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rjg1973

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  1. Missed this thread first time around, but I’ve got this tucked away. Sits on a TA-01. https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=130610&id=29570
  2. A small flurry of activity over the weekend. Jack with scratch fabricated mount, modified snorkel with fly-screen filter, wipers, wiper motor, shut lines. Starting to take shape. Have begun fabricating rear mudguards.
  3. Spotted just now in the Annex Market NYC....speaking of Radio Shack....
  4. Some great info and memories from this thread! In this era I was still running the Frog I got for Christmas 1984, trying hard to keep it competitive with my brothers Fox which he was starting to enter in local races. Our kid sister wanted in on the action and was given a Taiyo Jet Hopper which wasn’t a bad little thing and hugely popular here in Oz. They must have sold 1,000s of those things. She ran it for a while and eventually upgraded to a Hornet, but by then her older brothers were into road cars, F1s for me (Adelaide had the Grand Prix in the late 80’s, still my passion today) and an RM 956 for middle bro. What great times!!
  5. Styrene section for the front bumper. Shaped, painted and fitted with winch opening.
  6. Suspension and magnetic mounts for the cab and tray all done. Some front end detailing. Fly screen for the grills.
  7. Sorted out the suspension and tray mounts. Using CAD (cardboard aided design) cut and painted an angle section of aluminium for the suspension mounts. These also have the magnets for the tray. Suspension points are adjustable so I can fit smaller springs or adjust ride height. Tray in position.
  8. Cabin and tray resting on top of the chassis. Starting to take shape.... Hoping my integrated rear suspension and tray mount solution will work....
  9. Thanks for that link too. I’m going to try and solve the suspension conundrum this weekend. In the meantime, I’ve assembled and painted a killerbody tray. My original intent was to scratch build a tray, but this looks really nice and has working hinges and latches.
  10. These do look good! Thinking I may be able to fabricate something similar.
  11. For the cab I used off the shelf vinyl cans. Pretty cheap and gives a good flexible finish.
  12. Finished painting the cab and the chassis now has axles. Still no solution for the suspension.
  13. A little more progress. I’ve opted for an SCX10 chassis - the builders kit. This gives three different wheelbases out of the box. Based on various measurements of the cab, the scale is between 1:10 and 1:9. The longest wheelbase gives me 1:9.5, so that’s what I’m going with. Proportions look pretty good, but unfortunately the rear suspension towers won’t work with the tray. Some thinking to do....
  14. After some online research and prototyping, the method I used to join the body was as follows: On the inside, a layer of shoe-goo, drywall tape, and a strip of polycarbonate offcut as a sandwich. The offcut was from the unused middle section of the body so fitted well and was to stop excessive localised flexing of the join. On the outside of the join a layer of JB-Weld epoxy. A dusting of white paint to better see the surface as I plan to paint from the outside. Eat, sleep, epoxy, sand, repeat.....
  15. Hi TC folks. I’ve been keen on a CR01 crawler build for some time and was planning to do a Toyota Land Cruiser 40. Inspired by my brother-in-law’s 1:1 truck I’ve decided to do a custom ute version instead. Here’s a pic of the real thing. First step is to cut down the body from the 58405 Toyota Land Cruiser 40 CR01 kit to become the cab. More to come!
  16. With today’s prices I’m glad I have a big backlog of projects!
  17. RIP. A giant from the most magnificent era of F1.
  18. Interesting reading all the different points of view here. My enjoyment of this hobby has many levels. I was originally drawn in by the nostalgia for the cars I used to want as a kid but couldn’t afford. I like to restore and display (for my own private viewing) anything that interests me. I like to build and bash new kits with my kids. I like the community and discussion of the hobby in the forums. I like to collect some NIBs that interest me. I like to build NIBs for the fun of it. I sell things to make space or if I change my mind. All of this costs money, and often I’ll spend more money than something is worth or sell on at a loss. While not ideal, I’m in this hobby expecting it will cost me money, not make me money. That’s ok. Do golf enthusiasts expect a refund when they retire from their hobby?
  19. Seems like the only option for us antipodes is to post our old cars to the UK crew to clean them up for us!!
  20. Great work, thanks. Here in Aus, “desolvit” is a citrus based stain remover. Could you please post a pic of the ingredients of your desolvit to help find the local equivalent? Cheers!!
  21. F101 959 Hotshot Frog aint no school like the old school! 🙂
  22. Hi, I got these from Hobby Habit in Adelaide. Very happy with them. Fit the old models and have a standard plug. 20-30min run time with a silver can.
  23. This is ps-16 backed by white: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=132869&id=29570 A bit darker then your example I reckon.
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