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Badcrumble

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  1. Good luck with the move! Looking forward to seeing their new home.
  2. I have 3d printed M04 body posts for this very reason.
  3. Nice. We were going to have a building to replace our garage but we couldn't decide / agree on it's purpose so opted for a verandah and 'workshop' (insulated shed). It gets installed on Tuesday so my RCs will have a new home and I'll continue to WFH at the dining table. I think you should have your shelfers on display behind you - the Frog on my desk at work has prompted some fun conversations. You can always blur your background if you prefer! Enjoy the process - lots of fun
  4. Your point about managing the point of failure echoes other threads about aftermarket hop ups and using alu arms - tubs / chassis are typically more difficult / expensive to replace vs arms. Enjoying your progress!
  5. I use MIP speed tips in a micro stubby ratchet handle. The handle was cheapish but great to have a ratchet function, the tips more expensive but the quality is definitely higher than my Tamiyas (though the T ones are a bit old now).
  6. Twin Detonator Tamiya USA Twin Detonator Manual WT-01 Tamiya USA WT01 Manual Both use 50736 sprue for hubs - as does the TL01 Tamiya USA TL-01 Manual Both use 5688 for arms Here's the WR02G if you need it Tamiya USA WR-02G
  7. My second recent purchase from a TC member. This time, the most excellent @Grumpy pants I have always wanted an M07 and this shell is a very similar colour to the Bluebird my Dad had when I was a kid (he bought it off his Dad!). Need to find a photo...
  8. Thank you @jonboy1 As my M03 / M04 Minotaur Mini Monster didn't quite work out so I needed to repurpose the chassis. I had a vague plan that would see me push the modelling aspect of a build far further than I have tried before. Though not quite to the level of some of the recent builds on here! This kind gentleman has *ahem* enabled me to start the project with a spacer to extend my chassis to a 239mm wheelbase. I have some parts on order from Shapeways too. This is a long term project and I'll only share the results if I feel they stand scrutiny
  9. I'm not a buggy guy (so I tell myself) but I wish I'd bought a 2020 re-re of the Terra Scorcher - a nice sorted buggy with a box art scheme I actually like. If I had, I probably wouldn't have got on the pre-release hype train for the TD4. Which I still haven't built. I also wish I'd bought a CC-01 Lowrider Pajero. I do like that bodyshell. A couple of seconds hand deals I missed out on - a CC-01 Touareg - a nicely hopped up CR-01 on TC - I was away for the weekend and missed emails to my work phone from the seller. He thought I was ignoring him so sold it to someone else . I did regret missing that one.
  10. Great to see a build from you, and an entertaining one at that! Many happy (early) returns - for your birthday and TC!
  11. I'm still looking at the witchery of that ESC mounting.... ....but I have to agree it looks great. I feel M-envy.
  12. They are all our children and all are equal. Some may be more equal than others.
  13. Such a helpful member of TC, may he RIP.
  14. I would also suggest checking the *ahem* MSUK Forum, specifically the scaler / crawler sub forum. I seem to recall some quality issues with the Carisma chassis but that may have been the original version.
  15. That is so frustrating. A really weird little part too. I've not built mine yet so haven't seen the actual piece but looking at the manual, I'd be tempted to try and fashion a 'bung' out of something to fill that gap. A full sprue and postage would be galling for something that looks like it has no specific function.
  16. Very nice. Very pleased with my 2nd one, building it would have been even better!
  17. Kinda like this one? https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/82220-grasshopper-dt03-adventures-in-getting-back-into-rc-now-with-proline-truck-shell/
  18. One of the largest UK shops for choice and service is probably Modelsport though they are also up there top in terms of price.
  19. Put in a Plaza Japan order today, my first in a while. Having had my Tamiya plastic nippers for about nine years, I bought some from another brand for my other 'plastic crack' hobby. Within six months, I've broken them. So, new nippers ordered along with some tape and M chassis tyres and foams.
  20. Enjoy your Racing with your kids! My son loves our Hornet, great fun. A brace of CC-02s for the woodlands, next?
  21. I love that kit but I hate the wheels. I also missed out on one but have an ancient MTW and the lowrider kit. Maybe one day they will meet. I like 'Garage 30'!
  22. Moved my Bat-Safe box to a new safe spot in the garden while awaiting my new RC home. Concrete base is down, waiting on arrival of the new shed (I'm calling it a workshop).
  23. 'pictures or it didn't happen' no longer applies . This is shaping up very nicely.
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