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The Canadian ban on Tamiya rattlecans is still very real. This morning I realized that I needed some black PS paint for an upcoming project, and therefore started calling pretty much every hobby shop in the province to check for availability. All the answers i got were along the lines of "forget about it", more so since I needed black which apparently is always in high demand. The very last place I called still had quite some stock left, including black so... (sound of screeching tires and car driving away) fast forward 45 minutes and there I was getting my precious PS black can. I was of course tempted to buy a few more off his PS stock, but ended up resisting the urge. I lucked out, but the situation is really not looking good. Hopefully it'll somehow get sorted out sooner than later.

Here we go, flying to the future and to 2000 more pages of this thread Cheers to you all and to the amazing work and passion displayed in here every day.

I'm pretty sure they are indeed the same dogbones. They used to be equipped on a bunch of other mid range Kyosho models, beside the car crusher series. Edit: wow, we just got to page 2000 of this thread! 🎉

While running my vintage Big Boss a few weeks ago, I started hearing the dreaded clickity sound of the dogbones finally wearing off. I was expecting that, after 5 years of consistent use. I love that truck and want ro keep it in good shape, so I decided to bite the bullet and get the only replacement option I knew of: a printed version off fleabay, with shipping costs (from the neighbouring US, around the corner) exceeding the item itself 🤬🙄 I got them last weekend, and upon inspection they seemed pretty sturdy at least. Installation followed right after. I appreciate how relatively accessible everything is on this old truck. The removal of a few screws was enough to access the dogbones. While at it, I also reinstalled the old outer drive cups which, after some straightening up, are now in a better shape than the ones I was using. It's always good to take a minute and appreciate the difference: worn dogbone to the left, brand new one to the right. Impressive difference, right? No kidding so many Kyosho purists were turned off by the plastic dogbones back in the day. They do last way longer than one would think, but still, not the brightest idea. It would be nice to go ahead and sort out some vintage Thorp hop-ups to address this, but it would probably set me back an amount close to what I just spent today at the dentist for a titanium implant (horrible feeling, especially for the wallet, feels like working a helicoil on an RC car but it's your gums and bones instead 😢🤕💸💸🔧🔩) Anyway back to the Boss. Here it is for a moment acting like his big brother Double Dare while in the process (mocking rear steering) Once done, I went out for a test drive. Ended up running a few battery packs in both day and nighttime, now all is well and it works perfectly, for being a 35 y-old runner. The drivetrain has never felt this silent (people familiar with this like @Saito2 know what I'm talking about) so I'm happy with this. I'm even tempted to chuck in a faster motor just for a hoot, but I think I'll refrain from that in respect of the old plastics in the rig.

Looks great, and indeed different. Nice color scheme, and that shading really makes it next level!! Impeccable, congrats👌😎

Thanks again! Absolutely no AI around here, I wouldn't even know how to use its help 😆

Thanks! You may have overestimated my technology though... it's just me driving and at the same time taking photos with my 9 y-old phone so the quality is what it is😅

My original plans for yesterday were to get reacquainted with some good old Racing by Post, but during the setup process I realized my mind wasn't really there (too many thoughts going on), so decided to switch to some relaxed free running instead. Another foliage run with the Optima Mid followed, the buggy performed flawlessly as usual.

@Re-Bugged beautiful!! The lines are so crisp, fantastic masking work there 😎👍

Same here. Best gift RC wise from my wife so far has been a Mercedes C11 c̶a̶t̶ car

Today I ran the Mid at the local park. Just one battery as after it got dark, so I might run it again tomorrow. What a buggy: no matter if it's building it, tinkering, running or just looking at it on the shelf, one is always in for a premium experience with the Optima Mid.

Oh yes! The Mad Van hasn't skipped a beat so far, I'm very happy with it. By now I can cautiously say that even that beautiful body shell is quite durable: it went through a few tumbles, but no harm to it. Apart from the Hornet, this is the only car that I've dared bringing to the beach, and to this day it has done great. One thing to notice, I run it brushed on NiMh, so nothing crazy in terms of power or speed.

Not today, but last weekend. We went to check out a new -to us- beach not too far from where we live. I saw sand and fall foliage together for the first time and was quite impressed at such contrast, really cool. The four wheeled pet of choice was the Mad Van this time, and it did great 😊

Not much RC time for me in the past few weeks, but I'm back to the old playgrounds running the usual suspects with some bonus foliage 🍁🍃🍂 Also I got quite the itch for the Postal Racing again, which I am glad about. I'll try to find some time for it

Took a trip out of town with some friends to skate this today. The moment we saw it I wished I'd bought some RC cars along

Great build thread with fantastic pictures, I really enjoyed the read. Well done! 👍

Thank you! I got those on fleabay about one year ago, they are a no brand generic replacement. I just went back to my past orders to check on the item, so I could give you the right info. The offset on these is a whopping 6mm 😅 sounds like a lot, and yet so much is needed to fill in those beefy arches. Wheels and tires are good quality in my opinion, the design is ok too though no match with the originals. I wish somebody started making those with the right offset.