Bilbo's Micro-T Antenna Tube Mod

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Super glue and straws work the best

Way too maees, and it looks very crapy IMO.

I might take you up on that flag idea!
Its shine the RCAddicts banner on it LOL!

Haha advertise at the track for a rc forum thats a good idea to get alot of members micro t master but i would need to print the logo of rcaddicts.darbb.com to a blank flag i could get a flag at the dollar store thats white or red,ble,black,green

You could make the flag out of paper, but it won't flap in the wind. Also it might act as a vertacle stablizer and causing flipping on turns.

Most ppl walk up to you and ask about a flag when they see one, so it doesn't need to be to big. It just has to look good imo.

I'm gonna put the rc addicts banner on my micro-t so when I bring it to the hobby shops everyone will ask.

musclecar201 wrote:

I'm gonna put the rc addicts banner on my micro-t so when I bring it to the hobby shops everyone will ask.

Sounds like a good plan to me. But I don't think the owners of this site will be able to pay for the advertising.

All you have to do is save the sites banner pic (or i can email it to whomever wants it) and then resive it to the size needed, print and tape to an antennae tube, body, or use a a spoiler!

Heres my Micro-DT antenna tube upgrade, I was in all day yesterday with a 12x7 sheet of carbon fiber, a dremel, an antenna tube. Here's what I came up with.

Swee job bro!! That looks sik!!!!!

It lloks really sweet, but a lot harder to do. I had to first glue it on with ca glue and then reinforce it with 5 minute epoxy on the bottom. And the cf took 20 minutes of sanding to get it that good looking. But it still looks pretty factory!

-Schwenzo

How strong is it with the epoxy I just had mine fall off today after flipping it over a few times.

Wow, that sick!!! I might have to try that if i ever get some cf sheets

musclecar201 wrote:

How strong is it with the epoxy I just had mine fall off today after flipping it over a few times.

I glued it on with ca glue first, then to add strength I put a bead of 5 minute gel epoxy(from loctite) along the bottom joint right where the cf meets the plastic cover.

-Schwenzo

I hate epoxy! i used it once, and it took 2 days to dry (it hade 5 minuts on the box!)
its messy, and just a pain to work with if tyou ask me. But i guss it was one of those bad once in a while experiences since the stuff is used so often.

wont that break i heard carbon fiber is strong but also weak

Nope, its better than the platic, cause it wont "tear".

Oh yeah but its look so weak

On my original plastic design I used a plastic glue from Citidel (Games Workshop) for 2 reasons.

1. I had a decent supply in my house.
2. It melts the plastic pieces to form a stronger bond.

I'll admit the Carbon Fiber looks cool but If I went Carbon Fiber I'd attach the piece to the entire top of the ESC cover instead of around the antenna hole. Then get some Carbon Fiber tape from Pep Boys and cover the rest of the ESC cover trying to make it look like a formed piece of Carbon Fiber.

I would do that but I race this truck and rules are made srictly for the antenna mod cuz everyone does it. The rule state that the supporting element may be attached to the back of the esc cover only, it cannot cover the top as this adds weight and the dt mod rules are very strict.

-Schwenzo

brushlessmicrodude wrote:

Oh yeah but its look so weak

There is up sides and down sides to carbon fiber.


The "Up Side"
Strong
Rigid
Light

The "Down Side"
Once it bends, it breaks
Wow "spring" back like plastic
You can't "un bend" it like alloy
It conducts electricity unlike plastic.

Reyzo14 wrote:

I would do that but I race this truck and rules are made srictly for the antenna mod cuz everyone does it. The rule state that the supporting element may be attached to the back of the esc cover only, it cannot cover the top as this adds weight and the dt mod rules are very strict.

-Schwenzo

Wait a second. Everybody does my mod. I need to start collecting royalty checks.

Um...I'm not sure you were the fist to invent this....

Then why else is it refered on several sites (including the late great one18th.com) as Bilbo's Antenna Tube Mod.

You should definatly copywrite it, and sue us all

Okay, I just thought that because there was a guy that bought a micro the first day they came out at my lhs, and he was back a week later with that same mod, but aluminum. It looked pretty killer.

-Schwenzo