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  1. For those who aren't clicking the links, here's  a few screenshots.

    Everything I've seen so far is priced at $39.88, $40.88 or $41.88 and everything has 'size' options regardless of what it is.
    All the reviews were made in the last few days .
    At present, the search function doesn't work on the site, so it's either someone setting up a new site, or one of the laziest scammers ever
     

    According to WhoIs, the domain was registered 25 Feb 23

     

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  2. It looks like some strange scam site or a start up e-shop site that's not fully working - Everything is about the same price and reviews are all pretty new

    https://www.kathernes.top/products.aspx?cid=67&cname=%241+stuffed+animals

    https://www.kathernes.top/products.aspx?cid=67&cname=%241+hot+wheels+cars

    https://www.kathernes.top/products.aspx?cid=67&cname=%2410+toys+at+target

    Watermarking pics has been discussed before, but there's nothing stopping you adding your own.
    With Photoshop and GiMP getting so good at removing 'distractions' in photos, unless you go for a really intrusive watermark, even free software can do a decent job of removing them.

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  3. 7 hours ago, morrisey0 said:

    Was the original body two-piece in regards to the rear window louver?  My clone is, but my rere body is one piece.

    The original bodyshell was moulded with louvres in place (one piece) - the colouring for the louvres was done with decals

    The blue body is moulded in polythene, not ABS, so doesn't take paint very well - the same may apply to the black body so be careful what chemicals/solvents you use to clean it with, you might melt the body

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    The louvre decals are the 4 black panels, lower middle

    *The panels aren't on the re-re decal sheet, but are included on some repro sheets

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  4. It's a Blitzer Beetle Xtreme - basically a TRF Blitzer with lexan shell, tons of heavy blue, costs 3 times what a normal BB would and doesn't include an ESC, motor, wheels, tires, tyres, or a driver figure although, weirdly, will contain the driver sprue from the Buggy Champ.

    It'll be an already-discontinued limited edition available only to employees of Tamiya Guatemala and will ship on a plain box each illustrated with a hand-drawn sketch of the kit by Jun Watanabe.

     

    Probably

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  5. 1 hour ago, Busdriver said:

    Ive been trying for years to get one and now there dont seem to be any admin on this site anymore theres nobody to help. At least the only admin I know of is @TWINSET and he seems to have dissapeared seeing the number of requests in various threads not replied too. Great shame as i feel that once the Admin team breaks down so does the forum:(

    I haven't been admin for over 3 years now - I wasn't spending enough time on TC so resigned. :)

    The only option for avatar adding (as far as I'm aware) is for Netsmith to do it manually.
    It's covered in the post ad456 mentioned.


  6. On 10/6/2022 at 3:41 AM, OliveJacksonRC said:

    So I ordered these on a suggestion: CPE-MOT4 (teamcpe.com) -> There are no instructions on how to use them.  Any ideas on installation? 

     

    Pics from Thundertech (the ones CPE copied ;))
    https://www.thundertechracing.com/motormnt.htm

    This side goes to motor - The bolt heads sit in the recess, and the sides of the slots stop the bolts rotating

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    Use the original brass tubes when assembling - they stop you overtightening the nuts which could distort the gearbox/axle casing and screw with the mesh

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    13 hours ago, bRIBEGuy said:


    If you're sticking with the stock pinion, I would just skip the CPE motor mounts for now, and set them aside until you decide to playa round with gearing/motors.  They're more trouble then they're worth (IMO) if you're not looking to run an alternate pinion.

    They add about 5mm to the motor length too, so your motors might foul on the suspension arms.  If you are sticking with 13 t pinions there is no need for the motor mounts


  7. 8 minutes ago, OliveJacksonRC said:

    Do you have a suggestion on a set of upgraded motors as well?

    No, sorry - haven't messed about with Clods for years.

    You'll either need a normal and reverse rotation set (if they're still made) or 2 identical motors with adjustable timing, then mirror/reverse the timing on the front/rear.

     

    Have a read of this;

     


  8. Clod pinions are 32p (32DP) with 13 teeth

    Because of the gearbox design, you can't easily fit a different sized pinion (you can just about get away with 12 teeth if you take the brass tubes [BM5] out)

    If you want to change the gearing any more, you'll need a set of these; https://teamcpe.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=33_148&product_id=2040

    These are always a good thing to fit too (B11 in manual) - the plastic versions break eventually; https://teamcpe.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=33_167&product_id=2277

     

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  9. 8 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

    ...  Adding the TA02SW F parts swing arms and longer drive shafts should get me almost there hopefully.

    I looked into something similar on an M chassis a long time ago but I wasn't sure how to get the width on the wheelbase I wanted? 

    Years n years ago Tamiya used to make some 2 or 3 part wheels where the rim section could be flipped to widen the track (I think)

    Pretty sure they were white 5 spokes but can't remember what car they were for originally

     

    Edit: These are them

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295137112709?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=RPYY7N2XTou&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=UfeleFAHRXy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

    Porsche version: offset +2 and +10 flipped

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/394235869679?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=64iuHMS9TDa&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=UfeleFAHRXy&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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  10. 1 hour ago, Kevin_Mc said:

    I think I'll dedicate an area of my work bench to a set up when I get it finished. Thanks for sharing the info 

    I set my tank up on a Black and Decker workmate near the garage door - easier to clean up splashes then.
    For the trackball,  I used a far smaller tank; an approximately A3 sized, Really Useful 18 litre
    The more film you use, the less the design gets distorted during the dip - The film is sold in metre lengths, you just cut off the appropriate amount.

    As I'm using a splash design the distortion isn't really an issue but, on cartoon character or logo designs, it might be


  11. 46 minutes ago, Superluminal said:

    Does it not get any bubbles trapped underneath it?

    The film isn't solid like a decal sheet, it's basically pigment printed onto a disolvable carrier film
    Once the carrier film liquefies, you're left with pigment and the sludge of the carrier film - that needs rinsing off the dipped part before it re-sets

    Take a look at this - At 9:00 you can see the pigment swirling around behind the dipped part

     

    23 minutes ago, Willy iine said:

    Is the spent water okay to just drain down the sink?  I mean is there anything that can potentially stick to the sink?  That could suck.. :lol:

    The carrier film is PVA based so I skim the water with a few paper towels then drain the tank thru a plant-pot lined with a couple of coffee filters and some material from a cooker hood, into a bucket

    The water then goes on the garden plants.

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