alvinlwh 5895 Posted August 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, Busdriver said: Have you built that yet.? No, it was for the boy's 3rd birthday and he can build it for his 4th birthday. 😁 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted August 30, 2022 54 minutes ago, alvinlwh said: No, it was for the boy's 3rd birthday and he can build it for his 4th birthday. 😁 Ah, when’s that? I looke for other schemes for the Calibra. MCI do a set of Old Spice Keke Rosberg stickers that are rather tempting. Need to do more research!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted August 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Busdriver said: Ah, when’s that? Next Easter. 😁 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted August 31, 2022 I've started a dangerous thread. Dangerous for me at least. I've now also ordered the Calibra kit . Squirrel it away for xmas. I'm thinking of getting a different body for it entirely though and using the Calibra shell on my TA03F (set up more as a road car). We'll see. Either way, I'm set for projects for the foreseeable future Already ordered the bearing kit for it and trying not to scan rcjaz for hop ups...... edit... I wonder if threads like this one end up causing a temporary bump in eBay/Amazon sales? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted August 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Cuiken said: I wonder if threads like this one end up causing a temporary bump in eBay/Amazon sales? Yes, along with a bump with the price. It all started with the DT-03 Neo Fighter. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted August 31, 2022 8 hours ago, Cuiken said: I've started a dangerous thread. Yes, yes you have! 8 hours ago, Cuiken said: I wonder if threads like this one end up causing a temporary bump in eBay/Amazon sales? There is a cheap-ish (opening bid, anyway) 03R-S and 03F-S on eBay at the moment which I though might attract some interest from this thread, but no bids yet Still working out how to approach this project...I have an unbuilt XV-01 here, which I bought from RCJaz in late 2019. I've just checked my order history and it cost me £133! But I think that might be cheating Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted August 31, 2022 44 minutes ago, Juhunio said: and it cost me £133! But I think that might be cheating Include or exclude postage? If exclude, then IMHO, is cheating. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted August 31, 2022 49 minutes ago, alvinlwh said: Include or exclude postage? If exclude, then IMHO, is cheating. Ok, fair enough...40 items in the order, postage was £80. Call it £2 per item, so £135 including postage 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted September 1, 2022 14 hours ago, Juhunio said: Ok, fair enough...40 items in the order, postage was £80. Call it £2 per item, so £135 including postage As the self declared 'Bernie Ecclestone' of this racing class I am happy to approve your mathematics. Welcome to the class. Theoretically you'd need to account for inflation to come up with a true value but since Bernie seems happy to dabble in a bit of fraud then I don't see a problem. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted September 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Cuiken said: As the self declared 'Bernie Ecclestone' of this racing class I am happy to approve your mathematics. Welcome to the class. Theoretically you'd need to account for inflation to come up with a true value but since Bernie seems happy to dabble in a bit of fraud then I don't see a problem. Bernie, you the man! I've never once doubted your financial ethics or views on issues of social injustice and equality 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted September 1, 2022 6 hours ago, Cuiken said: As the self declared 'Bernie Ecclestone' of this racing class I am happy to approve your mathematics. Welcome to the class. Dear Bernie Can you advise on how I should do the accounting for my pinions? I bought 4 for this build but will only be using one. Can I take 3/4 off the total price I paid for the pinions since I can only use one at a time? 😁 Thank you very much! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted September 1, 2022 20 hours ago, Juhunio said: Ok, fair enough...40 items in the order, postage was £80. Call it £2 per item, so £135 including postage Now, how do I submit the account for the thrust bearings I bought... Got it for £2odd from PJ instead of £9odd in the UK. Got it shipped to another country to save on shipping, £8 vs £28. Order was for 9 items...so £8/9 = 89p for shipping? Do I include the £800 flight ticket to go out and get it back...? 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted September 1, 2022 22 minutes ago, alvinlwh said: Dear Bernie Can you advise on how I should do the accounting for my pinions? I bought 4 for this build but will only be using one. Can I take 3/4 off the total price I paid for the pinions since I can only use one at a time? 😁 Thank you very much! Dear Alvin, Thanks for your enquiry. Since it is clear that you are using only one pinion at a time then you can certainly claim 1/4 the total cost of the four pinions. Lets put the other three down to R&D costs (which clearly comes out of a different, unspecified, budget). Similarly, travel comes out of another budget again, so your £800 should be filed against either R&D (unspecified budget cap), general travel (unspecified budget cap) or hospitality (unspecified budget cap). Hope that helps! Bernie. ****************************** Being Bernie is good fun. