WillyChang
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2 hours ago, topforcein said:
well i just herd on the news on the radio that the pm and the health minister has the virus know what does this tell you....
... who Charles has been snogging not Camilla?
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7 minutes ago, c64orinoco said:
You're hoarding all the plastic meerkats? You monster.
Nah not me, had a neighbour who does... spooky seeng those little eyes staring out. Worse are the ones with the binoculars or the solar powered spotlights
i go hoard aldi only for their 20V powertool packs
Samsung 18650 inside them! Einhell!!
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Technituned is pretty soft, don't expect too much... even when brandnew barely as grunty as a SportTuned IMHO
probably originally intended for 1/12 pan cars like the Porsche 956 Racing Master mk6.
BiTD Comms were sold as sparepart bubblepacked on cardstrip. Technipower Comms a lot rarer to be found these days than Technituned Comms.
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2 hours ago, c64orinoco said:
Thats nothing, even Aldi is rationing items per customer too:
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2 x plastic meerkats
That's downright annoying! Those meerkats come in a family of 5 different poses, each store only gets 3 models & how do you choose which 2? Then you go to the next Aldi and they've got a different 3 again...
oh.
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30 minutes ago, Finny99 said:
Yea I'd have to google on that ... hear you need a brush release tool or something .. I was gonna take apart but decided to leave it till I do some more research .. or just sell it on the bay ..
yes best not to remove TechniGod/Power/Tuned endbell until you've got the tools or it'll be hard putting it back together without wrecking the brushes/comm.
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45 minutes ago, Re-Bugged said:
I must admit I’m looking at my motorcycle thinking do I really need it now?
As much as I would hate to sell, as you mention when everyone dumps out all they can for a few dollars you are virtually giving stuff away. The last GFC there where many bargains to be had....if you had any money. Just for my bike to ‘sit’ there costs nearly a $1000. If the rego’ (Road Tax equivalent) expires then you have to give the number plate back. And when it comes to re-registering it you have get a permit to take to roadworthy station, fix anything that needs fixing go back to transport office to hand over more cash for the agro.Don't feel bad, join the club
$400pa rego at my end of the island, been paying for 15yrs & I don't ever get chance to ride the thing. But to get RWC would cost $200 minimum in test fees, $50 in days Unreg permit + time & queuing at VicRoads $200 in new plate & application fees... meh. One of my to-dos for eventual lockdown is to go clean it up, see if it still starts then get real.
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On 23 March 2020 at 8:03 PM, Pablo68 said:
This is one I'll probably never own, much as I'd like to. It would be nice to spend a bit of time with the chassis from one of these to really get to know how it goes together and what makes it tick.
I'm sure sooner or later some spawny get will come in here with a story about how he found one in a skip bin, or someone came up to him at a meet once and said, would you like this? I've lost interest.
You know, just another in the long cavalcade of never happens to me moments.Corner of my eye spotted somewhere online this wk somebody's crowing he's just received a 959 he scored for $150 posted. Full set with radio, body unpainted, chassis looks mint & tyres mounted - looks like uncompleted assembly.
Grrr...
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If you want to try "drift" just buy a set of Drift tyres for your TT02. Look for HPI T-Drifts or the 1001 similar copies available, that'll be good enough for AWD style rally sliding.
RWD drifter is pretty specialised niche, they won't run on most surfaces (you gotta retune for each surface) and IMHO more trouble than they're worth unless you've got a likeminded community around to support your interest. Otherwise it'll be run once then left lying around collecting dust.
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26 minutes ago, Re-Bugged said:
Just to add to it here in Oz it was made public that police are suspending roadside breathalyser’s!!! Why tell people that!!
Bonkers, a friend has just been past Dan Murphy’s (Alcohol Super Store) where it is shoulder to shoulder apparently.
Let’s just hope the muppets can’t find their keys once they are blind drunk.Lots of idiots in charge everywhere matey. Don't get me started.
DM has started limits
3 wine bottles, 1L spirits, 1 slab - pick 2.
Popped out to Woolies yesterday, we needed bread. All the usual shelves empty n surprise, add to that ORANGE JUICE fridges all empty! Wow weird... everybody now guzzling OJ to starve off flu? Or delivery truck got hijacked. Who knows, don't really care.
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And I now hear Prince Charles is down with it... he's been hobnobbing with Mr Monaco huh... zombies are coming peoples!
