Juhunio 6830 Posted November 16, 2022 Next step...servo! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 17, 2022 Well, servo should have been the next step. Except... I couldn't resist doing a test fit with the wheels and body shell and, well, yeah.... The front wheels were much too far back. I initially assumed that maybe those after-market TA02 uprights were a slightly different geometry but, no... I'd put the front lower arms on back to front 🤦🏻♂️ The lower arms are attached in Step 3, and as I was now on Step 28 it needed a fairly substantial tear-down to correct it. The whole front end had to come off 🙄 Anyway, after a bit of solid Anglo-Saxon and an hour or so of work... S'all good-man 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 Been laid up with some heinous illness for a week, but was finally able to pick up this project again this morning First up, getting the servo all built and centred Then installed onto the chassis and connected to the tie-rods I've still only managed to find one set of these beautiful Killerbody aluminium rims. I've placed a backorder with a model shop for another set, so I'm living in hope (rather than expectation) 🤞 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 Then on with the upper deck, I had just enough purple countersunk screws. The additional purple hardware had arrived so I was able to finish the QR battery holder too These are the kit-supplied 'drift' rims and tyres, which are literally just holding one side up until the other set of Killerbody rims materialise 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 Then onto the belt tension pulley...the FRP chassis kit included a bracket, and there was one in the kits D Parts bag too so now I have a spare, which is nice More bags of unopened hardware! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 And then the final step of the manual, installing the rear stabiliser. I couldn't resist adding the carbon support bar, along with these 3rd party stabiliser stoppers Maybe one day next summer I will spray the stabiliser bar purple too 😎 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 And that's the main build done and dusted. As ever there were quite a few leftovers... The kit diff cups, pinion and spur gear shaft along with an unopened C Parts Bag, a front stabiliser bar and a tub of Tamiya-shrapnel, mostly tapping screws and brass ball connectors which will get sorted into the spares pots. I must have about 100 of these ball connectors now 😂 And then some unused Hop Ups and hardware... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted November 26, 2022 I couldn't find 35mm purple countersunk screws for the battery holder, but other than that... There are still a few jobs to do before this is finished... I've ordered some aluminium hex hub / brake discs and callipers from Integy which are on their way and should make for a nice extra detail finishing touch Need to trim down the body posts and add the purple post-toppers Still need another set of Killerbody rims! Toying with the idea of using some translucent purple film to tint the front headlights on the AMG shell... Electronics install....still to decide whether to go all in on a Hobbywing brushless drift combo of a well-fit purple ESC and black / purple motor. They would look awesome, but it's a lot of £££££. I think I need a couple of my trades to sell first 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10153 Posted December 5, 2022 Hey @Juhunio, would these be the rims your looking for?… https://hobbiesdirect.com.au/Killerbody-1.9-Aluminium-Alfa-Romeo-TZ3-Corsa-Rims-2Pcs-48306SIGY If they are but don’t post internationally just sing out 👍🏻 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 7:39 AM, Re-Bugged said: Hey @Juhunio, would these be the rims your looking for?… https://hobbiesdirect.com.au/Killerbody-1.9-Aluminium-Alfa-Romeo-TZ3-Corsa-Rims-2Pcs-48306SIGY If they are but don’t post internationally just sing out 👍🏻 Yup, that's them! I've placed a backorder with a hobby shop here in the UK...now, generally speaking, I've found hobby store backorders to be the graveyard of mis-placed hope. But I'll give it a few weeks and, if it turns out as expected, I will definitely take you up on that offer, thank you 👍 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted December 13, 2022 A little trip back in time, to my David Jun restoration. The fluorescent yellow springs and stabilisers led me to add fluorescent yellow accents to the CLK-DTM body shell, and fluorescent yellow rims ... And then recently I found another bit of fluorescent yellow, this High Torque Servo Saver (49553) which I fitted today It all works well together 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
94SRUNNER 47 Posted January 12, 2023 What a fantastic lineup of TA03 variants! Have you weighed any of them? Curious what the running weight and rolling weights are. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wtcc5 4897 Posted January 13, 2023 That Merc body 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
94SRUNNER 47 Posted January 18, 2023 On 11/26/2022 at 9:32 AM, Juhunio said: Randomly bought this same servo for my upcoming TA03 build I am accumulating parts for. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 25, 2023 Jeez, it's been a while 😃 After a four month wait, the second set of Killerbody Rims needed for the Purple Haze TA03 finally arrived, along with a few other purpley bits I was particularly chuffed to find the new purple motor mount plate, which someone must have broken out of a TA03RS-TRF kit 😎 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 25, 2023 The wheel spacers help fill out the arches a bit more as there's very little offset in the rims, in the end I used all of them so 1.5mm on every corner 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 25, 2023 Then on with the new rims, which are just super-lush and the perfect finishing touch to this purple-themed build 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 25, 2023 Next, the motor plate... It basically replaces the light board motor plate that comes with the kit It is very cool but it has to be said that once it's fitted, you would barely know that it was in there...just one little sliver shows through I'll know though 😉 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 25, 2023 And the final of the finishing touches is for the body shell...purple tinted headlamps! Very drifty... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10153 Posted July 26, 2023 Truly amazing attention to detail to this work of art 👍🏻 Lovin’ the wheels on there. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Re-Bugged said: Truly amazing attention to detail to this work of art 👍🏻 Lovin’ the wheels on there. Why thank you sir! The rims are really lovely, well worth the wait 😎 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites