-05-2006

i would personally contact http://mad4motorsport.com for upgrade parts..

I phoned them up and i can save myself about £60 from them..You don't get a discount from hachette and you don't need the magazines to put them parts together cos it's basicly the same what you have done before..

The upgrade isn't really a upgraded,it's just version 2 of the ssk truck which came out..Hachette have decided to get the extra parts and use them for a upgrade..

I wouldn't get no-more stuff from hachette or thunder tiger in the truck range cos i don't think build quality is that good..I've had to replace the clutch bell race bearing after 3 use's of the truck (cos the race bearing failed on it)and i'm now using a 14 tooth clutch bell kit..less accelaration but more top-end and seems alot better for the truck...
Hachette's after sale is very bad and poor communation when you use there call centre..

I hope no-else has the problems i've experienced with them..

dynamite25 · 07-05-2006

So your saying you can get all the parts for £41 to upgrade the truck to V2 Spec,thats abit hard to believe as all 17 issues only come to £101.83 and thats all the V2 spec parts.

Covcity · 08-05-2006

Got to admit had no complaints when i phoned hachette about replacing faulty engine mount. new part arrived in less than 2 weeks. threw a wobbler over weekend and have wrecked pull start (stupid boy). i'm not going for upgrade as i don't think it's worth paying out the extra cash for what i'll be using it for. still waiting for part 68 (got 69 & 70) to arrive at shop.

dynamite25 · 09-05-2006

Your best off upgrading the self lubricating bearings in the hubs to ballraces to help the truck to run better atleast.I've got all 70 issues but is still in box till i decide to build it.

I'll be getting the upgrades because i have bought parts so i can convert the truck into a rally car when i want to so the upgrades will come in handy to give better top speed and smoother running.

MadEng · 15-05-2006

As the first poster mentioned, I too have found errors in the instructions.

Page 22, magazine 5: The pictures with the lower rear suspension arms suggest that you have the "cranked" (bent) side foward (step 2). It even mentions using the photos as a reference (step 3).

Here's where the error is: In step 5, you have a picture of the rear diff with the pinion gear facing away from you. If you look at it, you can see the cranked or bent side of the suspension arm is also facing away from you. If you read the text - "Take the differential carrier, which you have already made and hold it so that the pinion gear sleeve is pointing away from you and offer up the right hand suspension arm (cranked side foward* so that the races match up with the supports on the differential carrier".

*foward - as in foward away from you and towards the front of the truck (ie wrong), or foward as in towards the viewer?

Even the instructions are wrong. If you look at the photo in step 7, it's wrong there. The photo in step 8 however is correct. So are the pictures on the following page, and they also match up with the exploded diagram on the back of the poster.

dynamite25 · 15-05-2006

Yes you are correct also in photo 4 he has put the grub screw in the wrong way and then fitted the suspension arm on the wrong side of the diff in photo5,6 and 7,but they must of corrected it for photo 8 when they realized it was wrong.

They should of made sure the guy building it new what he was doing so they wouldn't have mistakes in the instructions,i won't be using them to build it as i've built cars and stripped them down for afew yrs now so i can build this one without the instructions for once.

dpbarry · 28-05-2006

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Originally Posted by Covcity

Got to admit had no complaints when i phoned hachette about replacing faulty engine mount. new part arrived in less than 2 weeks. threw a wobbler over weekend and have wrecked pull start (stupid boy). i'm not going for upgrade as i don't think it's worth paying out the extra cash for what i'll be using it for. still waiting for part 68 (got 69 & 70) to arrive at shop.

Hi Guys..

How come you all seem to be up to issue 70?

I subscribed to the package and I'm only up to issue 63. Whats going on???

I also don't know whether to go for the 'extras'. It brings me back to a discussion on a previous thread and forum about the cost. The total cost of this 'kit' with the addons is approx £520 without any radio gear. (87 issues / 4 per issue x £23.96 = £521).

My gut feeling is, go for it but not to sign up for one of these types of kits again.

dynamite25 · 28-05-2006

I started collecting it back in January 2005 and i'm upto issue 73 now issue 74 next week.

dpbarry · 28-05-2006

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Originally Posted by dynamite25

I started collecting it back in January 2005 and i'm upto issue 73 now issue 74 next week.

Bit weird. Going to drop a line to Hachette Partworks to see what is going on. I would have though that as a subscriber I would have taken precedence over shops. Don't get me wrong, I'm not being sarky towards peps that are getting it via shops. Fair play to ya!

All I'm saying is that I'd have been better off getting my local newsagent to order it for me rather than using my Credit Card as there appears to be no advantage to subscribing as peps obtaining it via shops are at least 7 issues ahead of me.

Regards

Declan