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1 hour ago, burakol said:
Do you have a specific part number for the plastic servo horn I need, or any servo horn that came with a tamiya kit will do?
You broke it? Check your manual rear if you want identical replacement part.
But that particular fitment doesn't need to be exact identical afaik, just needs to fit intended geometry. Aftermarket is fine if it fits, Kimborough makes good servosavers. 3Racing also make servosavers that look/work pretty close to TRF hi-torque unit...
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6 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:
I was hoping to try the auto auctions, I got the Volvo for about half the price. Mrs yogi-bear wants a hybrid, so we might wait a little on the one.
I've been sniffing around the auctions down here lately. Vendor expectations/reserves haven't lowered to meet dismal market at present, majority get passed in - unless it's some workute or a cabchas with custom body, those stil selling strongly.
Not many hybrids around, pretty much limited to Toyota. Late model Prius haven't sold many, Prius V or C even less... can you live with their plasticky seats? Which only leaves whitegoods-on-wheels Camry... decent car, but they're fetching $3-4k (20%?) premium over petrol identical model at auction due to Uber driver demand - I don't know why they bother, it's only 5 vs 7L/100km difference). Lexus h don't come cheap. There's a few Outlanders 3-5yo popping up now; or there's a 6mth waiting ist for new RAV4 Hybrid.
Your Volvo sounds like it's 20-30yrs old. Because younger lot barely survive 10!
Your '09 Outback sounds like it's the 6, if it's chewing up its gearbox already (sure u got equal size tyres all 4 corners?). Petrol too... 'cos if it's diesel probably not have survived even 5yrs.
And that's the crux of the matter, modern cars no longer properly built to last. They'll usually run for 3/5/7y fine however long the warranty is, then the subsequent run to 10y is what kills them fast.
Maintenance schedules have been stretched too far out (to cheapen ownership cost during lease term), oils are too thin (to maximise new car fuel economy) so there's zero buffer nowadays to tolerate missed services... let alone stupid design faults like diesel oil dilution from aborted DPF purges. Or Jatco CVTs in anything bigger than 660cc Kei cars
Plus these days anything "Sealed For Life"... well, it's life will be SHORT! No dipsticks to check level/condition, no easy way to fluid change... meh! Any machine always works better on fresh lubricants, but can you even buy the correct fluid aftermarket.
Another curveball is Takata airbag issue, not everybody is recalling them to fix. Working class cars of say 10-15yrs, they just buy them back to crush. Saw a pic of huge pile of 1st gen Honda CRVs that supposedly Honda paid $500ea for, what a waste. Same with early Audi TTs so I read. So many units wastefully deleted from used car pool.
As for what's worthwhile for cheap transport downunder... well nothing Commode worthwhile, definitely not an imported one. Really only leaves anything with a Barra motor... 5-10yo Falcon sedan probably safest bet for relatively easy fixing. Terrortorys have their own issues, plus diesel Landrover engine not as hardy as Barra petrol but yeah for a good cheap one gotta get in quick before they all fall into the hands of no-service run-into-ground cheapskate owners.
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4 hours ago, geniusanthony said:
If only MCI would
Uh huh. If only a decal seller had a Rainbow Dash set for Monster Trucks. My Race Clod needs a proper motif for race day... I have a Jcon F-100 that needs color and graphics pending the eventual return of normal activities here in the world.
I just saw that you have a GFX company Willy.. ideas?
Long time dormant I'm afraid Anthony. Yes it was great fun back then redrawing vintage decal sponsor logos, can't bear those modern fake brands unless you're Lightning McQueen.
Besides copyright/trademark/licensing issues... don't think anybody has decent MLPFiM artwork in suitable digital format, especially if you're talking mugshots of the Mane6. IMHO you'll need to be a pretty decent artist first to doodle all that flowing hair properly
otherwise it just looks plain awkward.
If you were going to do it analog, there's always oldskool paper - printout & stick it under lexan before painting around it.
A decent airbrush artiste might be able to offhand by eye straight onto lexan too, for something truly one-off.
--- back to scheduled programming...
Amazing Simpsons is still going; sad that Futurama has long ended. Tried showing Futurama to my kids... meh lukewarm reception.
Now trying FRIENDS (yeah the previous Main Six
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Anything Marvel/DC etc most girls aren't interested. Don't even start with SW or ST. If I t ain't kool with their peers, daggy daddy can't sell it any better than Disney can.
