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My Mercedes C11 Build

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On 9/20/2024 at 5:22 PM, RennsportEd said:

That item is made by Carisma Racing and I got it at RCMart.com. Well made piece that did not require sanding or sealing with CA glue. It came with a t-plate that uses an F104 rear end.

If you don't mind me asking @RennsportEd, what length of turnbuckles are needed now that the servo has been centred?  Your build is giving me lots of inspiration for the 956 re-release, so I'm getting all my hop-ups in now in anticipation of the kits being sent out next month (hopefully!).

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28 minutes ago, middleagedgrup said:

If you don't mind me asking @RennsportEd, what length of turnbuckles are needed now that the servo has been centred?  Your build is giving me lots of inspiration for the 956 re-release, so I'm getting all my hop-ups in now in anticipation of the kits being sent out next month (hopefully!).

I used the #53150 F103 turnbuckle set that comes with 42mm steel turnbuckles. This setup will go on my upcoming 956 build and will be replaced by two 42mm aluminum turnbuckles #54250 (blue bling), 4 blue aluminum 5mm ball connectors #53640 held on with 3mm titanium screws and using the 5mm low friction ball connectors #53601. Used the Tamiya hi torque servo saver #51000 too. I’d like to find the right Kimbrough servo saver for it though.

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RCMart delivered today some Carisma Racing carbon fiber goodies for my C11 build. Gonna need some 4x5mm spacers for the top plate and a way to mount the shock on the rear plate.IMG_3768.thumb.jpeg.a0ddc2560c1e5a1423a5209e6cbce0ba.jpeg

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Just now, RennsportEd said:

RCMart delivered today some Carisma Racing carbon fiber goodies for my C11 build. Gonna need some 4x5mm spacers for the top plate and a way to mount the shock on the rear plate.IMG_3768.thumb.jpeg.a0ddc2560c1e5a1423a5209e6cbce0ba.jpeg

 

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Liking the carbon mods👍🏻

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I didn't realise there was so much carbon available for this chassis. It is going to look awesome when done!

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Painted the body too. Graphics next and hoping that Needabiggershed finishes restocking their C11 detail and diffuser kits soon.

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Got some graphics on there, a work in progress. I’m waiting on some Kyosho striping tape I ordered for the panel lines. Haven’t glued the tires on, so no tire sidewall decals yet. Splitter came out nice and thin-gonna reinforce it from underneath with an additional piece of lexan. Used two cans of Tamiya yellow, one black for the splitter and one can of white to back the yellow. Yellow, then white, then yellow again on the wing so it looks yellow from the back.

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On 10/19/2024 at 1:27 PM, RennsportEd said:

Mounted the new carbon parts and mounted my steering servo.

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You’re gonna need a spacer for the back 42mm screws (I found some aluminum 6mm tall spacers on eBay) and the black plastic one that comes with the car goes perfectly in the front.

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