So, What Have You Done Today?

[Badcrumble 4203]

53 minutes ago, Aleblanc said:

I just ordered more kits that I don't need .

got a second Sand Scorcher Rere kit, a Subaru Brat kit and the Boomerang Rere kit.

It's been an expensive week, I also picked up a 2017 Shelby GT350 on Monday!



Very nice. We saw one on the road last weekend so my son got a GT350R... 

[Crash Cramer 617]

12 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

Yes definitely, then you know where you can stay when you are visiting places!

It helps ONLY when the member actually lists whereabouts, frustrates me to no end, but that could be my OCD stepping in.

4 hours ago, berman said:

I saw that with 2.5 hours to go, forgot about it and then when I remembered when it was 15 seconds left, and I wasn't logged in. Said "Ohhhh!!" out loud, and missus said "What?" I told her I had just missed a M01 for $76 and got the look of death. So it appears I wasnt going to buy it anyway 😁

Yeah the M04 looks a little odd like it isn't part of the 'evolution' so to speak. Haha I am trying not to, but I only have 3 left (if I don't count the MF-01x and TA-05 M-Four thingy) to get.

I would be lucky to be able to post the M01 I have here to you for a paltry $76, USPS rates have climbed yet again, cost nearly $14 to send a flat bubble pack to Wandy last week.

[Country Mike 120]

On 09/09/2017 at 11:06 PM, mman2005 said:

Whatever keeps the Mrs off your back about purchases  (assuming they are not for you) 

Yeah they are, am a hairdresser. Was in electronics as a telly engineer, retrained because I only wanted to learn cutting and ended up at end of that year with Hairdresser of the year. Did the final level 3 course which taught colour correction and won a load of clients so made a business out of it. All my clients recon am a hair engineer and trust me because of the engineering trait... The GHD's came off a carboot for 50p! 

[berman 5315]

25 minutes ago, Crash Cramer said:

It helps ONLY when the member actually lists whereabouts, frustrates me to no end, but that could be my OCD stepping in.

I would be lucky to be able to post the M01 I have here to you for a paltry $76, USPS rates have climbed yet again, cost nearly $14 to send a flat bubble pack to Wandy last week.

I can't see anyone's location as I am on my phone, kind of sucks, so I just pretty much assume 80% are Brits, 10% Americans, 9% Aussies and Kiwi's and 1% is my old mate from Santiago de Chile 😊

Yeah that was $76 nzd, so around $45-50usd. It wasn't mint (I tell myself). If you are keen to let one go, Chris, work out what you want for one and PM me a price. ☺

[Wooders28 4723]

Got the melted silver can out of the boomerang, and pulled it to bits,as you do, it's toast.

 

Fitted the new eBay purchased reedy modified motor, (of unknown dottage, but the 1060 didn't melt, so presuming it's less than a 15 turn pink dot), back in bashing business! 😁 

Fitting the bearings is on the list of jobs.

[nowinaminute 2815]

Just finished my first ever Lunchbox!

Hybrid of black and yellow versions. Some of the yellow version decals didn't work too well with the black shell so I stuck a few sponsor decals on instead, yellow ones to balance out the wheels a little.

 

[Aleblanc 57]

I worked on my current Sand Scorcher kit last night, being my first RSB chassis I was absolutely excited by all the metal and how it goes together - such a fun build!

[nowinaminute 2815]

I'm not saying the Lunchbox handles well but I was expecting worse, I think I've spent so long learning to keep my Grasshopper and toy grade conversions the right way up that I'm well prepared!

It's still easy to flip if you're over zealous but it seems better behaved than my Grasshopper which I swear I can leave the right way up when I go to bed and it's on it's back when I come downstairs on the morning!

And although the suspension design is the same in that it locks up under power the tyres have enough give that you can scuttle over dirt etc without it instantly taking off and changing direction.

I only really enjoy my Hopper when it has the 380 motor in it or at the beach with a powerful motor.

[Grumpy pants 4485]

I've just sold my NIB HCT unexpectedly to a TC member.

