GTodd

I have a left over black C Mark Team Car chassis from my Worlds car build a few years ago. I decided that I wanted to build another RC10 so I started collecting parts. First thing I purchased was a rere Worlds car stealth and shocks set. One night on a wim I won an auction for a RC10 team car. It looked good in pictures. It's a complete pile of trash. The white parts are a dark yellow, screws and nuts are rusted, shocks are a leaky mess and many parts are cracked I've read about people using peroxide to whiten the yellowed parts, they are currently soaking in it. The rusted screws and nuts are soaking in OJ. Either the OJ will clean them or strip them of all color and render them unusable, we will.soon find out. Pics included is the car pre break down. Here we go again.

Did any of you score the very nice original Egress on Evil bay yesterday?!it was at 284 all week and sold for 385. My budget was 350, so I lost. It was a steal even at 385. Has a very nice O2 and Cpr unit. Congratulations to whoever got it!

Nothig at all, Tamiya keeps reprining the high volume reres with no new chassis reprodiced since the Super Astute. Getting a little lame, Tamiya needs to release a big rere like an original chassis 959, Kingcab, etc.

PS, Loving the build OP. If I hadnt purchased a TRF511 last year Id be in for an optima mid in order to scratch the belt drive itch. I bet a rere optima mid would do just fine against modern hardware.

Same, other than the rere Bruiser which copied their origonal design Tamiya tends to keep to the KISS methodology. From their basic shocks to their big bored they use a combination of cirlce bushings and spacers. No odly shaped hardware to misalign that will cause leaks.

Surface doesn't dictate gear or ball diff usage, they both work well on all surfaces when talking about 1/10 buggies. Same for a one way, but you can't use the one way with the gear diffs on the dB01 family of cars.

In my opinion surface doesn't matter in regards to gear differential use. Ball differentials were the way to go for near two decades due to their consistency and strength. Sealed gear differentials add a tuning factor that you can't get will a ball differential through the use of different oil viscosities. I like the gear diffs I've got in the 511, they help get the balance to exactly how I want. That said it drives really nice with the ball diffs. Didn't the RRR come with the 39T gear differential or was that just the 503? The option pack gear diffs are 37T.

Wide angle front helps get greater turn in. I'm not good enough to tell the difference w the arms. The cars have very well out of the box, not sure what benefit wide angle on the rear wil do.

Yeah the prices being asked for worlds and Goldpan classics are INSANE

Any rumors, statements , or clear hard facts as a reason to not make another Gold pan based car are now busted with the clear release.

I race a 511 so the options have similar effects. Id just get the WO front uprights and the bigbores. If you are racing get the different strength lower arms to aid in your suspension tuning.

Learned my lesson what ever G1 version they release after the clear shelf only I'm getting at least 2!

Do a team car or champion car!!!!!

Oh man! Dont tempt me!

That RC10 is gorgeous!

I remember that fondly! The Astute kept me a frequent visitor.

Does anyone know why MRC split from Tamiya? Seems like it was a mutually beneficial relationship.

Id bet that's accurate for USA, but that's just isolated to us Americans. Hasn't spares for Tamiya in general become very difficult And near 100 percent online sourced!

Three items drove Tamiya's success in the heyday of RC of the 80s and 90s. Compared to the Nikkos and Tycos of that erra Tamiyas were faster, stronger, they were in ALL the hobby stores and you could buy spares for them. For whatever reason(s) hobby stores stopped carring Tamiya Spares, Traxxas came out in a big way, and the only people who buy Tamiya's in large numbers now are us. RC is now comprised of (2) groups; serious racers and bashers. Tamiya doesnt make serious Offroad racers anymore and Traxxas owns the basher market. Nastalgia and appreciating the attention to detail keeps me in the game, once my son is older ill like sell all but my childhood cars as Ill have no one to enjoy them with.

Wow that's stinking awesome and if I hadn't just purchased a Jugg2 I'd be all in.

Good to know! Thank you.

Re-assembling the front half of the truck and I just noticed this, LEDs have been fitted! How do I wire them to the receiver to turn them on?

All cleared up!

Boy I hope they bring out something else as well! Another Gold Pan!

I hope so!!! I love the RZ!!! In my opinion they are the Technigold/Dynatech of today. I don't have one as of yet. I've got a back up twin motor Hobbywing in the wings in case I let the smoke out.