JimBear
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Tagging along here ... but can I use a "standard" (non-JIS, DIN?) M3 tap? I mean, the thread is going to be slightly different, but does it matter?
I had difficulties using the self-tapping screws on the Rising Fighter build - seriously hard plastic in the bathtub chassis, so going forward I was thinking of getting a tap.
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I don't know if this video is of any use - I found it somewhere on here, via another thread on here about cutting lexan (which I obviously can't find anymore):
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9 hours ago, alvinlwh said:
Sit on floor, work on coffee table (or something similar). That is how I WFH or make models. So I sit for 8 hours on the floor WFHing and then more model making. Oh, breaks for meals are also...sat on the floor. 😉
Maybe I should just get on with that Atedai (japanese bench for woodworking) that I have been thinking of doing ... Would be easily stowed under the bed or propped up behind something. Oddly enough, I need less table space when I am working sitting down on the floor (and not because I put books etc on the floor itself - it has something to do with perception and working angles or something, no idea).
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I really like what you have done here!
Personal opnion though: I have a hard time un-seeing that the rear tyres look smaller in diameter (optical illusion) than the front ones. I guess it has something to do with how the cage sits in relation to the tyres. Or maybe it's just my old eyes.
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I have a project on the backburner (shorty Midnight Pumpkin) - so I asked around, and from reading this thread I know that one could apparently make a shorter version of the MF-01x, for example (160-170-sh mm).
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Spent part of the morning contemplating a Rising Fighter build and how much I comparatively enjoy the DT-01 steering setup, sloppy as that might be. Weird, steep linkage angles, no space for the servo and the tyres when setup looks like a Lunch Box gone crazy.
Perhaps I should just give up the idea of building a Grasshopper, if this thing is that bad?
'*goes off in search of more coffee*
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@Nikko85 - oh sweet potato! These ones look good - I am partial to Edgars Safari (Amewi or Fayee body?).
The rear arches on the FJ45 look a smidge too tight to me. No matter - I just wish I could get off from the "oooh, shiny!" things on the internets and actually do something.
Good tip on the Sand tyres on the M rims - will have to make a note of that - thanks!
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@Ferruz - I guess those are the thing for the ice racing season in Canada?
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I guess this time machine thing is may be one of the things that has made me hesitate on getting another Monster Beetle. I loved building and driving it back in 1990 - but now I know more about the ORV gearbox weaknesses and reports about failures of the dogbones on the re-re - it might lay waste to the fond memories of it. I drove the original one for a shorter time, and then it ended up in a box - and maybe my memories of it would have been different if it had broken down on the third day?
Like @BuggyDadsays - context is everything.
As for the DT-01 that I bought (used) for the kid - it took me some good money, time and sweat to get it to the point where the serial breakage stopped long enough to be able to get out for a run, and the car still being complete when back on the bench. I never had this back in the day, so I had no idea what to expect; just going from the memory of my Monster Beetle, I bought it on a whim.
Somehow, between the screwdriver sessions and frantic orders, we grew - in confidence and abilities. Now we both know it backwards and forwards, and the kid has gone from basic level to actually being able to see beyond that: "what can I make of this pile of parts I have here?" And maybe the kid will remember the DT-01 fondly in the future? I have no idea.
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20 hours ago, Willy iine said:
I finished my XM1S 239mm conversion Beetle yesterday.. If I ever get another m-chassis, it will need to be the M08R with VW Van body.
haha
Is it possible to drive it like that - or is just for show? Good looking is it, nonetheless!
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7 minutes ago, Yoshimitsu said:
I'm still waiting for this PS dark blue for my Fiat 131 to become available in this country, like many others no doubt.
Why did Tamiya release a car with no paint...
Maybe that is why we aren't seeing any builds yet (youtube or otherwise)?
Is it this one? https://tamico.de/Tamiya-Lexan-Spray-Dose-PS-XX-Dunkel-Blau-Farbspray
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Just now, moffman said:
Yeah unfortunately this forum is getting kinda awkward and a bit annoying to use I get the same error message on random posts or the pictures just randomly disappear! It can be very frustrating
try emptying your attachments in your account sometimes that works for me?
I've not had any issues before (don't post all that many photos) - but if it continues, I'll just have to look at some sort of other solution (like tcphoto or using my Flickr account).
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I just had a bunch of upload failures with the resulting -200 error - the file is 508k on my desktop, got squashed to 492k and failed to upload (time out issue?). Redid it a bunch of times, and eventually it worked. Using https:// by the way.
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(for the nth time, getting -200 errors all the time - pfah!)
This is as close as I'll ever get to a JJ Ultima ...
(no, they didn't mix the orders up - Tamiya stuff inside, actually)
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3 hours ago, chris.alex said:
I bought my m-chassis wheels and tyres as well as other stuff at racersparadise.de
Another shop to keep track of - always good to check prices and availability.
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5 hours ago, Andreas W said:
I buy all I need for my Carten M210R at Tonisport. A superb shop, if you ask me.
I found out about the shop from a sponsor advertisment hanging at the local racetrack. I assume everybody buys their Xrays there (judging from the hordes of them on-track). We just go against the grain and run Tamiya buggies instead (just for fun and games).
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14 hours ago, chris.alex said:
Carten offers black, grey or chrome m-chassis wheels with +4mm offset.
Great! Do you buy these directly from Hong Kong? I found some black/grey ones at tonisport.de - got some grey ones too for another possible M05 project, since they were a bit cheaper than the chrome ones.
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I am looking for M rims with an +4 mm offset to fill the arches of the Phat Mini body on my M-05. Does anyone know if there are any other options than the Phat Bodies rims? They seem to sell out quickly and I've no idea if/when they show up again.
Or could I just get some spacers up front (already have the solution for the rear).?
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12 hours ago, Sogogi said:
First time building m06..
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This thing is nimble during quick test drive. Cannot wait to get out and have a blast!
Well, an NSU TT with RWD, right on!
I'll never get around to do that, but a BMW 2002 (the HPI body) would be a nice companion to this.
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3 hours ago, skom25 said:
I know but I was not able to find original post. Sorry
No worries - I am just unused to being mixed up.
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43 minutes ago, Pylon80 said:
That should be an honor!
Indeed, sir! *takes hat off*
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I can't help you except saying that I share your concern about the cable spaghetti. Undoing tiny cables from a TLU01 (or similar unit) gets tedious pretty quickly. Not to mention the risk of ripping something off.
I guess someone needs to bring the light tech (or at least the cable spaghetti) out of the stone age ... or just give us more robust connectors.
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@87lc2, @Tamiyastef - I'll go for silver, then. And then I'll see where to go from that point.
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(Nobody remembers that anymore I guess, but let's say Stig Blomquist and Saab 99 Turbo ...)
Saint Dragon - other rims/tyres?
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Could I somehow put hexes and other rims/tyres on a Saint Dragon? From the manual, it seems that the space is too limited ( driveshaft axle too short).