retroman
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For what it's worth, my re-re Frog has been totally reliable, and never had the drive shafts pop out, but my original vintage Frog seems to self destruct every time I run it, including the drive shafts popping out. So Tamiya must have done something right on the re-re!
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I've had a look at the link Alistair, and I'm interested! Should have the King in one bit by March...........! Preston is a bit of a trip for me though, made worse by the fact that I drive a Mk2 Escort auto!!
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I guess that you can probably make them yourself, by using your Frog gearbox side plates as a template for marking out the CF. Might need some mild mods to the chassis where the gearbox attaches though, as the CF side plates will effectively make the gearbox wider.
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Sounds like your volunteering yourself Alistair??
The grey carpet is an excellent idea, although very heavy to move about
Could always hire the local ice skating rink, and pretend to be Hugh Roland for a few hours!! That could be very funny. I'd give it a go!
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If you search for a thread called "Ghost Frog", I think in the vintage section, this Frog has Carbon Fibre gearbox side plates. It's one well cool looking Frog
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I think the problem there is that most people just want to turn up and run what they bought along. It takes a very dedicated person to take the extra time to set up a road network (or race track), who is prepared to turn up first, and go home last............
I know what you mean about those play mats, Alistair, they look pretty cool! That's why I'm into Scalextric as well
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I have a bit of an alternative method of doing this....... My vintage Frog had a bit of play in the diff, and I couldn't find any spare shims........ So, I removed the gearbox, took the internals out, re-assembled the empty casing, and gave it a gentle squeeze in my vice, with the aid of a couple of sockets. Worked a treat!!
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Here here Paul. We should be ambassadors for our hobby. It's part of the reason I don't have nitro stuff, too noisy, smelly................ It's as anti social as a neighbour running a 2 stroke chainsaw in their back garden all day.........
Well out the way of civilisation is fine by me though I draw the line at other people having a go with my stuff though. I've seen it too many times were people who have never driven one before get left and right mixed up and "WALLOP"
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Somewhere in the vintage section is a thread with a few similar questions I had with the 3 speed box. I too had the same concern over the pinion looking very sharp on the ends of the teeth, and someone advised me that they do look this way a little, due to the pinion being so small. My gearbox also had a slightly "bruised" spur gear, looked like the motor might have worked loose at some point. Anyhow, I cleaned all the gearbox out, added a few shims here and there to take out some of the play, put it all back together, and it all works perfectly, and it's nice and quiet too
I don't think i'll ever stop it leaking oil though I think what oil to use is a matter of personal preferance really, I've been using 30W silicone shock oil in mine, which works well.As for the question on the colour of the alloy, yours looks the same as the one in my Blazing Blazer. I have to admit, I have never noticed any of the gearboxes I have seen looking noticeably different.
Also in my old thread, someone provided me with a link to a really excellent on line manual, on how to rebuild, and or modify the vintage 3 speed transmission. It's a very good read, and proved invaluable when I rebuilt mine.
I too was "watching" the alloy spur gear that appeared on ebay recently. It went for horrendous money! The standard ones do turn up from time to time. Would be nice if someone would make a repro one.
Good luck with your project
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I've never run my RC stuff around dogs........... In case of the inevitable! Recently took one of my frogs to my mum and dad's, to give my little nephew a bit of a laugh (feeble excuse!), but I made sure that my folks dogs were locked inside the house first.......One of them is a Doberman, and he looks like satan, with teeth all the way to the back of his throat! He's like most Dobbie's though.... Looks scarey, but he's a big soppy old lump
Love the piccy's of the Rotty, and the Jack Russell chasing the Wild One.
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Ah, that explains a lot. I have found that it has been initial turn in that causes the grip roll. Good to hear that it gives a bit of castor also. Something that is seriously lacking in the TL01. At the club I used to race at, there was a few of us that had TL01's, so we had a heat for them. The only rules were that it had to be a TL01, and it had to have a kit standard silver can in it. The guy's in the TL01 heat were good drivers, and it's probably some of the best racing I have ever had. Really close. You don't need an X-Ray, or a TRF with a 7 single in it to have fun!!
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If it's any help, i stripped the back end of my Sand Scorcher off yesterday, and gave the rear torsion bars some serious tweaking with a pair of pliers
It now has rear suspension! I haven't driven it yet, but at least now the rear suspension actually moves when the car is dropped, from a safe height of course -
If it's any help, the gearbox casing on my Super Champ, is a lovely satin silver finish, but the casing on my Scorcher is quite a dark grey. Mostly because it was very dirty, and some idiot (namely me!!) tried cleaning it with Mr Muscle, which sent it a very dark grey colour. Whoops! Oh well, it is a runner
Both cars have the Mk2 style gear casing
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The Losi JRX-S springs to mind....... They pretty much committed suicide with that one! No one keeps Losi stuff round here anymore. Shame really, as the XXXS was a good car
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Dude, you're not alone with the TL01 thing
I have 2, one is stock apart from a ball race set, the other one I have spent way too much on....... Manta Ray ball diffs front and back, proper TRF shockers, ball raced, alloy prop shaft, UJ driveshafts, light weight chassis set, speed tuned gear set, anti roll bars front and back........ Keep meaning the get the LA suspension set for it though! Always been a good little chassis, just has a tendancy to grip roll in high grip situations
I agree with BMT about the turn of a motor only being a ball park thing. An old motor, with weak magnets will always have far less amp draw than a fresh motor, with the same turn armature. The only real way to be safe is to know what the maximum amp rating is on the ESC, and work out how many amps the motor will pull, with the gearing you are running. Way too complicated for me!!
