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Thank you, I used soapy water (water with a bit of dishwasher detergent to place the decal, then a hairdryer with light heat to help press it into the grooves. From memory I also opted for the extra coating on the decals. I should add the truck is not actually a Monster Racer, rather a homage to or modern day interpretation of the Monster Racer using a DT-03T base. Thanks Nito

Congrats and good luck with it, mine also arrived damaged from Italy...I need to finish mine but here it is before shipping, just the front bumper and drivers hand were damaged in shipping...some linkages were missing and most of the rubber had perished and a few other bits. I renewed most of the rubber using a sand scorcher parts bag from Tamico which contained much of the bits I needed identical to the original Hilux parts. I need to get back on to mine. Enjoy

I was very pleased with them for my Monster Racer; Not so happy with the vintage Hilux 4x4, though the issue seems to be more with the quality of the scanning or digitally tidying up the scans than the decals per se which was a pity.

That’s how I’ve been with the shell lol!!

Nooo, I don’t do blue shiny bits, I prefer the stealth black approach myself

I know the Futaba 10J does because that is what I use but it is a stick transmitter. If it’s pistol you want, a quick search on their website shows this to have programmable mixing; https://www.futabarc.com/systems/futk1410-4pls/index.html not familiar with other brands or cheapest as I’ve tended to stick with Futaba, dearer to buy but with a 40 programmable memory with the receivers I use were £25 but have just recently gone to £30 .

Lol, excellent stuff, glad you did a thread so in five years time you can remeber what went where!!! I was really tempted with a Levant from Tamico, they had some cracking deals at xmas Enjoy, look forward to your first drive.

Hello everyone, it has been a quiet RC year for me this year so I apologise for my absence in the scene lately. As has been tradition for the last few years, Santa brought me an RC courtesy of the Mrs. This year it was a G6-01Konghead. It’s hasn’t been my favourite build, quite messy with grease required for so many steps and some fiddly bits and pieces, maybe I just wasn’t in the zone, seemed to take ages to build although looking back it was maybe about 4 hours for the chassis to completion. I then spent some further time messing about programming the transmitter and no doubt the shell will take at least double that at least! The shocks are basic like the WT01’s, easy to build but dissatisfying end result however the gearbox internals on the other hand are very interesting even though it consumes a vast quantity of bearings!! 4300KV 9T Brushless motor fitted on this example, and 4ws option installed... I’ve only tried it indoors so far, the end result is I have to say, very cool. I like the 4WS option and its cool that the parts required are included (sort of makes the lack of esc easier to swallow -not that the Tamiya one is much of a loss anyway) I have configured the 4WS with my Futaba 10J so that it is switchable with dual rates on the rear. Savox matching servos... Waterproof ESC and receiver enclosed in a water resistant enclosure...note that I’ve deviated from the suggested mounting points for these items... That concludes the chassis, my full spec is; Stock Konghead+ Futaba 6ch receiver Tamiya sealed receiver box from TT02 Savox metal geared servos front and rear HPI Waterproof ESC HPI 4300kv Brushless Motor Rubber sealed bearings to hubs and steering arms and Metal shielded to gearbox Spiral wrap for wiring tidy up and velcro for ESC mounting. The setup allows the battery cover to hinge and doesn’t effect its operation. I’m really looking forward to trying this outside but I have a plan for the shell paint scheme and it won’t be a ten minute job so that may take a little time. The ESC is all programmed and its raring to go. Seeing the 4 wheel steer in action on a six wheeler looks weird, i though it looked like a caterpillar, the wife was probably closer to the mark when she said it looked creepy like a millipede

Sadly I haven’t had much time for RC this year so i can’t really comment other than to say it hasn’t given any problems thus far! cheers Nito

Hello, sorry just seen this, i use a Futaba 10J, which is an ‘air radio’ though on 2.4g it doesn’t matter like in the old days so just as suitable for a surface RC. In essence it has like 40 programmable memory (from memory!) and 10 channels with lots of switches and about 6 programmable mixes and the like. I love it!

Santa brought a G6-01 The build has started, brushless with selectable 4ws...

You’d like to think that most SW fans would have watched it within the first week, I was planning on waiting until the new year as folks have lots of commitments this time of year that may prevent them viewing it so quickly. Good question though, what is the acceptable spoiler embargo period?! I’d love to discuss now as I’ll have forgotten most of it otherwise lol but my feelings tell me they will kill me! I think it’s a touch early but two weeks should be plenty really I’ll go with the consensus

Quiet!

I could see that collection again and again, gorgeous gaggle of bikes you have there I hadn’t seen the KR before though, looks mint, very rare beast!

That’s good, glad you enjoyed it. From online reviews it seems there’s quite a split. It certainly had some good bits, I’ll reserve any detailed commemtary for a little later once the spoiler embargo has passed

They ought to do a six wheel G-Wagon seeing as they have lots of mercs in the Tamiya fleet!