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted September 1, 2022 Back in character as a 'competitor' in this challenge (no conflict of interest there then), here's an update on my XV01: Super Mini CVA shocks and XV01 dirt springs from RCJAZ, all within my remaining budget! That soft damper oil that came with them though was not up to the job, it bounced around like mad. Increased it to 800cst at the back and 1000cst in the front and it seems better. Might need thicker still in the front though. I'll see if it calms down a bit once it picks up some grime. Stole the torque tuned from my daughter's buggy until the seller sends out a replacement and upped the pinion to a 24T one I had lieing around. I also used some velcro to pull the sides of the body shell together a bit in the middle. The HPI shell is not as nice as the tamiya one and without this mod, looks like a jelly mold of a Subaru. Pretty happy with the body height (trimmed it a bit around the front bumper) so I'll crop the body posts and I think that'll be me done. Really, it's all gone a bit too easily for my tastes. My mate's TA04 entry is definitely more interesting. On the other hand, an XV01 is a great fun car so I'm sure we'll have a blast racing them. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted September 3, 2022 I think ive probably got enough left over parts from my TA02 Racing Special build, the unused plastics from the Porsche black special Vaillant kit and an old shed of a TA02 I aquired a couple of years ago which had the carbon decks albeit scratched and the gear boxes cracked that need replacing. Plenty of leftover silver cans in the parts boxes too. Just need wheels and some rally tyres (already have imho the best rally body lined up by far as well ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted September 4, 2022 Welcome on board! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cuiken 225 Posted September 5, 2022 Some really god stuff (IMHO) turned up on eBay over the weekend. An XV02 with motor etc went for £240 delivered. Sell the brushless rig and you'd be in budget (was tempted myself). A TA02 with MAX10 combo and a load of hop ups went for £150. Anyone here go for that one? An XV01 with a couple of missing parts (gear and belt cover) but a radio that could be resold went for £103!!!! Makes my XV01 look like less of a bargain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted September 6, 2022 Change of plan for me…I picked this up on a Japanese Auction on Sunday…. Looks to be in mint condition so shouldn't need much other than some rally blocks and a bit of work to maximise the ride height 👍 Auction hammer price was £72, total domestic and international shipping cost is £36, so £108 total 👌 It’s coming by boat mind, so it won’t be racing any time soon 😂 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1968 Posted September 7, 2022 Look at this thing go!!! But just after this short run, look at what I gathered in the chassis... I don't care about the cleaning but I had to stop driving regularly because of small stones blocking the steering left or right. Also when changing the battery some stones got themself stuck between the chassis and the battery so now the wrap on my lipo is damaged... I do need to come up with some kind of undertray/inner wheel wells to keep the dirt on the dirt and not in the chassis of my TA03F. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted September 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Tamiyastef said: But just after this short run, look at what I gathered in the chassis... My TT-01(Ra) is the same. I think it must have gained 50% more weight from all the crap it picked up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted September 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Tamiyastef said: I don't care about the cleaning but I had to stop driving regularly because of small stones blocking the steering left or right. Also when changing the battery some stones got themself stuck between the chassis and the battery so now the wrap on my lipo is damaged... I do need to come up with some kind of undertray/inner wheel wells to keep the dirt on the dirt and not in the chassis of my TA03F. Never mind the cleaning, what about the poor cameraman 😳 ? Totally wiped out 😂 Great videos, looks like so much fun 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1968 Posted September 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, Juhunio said: Great videos, looks like so much fun Yes it is so much fun! I can't believe I'm into RC for almost 40 years and only just now discovered the fun of RC Rallying. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Tamiyastef said: Look at this thing go!!! But just after this short run, look at what I gathered in the chassis... I don't care about the cleaning but I had to stop driving regularly because of small stones blocking the steering left or right. Also when changing the battery some stones got themself stuck between the chassis and the battery so now the wrap on my lipo is damaged... I do need to come up with some kind of undertray/inner wheel wells to keep the dirt on the dirt and not in the chassis of my TA03F. Love the bodyshell. Do you know what, where etc???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1968 Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, Busdriver said: Do you know what, where etc???? I believe it to be this one from L&L models but without mounting the black wing. Not really good advertising for L&L as it is sold "already cut" so these are on their account, and yes these are three out of four... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted September 7, 2022 19 minutes ago, Tamiyastef said: I believe it to be this one from L&L models but without mounting the black wing. Not really good advertising for L&L as it is sold "already cut" so these are on their account, and yes these are three out of four... Even worse than my cutting out!!!! Yes I’d found this on their site. Cheapish shell but where are you based outer space. Postage is horrendous!!! And they’re sold out!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites