knotty

sorry willy matey its the mrs` birthday so i couldnt make it.give me a couple of weeks to get a few more runners organised and we`ll organise a weekend meet or at safeways one night now its getting a bit lightercheers phil

is it just running and the wear and tear that sharpens the pinions?and is it worth replacing the spur with a metal spur gear as well or would that just make more problems metal on metal and the heat build up etc

its something that i`ve never thought about,the jumping killing gears.but plastic shredding metal?usually the other way round i`d have thought.so id check to see if there wasnt something else destroying the pinion and if its the pinion thats then destroyed the spur

nice looking bit of kit.it kinda makes my "just got back from a bit of a bash in me local park look at bit tame though

thats a nice buggy and a very nice looking landy do they do a freelander body by any chance?

I have been looking at a kamtech bodies recently and was wondering if anyone had any experience of them good or bad.the ones i have been looking at are abs so what are they like for painting and to standing up to abuse etc and how easy are they to fit? cheers phil

cheers ryck,by re buildable you mean the brushes can be changed? might be better.something else to consider anyway

cheers gents i`ll get one of those ordered then.at the most i`ll only be putting the sport tuned 540 in so it should handle it.according to the bumpf on the website

I have got the bits to finish me FF-02 chassis today,so after coming in from work i have built it.what esc would be the best,just a standard tamiya one TEU-101BK do the job or time tunnel have one advertised HERE.has anyone used one before and are they any good.or am i better off sticking with the tamiya one? any advice appreciated phil

been to college,learned how to platser or how not to in my case.think i`ll stick with being a plumber!!oh and with thanks to time tunnel models and the lovely lady i spoke to on the phone.ordered the bits to finish my front wheel drive chassis.and was told the bits would be with me by the end of the week.i`ll put piccys up when i`m dine.now just to decide on a body.....

cheers.that gives me a few more ideas to play with

in chooseing a body shell for this here ff-02 that i keep banging on about,am i limited in what i can have or will any touring car/production car/rally car body fit?or is there anything else i need to think about.the only problem i can see is the size between the wheel arches so that the wheels fit in properly.any help would be appreciated

you get the better sizes the further up the membership ladder you are.if your a subscriber yu get the top grade ones.but to set the steering you take the the screw out of the top of the srevo and lift the plastic disc off.then connect your batteries and turn on your car and radio.the servo will center itself.leave the car turned on and put the disc that is connected to the steering back on so that the wheels are pointing straight ahead then screw it up.and that should sort your steering.but have a check and make sure none of the steering linkages or suspension mounts are broken,cos that would make it steer to one side as well.

missed mine that much i got another.first theing i did when i got it built was put the batteries in and jumped it straight of the kitchen table,about a meter up straight onto a hardwood floor.the buggy is fine,but i must change the block on the floor before the mrs notices

thanks,its mainly the chassis and gears i was wondering about.i have found the middle section on ebaypart and modelsport have the spare gear sets. and i havent decided about a body yet.i had the pug 306 maxi before and that was nice but i like the look of the alfa.like i said before it wasnt a planeed project or owt just a bonus in another car i bought

is it exactly the same chassis or is the middle bit taken out?and is the rear part of the chassis the same?

following on from my post in the postie brought me,i have built up whats there from the ffo2 chassis and all that is missing is the spur gear and the shaft/tubing? that it rotates on,the middle chassis section (parts d3 and d4 according to the manual) and part a4 from the rear chassis (left hand rear quarter when you look from the front of the car.are these bits still available in shops /online or is it a case of ebay and hope?still considering its more or less there with the motor and radio gear for less than twenty quid its still a bargain

today the postie brought me a little box of goodies including three motors (two stock 540`s and a sport tuned 540) acoms radio 4 batterries and a fighter buggythat is hopped up and in decent nick.all in a nice little bundle from ebay a bargain for 16.even more so when i`ve opend it and it also seems to have the majority of a ff-02 in there as well.i`m going to download the manual from t.c and see whats there and whats not but it would be nice to have another chassis to mess with.

tried all ways to break mine before,jumps, smacking it into kerbs and it got turned over more times than enough both at the local park and in the back lane.all that happened was a seriously scuffed body only just realising now i should`ve kept it i paid 79 for mine at the time although i think they`re about 60 ish now.for the money they`re brilliant

thanks biggus i`ll see what i can do

well i got the time this afternoon and here we go.not the best photos you`ll ever see but i`ll have a play around with them tomorrow so you get to see it better.

yep thats were i meant tipsy you come up bradford road from batley and dewsbury to the roundabout with the fire headquarters, and turn left as if your going to the m606 and cleckheaton the new industrial place is just off the next roundabout on the left hand side.and can someone give me a shout the next time you organise one of these here get togethers?pretty please

wish id known about it as i`m only in dewsbury where did you get together on that new industrial estate opposite the fire station?and more importantly are ye having another one

well,a further update guys,having planned this out last weekend and borrowing fairly heavily from jozzas own project ideas all the main holes have been drilled out.just the painting and glueing in parts needed now,we`ll see what happens later.i might get five minutes to meself

thanks to our postie(and even more thanks to vicstosell on ebay)i now have the full lighting rig for my pumpkin!!