nowinaminute 2815 Posted May 3, 2018 I grabbed a spare 5 minutes here and there at work to strip down my wrecked TL-01B so that I can take the good bits and my other '01B and make a hybrid. I thought it was a good time to finally clense the shell of its New Bright origins. I used graffiti remover to get the paint off but it seems to have messed with the plastic a little in some places and I have a kind of white coating. Seems to come off with some hard polishing though. I might just use my Dremel at its lowest RPM to sort it, It's only going to be a bashing shell so it doesn't have to be perfect. I'm not painting it either apart from the grill and bed. That way scratches wont show up as much. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffSpicoli 1363 Posted May 3, 2018 waiting on postman to deliver MileHighCrawler custom RC license plates. Never mind the idiot waited a week to get on my order. Never again. Then you have RCDMV who makes you send him a message on Facebook to order. Retarded. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffSpicoli 1363 Posted May 3, 2018 Street Legal - Cops won't be pullin me for no tags anymore. 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted May 3, 2018 Listed my brushless RTR FRX Outlaw dune buggy in the sales section, I’ve sold enough Tamiya’s lately, it’s time an off brand took a hit too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted May 3, 2018 7 hours ago, JeffSpicoli said: Dreaming about finding the right house and what kind of pimp hobby den I'm going to build for making Tamiya kits It really is nice not being married at times - my house will be a pure 1500 sq ft MAN CAVE of European car and motorbike memorabilia, TAMIYA, 80s BMX bikes, and I'm planning on fashioning out the living room like a MOTOGP pit box in Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden regalia. Did you ever see the movie: 40 Year Old Virgin? He did the same sort of thing, only with action figures. Think very carefully about your priorities man. Do not be the star of 40 Year Old Virgin Part 2! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted May 3, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 11:26 AM, JeffSpicoli said: Not sure, I want a perfect checker pattern like this ===> You could just get these: https://xxxmain.com/collections/paint-masks/products/large-checkers-paint-mask-kit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted May 3, 2018 Bent this dogbone on the front of my CC-01. It must of popped out and the hi torque steering servo bent it against the aluminum hub carriers or something. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Can anyone confirm the length of the dogbones on a TA-02 are the same as the CC-01? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfdogstinkus 1893 Posted May 3, 2018 Had the Mad bull out for a speed run in car park. (not filmed or timed, just practice) It's FAST. lol 2s lipo 4300KV EZrun 9T As usual 6 year old had impeccable driving skills, I get the controls, flip it multiple times and crack the shell. oops. Mad bull 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffSpicoli 1363 Posted May 3, 2018 Stock BRAT drive train vs Required Frog drive shafts for the MIP hop up Runs butter smooth and pretty quiet. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted May 4, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 12:26 PM, JeffSpicoli said: Not sure, I want a perfect checker pattern like this ===> I'm testing with blue painters tape now to see how I could measure out the squares and cut them with an exacto. I found the perfect size based on the bed's size. It's 6 inches deep, and 5.25 inches wide - If I make the squares .75" each, that'll fit a perfect 48 sqaures into the bed. I was flirting with doing a cardstock stencil to lay in the bed and hit the stencil with paint. I can trace the bottom of the bed perectfly by flipping it over and using the bottom. Or I could spray the bed white, and put vinyl black squares onto the paint by hand. A few options - finding the one that works best will be key. Like I said I'd like to be old school and use paint and tape. Where did you find that numbers' decal sheet? How expensive it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InsaneJim69 1584 Posted May 4, 2018 Finally updated my Laguna build thread ........ has been far too long. Hopefully get it finished this coming week. James. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronnyhotdog 221 Posted May 4, 2018 Built a G6-01 chassis. The shocks on this thing are very ropey. I didnt bother with the internal rubber tubing as it just made them worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt_G40 103 Posted May 4, 2018 New tamiyaclub account Got my Moderately hopped up DF03MS out ready to run ~ Brushless setup HPI Flux Pro 5.5T on 2S 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mman2005 443 Posted May 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, Matt_G40 said: New tamiyaclub account Got my Moderately hopped up DF03MS out ready to run ~ Brushless setup HPI Flux Pro 5.5T on 2S Nice colour scheme! I'd like to grab myself one of those t-bone bumpers but postage to UK is a killer. Welcome by the way! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peter_B 997 Posted May 4, 2018 Picked up two new additions to the fleet. Both need a little bit of TLC. Avante needs a few replacement screws and the shocks need looking at. Sabre needs a propshaft, the correct front, upper wishbones - it has some adjustable, presumably third party, ones on there now. It could also do with a new body. They both need a good clean too so will (eventually) get stripped, cleaned and rebuilt. With new bearings and parts replaced where needed. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man1c M0nk3y 564 Posted May 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, Matt_G40 said: New tamiyaclub account Got my Moderately hopped up DF03MS out ready to run ~ Brushless setup HPI Flux Pro 5.5T on 2S +1 on the nice colour and buggy in general. Is it a Tamiya colour? Maybe get be my eyes but doesn’t look like the colours on the chart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt_G40 103 Posted May 4, 2018 1 minute ago, Man1c M0nk3y said: +1 on the nice colour and buggy in general. Is it a Tamiya colour? Maybe get be my eyes but doesn’t look like the colours on the chart. Thanks!. yes it's PS-54 i believe, the photo quality isn't great to be fair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Man1c M0nk3y 564 Posted May 4, 2018 15 minutes ago, Matt_G40 said: Thanks!. yes it's PS-54 i believe, the photo quality isn't great to be fair Cheers. Looks better in the photo than on the colour chart tbh! Another option added to the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffSpicoli 1363 Posted May 4, 2018 11 hours ago, mongoose1983 said: Where did you find that numbers' decal sheet? How expensive it is? Check out @blockheadmotors on Instagram; His website is: https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&u=https://blockheadmotors.stores.jp/&xid=17259,15700022,15700124,15700149,15700168,15700173,15700186,15700189,15700201&usg=ALkJrhi_RpDLSZGcFdzJv7EGrnE5nxcHlw Prepare to to use a Translate add on for your browser there is no English version. They were only a few bucks. Since it was coming from Japan I ordered a bunch of his stuff at once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
i_am_scarecrow 913 Posted May 5, 2018 Got some paint on the F1 Tyrrell. Not going entirely box art on this one. 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWarty 1325 Posted May 6, 2018 Lots of parts arrived today and I mocked it up. Really happy thus far 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted May 6, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 12:25 AM, JeffSpicoli said: Stock BRAT drive train vs Required Frog drive shafts for the MIP hop up Runs butter smooth and pretty quiet. That's the first thing I did to my monster beetle! It was much better and tranformed it' running😉 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted May 6, 2018 13 hours ago, i_am_scarecrow said: Got some paint on the F1 Tyrrell. Not going entirely box art on this one. that looks fantastic the colour really suits it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7881 Posted May 6, 2018 On 04/05/2018 at 1:24 PM, Matt_G40 said: New tamiyaclub account Got my Moderately hopped up DF03MS out ready to run ~ Brushless setup HPI Flux Pro 5.5T on 2S That looks ACE! Never seen a DF03 on those wheels. Totally changes the look. Big fan of bold colour choices. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted May 6, 2018 18 hours ago, i_am_scarecrow said: Got some paint on the F1 Tyrrell. Not going entirely box art on this one. That's going to look so sweet😉! I did my topforce with that paint and it looks absolutely stunning in the sun😎 definitely worth the little extra it costs😊 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites