Problemchild

Grab a Hobbywing QUICRUN 10BL60 Sensored BL ESC from Modelsport for £30 then you can also upgrade to 3s LiPo don’t forget you need the sensor cable and an adaptor to run a standard stick pack though (and get your soldering iron out) OR get a brushless combo from goolRC for £30 where your get the motor and ESC together JJ

Likewise - just on a slightly different scale JJ

Just got this delivered to test my neo scorcher and my rapid beetle can’t wait JJ

You guys leave the house? Wow proper jealous ive not been into my office for 12 months next week given I work with autonomous systems I still feel my co workers would laugh their ***** off at me I took my mini drone in once to show someone and had to fly it in the stairwell - he then grabbed it and flew I’d down the office - awks i used to take my RC to school and use the tennis courts at lunch with @Xeostar (in a day when you wouldn’t get it stolen if left unattended for 5mins) JJ

Great thread JJ

Exactly that - it’s a PayPal setting seemingly stupid paypal JJ

I just bought a baseball bat from a UK supplier and it arrived next day but when I paid PayPal it added VAT cant get a response from the company JJ

Depends on capacity mostly I’d say im running 3s 2200mah which is about the width of a stick pack, a bit shorter and a bit thicker Tight fit in the beetle but perfect in the TT02b JJ

My dirt thrasher from France got stuck in customs. id paid VAT at eBay check out It seems the seller had some paperwork to fill out that was a customs invoice my wiltoys from China I paid vat on through AliExpress but nothing on the box to say I’d paid but it did say it was only worth £30 instead of £100 ive also ordered a load of parts from AliExpress - all of which I had to pay vat on at point of sale so I will see how they are treated JJ

I bought 4 sets from them to offset postage don’t remember getting charged with any duty but was only about £40 JJ

I use singer sewing machine high speed oil on my bearings and then whatever Tamiya give me on the rest JJ

Thanks mate - it came out really well JJ

Yes was going to look at one ok matting and gorilla glue epoxy it is JJ

Yup - about the same as you mate - I’d say there may even be a few more runs left on them JJ

So I’m thinking 2 part epoxy and some fibre matting anyone got any best approaches? JJ

Yeah no probs - they are v tough being FRP though but I share your concerns I have lots of spares JJ

Excellently - I’ve only ever driven Tamiya but wanted a 2wd bashed and saw the white one and bought it but it needed a lot of work and spent a few months restoring it - even needed a new esc last week it really surprised me how good it was im selling them both and tbh just advertised them on Tamiya legends. selling them together as a pair for £140 plus a bit of postage or £80 for the yellow one or £60 for the orange one ive also got a whole heap of wheels PM me some pics JJ

My beetle is proper fast and the shell is taking a massive beating (especially the rear end as it wheelies too easy) there is no point me getting a replacement as a new one will end up in the same condition in minutes so apart from some trimming and tidying - I’m after some advice on how to repair and repair so it’s strong thanks JJ

Demand vs supply trumps even a pandemic if there were loads out there then they would drop in price there is no central organisation that determines the price of things so JJ

Box set defo pulls at the nostalgic heart strings but if tou don’t want I then fab - I love seeing all the variations ive done my 959, clod buster, terra scorcher and things like my hotshot box art - because that’s what I remember as a kid stood in beaties ive done my mantaray, falcon and racing fighter close but with a few tweaks (Pearl white with pink translucent canopy) (metallic black all over) and for things like my wild one, durga, zahhak etc ive done what i wanted just go for what makes your feel great but think it through and come up with a plan. Prep and get all the paints you need. Think about the order to paint things. Thunk about backing the colour in silver or white if black eg my Avante I’ve done box art metalic blue but I backed it in silver for more vibrancy but then also backed again in black for depth of colour JJ

I think that as long as the can is warm and the shell is warm and you only pop outside for 20 secs (and of course as long as it’s not raining or blowing a gale) then you can paint all here round i have considered one of those plastic greenhouses to paint it JJ

I have a DEX210 problem JJ

@Xeostar only lists if he has them “in stock” and by that I mean already printed (he’s just my mate from school and I highlighted the issue and he designed it and i trial ran a few variations till we got it just right drop him a pm JJ

Good stuff I’ve ordered a gps bike Speedo to see how fast my monster beetle goes then I’ll see how fast my TT02b is JJ

6000 ALL RC fans mans now there is a thread on Tamiya club talking about it how many people pre ordered a top force evo because they saw it on either his channel or Tamiya legends weirdly, before Xmas I saw clod blacks pre order at Tamico and stated as “release date” and I spoke to Tony Tamiya and he said he’d spoken to his contact and asked about re re and they confirmed there wasn’t a re re so assumed it would just be some extra stock found Tamiya could do things so much better on social media. JJ