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Grotty Otty

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  1. Just an M-06 at the moment but a MF-01X Escort is definitely on the horizon. Will be good to have one I can run on cut grass. Mine was a Low Rider Pumpkin but the body weighed a ton. Much better now with the Nissan Silvia body.
  2. Showing as £179.00 at Modelsport.co.uk.
  3. My second recommendation is https://wheelspinmodels.co.uk/. I've had super fast deliveries and very competitively priced parts. Predominantly for Schumacher spares but a few Tamiya bits too.
  4. I'll put a shout out for https://www.fusionhobbies.com/who support the site and offer 10% too subscriber's. Joanne (owner?) is always a pleasure to do business with.
  5. Simply make the most of the cars that I have, and cross everything that this is the year Kyosho re release the Optima Mid...
  6. Happy new year all! Looking forward to a better year after the dumpster fire of 2020! (Covid I'm looking at you...) 😁
  7. Mountain bikes and home theater gear are my two other money pits. The Lockdowns only confirmed how valuable they are for my own sanity! Go out for a ride, come back and watch something (or play something) and then tinker and run a car... Fortunately my other half has two young lads who have shown a real interest and one now has his own Aqroshot to build.
  8. Merry Christmas all! Wishing everyone a prosperous 2021.
  9. Great job on those bodies, clever idea moving the battery forward too.
  10. That's really cool. Everything is so right using the MF-01X chassis for a 959. Four wheel drive and the "engine" is in the right place. Great job on stickers and paint, did the bodies come with a rear wing or is that sourced separately like you have with an original?
  11. Will search for Phat body's MK2. All ready have an M-06 so another option is always good. Ta for the suggestion.
  12. Yup figured that, thought it might be fun to disconnect the front by leaving out the connecting center drive shaft. Then as the motor is slung out the rear pop a gyro on it to make it controllable. I've a thing for having my rc cars the same wheel drive as the full scale vehicle. Can't have a four wheel drive Escort Mk2..😉
  13. Get round to building my Top Cat. Bought for the last lockdown but thankfully I was able to work through it in between getting and beating covid! Also moving so may wait till that's completed and I finally have a proper large and heated man cave 😁 Still crossing everything that Kyosho re release the Optima Mid but I'm definitely getting an Escort Mk2. Reckon a rear wheel drive with a gyro would be fun.
  14. All of the above. Some great posters which really make the forum what it is. Always amazes me the effort that goes into so many builds, comprehensive answers and new ideas. Do think a special mention to @TurnipJF for the postal race (I must have a go!) and the spirit it's organised in. @Saito2 has a knack of starting very interesting threads that brings out some great responses and @ThunderDragonCy has inspired me on too many occasions to spend more money... * ff-03.. @Mad Ax, @JennyMo and @Truck Norris builds simply blow me away and I wish I had the skill to achieve those results... Looking forward to what 2021 brings.. No pressure posters... 😉
  15. Controversially my Monster Beetle. It has a mip ball diff so no transmission issues but I'm always so nervous of tipping it and scrapping the body that I don't use it... Think I ought to get another shell to bash with!
  16. My FF-03. Was bought on a whim to keep me entertained through the first lockdown. Its just so impressive, handles brilliantly, requires very little modification out of the box (I went with a higher ride height to rally it) and is really well thought through. I've only added CVD's to stop the chatter at large steering angles and the carbon reinforced parts for the rear suspension. Has a Nimh and a Tble-02 at the moment but I've ordered another Sky TS50 so I can run a Lipo and lighten it a bit. Great car.
  17. That looks great... Wonder how hard a Rothmans livery would be?!
  18. Lower one, silver definitely looks better than the red. I'd imagine the original black would look cool too..
  19. Reckon that's a LWB Optima Mid. Either an original that had the proper conversion parts or a Custom or Custom special.
  20. Yup you're absolutely right. Meant to say that. Still found it much easier with hex head. I can hold the driver in place as it locks in better whilst pulling the diff forward to tension the belt and tighten down the lock nut.
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