It's highly unlikely to get built in the foreseeable future so it may as well go to a good home 

1 less box to unpack after a house move last Friday 

[i_am_scarecrow 913]

I found a big old box of rc stuff on Facebook local to me, went and had a look and came away with all of it for £70! It's rare for me to find stuff like this, usually I'm the guy that calls the seller just after they have sold it! There are also boxes of tools and spare parts, loads of electrics and allsorts still to sort. Obviously the E max will be sold on to help restore the Tamiya's!

 

[Crash Cramer 617]

WOW, that is a SWEEEET Deal on all that goodiness.

[Peter_B 997]

I started having a look at the RC10. Took the rear shocks off to try and find the cause of the uneven rear droop.

Found that one wasn't built properly so will rebuild both of them when I get the parts.

Remived the old receiver and then used some "sticky stuff remover" to get rid of the old servo tape residue. That stuff works great! A spray of that, wait a few minutes and scrape with a plastic glue spreader (borrowed from my boys), it comes right off.

[Peter_B 997]

4 minutes ago, i_am_scarecrow said:

I found a big old box of rc stuff on Facebook local to me, went and had a look and came away with all of it for £70! It's rare for me to find stuff like this, usually I'm the guy that calls the seller just after they have sold it! There are also boxes of tools and spare parts, loads of electrics and allsorts still to sort. Obviously the E max will be sold on to help restore the Tamiya's!

 

Might be interested in the E-Maxx when you're looking to sell it. Give me a shout when the time comes.

[Jonathon Gillham 4606]

1 hour ago, Peter_B said:

I started having a look at the RC10. Took the rear shocks off to try and find the cause of the uneven rear droop.

Found that one wasn't built properly so will rebuild both of them when I get the parts.

Remived the old receiver and then used some "sticky stuff remover" to get rid of the old servo tape residue. That stuff works great! A spray of that, wait a few minutes and scrape with a plastic glue spreader (borrowed from my boys), it comes right off.

What is this magic sticky stuff remover you have?  Can you post a pic or link or something?

Last race day my ESC came off, but I was so short of time I just put more tape on between the sticky stuff on the chassis and ESC.  Its still holding, for now...

1 hour ago, i_am_scarecrow said:

I found a big old box of rc stuff on Facebook local to me, went and had a look and came away with all of it for £70! It's rare for me to find stuff like this, usually I'm the guy that calls the seller just after they have sold it! There are also boxes of tools and spare parts, loads of electrics and allsorts still to sort. Obviously the E max will be sold on to help restore the Tamiya's!

 

That is amazing for 70 quid!  Surely that E Max is worth that alone?  My problem would be even if I came across a collection like that my wife wouldn't be nearly as excited about it as me and wouldn't see it as a bargain, rather a waste of however much I could get it for.

 

Getting very jealous at the moment, there are these amazing finds on here and a mate has just bought an Egress and Avante to go with his other 19 Tamiya's and a few racing 8th scale Mugens!

[Motorworldmedia 139]

I'm getting close to finishing up my vintage group c Mazda 787B Stealth Racer. Non traditional Black Merc C-11 wheels w/ offset spacers & black chassis tree parts. Mabuchi black RS-540 sport tuned motor, Mazda 787B Tamiya Staff Factory Finished Body #32, freshly decaled Tamiya correct, lowered rear wing-stay & Aristo-Craft Hitec HS 402 servo. Still need to install Vintage Novak ner-75 receiver & Tamiya ESC.  Dunlop wheel decals in Mazda orange w/ group c cockpit awaiting final design & paint. 

[Peter_B 997]

7 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

What is this magic sticky stuff remover you have?  Can you post a pic or link or something?

Last race day my ESC came off, but I was so short of time I just put more tape on between the sticky stuff on the chassis and ESC.  Its still holding, for now...

This is the stuff I've got.

http://www.desolvit.co.uk/product/de‐solv‐it-sticky-stuff-remover-2/

 

[i_am_scarecrow 913]

I've been getting my cars ready for racing tomorrow, you watch it rain! The MG shell I used a couple of weeks back on the TT01 had a couple of roll overs and doesn't look quite so good currently, step up the little Toyota MRS. Just need to decide on a colour for the front end today.

