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Gibbo78

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  1. Agree, I do wince when assembling the piston arrangement, no matter how much lube you use, this is a good idea and will give the tool a go! Cheers
  2. I have spoken to Joanne this afternoon, she kindly confirmed she is open for business but is dealing with some challenges at the moment, so guys and girls please bear this in mind.
  3. Hmm, still nothing from them. I have used: info@fusionhobbies.com / online contact form / phone number published on their website & left VM's. Tried this morning and phone just rings out.
  4. Sadly unable to get a response and not heard back from FH team.
  5. Good to know, thanks for posting
  6. Tried to contact Joanne at FH since last Friday, emailed and left VM's but received no response back. Hope everything is okay with them?
  7. I think after a 20 something years I am the one who's late to the party This is awesome, who knew that when not driving the WW, he's looking after his plants.
  8. Hi all, Finally getting around to build a couple of kits and preparing myself with the right tools..... I was wondering what type of brushes you have found work well for driver painting? First up is the building of my first RC car (which was a used example with a thunder dragon body) 'The Hornet' and I note that the exterior lights need painting also. Any tips or techniques appreciated! Cheers
  9. Agree with deadmeat666, you can get a DT-03 (58628 TAMIYA RACING FIGHTER - DT03) over at Fusion Hobbies and you’ll get 5/10% off depending on your forum member status. Just to seal the deal the kit has a nice bonus pack included - it features a torque tuned motor and CVA oil dampers. Only snag is your timeline, perhaps the DT-02 (58374 TAMIYA SAND VIPER - DT02) is an option as current showing 1-2 days, and comes with bearings and CVA shocks also better front tyres and some say better looking. Hope that helps, and enjoy the time with your sons with the cars, I know I did with my dad and now he said he wants to do it all again(30 years later) with me which is one of the reasons I am on the forum and have purchased a DT-03 as my starting point.
  10. Cheers for posting this as we were in Ikea the other week and thought would Kallax work for hosting the cars. Looked at the build instructions (great that Ikea host them on the product pages) and apart from leaving a couple of dowel holes (which you can find a suitable plug), you can omit some of the partitions so you can place a car in sideways or on a slight angle to mix it up a bit. Bang for buck a really good option and in a range of colours to suit.
  11. Cheers @Wooders28, likewise it was good to meet you and a few others, cheers for the chat. Hope you have a grass free car now!
  12. Cracking idea...... done my bit by grabbing a ticket this evening.
  13. I don't really dig some of decals and the one on the wing just doesn't do it like a classic such as..... 'Anytime Baby'....... I am going with the other rib which to keep with the original fit wheels. What Carson 2wd set are you looking at? Hop-ups are what half the fun is about..... trying to draw the line is the tough bit!
  14. Ah someone who has purchased the Venom's, did you go for the foam inserts out of interest? Like what you have done with the DT-03, mine is still trying to get running as just coming back into the game. Trying to work out what colour to do the shell in , you did a cracking job with yours BTW.
  15. Good to know, which is how it should be.
  16. Cheers for the update. Feels more like prepping for surgery than RC practicing does it. I remember being at my old club when I was a boy and marshalling..... the adults started to shout at you if you didn't put their car back on the track first ..... I guess the face shield will protect against any projectiles being thrown at you ..... have things on the marshalling front calmed down in the last two decades?
  17. Cheers Wooders28 for the steer on the club front. Will have a look at the links and FB sites.
  18. Cheers guys really appreciate the input on this..... its almost enough to make you think again when starting out for the second time. Good to see this forum reaches far as well as local..... hello Jonathon from NZ and Wooders28 you're just a wee bit north from me as I am in Biggar. Wooders, out of interest which club are you a member of? My biggest issue is the ergo of the tx's as if that is not right you are not going to gel with it. Ah the delights of lockdown and u-tube is great, one guys says this is the one to get and then someone else says another....... last night I was getting a bit u-tubed out, so went and put together the suspension on the DT-03!
  19. Cheers for the responses thus far guys, all useful views and info will check out those recommendations. I see there is a load of B6 rips on the market, so need to ensure I avoid those trappings.
  20. So getting back into RC after 2 (cough) decades and when I hung up my old stick Attack R tx life was simple.... now you have way too much choice. So here my brief: Just have purchased the first kit, a DT-03 Black Edition (enjoying the build), however expecting the 'bug' to see the collection to grow, Tamiya and non-Tamiya. Require tx, rx, servo, battery & charger. Like the idea of the wheel control tx but due to lock down unable to travel to model shops to get 'hands on'. TX to be able to hold 6+ car setting in memory, not feel like cheap plastic (sometimes I wish I kept my old gear simply for the quality) and not be 'buggy' or temperamental - been looking at Flysky FS-GT5 / Futaba 3PV / SPEKTRUM DX5 / Sanwa MT-S Toying with the idea of getting into club racing (going to reach out to 'local' clubs to see what is what) just for some fun, nothing too competitive - so is it worth spending more on a tx upfront than having to buy again? I see the price range for rx's vary considerably so need to take this into account. Any recommendation of servo's, batteries & chargers? I know stocks are low and prices are high at the moment re lockdown, so I am happy to wait to get the DT-03 on the road. Cheers Marc
  21. HI Marc, Just coming back into the RC scene after (cough) two decades and thinking about the club scene too. Have you look into any of the clubs around the area (they are quite spread out), I ask as I am not that far from you (Biggar), I use to dabble in 4wd off road racing, quite fancy going back to that but in 2wd format. Challenge is finding off-road club courses thus far and I get what contributors are saying about it might be something you have to visit and get a feel for each club with boots on the ground. Plan to reach out to some of the committee members of clubs and get a view on things whilst in lockdown to kick the ball off. Cheers Marc
  22. Just had delivered a DT-03 Black Edition from Germany. Really good price and a few units left if interested and didn't get my pants pulled down on courier either! PM if you want to know the details. Nice build Dan, I am retiring after 2 decades away from RC'ing also! Cheers
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