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    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    A bunch of unrelated errands brought me close to a hobby shop today, so I popped in to get supplies of my favourite 6mm masking tape. While at it, it was my own wife to suggest I'd stock up on some PS paint as well, since they are illegal in Canada now and for the foreseeable future. Very good thinking dear wife, you are a keeper šŸ˜…

    There wasn't much left in terms of exciting colors, plus I don't really have any future plans painting wise at the moment, so it wasn't easy to make a random choice. I ended up getting a can of fluorescent green and one of cobalt green. Very excited about the latter and I guess, nothing wrong with hoarding a few extras since it doesn't look like the situation will get better anytime soon. The hobby shop guy, which I believe is a full time staticĀ model painter, thinks it will take about two years for Tamiya to figure out a new racipe to get the same quality while abiding the new laws. We shall see, but from the painting point of view I amĀ glad that both my NIB kits waiting for building come withĀ hard shells.

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    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    Yesterday I added someĀ bits of orange bling to my Snow Scorcher. A few cheap M3 anodized locknuts make a good visual upgrade, while being very much inexpensive. It worked well on my red and black themed Group C chassisĀ build last year, so I thought why not doing the same on other cars.

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    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    Holiday party at work yesterday, brutally hangover today... just enuff focus left for some rc tinkering šŸ« 

    IĀ bought this wheel/tire setĀ sinceĀ it wasĀ unusually cheap (12 dollars), with the idea of playong around with the looks and stance of my Lancia Delta.Ā 

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    I thought the black and chrome colors could potentially look good, matching the front grille. I also remember seeing a few 1:1 Deltas back in the day that had them.

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    Very pleased with the result šŸ™‚ now I can look at it while I veg out on the couch.

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    Calling all of TCā¤ļø Let's lift his spirits!!šŸ˜‡šŸ’Ŗ

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    Had issues with the donation, finally sorted now using another card! I am a dinosaur with no goodle pay and a forgotten paypal account šŸ¤£

    I think the fact that we reached the target in under 24 hrs speaks volumes... this in a great community, and we are here for real. Again fantastic idea @Kol__, and @Carmine AĀ hold tightĀ buddy, you'll be able to trade your hospital bed for a nice new kit very soon! šŸ’Ŗ

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    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    Swapped motors on my A stamp RC10. Off goes the vintage hot Reedy Radon motor, in favour of the even more vintage Associated Stock motor that came with the car.

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    Thankfully both motors are in very good condition, the Reedy one having been ran only once. I will enjoy the (g)oldenĀ RC10 with herĀ period correct horsepower, while the spirited Radon motor will be part of my upcoming Turbo Optima Eldorado build, given the shiny gold open endbell which fits perfectly with the color scheme I have in mind.

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    Might be the vintage materials and all that, but I find the RC10 to be one of the most satisfying cars to work on.

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    So, What Have You Done Today?

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    During the last few days -and nights- I went through a few battery packs with the Big Boss, rejuvenated with the new dogbones.Ā  It is now pulling wheelies again, just like it used to do over 30 years ago while I jumped in awe as a kid,Ā  :)

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    Feels good.

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    P.S: I remember back then I had some fantastic radio/receiver gear, probably worth three times or more what I'm using now! It came with the car but sadly got lost in the sands of time.

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    Help needed with Gold Pepperpot wheels quest

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    Time to update the thread, just for the record.

    After being refunded I also got to keep the wheels, since Pargu never got around to sending me a return label, despite me insisting on it.
    A few more months passed, during which I inquired pretty much anywhere I could think of for a set of the right color, to no avail.Ā 
    Since I got to keep the aluminum wheels, I also started looking up small to medium anodizing companies in my area and contacted them to inquire about redoing the color on my rims. That too went nowhere.

    By end of August, I was in Italy when the thought of the coppery pepperpots started to bug me again. While chilling on vacation I looked up some companies around there, 'cause why not? And lo and behold, I soon found a small company in the Milan area that agreed to do the job. Unfortunately, their color palette didn't have an exact match to the elusive Kyosho Gold, but a couple options were close enough to get me excited again.

    Once back to Canada, I sent off the wheels and another part of the right color as a sample and got the ball rolling. There was flawless communication throughout the whole process, and the final price was also fair. They even anticipated some duty fees for me.

    I for once had a great customer experience and feel like saying it out loud, as it felt so refreshing.
    For what I understand, they usually deal with motorbike parts for local customers soĀ nothing rc related, but since they didn't seem to mind and my experience was positive, I still feel like recommending them for whoever may need some custom anodizing. Not sure whether they speak English either, actually, but their work is very good and so is their communication.

    Ā I don't know if we can post direct links in here, anyway their name is Anodica Express, you can easily look it up or just ask me on PM.

    And now a few pics of the goodies: yes, unfortunately they are still a different color but I knew that from the get go. I had them done anyway because I was hoping that the two tones would look well together, andĀ I believe now they do.
    Whereas before the copper wheels felt like a punch in the face when put besides the parts they were supposed to match, I find this old gold to be much more pleasant, closer in shade and, despite the contrast still existing, it's something I can now work with.

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    The finishing is impeccable.

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    Finally happy with this, though the last word can only be said once the car is built.

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    Tamiya Spray Banned in Canada?

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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.Ā 

    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 moreĀ off hisĀ 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.

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