Ghibli always great but I fear the fine artistry & musical subtleties aren't yet fully appreciated by the juniors. Let them discover them naturally, don't spoil it by using it as a square babysitter.
Pokemon & Pocket Monster reboot otoh, taking off like wildbushfire.
Oh hey... new Sonic movie is pretty decent! Can't wait for Tails sequel.
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Vaguely remember if you change to TRF hi-torque servosaver you also need longer alloy arm with central hole like for M05/06... dunno been a long time since I wrenched on my GF01.
You'll probably want a stronger servo to drive hi-torque servosaver, something with metal gears best.
I use machinethread screws not selftapper to hold servohorns on. M3 size easy to swap, M2.6 less so - check which one yours needs.
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11 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:
On the flip side, I am in the position where I now need to replace 3 1:1 cars. As cash is tight, I'll am waiting a bit in the hope of getting a bargain.
New or used matey? Usedees methink will be a buyer's market before too long, but you'll need to get them into your hands before they've spent too much time in no-$-to-maintain-property land.
New cars (other than stock already landed) might get interesting with AUD dumping (from 67c down to 52c now 60c) which could add 20-30% to MY21 sticker prices. Dealers took fair while to clear 2019 plates (post bushfires), now the boats with 2020s are arriving and would be a glut piling up soon if nobody's buying.
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5 minutes ago, jameswrx said:
Sadly it seems I must have glued on the pop up head lights with superglue after they kept falling off (sure they were DS tape originally).
Try sticking it in the freezer for a spell. Cold makes superglue brittle, it might snap off cleanly. Reattach with ShoeGoo.
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High time you two tried My Litte Pony Friendship is Magic, start rom s1e1.
There's Bronies amongst us...
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Pity you're too far away. All the world's remaining stock of HBX Baja King shells seem to have ended up downunder
still got a bunch unused from back when, if you were nearer it would be easy.
HBX arms are 1pc different to Tamiya 2pc screwed together.
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Pretty dark & dismal downunder
Anywhere else in the world Europe US Asia etc was booming along fine before CV19 hit.
But Australia's travel/tourism/hospitality etc already took a huge hit with the bushfires 4-6mths before Feb 2020, no time to recover before the contagion arrived. Economy pretty weakened by Xmas 2019, now everything is at total standstill - nobody even dares predict how bad it get.
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yeah neither lasts long on aluminium that's often handled
I go to autoparts store and buy either engine enamel or epoxy paint (I think it's polyurethane, takes a while to cure). Limited colours but if you want to colour match you can paint TS on top of it afterwards.
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Lemme have a sniff around Martin, no promises when though. Currently the whole town is crazy getting ready for shutdown lockin whatever... crazy! In between we're sobbing into our Weetbix about the lack of toiletpaper, state of world's stock markets and the AUD dumping to 55c (was 70c last month!).
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Hiya fellas. Yeah I'm in Melb... what exactly are you after from Hearns?
Although they promise they can ship to UK...? https://www.hearnshobbies.com/pages/shipping-policy
Hearns bit more into static models & trains IMHO, not so much car RCs so not my usual haunt even though they're only a short tram ride away.
Theyre now owned by same mob as Hobbyman, who started off in Dandenong (suburb about 25km southeast of city) but now moved to NarreWarren (40km out). Country store is bigger with more RC car/drifter/crawler out there.
Theres usually heap more bodyshells stock at Hobbyman than Hearnes, unless it's some odd leftover old items.
Suggest shoot them an email?
They're generally good guys, know friends working there.
Doubt they'll be "too busy" to help, retail traffic downunder is dead Dead DEAD all year with this current CoViD19 issue.
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CoVid19 puts paid to Shizouka Show for 2020, wow... I guess all the new toys planned for May will still get announced, just no big germ-swapping gathering.
Maybe even Olympics 2020 could get canned!
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If you're running an M38 on grippy surface like Tarmac I like to crank the suspension down until the arms sit horizontal.
M38s & original 750 3spds go too fast for their own good, they'll trip over themselves and traction roll if cornering at full speed.
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Apocalypse preparation
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Umm, yeah about that.
The idiots in charge have also decreed to parole much of the prison inmates... "Safer to let them out" etc etc... SAFER FOR WHO?!!