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  1. Today I tested some clear lacquer as a top coat over Tamiya metallic purple sprayed on a piece of sprue from between the wheels of my DT-03. Before lacquering the wheels, I wanted to test for adverse reactions and see if it improved the resilience of the finish. The left part is just PS paint, the right is PS and lacquer. The PS on its own was readily scratched with my fingernail, the lacquered PS stayed put despite vigorous scratching. Thus emboldened, I lacquered the wheels which I had sprayed previously with the same PS paint. They came out looking lovely and shiny. Once they have had at least 24 hours to cure, I'll pop the tyres on and take some photos with them on the car. With the lacquer top coat, they are now a nice glossy match for the inside-painted polycarbonate shell.
  2. With the recent re-release of the Mercedes C11 and the resulting builds thereof, the idea of some sort of postal endurance racing seems to be the logical next step, giving us the opportunity to test our cars' mettle without the possibility of cars colliding with each other and spoiling those carefully finished and hard-to-replace bodyshells. But how shall we do it? Here are some ideas, and I welcome input from others. Race length: Obviously for an endurance race, we want something a bit longer than the 5-minute stints of the monthly Postal Races, but how long is long enough? 30 mins is do-able with most modern batteries, but not everyone runs modern batteries. We could go even longer, and scale the 24 hours of a full-size endurance race to a 1/10 2.4 hour event, making battery management and pit stops a requirement for almost everyone, or we could make the race shorter. Would 15 mins perhaps be manageable with older battery tech? Pit stops: Part of endurance racing is managing pit stop strategy, and it might be fun to replicate this in miniature. Maybe make a given number of pit stops mandatory, during which the battery needs to be changed, or at least taken out and put back in again, whether necessary or not? That way, those with several smaller batteries can compete on an equal footing with those who have fewer or even just one bigger battery. Worth it, or too much hassle? Classes: As with full-size endurance races, I was thinking that it might be fun to open it up to 3 classes. That way, the event can be enjoyed by more than just the select few who have built or acquired Group Cs. I was thinking that the Group Cs could be one class, along with F103GT and LMP-bodied F10# endurance racers as a second class, and then a GT3 class of normal touring car chassis wearing appropriate GT3 bodyshells. A lot of members have at least one of those, and if you are lucky enough to have more than one, you can enter multiple classes, but each one only once. Track: A longer track than the standard Postal Racing ones would be more in character I think, but how long should that be? What sort of areas do prospective participants have available? Other things such as lap counting, results submission and so forth could be done along the same lines as the monthly Postal Races, unless there are any better suggestions? Any other ideas or proposals that y'all may have?
  3. This one fits in a 5m x 8m space. They are generally around this size, give or take a few metres.
  4. There have been some really impressive builds of the Mercedes C11 and its relatives of late and I for one would be very interested to see how they stack up against each other in a bit of friendly competition. Shall we have a Group C subclass in the postal races at some point? Everybody who has a Group C is welcome to enter, whether a recent build or not, and of course the field is open to everybody else too, but as with the sub-540 motor challenge two rounds ago, the Group C results will be collated and posted in addition to the overall ones. What say you, @Chris.B, @Ferruz, @Pylon80 and other Group C drivers?
  5. There have been some really impressive builds of the Mercedes C11 and its relatives of late and I for one would be very interested to see how they stack up against each other in a bit of friendly competition. Shall we have a Group C subclass in the postal races at some point? Everybody who has a Group C is welcome to enter, whether a recent build or not, and of course the field is open to everybody else too, but as with the sub-540 motor challenge two rounds ago, the Group C results will be collated and posted in addition to the overall ones. What say you, @Chris.B, @Ferruz, @Pylon80 and other Group C drivers?
  6. Glad you found my thread useful! The asymmetrical shape of the pod does tend to throw one's eye off, but if the gap between chassis and gearbox is consistent, you've got it right. Doesn't hurt to have a couple of spares though!
  7. The M-07 should be a strong contender. I think I might give mine an outing for this round too, along with my M-08 and maybe a few others.
  8. I am all for revisiting tracks that proved popular. Vålerbanen it is! Rules and results submission as per first post of the thread, round to run until midnight GMT on Sunday 31 March. Feel free to run it in the direction of your choice, and let us know which direction you preferred!
  9. When I packed my cars for an international move, I took the wheels off, either removed or folded down the body posts, and wrapped the chassis in bubble wrap. After a couple of turns of bubble wrap around the chassis tub, I added the wheels on top and added a few more turns of bubble wrap. This left me with a nice squishy lump that was of sufficient bulk to occupy the interior of the body shell without giving it space to be crushed by external force. A few more turns of bubble wrap around the body itself and the model was good to be packed with its fellows in a large hardshelled suitcase. This survived the vagaries of international air travel without issue, and the models sustained no damage.
  10. Position Username Lap count Car Motor Battery Running surface Surface modifiers / excuses 1 Eric_N 30 MF-01X escort Mk.II Torque tuned 2S LiPo Concrete No - the track surface was clear and dry. 2 Eric_N 28 TT-02 Yaris rally1 Sport tuned 2S LiPo Concrete No - the track surface was clear and dry. 3 Kowalski86 26 Super Hornet 27T Mabuchi 7.2V NiMH Tarmac No - the track surface was clear and dry., Brat Tires/Wheels 4 TurnipJF 22 TL-01B Baja King Sport Tuned 2S LiPo Tarmac No - the track surface was clear and dry. 5 Andreas W 21 Thunder Dragon 540 silvercan 2S LiPo Gravel with snow There was snow. 6 gogsyfinnie 20 TT-02 99 Impreza Torque Tuned 2S LiPo Tarmac Broken tarmac 7 Andreas W 18 Tomahawk Yeah Racing Hackmoto 23t 2S LiPo Gravel with snow and patches of ice There was snow., It was icy. 7 TurnipJF 18 Hotshot GT Tuned 2S LiPo Tarmac I was taking it carefully as this is my most treasured model 9 gogsyfinnie - Charlie11 17 TT-02 99 Impreza Torque Tuned 2S LiPo Tarmac Broken tarmac 9 Andreas W 17 Grasshornet 380SH 2S LiPo Snow It was icy. 11 gogsyfinnie 15 ORV Blackfoot Standard Silver Can 2S LiPo Astroturf It was damp. 11 Elbowloh 15 Golf GTI Mk2 on M05 Pro chassis 27t silver can 2S LiPo Concrete It was damp. 13 gogsyfinnie - Charlie 11 13 CW-01 Pumpkin Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Astroturf It was damp. 14 gogsyfinnie Grace 8 7 CW-01 Lunchbox Silver Can 7.2V NiMH Astroturf It was damp.
  11. My apologies for being slow with the results this round. No real excuse, just haven't got round to it yet. 😁 Hope to get them up this evening.
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