When Santa comes, I’ll be building mine with switchable 4ws using the Futaba 10J remote and will also be going brushless. Really looking forward to it! The shell not so much, as I have in mind what colour scheme to go for but it won’t be straightforward! Looking forward to joining the six wheel club

It’s great to see them being used properly and you sure have some Triker miles and history with them under your belt. My wife is also a biker but again not comfortable riding now we have kids. Hence the reason for the Spyders, which were great but ultimately we had visions of going for trips with the kids, maybe camping etc and taking in all the glorious sites around Wales but the reality was a little different, the kids weren’t overly fussed once the novelty wore of and the wife would get carpal tunnel in her wrists on the longer trips, coupled with that she could only really use hers with me as with 2 kids she couldn’t enjoy hers with both of them (which is where the Boom family scores!) so we sold them, she got a convertible instead and I changed my car, but even as a biker I’d gladly have another and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss it, the convenience of not needing to dress up in biker gear meant that you got 85% of bike thrills but way more convenience and practicality, in a way more visible and comfortable package. Cheers Nito

Thank you, I absolutely love it. When I first started riding in ‘92 a chap in town had an L1 and I fell in love with it and vowed one day I’d have one. Then a year later there was another chap with one of these in these colours, I fell in love with it all over. Then time moved on and life takes its twists, I’ve lusted after a ZXR for years and come close to buying one each decade since. I had a lengthy bike ban from the Mrs for about 16 years so been making up since then. Race reps were totally banned so the good old Tuono stealthed its way under the radar and opened that door back up. That dream became a reality with the ZXR early this year. This particular example was in an Italian collection for 24 years and had 24 miles on the clock when I bought it. Some may say its sacrilege to put miles on such an example but I couldn’t not use it. It’s now on just under 500 miles which I’ve been carefully running in. All I’ve done is put Millers CRO (competition running in oil), new Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tyres and black Goodrich brake hoses, oh and a period correct NOS Gianelli silencer so I can preserve all the original parts (tyres/hoses/silencer). It’s such a wonderful bike to ride. I will probably only cover 500 special miles with it a year. I remember the articles saying about them bogging down with the close ratio box and flat slide carbs. Poppycock, first gear has a very long ratio, I’m limited to 4k rpm at the moment and 1st will go to 30mph. The remainder 5 gears only take it to 60mph to give an idea how closely stacked the ratios are to keep the engine on the boil. It has been great fun even running it in, it really allows one to fully appreciate all the finer nuances of the bike. There are still some lovely examples about and they are only going one way now. For me it was a case of its now or never.

I’m sure the Duratech would be way smoother, I’ve only ‘riden’ it once to get its MOT this year, they’re not my cup of tea as they are so big and unwieldy although I have to say they handle far better than I imagined, probably due to the long wheelbase and independent rear suspension. The air cooled VW engine has bags of character with its twin weber carbs and trucker exhausts, it has that rorty off beat sound and charisma of old. The 1900cc engine is higher capacity than the usual engine I believe, think it was a Boom option. It’s a 4 speed box on his but it sits on the motorway at 80mph pretty happily all day long. It goes faster but it’s less pleasant after that. It’s not mine so I felt a bit uneasy riding it, the local MOT centre for one of these was about 30 odd miles away with a mix of country lanes, motorway and town riding by the journey back I had properly settled into it but the town stuff and wider rear end keeps your wits about you, I guess its just second nature to you. Thankfully it was a relatively dry day, the cleaning regime on one of these must be a total pig lol!! Our Cam Am Spyders had the width at the front so totally different riding style with the single rear wheel allowing some yaw, they had great performance and comfort using a Rotax triple 1330 engine with a fingertip six speed sequential that sounded superb but a very different riding experience again!

Cheers, I was advertising on ebay for him a couple of months back but we deceided to wait until the spring as you say. It’s a beautiful piece of engineering, very impressive.

My bikes... 1986 Suzuki Katana GSX750SE Pop-up 1993 Ducati 907ie 1993 Kawasaki ZXR 750R M1 Homologation Aprilia Tuono RSV R Limited Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 Cheers Nito

How rare to find a trike owner let alone double trike. Myself and my missus had a pair of Can Am Spyders for a couple of years, sold now. My Father in Law coincidentally has a yellow Boom family trike much like your Wife’s, if you know of anyone who wants one drop me a line as he’s selling it... 1900cc VW Boxer air cooled lump with tonnes of extras... Enjoy your toys

Just returned with my son from viewing tonight. I’m with you totally Wandy, what a load of rubbish, trashing much of the memory of the old films in the process. Rogue One knocks spots off this and Force Awakens was infinitely better. I had high hopes from Disney but ultimately I’m shocked that Disney couldn’t do better, their cartoons have more heart and soul. Not at all impressed and not sure that I could really watch it again.

Awesome, great job