Andreas W
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But flowers are luckily not that costy. If you have the space in the garden and the local climate is appropriate then a magnolia-tree is always a certain success
. Looks beautyful as well.
Even after that there will shurely be some change left to buy hop ups as well
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Thanks for the racing, guys. It was fun as always. And congrats to Ferruz for the win with that amazing Terra
(in combination with ditto driving skills).
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14 hours ago, Busdriver said:
Then paint, guess what colour???
Well, what about metallic orange (I think I have read that you love that.). Then there must be TS-92 or PS-61 with gloss clear.
The work looks wonderful as always.
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Yes a bit large. But because of low profile not so notable. Espesially if you turn/screw them down a little in the surface.
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53 minutes ago, Ziddan said:
Had a go with my Scorched DT02 yesterday, the above mentioned section seems hard for sure, i guess it would be easier if i was a better driver, im "new again" to rc cars (after a break of over two decades and actually driving hobby grade this time) but having a lot of fun.
I keep hitting the cones i picked up for this so i may just go back to yoghurt tub lids as those stay in place if clipped.
Good luck
. It's astonishing how much you will improve within let's say a year. If you are driving on loose surface I recomend to use marking paint under the cones (or just marking paint). Then it is quick and easy to mock up the course if you find some free time every now and then. And if a cone moves you now its position.
I use Biltema 45-7510 markers. They stay reasonably in place if you clip them with the inner front wheel.
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Interesting. Looking forward to pictures of it. LWB Tomahawk is fun
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New attempt today. Now with the wheels from the Grasshornet. It was better in regards of understeer, but the tall tires are very bouncy compared with the 2,2 tires I normally drive. After a powerdrift you offen get a contra wenn you get off the throtle.
Either way I have not been able to improve my lapcount since last week. It's simply too dry therefore endless loose debries on the surface already after one stint.
Another day with lovely weather here in Skien
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28 minutes ago, Re-Bugged said:
50 next week, my wife and (kids? 19 & 22) gave me my present early, as in today, as we are going on holiday soon..
A Kyosho Mad Van VE 😁
I guess it’s now official in our house this hobby is not just a passing phase and will be around for some time yet, Happy days 👍🏻
Congrats in advance. The Mad Van must be an excellent choice. A modern, faster and more capable take on the Lunchboox-theme. Enjoy!
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I have found time for a couple of trips to the minimized Ring. I have used the 23T motor now with adjusted timing. It's a lot faster now (out of the box it's lame compared with the 17T), but runs cool and is relatively nice on the battery. It's been so dry here,so you have 3 attempts on one spot before the surface is completely dug up and you get more and more understeer.
Yesterday I tried an old Yokomo I fixed up during the winter. It has some serious grunt, but runs too hot. It also dries out my 4000mAh shorty after one stint and a little random bashing. The front tires are of yellow compound and gives a lot more understeer than the silver I am used to. The Tomahawk looks badass though on the black Scorpion wheels I think.
Later today I'll try the wheels from the Grasshornet (Sand super rear, Cut Stagger Silver front), if I'm allowed to play for myself
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And a pic of the Tommy in the lovely wether yesterday. Happy holydays to everybody.
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Turned 47 at the end of March. Actually I had a chat about this over two years ago with my brother, who was the one of us that had Tamiyas BITD. He could report that most of the guys in the Lego movement not surpricingy are on his age (he is now 45).
He still has them all (the Nikkos and the Yankee glow buggy as well) , but is now mainly doing Lego on a let's say it regional level and 1:1 cars.
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Inbetween family dutys I have found time to convert my Tomahawk in direction Old school. I have mounted a Yokomo Esprit that I gave a fixup during the winter. I got it together with a well used Sand Scorcher I bought years ago. With an old motor you also need beefy tires. I like it, even though it is more practical to get 2,2 tires from shops here (instead of ordering from Tamico, which I do to get the Kyosho tires).
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In time to easter I got some alu-parts for my M-05 Golf MK1. Maybe it's time to build it now. I have had it since 2013
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With these wheels from JC Racing you can run for example Schumacher full spikes and get the proper look.
Man, I love the Optima range. I like the looks of the Turbo Optima the most, but the Mid will probably be closer to my Burns in regards of driving caracteristics. Today it is allmost impossible to drive a glow buggy without annoying people. There is too much hassle dragging the start equipment around. So the conclusion must be; I need an Optima before the next winter.
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Not today, but yesterday. After I bought my first lipo a couple of weeks ago the shop had a 15% discount on Gens Ace lipos. Well, nothing else to do than buy to save some money
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I dream about an Optima rere, so then I need another shorty. When we get a week with rain I'll convert my TX to lipo.
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This turned out really well. The handling looks good and the looks - oh the looks ; what a beauty
. I always did not got familiar with the integrated spoiler of the Super Hornet. To me your version looks better than the original
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The yellow one is a Stewart Warner-logo like this
More about the car here
https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/bres-baja-datsun-240z-kisses-asphalt-goodbye/
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8 hours ago, Tamiyastef said:
A pitty you haven't got the chance to put the Tomahawk around this track.
I will keep my fingers crossed for the surgery.
I will be in the clinic myself this afternoon to accompany my adult daughter in need of eye surgery to prevent complete blindness.
I did drive the Tomahawk earlier, but not with the improved line and not with the shorty lipo with better weight distribution.
Fingers crossed and best wishes for your daughter
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Thanks for the fun, guys. It's some impressive lap counts here. Also on loose surface.
After the dicussion about the line we had here I got 3 more laps with the Grasshornet. I had problems with my charger, so I did not get to try the Tomahawk with the better line. Yesterday I wanted to try one last time, but after 20 min test run on Lipo on Saturday it turned out that the brushes were all completely gone.
Today my wife is having a surgery, so I think i'll have to pass the next round. But I'm going to fix up the motor in the meantime.
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Modern times battery tech has come to me. I got a shorty lipo for the Tomahawk earlier this week and made the first try today. To have longitudinal battery has made a difference for the better. Now the steering is super crisp.
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Maybe you have plugged the connectors from ESC (and the steering servo) the wrong way around in the receiver?
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Looking good
. Like a lowered Monster Beetle with the stance of the Blitzer. If you run the TT motor I think the speed is pretty decent.
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I'm also way too fast and tight around cone 1. It's so easy to get carried away after spinning around cone 6 and picking up speed on the way to cone 1. I go way too wide around cone 2 and 3, so there lies probably my largest potential for improvement ATM.
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TBH I cannot see any receiver on the last photo. Maybe it's missing. It is the box where both servos are connected and where the antenna ends. I see on your first post in the thread that there is no antenna on the Falcon, so maybe the receiver was taken out before it was stored on the loft.
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You gotta love a Scorpion. For a not optimal paintjob it turned out well.
Even with 2,2' wheels it looks good. Nice to see you went for the lovely JC wheels and not for dishes.
Budget Buggy Advice
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Inspired by this thread I bought a ThunderDragoncy Dragon just now. They are so cheap, so there is no reason to thrash the Tomahawk around in the snow during winter.
Even though I know that the end solution is to buy a Turbo Optima
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