Always enjoyed 27 turn stock racing myself. There's nothing like a 27 Turn single, with an ESC that you can arc weld with!
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My money is still on the cheap cars, that will get smashed to bits
I would have thought that the cheap and nasty thing they have just released, that's based on the Grasshopper/ Hornet chassis would be a good contender. TL01B Baja Champ perhaps??A few years back, Scalextric released a set called the "Flying Leap". The 2 cars in the set were a gold BMW CSL, and a red Rover SD1. Both cars are now as rare as hens teeth, because they all got smashed to bits doing a flying leap!!
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"they are relics that are not even good fun to drive".
You're right, they're not. They're hillarious!!!!
I wouldn't get rid of my Super Champ, or Sand Scorcher. they don't make me smile, they make me laugh, with they're antique, rubbish handling characteristics PS, looks like this thread might be turning into "will Tamiya re-re the SRB" thread again............
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Wow!! Just had a look at the site, those wheels look great! I really like the idea of the alloy SRB gear and motor covers as well. I might have a few sets of those, as I run my SRB's
I have just done a set of Brat wheels. I painted the rims silver, the spokes black, and then painted in the lettering white with tyre paint. They look pretty cool. I'll see if I can get the Mrs to help me post a picture up in a bit.
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Good luck with your project
The website looks good.My advice would be to keep a close eye on pricing for what you are selling. Here in Chesterfield, UK, I have seen several people try and start RC model shops in the last three years, and sadly they all went under
A friend of mine, who I buy the bulk of my RC stuff from, has his shop in the cellar of his house, so no overheads!! And he always beats any genuine internet price as well.
My suggestion would be to make yourself known to local RC racing clubs, as they can be the "lifes blood" of model shops, and see what they would use you for. If there is a hardcore of members that run say, a TT01, then it would be worth buying a few TT01 kits in, splitting them for spares, and selling the spares at retail.
Just a few thoughts from inside Retroman's head
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Thats classic!! It's always good to have a Mrs who is into the same stuff as you are. I am very lucky, as my wife is cool with my RC fetish, and she is a classic car nut too!!
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Well guy's, I'm now hooked on the idea of the MFU!
I went on You Tube last night, and done a search on the "King Hauler". Plenty of happy watching to be found! And found plenty of demonstrations with the MFU. Got to have one!! I think my King Hauler that I am getting for Christmas will only be half a truck without it
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My thoughts are that the 90's or current models, probably will not appreciate in value like the old 70's and 80's stuff. the reason for my opinion is that there has been a trend for keeping NIB stuff for maybe ten to fifteen years, by collectors, so in ten to twenty years time, there will be a lot more NIB kits available. I've seen it alot with die cast, and scalextric stuff. If I was collecting NIB stuff, I would guess that it will probably be the cheap cars, that get given to children, then smashed to bits, that may command a good value in the future. Maybe the TL01 perhaps?? Plenty of them get wrecked
There will of course be a serious market for very limited editions, but these days limited edition seems to mean a production run of at least 10,000 units.........I think the reason why 70's and 80's stuff is getting the money now, is because back then, not many people were too bothered about collecting them, just having fun with them. So finding a mint Scorcher, or 3 speed will be a much more difficult journey for the collector today
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I love the second driver figure picture. Made me laugh!! Absolutely awesome
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I don't know why I didn't think of this either! My Sand Scorcher is incredibly stiff on the rear end (OOH ERR Mrs!!) to the point where the rear of the car bounces everywhere.......Think I'll strip it down later, and have a play!!
Cheers Chaps
Well out the way of civilisation is fine by me though 
I don't think i'll ever stop it leaking oil though 
It now has rear suspension! I haven't driven it yet, but at least now the rear suspension actually moves when the car is dropped, from a safe height of course 
The Frog Build!
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Nice build thread dude
Don't worry too much about the diff shimming, and rear drive shaft thingy; I have the re-re Frog as well as the Vintage one, and my re-re has proven to be tougher for some reason. Mine has the sport tuned in, and I've had it over a ramp on numerous occasions, sometimes about five foot in the air! Never had the diff jam, or the drive shafts pop out yet
Look forward to seeing the finished piccy's