Theibault
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Happy New Year!
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Bearings if you haven't got those already. Otherwise, build it and have fun. You can always add things later like universal joints, metal steering upgrade, etc.
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The new "old" hotness.
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If that's a vintage Hornet , my guess is that's what's left of the black Tamiya balloon lol. Unless that's still in the box.
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2 hours ago, Krankster82 said:
Yeah, I agree, good advice! I obviously want it to look good as I do have my models on display but you’re right, I run them so will get some scuffs and scratches. Getting the best paint job I can is just for my own OCD and enjoyment basically!
Just out of interest, what models do you have? Have you got quite a big collection?
I have a few RCs.
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I will say one last thing about painting hard bodies. It's very easy to go down the slippery slope of trying to get the "perfect" paint job. That's all well and good for a shelf queen or for photography, but as a runner, don't kill yourself painting it lol. You can't see imperfections in a paint job from more than 2 feet away and if it's going to be run, it'll get scratched up it's first time out. Just aim to make it look how you want it to look and don't worry about 4 coats, wet sanding, 4 coats clear, more wet sanding and so on lol. Just get her painted up and go have fun with it!
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10 minutes ago, Jason1145 said:
You should’ve done a sixth one then pal
You should have just built yours instead of psyching yourself out of it. It's not like it's that hard to take a TT01 apart to add bearings and a shaft later (shaft is totally not needed, just looks better, I said it lol).
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2 hours ago, Snappy1 said:
They are the re re high cap Top Force springs painted with PS-1
The springs look great painted Snappy. How's the paint holding up to running? I'd be worried it flake off after a pack or two.
1 hour ago, SteppenwolfAUT said:I am not sure about the o-rings in BOTH of the rear wheel axle and joint cup. It makes the drive shafts stuck a bit, meaning if I adjust the upper rods to the 26mm distance as stated in the manual, the rear wheels need more force to be turned as if I set the rods to 28+mm or remove one of the o-rings. Anyone else experienced that? By the way, I shimmed both the rear axles in the uppers and the differential gear in the gearbox, which I both found to have a lot of play by factory settings.
The instructions are like general guidelines. Do what feels right and if the bones come flying out, well, go back to two lol.
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1 hour ago, Nobbi1977 said:
Got the builders kit to do for the full TRX4 effect but looking at forums most people seem to take the full fat ones and turn them in to Sports anyway.
Being old school, I love the shift on the fly gears and diff selectors. That's the main appeal to this truck for me. I never got the guys that did that. It's like getting a Bruiser and putting a single speed transmission into it lol. That what's great about this hobby though. We can all customize our toys to how we want them and no one's preference is better than anyone else's.
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I got a cold.
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47 minutes ago, NameUnchanged said:
I use this controller and Reciever to test different pieces of equipment I Recieve in job lots I know they work perfectly fine
Look, I'm just trying to help. I have a lot of experience when it comes to this ESC. I don't know how you have tested it. I don't know how you have connected it to the TBLE-02S. Good luck, I hope you figure it out.
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I love my TRX4. I have the Bronco. Enjoy it! PS, I run mine with a small 3s pack mounted up front. Also, from my experience, those under guard pieces may look nice but they will just get you hung up on the rocks. All these axles can take a huge amount of scrubbing without being damaged.
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1 hour ago, Krankster82 said:
Wow! Your truck looks awesome! Great looking paint job!
Ah man, I was going to prime before painting but the majority of people have said not to bother as I’m going to be painting black onto the already black moulded body.
Not quite sure what to do as I’ve been getting conflicting advice! 😂
Thanks for your advice though! 👍🏼
If you are putting paint on the body, always prime. Otherwise you'll slowly watch your paint come off in little patches from running lol.
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18 hours ago, NameUnchanged said:
I'm using a 2.4ghz radio and receiver I proved they worked before hand
ive looked up that people use a separate battery box to the receiver to solve this issue
is there really no way I can fix this without sending it back lol
I'm going to ask once again, how did you test the Rx to make sure it's working?
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37 minutes ago, yogi-bear said:
nice job, what colour is that?
I think it's PS-23 Gun Metal. I painted this years ago.
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I think you should paint as well. Without paint, it looks very cheap and toyish if that makes sense (it IS a toy lol). I painted mine in a different color.
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5 hours ago, Nobbi1977 said:
I use isopropyl alcohol for degreasing at every stage. A little on a rag works wonders
As long as your paint is dry, do what Nobbi said.
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Awesome build thread. I keep looking at these. I might get one or a Cross truck, haven't decided yet lol. I'm glad I'm not the only one who knows the joys of Nolene grease.
Talked about it in my Comical Grasshopper build. Great job bud.
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Blinking green light means no signal from Rx. How did you test your Rx? Is it bound to your radio?
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Santa delivered Willy's new ride and he's a happy man!
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Merry Christmas all!
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Tamiya Lancia 037 Rally TA02S Video Build
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Looks awesome! Can't wait to finish it so I can run it. I will def not be using that big bumper on mine.