ploots
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Mine arrived today very quick for royal mail thanks Chris 👍
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Congratulations on your new grandson 👍
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The pumpkin looks good 👍
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That is nice
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This arrived this morning for my df02 thanks to @ChrisRx718
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I had the ford ranger back in the 80s which is the same chassis just different body and mine never had foam in them from new,I've now bought a re re sandscorcher body and done a few upgrades on it and still don't have foam in the tyres
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Very retro and like above said it has character 👍
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7 minutes ago, Wez-li said:
Don't get me started on ford escort bodies
I know what you mean I love the detail that they have and when/if the prices come down I will be buying a mk1 escort tt01/tt02 as I will be buying a 1.1 version too
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7 hours ago, xray mark said:
Chrome TOP 27t brushed motor.
That looks sweet 👍
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36 minutes ago, benitom said:
To me RC cars are like real cars and are meant to be driven.
I have an optima mid that I break and fix all the time. Fun Hobby.
My daily driver is a 98 Boxster if I ever can upgrade to a 911 I will drive the heck out of it.
If I ever get a 911 I will be driving it like I stole it
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1 hour ago, yogi-bear said:
spent the last two weeks machining 4 more rims for my LandFreeder. The fifth and first one I did, will be the spare. Next I'll try machining a set of wheel hubs.
I still have the machine a lip or edge at the back of the rim as its rubs against the hub if I tighten the wheel nut too much
Looks good what colour is that 👍
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Will this fit with the rising storm body if so I'll have a blue one please
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1 hour ago, Ministrone said:
Sand scorcher box art bumpers from the U.S.
That's what I'm wanting for mine,if you don't mind me asking how much did they cost with shipping and how long did they take to get to you
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3 hours ago, Silver-Can said:
No worries mate. They're of no use to me now so just buy me a pint some time 🤪😁, plus I know what it's like having young kids waiting for stuff. Just pm your address/details and I'll stick them in the post tomorrow 👍
How nice is that well done that man 👍
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21 hours ago, Juggular said:
Best Part: Imagining it to be 1:1. Sometimes I forget that these are miniatures of real things. I treat it like just another form of entertainment like a camera or something. But I still remember how exciting it was to imagine that my Porsche 956 and Grasshopper were real cars back in 1987. I still try not to forget the wonder of a car running in a world where everything is 10 times bigger.
Worse Part: Needing a room for the fleet. My wife is not a fan of all the decoration I do around the house with gears and tires. She wants me to be "normal." Not if I can help it!
I have the same problem we are normal it's our wives that are not normal,I see no problem sitting at the dining table eating tea with a slightly disassembled buggy there aswell 😁
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I shall be watching this with interest as my main daily is a df02 with the same issues
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Thanks for the link I will watch some of them,I enjoy watching old tamiyas racing around like they should be
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Nice job looks good 👍
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I watch a lot of buggies on YouTube and what people put on here running there buggies off road and often think some of the stones and rocks they go over is far to big, no wonder things break on them,I know they are built for it but there's no way i would use mine on some of the terrains I've seen being used, I'll get off my soap box now and go and sit back in the corner of the room 🤨
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4 hours ago, Problemchild said:
Finished off a few projects in the last few weeks
Fitted a mechanical speed controller to the falcon (Man thise resistor wires need to be long)
and finished off some more bits on the vaillant 934 RSR
JJ
I'm liking the 934 nice job 👍
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It seems like we all suffer from this 🙄
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Where abouts is the race? Are spectators allowed
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6 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:
I've been running a 2s Gens Ace hard pack (138mm x 46mm x 24mm) in my ReRe SRB for some time with no issues after shuffling thing around in the clear box.
I put the servo on the outside with some help from my LHS using A Hitec mighty mini HS-225MG, servo posts, and Losi linkage, (a thin bit of clear plastic was used to close off the front of the clear box) and a bit of Velcro to stop the battery sliding around.
All depends on how original you want to keep it.
I had a six cell NiMH stick pack for a while but once it died I switched to the LiPo. Just be aware that the LiPo gives you a bit more poke and could be a bit hard on original vintage parts.
With the Stick pack,
With the LiPo,
LiPo and LiPo compatible ESC,
The wheels get changed between shelf and running duties as does the body.
I like the steering mod I've been trying to do mine, I've tried many ways but never thought of putting the servo that way 👍
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6 minutes ago, t3garett said:
Yes I have effectively "belted" tires before with tape, I even have some special schumacher belting tape but it does add a lot of weight to the wheels and doesn t always some the problem completly.
@ploots : Are you using buggy rims ? If so I don t think you ll find an onroad tire that won t balloon. Your best bet is To belt the tire from the inside with special tape. Or move to touring car rims and tires.
I am using buggy rims i guess I could try the touring car rims I never thought of that thanks
Wanted df02 front anodized blue steering knuckle
in Sales, trades & wanted
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A bit of a long shot but I'm after a some front blue anodized steering knuckles for my df02 rising storm,the plastic fantastic ones I have decided to strip the threads
Cheers