[So, What Have You Done Today?]

1 hour ago, nowinaminute said:

Tried my new lunchbox with the yellow cva kit. It's hard to describe how it behaves now, it's still crude technically but it's much more composed and controllable and handles the rough stuff better. It's a weird combination of refinement and crudeness!

My lunchbox has now ended up on it's roof 5 times and they have all been my fault doing stuff that I knew was going to end badly as soon as I had started to do it lol.

I'm still surprised by how well it stays upright, it has exceeded my expectations in this department. I guess it's not really mega fast with the stock motor which helps and the CVA kit helped too but I really thought it was going to be forever tipping over but so far the only time it has threatened to do it is on tarmac that has intermittent gravelly bits, if it goes into a slide but then hits clean tarmac the tyres bite and it wants to tip but it hasn't done it yet. 

On the whole though it's better than I expected. My Grasshopper was definitely as bad as people made out but at least the lunchbox can go over relatively rough terrain without bouncing clean off the ground and coming back down pointing in a totally different direction!

I'm glad I went with the black shell, a few minutes with fine wet and dry and you wouldn't know until there were scratches until you got really close or your were looking for it. I could even get the plastic polish out but that seems a little over kill for a runner shell. It still looks great on the shelf from the other half of the living room!

The CVAs certainly help take some of the bounce out;  the fronts cva springs are a bit week but at least they absorb some of the bumps - the standard shocks  dont do a huge amount, its mainly the tyres that dampen the lumps n bumps.  Fitting Proline foams inside the tyres will further improve the handling

 

[Boomerang Aftermarket Shocks]

The front shock is not the same as the rear, the rears use a long piston rod (ca 6mm longer) and longer plastic shock body.  The springs themselves are the same front and rear, which is why the rear needs bigger preload spacers to make up for the lack of spring length

[Boomerang Aftermarket Shocks]

Tamiya 54567 DT03 shock set (black CVAs ) might be worth a look - rears might be the correct length, may have to meddle a bit to get the right length for the front

Search out black CVA shock body, caps, spring platforms and utilise the current internals and springs ?

 

Dye the yellow CVAs with a packet of Rit dye - i've used it to dye white items, may not be as effective colouring yellow plastic ?  These were white CVAs dyed with Tangerine Rit dye..

 

[Sand Scorcher Complete Chassis & Cage]

Looking fantastic.

 

One thought might be to try to put an upper shock mount in there somewhere - one bug bear with the SRB is the woeful shocks, and whilst there are many options to swap out the fronts there's virtually nothing that works well at the rear at the ca 55mm length needed to suit the standard mounting points - being able to utilise a 70mm shock at the rear would open up lots of options.

[The "Postman Brought Me" Thread]

Not posted on here, or this thread, for some time but the last 7 days have seen..

Sand Scorcher rear wheel sprue

Sand Scorcher rear tyres

SRB Radio Mechanism box

Some M3 rubber Rubnuts (5 for a £2.59 delivered and they appear to be a perfect fit at a tenth of the price of the Tamiya wellnuts)

M2 stainless bolts & huts

4mm stainless dowel pins

Sand Scorcher Rubber Sealed bearing kit

 

 

Guess who stumbled upon his box of SRB spares while having a clear out lol!

 

Now to decide on a chassis plate - use a vintage item i have, use a black re-re item or go aluminium from radshape?

 

[NOW SOLD - CC-01 Pajero Newly Built with Hop-Ups]

Paypal Is

percymon@hotmail.com

 

Don't forget to drop me a message with your delivery address.

 

regards,

David

[NOW SOLD - CC-01 Pajero Newly Built with Hop-Ups]

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Having dug out the spares this morning..

 

There are various spare sprues including a spare set of body posts for the front, and the original unused plastic bumper.

The chassis also has universal driveshafts at the front, and given the plastic motor mount is in the spares bag I would assume I also fitted an alloy motor mount at the time of assembly.

No original box, but original manual, all unused spares and the Rallye decals included.

 

 

[Tamiya Top Force Re-re-really!]

On 7/5/2017 at 1:04 PM, Adamcurrie said:

Had to do it. I'm getting one too  @Percymon did you see the Hi-Cap announcement? #47358 I'll be buying a few sets when they're available. 

I strongly suggest everyone stock up on J-Parts

 

@Adamcurrie   thanks for the heads up - still have a few spare sets of the 84300/84301 items

 

 

[NOW SOLD - CC-01 Pajero Newly Built with Hop-Ups]

For Sale :  CC-01 Pajero  - Hop Ups, Never Run

 

 

 Built from a Pajero Rallye kit with the following new hop ups..

 

• GPM Alloy steering arm
• GPM Alloy steering linkage kit (servo arm and hub steering turn buckle links)
• GPM Alloy front upper shock mounts
• GPM Alloy rear upper shock mounts
• GPM Alloy front steering hubs
• GPM Alloy front uprights/C hubs
• Gmade / Junfac alloy front skid plate
• Black anodised alloy servo mount
• Alturn AAS-700 servo fitted with Tamiya Hi-Torque servo saver.
• Tamiya CC-01 barrel springs
• 55T rebuildable brushed crawler motor
• Tamiya wire mesh variable offset wire mesh wheels
• KRT Kong crawler tyres (not glued)
• TT-02B receiver box
• Full ball bearings throughout

 

• Painted in Tamiya gunmetal with smoked window glass

 

• Near new Modelsport RV-20 waterproof ESC

 

    Built with a more on-road look, but with most recommended crawler upgrades completed.

