mongoose1983

That ESC will sure make your Falcon FLY!

Yes, they're BIG. Keep up the good work!

Although it actually is a far better runner than both, the Fox and Honet, it is certainly one RC car to avoid. Unless of course you come across one in some garage sale for $10. If you have the money they ask for the Avante, you sure have a lot of options. And that in and out the the Tamiya catalog.

I don't access to over cleaner. It's not cheap. Here's my latest caustic soda experience. And there was more enamel layers behind the black/grey.

Today I wasted some Tamiya fluid and a lil precious time changing the rear pogo shocks of my Lunchbox van. Unfortunately I had to replace them back immediately. Think these are RC10, maybe Duratrax? The gold ones lifted up the whole thing almost 7mm, which is something I was NOT wanting for the truck. So I removed them immediately and had to go back to the stock ones that I painted black. The chrome bottles and springs take away some of the truck's charm in my opinion. At this point I kinda liked the change: And this is how the truck looked like with them: Wasn't happy with them, so I had to get the Lunchbox back to stock: Wasted time, and also some Tamiya shock fluid replacing the one in the gold shocks. Not a happy camper. You all have stay safe and have a good week!

Any chance that we can have a look at the Amarok in the back?

That is the first version of the HUMMER. A wonderful piece of chassis that is. Don't destroy it for heaven's sake!

I'm getting some Manta Ray junk these days to customize, because I never really liked the model. But WOW looking at your custom paintjob and wheels, I'm loving it. You did a GREAT job with that Manta Ray. It all depends on the type of enamel you used. I've done that easily with brake fluid, and if that doesn't work caustic soda and a lil elbow grease will get it all off.

Check the antenna cable for creases or other problems. Also, keep it away from the modern ESC you're using. If damaged, you can change the antenna cable for one with the exact length to keep the thing receiving signals as back in the day. But the cable must be the very same type. I've done that in the past with success.

Welcome to the Club. I once had a Falcon. It's a nice chassis. Oh, and I have the exact same radio. I love it. And my cousin had that one too, back in the day. There is a Futaba version of that radio, too. Great stuff.

Oh, good ol 2002. Not that bad of a year!

Just today I got a note from a guy in CA, USA, and he's telling me the USPS is not shipping anything to my country anymore because of the covid. I was wondering what's behind that, because in here the covid isn't as strong as over there up in CA. TOTALLY GUTTED. Here's the link: https://about.usps.com/newsroom/service-alerts/international/welcome.htm

That's the kind of sugar papa likes!

The one member who knows a lot about static and motorbike models is @mcovalsk Mario is not going to return to TamiyaClub, but I spoke with him just a couple of weeks ago. Great guy. You might want to have a look at his international website here: http://www.modelersite.com/en/ http://www.modelersite.com/en/1684/building-the-honda-cb750-four--step-by-step-tamiya-1-6-scale

I like that black Fox, Kym. And I rarely like cars with black wheels. Stands out nicely. And Foxes are definitely eye-candy, do you know that

Welcome aboard, and thanks for sharing pictures of your buggy. You know we all love Hornets here! Or so I'd like to believe. Anyway, you story sounds familiar, age, the therapeutic side of dealing with these things, and the BMX experience. Oh, and if you like Heavy metal (the old school type), I like that too. You don't need no hot motors with these. But if you want to see some serious improvement you really need to check the AMPro Hornet axle bracket. It's a tiny plastic bit that will change your Hornet experience for good! Stay safe and have a good Friday!

The old one also has the angle. The outer post is taller. Thank you! I don't think I need the front bar, fortunately mine is in good condition. Before you mentioned that, I was thinking oh, that custom roof is beautiful. I will send you a message to make contact. And I am happy I will be able to help our other friend with the bit to complete his car.

You did a superb job with that Sidewinder body. It's flawless! By the way, that looks more like a Tomahawk reissue to me.

You can check the cheap options here: https://www.jconcepts.net/shop/1982-gmc-k2500-traxxas-stampede-tamiya-clod-buster-body Other than that, your truck needs nothing else to run hard. You'll probably read a ton of... about high torque servos for steering, but if you tighten hard the front servo saver or use a solid bracket instead of it, your truck is going to steer (and run) super nice with ANY servo, any time, any place. I hope you'll share some pictures of the Clod Buster later

I like a lot some of your bodies there. The Chevy homage looks very nice. Those tires look good! Also, that Sidewinder...ohhh... that one sure looks gorgeous! More pictures of that one would not hurt

Thank you. That's a beautiful gesture! Are you sure those black bits work just the original ones? If they work, I know I will be able to help @catman79 afterwards to get the one his Scorpion buggy is missing.

Yes, Kev. The piece would look okay to any eye, but it's somehow stripped from below. It was ruined by the original owner, but I've no problems with the man because I got it cheap. It is gutting though to see everything nice and ready to be tested, and then noticing something so small will keep you from enjoying the car. Re-cutting the thread, if possible, would require a thicker screw, am I wrong? If so then I'd have to enlarge the hole on the mount bit. I don't know. I grew up doubting Kyosho's quality, you know you get deceived by the looks most the times. I've worked on about ten different SRB chassis the last decade and never saw anything like this happening, not a single time. By now I'll keep the car as a paperweight.

Thanks for sharing the information, but oh, for heaven's sake why on earth these guys can't do anything just like the things we grew up with, d*mn! I was already looking at the buggy as some cool paperweight. I mean, I knew this was kind of a super long shot but not completely impossible.

Thanks. I understand what you say. The decals have to match the paint job, so in the end they don't look like decals. Most the times excess of 'glossyness' tend to look toyish in some RC cars.

Can't believe this year we will celebrate the tenth anniversary of our S.I.G. for Tamiya's legendary 10th anniversary RC race car, the BIGWIG! If you own an example or you just love this fantastic buggy consider yourself invited to join our BIGWIG Owners & Enthusiasts Special Interest group in the main page. You're all invited! https://www.tamiyaclub.com/sig_member.asp?id=205 In the meantime, have a look a fantastic different BIGWIG I've just seen on eBay... I'm a big fan of the original paintscheme, but sometimes someone likes to try something different with good results. Y'all stay safe and have a nice Thursday!