Rinskie

I am surprised that nobody has mentioned tools yet. My MIP drivers are the tops of my list. There is just something super sexy and classic about MIP tools. They really do make working on my cars more enjoyable.

Not for nothing but does anyone actually remember the TQ10? I thought Horizon kinda started with Losi stuff. I was always a Great Planes or MRC kinda guy so I wouldn't know but I simply do not remember seeing the TQ10 at all growing up. Was that thing a thing?

Drift mod engaged. Man I love this car.

Like @chris.alex I did some soldering. I didn't do as nice a job as he did and I wished I thought of the 3.5 connectors but I didn't. I just extended the wire and soldered on bullet connectors. I was using one of those shotgun style LiPo batteries that worked well but the new square pack has 1300 more mh's and since it's heavier, it balances the chassis than the 5000 pack.

I'd pick the Box. It's been on my short list for so many years but when it comes time to spend money, the money always gets spent on something else. The Lunchbox has personality 7 miles deep. With the Grasshopper you'll always have that Hornet question hangin over your head.

That has to be one of my top favorites here. You did a fantastic job on a car I would normally not be fond of. Excellent!

Coming from the sport shooting world where people geek out over this to beyond required lengths, I fell into the camp that it doesn't matter as long as you maintain the thing regularly. You can run an AR on anything from an all in one (CLP) to motor oil as long as you are not a once and forget sort of fellow. I build my universals mostly dry and them lube them with 1Up universal lube although any penetrating lubricant will work. I say mostly because I will "grease" the parts but that only means I build the diff with lightly greased hands, usually Superlube. I then use a drop on each joint then wipe as much off as possible. I did this when I lived in Arizona where not only the running surface has dust on it, the air does too. I'd pull them occasionally, wipe them down then add another drop and reinstall. I made the mistake of using AW grease once and it was a horrible mess of dirt, probably hair and grease.

I'm sure the crawler guys have already made 3D printed t bones for their 1/10 scale cookouts.

Way cool man way cool. My thoughts on the wheels: The lightweights make the car look like a runner whereas the pepper dots make the car look more top shelf. Both look awesome. No idea what I said that, just went with first impressions.

Lately I have been unable to stay asleep through the night so I wind up on the couch watching Japanese RC stuff on YouTube. I am fascinated with their approach to this hobby as compared to a western mindset. They seem to either be ahead of the curve or their culture allows them to appreciate aspects most here wouldn't. For example, I am in awe with this guy TRUEMAXX. His channel seems to focus on a group of guys "synchronized driving" if that's even a thing. Kinda like drift-less drifting??? It seems a group of 4-5 drivers run the same type chassis with a realistic painted body all nose to tail in the same line on the track at the same speeds. No over taking at all, they are not racing. It also appears they takes turns being the point man. It's incredible. Sometimes I get into the comments with the translator that needs to be translated but I digress. From the comments I gather that they like to see what they can do with a chassis within the car's limits and they get excited sorting out the little problems those cars may have. Maybe they like seeing what the car is capable of without making the car do anything it doesn't want to. Not so much in a performance measure but more of a maximum baseline for the platform. (ooh that's good, I should write that down). This is how I came to TRUEMAXX in the first place. I was searching for stuff on the MB-01 and I kept coming across his videos. Now bear in mind the following if you watch the attached video and you speak or read Japanese: I don't read, write or speak Japanese. My opinions of what's going on are just based of my observations and assumptions alone The first part of the video contains a PowerPoint that explains whatehey are doing precisely (I can only assume) It was 4:20 when I went to the couch

Why yes I have. This one bite me at each and every step. From not getting cut out as well as I could like, the body being too thin in the rear, holes not getting drilled where I wanted, PS not matching TS, not happy with the color choice, the smoke window tint looking like it was installed in a Pep Boys parking lot, decals going on weird, the headlight buckets not centering, wheels rubbing at all four corners to decals going on weird (yes yes I know). I only finished it to see it it would get better before it was over. It never did. I no longer have it as I feel it was possessed.

Yup, I am surprised the BT's and MB's aren't more popular yet. My MB in FF is such a wonderful driving car and as you pointed out, is super easy to build work on. I did a three month tear down on mine last night and front diff regrease, Four screws to access the diff for the win. Two more takes the transmission out. Two more a you are inside the gear box of two gears. Having such easy access to the diff makes me want to experiment much more which is awesome because I already have a couple diffs set up differently pulled from my TT02 I can just throw in to test. The full size servo sits upright so getting to the servo horn is right there where as the TT02 requires me to take the servo out. The thing also drives sublimely. I don't race but if I did I would grab it first over my old M08 simply because I know it would get around the track without a marshal. I have been having so much fun with my MB that I would not hesitate to pick up a BT when it's time. I can just picture a BT FF Civic hatch zipping around.

I finished the 07 Subaru street car. Paint is PS3 red backed with PS13 gold. The hood is PS31 smoke, PS13 gold, TS14 black. It was hard for me buck the blue Subie trend and I am not normally a red car person but I wanted something different.