    An almost ready to hit the trail CC-01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Has never even been powered up !

  Unused Pajero Rallye Sport decal sheet included, manual included

  If I find other bits / unused sprues then these will be included in shipment

 

  No RX receiver included – any implied in photos will be removed before sale.

 

Over £60 of necessary alloy hop-ups used, plus electronics and improved tyres for trail running.

 

£160  plus £8 shipping 

 

UK buyers only - sorry but the additional handling of overseas shipping isn't worth the risk of damage and disappointment to me and the buyer.

 

Payment by paypal

 

More than sensibly priced compared to ebay listings

 

 

[SOLD : Brushless Lancia Integrale TG10]

Now Sold 

 

thanks

[SOLD : Brushless Lancia Integrale TG10]

PM sent mellowman

[SOLD : Brushless Lancia Integrale TG10]

For Sale - a bit unusual this one..

 

Started life as a TG10  Lancia Integrale

I converted this to brushless using a new EZ Run 4300kV unsensored brushless motor,  a new Hobbyking 45A ESC and a TB-01 motor mount.

It's fitted with a alloy steering linkage , and Kyosho rally tyres

It has alloy oil filled shocks - i think they might be Tamiya low friction items but i can't be certain.

The shell has a few splits around the front corners and lower front spoiler area - its a standard touring car wheelbase so easy to find other shells to suit

Run once for 10 minutes after the conversion and its a real hoot - 4 wheel drifts on tarmac are no problem at all

Steering servo included - will throw in the receiver if its of use to the buyer

 

Shipped by collectplus courier - UK only

 

Payment by paypal gift please

[So, What Have You Done Today?]

I've been re-organising my garage over the last few weeks, mostly thanks to some free kitchen units from a friend. Has given me the ideal opportunity to see what i've hoarded over the last 7-8 years (and my goodness, I've hoarded some rubbish lol!).

I've sold some RC bits, I've taken some to the refuse tip and i still have more to sort through.

At least the bulk of my clearout has been non RC items !

 

[SOLD: Alloy hop ups for WR-02 / GF-01 chassis]

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[SOLD: Alloy hop ups for WR-02 / GF-01 chassis]

For sale, alloy hop-up parts for WR-02 chassis - parts are also listed to fit the GF-01 (except rear bumper but it might fit with adjustment ?).

All are made by Active-Hobby in Japan,

All new in packet

Alloy upper adjustable arms - both front and rear set 

Front bumper and skid plate 

Rear Bumper (listed for WR-02) 

Payment by paypal gift please

 

 

 

 

[SOLD : New Tamiya DF-03 wheels with K block tyres /foams]

Now sold - thank you

 

As per title new Tamiya DF-03 wheels n tyres with foams

tyres are not glued, bought for a project but decided on other wheels

these also work sell on Boomerang/hotshot series as they are slightly bigger diameter so give a little more ground clearance

paypal gift payment please

[SOLD - 8.5T sensored brushless motor New £10 !]

Launcher SOLD

[SOLD - Toyota Land Cruiser 40 pick up body - Willy / GF-01 / TLT]

Open to close offers, otherwise will put it on eBay at the end of the week.

[SOLD - 8.5T sensored brushless motor New £10 !]

Bump 

Given the postage is ca £3  I can't believe no-one wants a motor for the equivalent of £7

Going on ebay if no-one bites in the next few days

[Not for sale anymore ! - Broken Manta Ray Roller UK]

Got there in the end - result !

 

[Another new re-re: 58643 Grasshopper II (2017)]

GH2 was one of my earlier refurbs- I enjoyed running it but my 17yrvold Staffie could catch it when the battery started to get under 50% lol!

[Tamiya Top Force Re-re-really!]

9 minutes ago, bjorklo said:

Yeah, I would like to see one like that. 

just turning a box art photo to black and white it looks stunning..

 

[Tamiya Manta Ray DF-01 - New to me]

BIGGEST problem with the alloy mounts is that they have no markings as to which holes are for which pinion, or which way up the mount goes.  Bit of a mare, as you can't really see the mesh properly even with the top case removed!

 

I'm sure there is a post/thread somewhere from TA-Mark about them and the effects of them being upside down 

Edit - found (probably one of many repeat entries) here -  http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/63067-manta-ray/#comment-423472

 

[Tamiya Top Force Re-re-really!]

39 minutes ago, bjorklo said:

Yeah, that's true, my bad.  But Ok they got this nice chassis, why not make another version of it, not with the regular green body. Do as I did and many others change colors on body, and other parts. or do as they have done with the grasshopper, different paint schema's. That said I'm super happy that they are rereleasing it and it's on my must buy list :-)  

I know visually Tamiya have tried to stay true to the original (with minor performance tweeks e.g. like the gold coloured front uprights on the Egress )  but i do think a slight variation wouldn't be a bad thing.  We've had the black edition and blue edition LB, a chrome edition midnight pumpkin.  A silver edition Top Force with simple monochrome decals I think would look great.

[Sold - wheels job lot £8 posted UK]

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