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  1. Alrite Cocker . Small World . I'am a Batley lad originally :D . All depends how steady your hand is and how good your eye sight is . Personally as a old git i'd use micoline tape .

    Tis a small world I work in Batley area quite a bit :) . What thickness of microline do you use?.

    http://www.staedtler...igment_liner_uk

    available in 0.05, 0.1, 0.2mm and upwards.

    Most colemans stores will stock these pens.

    Tanks for the link what thickness would be suitable for panel lines is the 0.2mm the best and does it take a while to dry?

    Richard

  2. Hi chaps back again with another question :lol:

    When I painted my scania R470 it was painted using car paint from halfords, However when reading about painted rc car shells the general advice was to use Tamiya PS paint, I have looked into these further and alot of sites are saying to spray the body from the inside? I assume this is so that if/when I bin it into a wall then the paint wont be scratched/damaged but what about the stickers they cant go on from the inside can they?

    Sorry might seem a daft question but I have never done this before :lol:

    Thanks

    Richard

  3. Another quick question :o

    I have looked at upgrading the prop shaft, joint cups etc and just wondered is the upgrade for the part to last longer or just for handling response etc The reason I ask is the car wont be used in competion or anything, it's only going to be used on some tarmaced land at the back of the house :blink:

  4. Hi

    I have already built a Tamiya Scania big rig and trailer, and due to lack of funds cant afford to build another anytime soon, So I was thinking of getting a RC car to build/run. My first question is this: Is the Tamiya TT01 type e chassis alot better than the original TT01? Also will all the bodyshells from the TT01 right thru to the TT01 type e fit? I am thinking of geting the following http://www.fusionhobbies.com/ProductDetail...10&CartID=4 if I get the ballrace bearings is there any other hop ups that would be suggested?

    Thanks for any info

    Richard

  5. I have used the receiver etc in a 1:14 scale truck and I am thinking of building another, The question is this. If I buy a futaba receiver and servos that are the same and put them into the new truck will the hand held transmitter work with both trucks or do I need to make any changes to the transmitter?. Sorry if this is confusing but I do find radio gear a tad confusing.

    Also if it will work would the transmitter then operate both trucks at the same time or not.

    Thanks

  6. So about 5 months after building my Scania truck I decided that there needed to be some sort of interior rather than blacked out windows and below are the pictures of how I got on. I left all of the electrics exactly where they were and modified the interior to fit, its not exact and may look a bit extreme but it does give a fair representation I think.

    Interior2.jpg

    Interior1.jpg

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    Interior.jpg

  7. I find keeping mine in a glass display case keeps mine very clean, unless one of my friends (read grubby handed slob) thinks it is a good idea (read drunken BBQ) to have a look at my toy (read.. OK well toy) cars and break it or otherwise spoil it with his smelly breath.

    :)

    Just for fun, not flippancy. Don't use a brush. However, very fine dust on display models can be cleaned with the type of brush some women use to put war paint on, the really fine bristled ones like a shaving brush, only finer and smaller. Just don't let her catch you doing it!

    Paul.

    happy0007.gif very funny I know what you mean about "friends" think our "toys" are for them to use and abuse at will. I know the type of brush you are talking about ill give it a try.

  8. I have had my truck out a couple of times now and having loads of fun with it, but it is now absolutley caked with a thin layer of dirt all over the back end. What is the best way to clean it should I use compressed air from a can or is a bruch better? or any other suggestions.

    Thanks

  9. Looks brilliant, it just reinforces the fact that I have to have one. Just 2 questions, Did you have to paint the front where it says MAN in silver and the background in black? and also the silver side piece that says MAN euro5 did you have to paint that or not?

  10. Have you tried adjusting the vibration trimmer on the mfu? If you look on page 6 of the instructions on the bottom left of the page it shows the vibration unit trimmer labelled as VR2 (it's next to the J14 connector) trying turning that with a small screwdriver and see if that helps. If not have you used the correct sized counterweight iirc it should be the small counterweight.

    Hope that helps

  11. as promised a few more pics to say it is the first time I have ever built an R/C vehicle I dont think ive done too bad.

    Reversing lights

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    Right hand side of truck

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    Rear of tractor truck

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    Left hand side of truck

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    Spare wheel rack with spare wheels

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    Brake lights

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    Back of trailer

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    Scania R470 on its own

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  12. I have just about finished it now, taken just may time over the last 6 weeks. more pics to follow tomorrow in the daylight. It has the MFU, and I have added twin white reversing lights as well. I decided not to paint the truck blue but chose a Ford metallic purple.

    SDC10003.jpg

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