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  1. I've also got a tube of loctite that's quite a lot of years old. It's maybe a tiny bit thicker than it used to be, but still blue, still liquid, and still works. I seem to remember reading about fake loctite going white, or drying white when used. Was yours genuine loctite, or a 3rd party brand (eBay is full of bottles that look similar to genuine loctite, but aren't), or could it be fake genuine loctite?
  2. Thanks. Love the wheels on yours, and the towing eye etc. The details make all the difference!
  3. I may be biased, but I vote for the blue one!
  4. This was mine as I built it
  5. That's what I did on mine. I haven't used it much, so can't really comment on longevity, but I can't see any reason it won't work. The metal should spread the load and stop the pin from digging into the plastic spacer, plus by shimming it you can pack it to exactly the right thickness. I figured with mine that if there was excess play it'd let the pin come out slightly, and then it could get more leverage to pull itself out more.
  6. Pretty much this in my experience. I was almost certain I had a missing part on my rere Hotshot, was ready to contact Tamiya, and then found it in the correct bag where it had tucked itself into another part. I've never had anything actually missing across 4 kits in the last few years, and 1 back in the day.
  7. What's your issue with the TBLE?
  8. ^This! My Delta took ages! With the chassis build I deliberately take my time as that's the part I enjoy most, so I want to make it last and I feel I get better value that way. Shimming things etc takes time, and makes it all more satisfying. The body takes ages just because I'm not that good at it! Doing window rubber lines etc on the Delta took ages, but make it more satisfying. Then I bought a rally car cockpit once it was finished, and that was amazing value if you're considering hours spent per money spent! Took forever!!
  9. So finally my XV-01 Delta is actually finished. And there was still a bit of frost on my road, so perfect for a first outing!
  10. Finally finished the rally car cockpit for my XV-01 Delta. It's not a patch on some of the amazing work people on here can do, but for my abilities it's turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I was worried I'd be annoyed by what I managed to achieve, but I'm really pleased with it.
  11. PS-59 Dark Metallic Blue, backed with PS-1 White in overcast weather then bright sun. I then backed the sides with black over the white just to hide the white, but it didn't affect the colour. I also considered backing with PS-12 Silver, which gave a noticeably lighter, brighter blue. Decided to go with white as I wanted the darker colour, but the silver was almost a "nicer" blue - just not what I wanted for this car. Backing with black instead of white looked exactly the same as with white from some angles, but looked almost black from other angles.
  12. Agreed. This new one looks good in its own right, and I actually prefer the higher roofline - the squashed looking roof was always my least favourite part of the HotShot family's looks. I think people are complaining just because lots of people would have loved, and/or have been waiting for, a re-release that's basically a reproduction of the original, as the HotShot and Super HotShot/SuperShot re-releases were. Some people who remember the originals from back in the day would prefer a reproduction of that original even if the new one looks better! Here's hoping they release both in the fullness of time!
  13. You're very welcome! Looking forward to seeing the results.
  14. Excellent! Glad to provide inspiration, and I look forward to seeing what how it turns out as and when it's built! The XV-01 was a fun build. I really wasn't sure between backing mine with silver or white - I tried both on an offcut of the body. Backing with silver gave a noticeably brighter and slightly lighter blue. To me it was a nicer colour, but the darker blue I got from backing with white was what I already had in my mind for my Delta. Mostly having seen a real one parked up, which looked awesome in a dark metallic blue. So I've no regrets about backing mine with white and would do the same again, even though I prefer the colour from backing it with silver! Hahaha - even better!! It's probably your scientific duty to do both and compare them really, rather than just blindly assume one or the other.
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