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Test fit of the rear star-dish while waiting for the arrival of the front wheels and tires.

I agree. If they do, I hope Tamiya does more hard shells like they did with the Pajero metal top. Very nice details and sturdy. I would like to see a hard shell Toyota LC70 (3-door & 5 door) and Range Rover Sport (L320)

A break from the unpopular stubborn lithium hater from the other thread. Double trouble @jonboy1 Very nice!

I don't mean to down play nor to degrade anyone's work here. The reason I said of Alvin's mediocre work is first, to remind him that he should stop feeling too proud of himself and needs to put his feet down on the ground. Second, people have different opinions and it's none of his business whether people would like to call sticker a decal and vice versa and have no right to call them out. Maybe he should go back and redo his models to improve his work instead of calling out other people's opinions and move on from the UPS6 and his claims of how low quality lithium (Lipo & Life included) batteries are made of, which he insists to be unsafe. He needs to check and realize how much lithium/Lipo/Life is used now compared to NiMh & NiCd 20/30 years ago. If it was so unsafe, then the rest of the world would have stopped using it years ago. Why wait 2 decades?

The wheels will fit. The tire (120mm) will depend on which body you're using. The tires I'm using has a 90mm outer diameter which scrapes on the Pajero fenders on 80% compression.

It's you that I'm laughing at. You're funny because You never moved on from the UPS6. Anyone who read that would know. Not sure why you didn't...

Ah... the legendary UPS6. The one that you've been crying about for the last couple of months (or years). I don't even remember anyone here claiming to be an expert. You're the one who seem to be the expert on all things.

Local kinder museums maybe? Lipo expert? Who said it? I never claimed nor did I lecture people about it like you always did. But I've learned a lot about batteries and not just Litium/Lipo but NiCd, NiMh, and LiFe as well because I've used them all and was never afraid to try it and fuzz about it's unsafety issues. I just used them accordingly to do's and don'ts logically. NiCd and NiMh aren't safe too if misused you know (or don't know?).

You just don't get it. I'm not hung about the kindergarten part. It's not about the other people I'm referring to as kindergarten. Its' you, when compared your mediocre modeling builds and skills to the pros. Because you sound like so great about the hobby but frankly, it's not even half to a pro's standards. You mentioned not being able to stand to people who call stickers as "decal" and that they're pretending to be "grown ups". Your opinion clearly states that you're an expert/pro in the decal department, modeling as well as the unsafety of Lipo that you expressed in others threads which in fact you obviously lack experience with.

Not sure how much of a "pro" modeler you are but trust me, you don't want to talk about that with the big boys because you'll end up like a kindergarten comparing your work to what the real pros does. Sorry, but frankly, I find your model works (which I've seen in the static model thread) very mediocre and less to most "pro" modelers' standards when it comes to building, painting, custom, modifications, decal application, and the list goes on. So again, let's not go there.

Apparently, you'll be accused of not being a grown up and called out if you use the word decal "wrongfully" as Mr. Professional Modeler does excellent and flawless job in all his modeling work. Probably because he's THE authority and Guru when it comes to decal and sticker (and Lipo safety) standard classification and certification equivalent to ISO.

Decals are not just for models which is the water-slide that you refer to. The word decal is also referred to outdoor stickers/decals used in almost everything from automotive, civil industry/buildings, marine and aviation. Also using the name "decal" doesn't make anyone here feel like a grown up unless it's only you. Now wanna get to modeling discussion? I don't really wanna go off-topic and derail this thread but trust me, you don't want to talk about that and feel like a kindergarten.

After last week's rallycross event, I realized I need a faster servo for this car. So I ordered the Power HD R12. Specs are identical to my Power HD L-12HV installed in my FF-03 Pro-R. Although the later has an all aluminum casing while the R12's top case is plastic but the rest of the body is also aluminum. A bit smaller than the SPT 4412 servo Another thing I like with low-pro servos by Power HD is that they have short cables and no need for me to shorten and re-solder. Here's a video:

After last week's rallycross event, I realized I need a faster servo for this car. So I ordered the Power HD R12. Specs are identical to my Power HD L-12HV installed in my FF-03 Pro-R. Although the later has an all aluminum casing while the R12's top case is plastic but the rest of the body is also aluminum. A bit smaller than the SPT 4412 servo Another thing I like with low-pro servos by Power HD is that they have short cables and no need for me to shorten and re-solder. Here's a video:

The pinion and spur gears are fully covered on the R.

Those two are the LC Racing PTG2-R (above) and an upgraded PTG2 (below). They're basically the same. The "R" being an upgraded one just like Tamiya's "R" versions. But the R of PTG2 refers to as "rally". FRP parts from the standard PTG2 have been upgraded with carbon fiber, under chassis is aluminum, comes with chassis lexan shell and fender with mud guards. The PTG2-R is a fantastic high performance rally car. I've seen and driven a couple and boy was I impressed. Handled almost as good as the XV-01/02. The nice thing about these kits are the upgraded parts that come with it. Full ball bearings, all adjustable turnbuckles, metal gear diffs, floating servo holder sealed pion and spur for the R, very nice and well performing aluminum dampers, aluminum center shafts, CVDs, etc. All in a $300 range. There are many videos in YT that you can also check.

Nice build @jonboy1

That's what's important and you're happy. Those shock tower link stabilizers look great and innovative. Nice work! Oh and the wheels really look great on the DT-03. Thanks for the hex hub links too.

Looking forward to seeing your upcoming projects. For sure there will be multiple WO on the line for you.

I bought a hex front conversion for my WO but it didn't seem to work. Can you share yours and what brand you used? I like the Kyosho style wheels too. Looks great. Also if you don't mind, can you share clean pics of your DT-03? Thanks in advance!

@BuggyDad for sure you had a lot of fun there. Is this a DT-02? If so, What wheels are you using?

I always love the WO. It was a dream kit I never had back in the day. It was only 2 years ago when a good friend of mine gave me because he had three. The two being re-re, one built and one kept unbuilt in the original box. I didn't really have plans of converting the WO until I saw the BH one with silver and grey bits instead of the red and with a blue body. I instantly fell in love with it (like I did with the original WO back in the 80s). So when the BH parts became available, I went for it. But I actually ended up spending more than buying the whole BH kit due to separate tax and shipping costs from ebay & RCMart. But hey, that wouldn't be a conversion anymore if I bought the entire kit would it? Now falling in love with the TS is another story. I used to just see it in catalogs (just like the WO). That is a mission that I must accomplish this year (and another touring 4wd car ). I will scrap the BBX plans and remain with the nostalgic one. Especially after seeing your builds which inspired me even more.