Finnsllc

I took a few days to decide if I would post on this topic. As i sit in my garage at my workbench, I have found that I dont really find myself thinking about what once was but rather that I have the ability now(at 46) to enjoy what i always enjoyed which was the building. In 1984 when I talked my dad into buying me a FROG, the hobby shop that it came from built the car for us/me. My dad isnt mechanical and while its not his fault building was not his thing, he was and is a white collar guy and just assumed paying the money to get it done. As i grew older i only wanted to build. So two years later if im correct I was surprised by a MONSTER BEETLE in my fathers car trunk, I think he forgot it was in there. But, I remember going to the dining room table and organizing all the bags and trees. It was the first thing i sat and focused on in order to get the "prize". Time passes, we mature, we gain responsibility, we remember, yet somehow for me i didnt come back to rc until many years later. I have three wonderful children and a wife that i would lay down in traffic for. Time was spent basically growing up, doing what is normal, working, saving, fixing. All those things come to a point where now I can go back and enjoy the rc hobby. I have more money, more time, more logical reasoning, and have spent 30 years building things. This corona thing has given me a ton of time. I spent alot of it building rc cars. I had bought one or two over the years and had fun. I bought three for my kids to play with. I built them and they got a fun time. But again i wont say its nostagia. Ill say its an excuse for me to sit and focus on something that i enjoy doing. I love building the cars. Ive built a NEO FIGHTER, TOP FORCE, SAND VIPER, SUBURU BRAT, CITROEN 2CV RALLY and am getting ready to do a DN-01 ZAHHAK this week. All while under the lockdown here in the USA. Ive spent a ton of money and have now spent more going to lipo. Waiting for that to be delivered. I bought a modern controller that can operate 10 cars. ive chosen paint and ordered stickers and enjoyed every second of it. Hey, I have time. I believe the rc world is a small place. If you are in it you never truely leave. You just have gaps. But those gaps create other opportunities that lend themselves to better options in the future. Now that im back and building im going to keep building. Maybe one day ill buy the FROG rere that i have been advoiding buying. Although i did grab a Brat just to relive the chassis. My two boys over the last month have joined the party with a KHARMANN GHIA and a SUPER SHOT. Maybe cause of the lockdown maybe they will continue the interest and we can all build together. Who knows. i enjoy this hobby, i enjoy the people that i talk to over the forums. Didnt have that back in the 80s. Seeing the showrooms and getting ideas or paint scemes. This is all what this is about. Learning, being creative, having a goal. I dont think its about nostalgia. Just about we, who do this, dont look at it as " never growing up" just its an awesome past time. We can sit on a project for years and not get dicouraged. I have a DB-01 RRR that i havent gotten right yet. Ive had it for years, ill get it done but in the meantime ill continue to have fun with iits and motors and brushless and knowing when to fast is to fast, lipos and lexan and masking and doing my best to finish a project that im happy with. And hey, if i mess it up? I can buy another body and start over like i did with my TOP FORCE. So, sorry if this seems long and pointless but i will say the rc hobby has always come through. Its somethimg i hope to be enjoying years from now weather i have a gap or two along the way. Gotta go, need to lay another clearcoat on the BLUE BRAT body.

@lucasan just finidhed the trim and front and rear bimpers. have tgem drying in front of heater at the moment. Ill have it all squared away later this eve and willpost a couplr pics.

Anybody have a tip for this? Just dont want to srew up the body. i picked up super fine sand paper today to try. dont wanna put a chemical on it unless i know its ok

I painted the trim on the blue brat body. I have a little spot on the hood of overspray , its light. And a couple runs onto the blue body. Any tips for cleaning off the black spray paint that leaked?

I was thinking seriously of ordering this kit, but ive built the M05 2CV as well as the volkswagon kharmann ghia and am not sure about the road kits. I dont seem to be motivated to not get dirty.I did The brat last night and it is fun to knock around. sorta best of both worlds.

You have my full support. Ive drunk ordered all kinds of little parts and such since this lockdown started. Haha. Never know whats showing up UPS

going to be using some krylon fusion to detail my blue brat. fingers crossed

@moffman yup, two bodies in the kit, gonna use the blue body for now and come up with a paint sceme for the summer to play with.

@Doc Hollywood I’m going to use the blue solid body that is in the kit. I’ll mess with the lexan shell later this summer. I need to paint the bumpers and the side stripe. I’d like to not spray the blue mold as that’s the color from the factory.

been a long time since i built and ran an old school gear box. when turning hard the inner rear wheel is spinning which made me think i did something wrong.

Ive completed the "blue brat" chassis this eve. I am shooting to use the hard blue shell fornthe build. looking for tips on the kind of paint to use for the bumpers and side trim. Then, should the truck body be clear coated? if so, before or after decals or both? thanks

Ive completed the "blue brat" chassis this eve. I am shooting to use the hard blue shell fornthe build. looking for tips on the kind of paint to use for the bumpers and side trim. Then, should the truck body be clear coated? if so, before or after decals or both? thanks

where we are.

My friend pulled this out of his basement. He says it’s a losi JRXT? If anyone can help out with info that would be great. Obviously the wheels and tires are incorrect.

didnt install a 1150 in there. Now all is sitting better in the gearbox. but, turning hard left or right rear wheel is really spinning on either side depending on which way i am turned. Striaght is perfect and smooth. hmmm Maybey tomorrow will be a better time. Or perhaps im overthinking it.

got a gear box issue. the brat is completed less the body, didnt know id get blue body as well as lexan. but anyway, something is up with i think step 9 on the assembly. the WHITE bearingi snt sitting well looking at the rear left dog bone. its cockeyed. assuming i assembled it wrong somehow. gonna pull that apart now and try to see what i did wrong

Always runner. Well, 95% of them.Built that M05 rally and took it out this morning. Not very happy with the performance. The front wheel drive is a bit of a pain with the low body. DOesnt seem to want to rally. hahah So that may end up with electornicsmout and looking pretty on a shelf. But yeah this will run. Silvercan to start then prob a torque tuened. Not gonna let it sit. This one should be fun. @toyolien

so far

Stoked to have this package delivered from a member in the U.K. WANNA GUESS ?

So pretty excited to open this up in a few minutes and get going!!!

if you dont have masking tape for that pink frog body line i found electical tape is an option to make the line clean.

late March orders are showing up. early april orders showing up.

glad i have two that have shipped and will be here next week!!!!