Wooders28
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Back in the 80's I tried my hand at racing a frog,but got sick of stripping the female splines off the bevel gears in the diff and/or the male splines on the drive shafts.If I remember right,they have to be bought separately (of course!)
Dont know if there are any RE models that share the same set up that may have resolved the issue.
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At the end of the day it's worth what someone is prepared to pay.
With fleebay though it's just your luck.I sold mint shelf queen kyosho ultima for just over £90,then a month later a rough as ultima went for £120!!
If someone what's to offer me half that for my technigold motor,I would snap their hand off!
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It was more the storage part I was concerned about than running.
I am not sure of the make up of lipo's ,ie any liquid that can freeze and expand etc.Just to err on the side of caution,I have moved them to a slightly warmer location.
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Ukfox - under the stairs in our house consists of stacks of bog roll, and aerosols of polish and air fresheners,would be like guy fawkes night if there was a problem!
Dualdigger- puts my mind at rest that someone in the Arctic circle leaves them in the garage.
Guess I should not really worry about my RC batteries and worry about my daily driver battery!!
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I am in Scotland, the temperature hasn't dropped too far this year,only dipped to around -6c.
The bits I have read on the www are conflicting, some people saying that they store them in the freezer (most saying in the fridge,but I am only concerned about subzero).The lipo 'fact' pages say freezing will certainly damage them.
As my wife refuses to have them in the house because of a fire risk (after she disconnected one from the charger by pulling both the male banana plugs out of the charger as it was beeping!!!!) I may just sneak them into the loft until temps rise in a few months.
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After having my daily driver struggle to start after a couple of days without use in the subzero temperatures,this got me thinking.
Will my lipos (or the nicad/nimh for that matter) suffer being stored in the equally subzero temperatures in my garage?
They have been charged to storage and in a safe sack.
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Its a shame high street model shops are closing,I try and use local shops as much as I can,but they only carry limited stock so I generally only walk away with a couple of rattle cans.
I used to say in the northwest, there where indoor tracks,outdoor tracks and even had a RC club in school where they let us use the school hall! I know the outdoor in Southport is now a permanent track (along with a model boating lake and stream train track) but the indoor is derelict.
What i don't see now are kids the cars in carparks etc,inside with PlayStation Xbox etc?
You can find a list of local clubs online,I have found my local (ish) club,but life keeps getting in the way and I haven't actually made it yet!
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I have had quite a few parts for my 1:1 project come over from the states and never had any faultless deliveries via parcelfarce,always something.Maybe alot of backlog still from Christmas?
This link I find handy to give an idea when bidding on evilbay :-
http://www.dutycalculator.com/new-import-duty-and-tax-calculation/
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Beatties where good places to hang out while mum was shopping.Saved all my pocket money and paper round money to buy the original ultima (sorry!) I saw in the window.They had sold out when I went to buy it!!
Ended up getting it from Otley modelsport.
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The flaw of the DF-03 is a weak aluminium gear or shaft somewhere in the driveline. TA-Mark mentioned an aftermarket steel hop-up part back then, but it is not available anymore and might be very hard to find nowadays.
Judging from that, I'd say you might want to stay away from this type of chassis. Tamiya themselves do not produce any new models on it and thus I think that's a tell-tale sign of fading parts support for the DF-03.
If you like to, please have a read on these articles:
UltimateRC: http://www.ultimatetamiya.com/buggies/df03/dark-impact/ (from a racer's perspective with thoughts about durability and handling)
Blackholesun: http://www.blackholesun.fr/RC_DarkImpact_US.php (from a basher's and vintage RC car driver's perspective)
Aside from that, there've been some read-worthy threads on the DF-03 and DF-03MS in the past two years on Tamiyaclub's forums.
The mod for the main shaft is still going strong a year later (quick year!)
Broken wishbones, drive shafts, bent shocks and snapped the gearbox off the chassis (chassis broke not the GB), but the internals are fine.
Chassis doesn't really like 5700 brushless and 3s power.
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I swapped to lipo and never looked back.Mainly as I went straight to 3s from a 7.2.
Struggled to find a lipo to fit a df03 chassis,but found this worked with minor alterations :-
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Ffs,Never had ebay 'time out' on me before! Someone got a bargain with the clod.
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I had a similar set up on my mid in the early 90's, but it was a sapphire 4x4 body.Wish I had kept it, as I haven't seen one since!!
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If you have the facility to form more bodies,then breakage becomes less of an issue,(depending on cost of plastic/lexan and paint).
Have fun making flares, louvres, scoops etc.
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Never thought of using talc!
I tried vasiline first,but that left marks in the plaster and then the body.
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Not used one for a while.
Try veg oil in the body first and then drain,pour in your modeling plaster slowly and try not to get bubbles , leave to dry, (I used to do overnight), drill holes (1mm or less) in any recess so the vacuum can pull it down.
You want the lexan / plastic as soft, but too much as it will bubble and burn, so a bit of trail and error.
There's a couple of vids on YouTube with homemade ones.
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Would love a bruiser, Monster beetle, Boomerang, urm,baja 5b (sorry none tamiya), clodbuster.
Problem is,well, I have not been banned from getting anymore, but, a 'one in one out' rule is being enforced by management, it's a tough decision!!!
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Unless you back onto a field or main road,I would say it's someone local,and youngish,Keep an eye out at local playgrounds/football pitches/beach etc.Good call about searching eBay by distance.A long shot but,I would put in your watch list any suitable bodyshells and if possible see who wins it,see if they are local! (if that's still possible?) Or even sell a bodyshell with free delivery and get the ******s address!
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You can get just tyres,but,For the price and how much easier it makes things,(especially if the tyres and glued) I just get tyres with wheels.Literally a 30 second job to swap over.
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I don't know about the fronts as I have the DF03,but for rears I went for:-
Also I found these for the sand :-
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So are you the proud owner of a hilux? :-)
I use Facebook all the time,friends in the forces,keep in touch with family (knowone lives close to anyone,not even in the same country!)etc.You need to keep on top of security settings etc,but it can be a pain.It's worrying the amount of info a smart phone can transmit via apps,007 would be proud!!
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Agreed about ebay fee's,they seem to be getting higher and higher.
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Everyone is looking for a bargain,just depends on your luck.I sold a shelf queen(original Ultima)for less than £100,then weeks later saw a project one that needed a body and work go for £130!
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Not just me with more than one project on the go!
Don't think I could stretch to a blown Hemi ,couldn't afford the import duty for a start! (I wont get on my soap box for the tax on tax rip off lol )Guessing a lot of people garage looks like mine?
80s and 90s programmes with Tamiya RC cars
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Not sure if I can post links with my mobile, but here goes, not a programme, but an 80's advert (and not cars come to think about it either! Still a good ad though)