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  1. Rather than store/throw out old bodies, I repair them internally and use them for airbrush practice. Here's a recent one, most of it is painted except for the "Hornet racing Team" along the sides.
  2. Looking to clear some space at home. All kits are new in the box. Shipping extra. PM me if interested. 58450 TT01R Type E (bearings, oil dampers, turnbuckles, metal drivetrain) - $12558399 DF02 Plasma Edge + aluminum prop shaft, turnbuckles, steering rack - $125
  3. Something i wanted to do since quite some time. I own an original Hornet which i bought new 1986 (the second Tamiya i bought after having a 2nd hand sand rover) which was responsible for me getting the Tamiya virus again when i found it at my parents place 2 years ago i fairly good shape but one front wheel missing and the body in poor shape. It did have a number of hop ups though from You-G, front and rear shocks and the stabi bar. So i bought a new body for it and new decals together with a new set of front wheels and this was the result. I knew though that it would need a proper revision though to restore it to its former glory which i started today. I came accross some issues though. 1. The front You-G shocks are completely worn out and the piston shafts bent. Started looking for replacements but no luck so far. I do not want to do any mods to make current dampers fit so i will probably comes up with a plan. 2. The front lowers were always a weak point on the hornet due to free play. Does anybody know a good permanent fix for that one without milling the bathtub to pieces? 3. Gear casing needs replacement as it is worn out on the bottom side causing oil leakage. For the rest, all in good shape at first glance. Last but not least, another question. Whilst searching for the front You-G shocks, came accross this: These knuckles are for the F103RM but i do recall that the F103 knuckles are the same as the Hornet knuckles so i would assume that these should fit my Hornet too as they would make a very nice hop up, right? Can anybody confirm that the F103RM and the F103 have the same knuckles? To be continued...
  4. With the availability of fixed axle buggies not in question at the moment (Hornet, Grasshopper, Mad Fighter, Mad Bull and Rising Fighter in good supply) Is the Rising Fighter that launched in 2008, the last new fixed axle release buggy? Do you think there will ever be another? A Rising Fighter 2 or similar (I'm not counting other possible rere's like Grasshopper 2 or Super Hornet)? Although the design might dictate that it should maybe stop new models, its still officially the cheapest(?) tamiya model and I still like it, even with its inherent flaws! (Just obtained another Rising Fighter!)
  5. Well, the tinkering continues. I was going through a drawer I have that is completely full of MSC thinking about just dumping the lot on ebay. Let me start by saying i hate those @*&$#!* pieces of @$@. Those @(*%# %$#*@ and shove one @(*$@$@( when a @(*$&@( !@!#@ and a goat! There, sorry I had to say it. Why do I hate them? Let me explain. I restored my monster beetle and thought, like an idiot, dont put an ESC in there, use that cool old Aristocraft setup you've got laying around. So I did. Well, my wife and I were out at the beach on a cliff for a walk. The MB was putting along when some kid on a bike came around a turn and was going right at it. I floored it to get out of the way and to my dismay the ESC got stuck in full throttle. It blasted through a huge puddle, down a storm drain and popped out at the edge of a cliff, only to get stuck on some high grass. 10 more feet and it would have been off the edge of a 300 foot drop. The shrubs that saved it. It was clean as a whistle seconds before. Note the spinning rear tires. Here is that MSC that nearly killed it: Any way, despite my hatred of their useability, they look cool. On top of that, the notches in the Grasshopper and Hornet bodies got me thinking, why not install it for show? Well, cleaned them up and installed them. I had a few broken servos that I was going to recycle but instead put them in the cars For me the added weight helps these cars out. On top of that, these are cars I plan to putt around. I installed it and I think it looks great. I need to post more of the Hornet and Hopper. I did think about using a y-harness and a working servo to actually make them appear that they were working but space becomes a concern as there's already a lot of wires. Plus I wanted to use these broken units and I didnt want the MSC to get all scratched up. Remember, I just wanted to look at them in there but it could be a cool touch. This is the install in my Rockbuster. Sits right above the ESC: This was a test fit, Later I trimmed wires as the plugs for motor and Motor and battery leads go nowhere. Fitted in the car: Resistor in. Fits well right above the ESC. On the grasshopper ReRe, same deal but the speed control is too big to fit under the MSC. Note that the wires simply drop down and end. There was an issue with crystal height. I simply added 2 washers under the MSC to bump it up. I'll take more of the Hopper and get a bunch of the Hornet so you can see the installs. Worked well!
  6. Looking for the Hornet headlights from the Z-parts tree! Also looking for the headlight decals. Thought i still had the decals as i redid the bodyu a year ago but can't find them. If anybody has them spare, please let me know.
  7. Hi people, I would like your opinion about it. I could, through a company that I know, design and build the ball differential for this frame. Obviously would fit on the following models: Hornet Super Hornet Grasshopper Grasshopper 2 Vanessa Lunchbox Montero Pajero 58044 Midnight Pumpkin and all chassis derivatives. I'm not sure about the DT01 Madbull and similaria, Falcon or other, but maybe you can help me about this. Do you think the product would sell? Or it would remain in my house? And what would be the right price? Many thanks Max
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