I'll also have an FF02 out racing, It probably wont keep up with the TT's but I've wanted to try a fwd touring car for a while.

[nowinaminute 2815]

I've been driving my new lunchbox some more. It's definitely less prone to tipping over than I anticipated, like I said before I guess driving a lot of modified toy grades has taught me how to be careful with vehicles of dubious handling prowess.

It probably helps that it only has the stock motor too but still, only two scratches on the shell so far and both from avoidable user error and not the truck tipping whilst cornering.

The old Fast-slow-turn-fast technique works much better with this than it does my Grasshopper when that car has a 540 in it.

I'm sure if I tried to go fast over some really rough terrain it would soon lose it but I thought it would be bad even on dirt and short grass and rough tarmac etc but it's not so bad.

[Jason1145 3986]

On 14/09/2017 at 11:23 PM, i_am_scarecrow said:

I found a big old box of rc stuff on Facebook local to me, went and had a look and came away with all of it for £70! It's rare for me to find stuff like this, usually I'm the guy that calls the seller just after they have sold it! There are also boxes of tools and spare parts, loads of electrics and allsorts still to sort. Obviously the E max will be sold on to help restore the Tamiya's!

 

Wow!! Gotta love Facebook eh? I don't but you should!

So you got a Ff01, Super Hornet and TL01? Practising my Tamiya recognition now, go easy on me!

Did you get the Orange wheels on the Super Hornet too... I've given up trying to find those lol, hope you find some more diamonds in the rough there.

[Jason1145 3986]

7 hours ago, i_am_scarecrow said:

I've been getting my cars ready for racing tomorrow, you watch it rain! The MG shell I used a couple of weeks back on the TT01 had a couple of roll overs and doesn't look quite so good currently, step up the little Toyota MRS. Just need to decide on a colour for the front end today.

I'll also have an FF02 out racing, It probably wont keep up with the TT's but I've wanted to try a fwd touring car for a while.

Gorgeous looking MR2, you can't really go wrong with a colour choice if your got the back half black, Black goes with everything!

Lets see the battle wounded MG shell

Im in love with Front wheel drive cars lately and that Ff02 you have is heaven sent, nice job and hope it pulls itself round the track with honour.

[Country Mike 120]

Swore at the crapness of the feiyue so called upgrade rear prop shaft what came from chanastan today finally. That popped a UJ so that r.i.p'd but the Y splitter twin 1500mah battery bodge worked! Two stock 2 cell Li-pos in parrallel giving power and grunt for the feiyue so next step is chassis a chassis plate and shock towers then electronics... or a tt02.. 

[i_am_scarecrow 913]

8 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Gorgeous looking MR2, you can't really go wrong with a colour choice if your got the back half black, Black goes with everything!

Yes it does! Went for the 'I just ram raided a blancmange factory' look!

[i_am_scarecrow 913]

8 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Wow!! Gotta love Facebook eh? I don't but you should!

So you got a Ff01, Super Hornet and TL01? Practising my Tamiya recognition now, go easy on me!

Did you get the Orange wheels on the Super Hornet too... I've given up trying to find those lol, hope you find some more diamonds in the rough there.

Close, FF01, Super Hornet and another FF02.

The Hornet came with the rear orange wheels but non Tamiya front ones.

[chevelle 997]

Hi all  I recently picked up this lot of HSII parts and a nice SS body set to make up another Hybrid beauty to join the Dark shot  After sorting out the parts I spent the day out in the workshop and came up with this 

 

[Motorworldmedia 139]

My vintage original Mazda 787B #58102 ex-racer retired to the shelf for over 25 yrs.  After all these years I decided to finally pull the car off the shelf and paint the rear wheels and add Dunlop tire decals which didn't matter much over 2 decades ago.  Next project is to paint and install a group c driver cockpit to finish it off in style which wasn't very popular back in the day on the race track in the 90's.