ThunderDragonCy 7881 Posted November 17, 2018 Another absolute belter with tamiya junkies track day. Still running outside in November! Finally gave up my minded quest to get the thunder Dragon to handle on 2" wheels. Nicked the astro tyres off the DB01 and put them on these spare 2.2 wheels. Low and behold entirely acceptable handling! 🙄 Ran 2 while packs through it. An absolute joy to run it so much and have it handling nicely. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted November 17, 2018 Finished the Rock Socker, but not until after a Bosch IXO electric screwdriver was delivered for the wheels... 80 screws?! Was ten each side really necessary?! Beadlock are now not my favourite thing ever... 😋 Got a 17.5 brushless in it at the moment with open diffs. Going to go for a much higher turn and lock them for a bit of crawling I think. Happily I was able to download a crawling profile for the Reventon Speedo in it from the Speed Passion app. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evssv69 378 Posted November 17, 2018 I did a 160 mile round trip to pik up this beauty.. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4204 Posted November 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, Grotty Otty said: Finished the Rock Socker, but not until after a Bosch IXO electric screwdriver was delivered for the wheels... 80 screws?! Was ten each side really necessary?! Beadlock are now not my favourite thing ever... 😋 Got a 17.5 brushless in it at the moment with open diffs. Going to go for a much higher turn and lock them for a bit of crawling I think. Happily I was able to download a crawling profile for the Reventon Speedo in it from the Speed Passion app. Looks smart! Was wondering what screwdriver you were going to use. I was very nervous about using my old IXO, it is either off or running at full pelt! Did you leave the wheels unpainted or spray them black? I haven’t even opened the box on mine yet. I was going to assemble the wheels and tyres until I realised that I hadn’t got the correct paint. I was thinking that this could be my first box art kit but I’ll be waiting for ages until I get that paint... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, ThunderDragonCy said: Another absolute belter with tamiya junkies track day. Still running outside in November! Danger.... want list expansion incoming! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted November 17, 2018 Mounted the Hyundai i20 on a used TA01 chassis... I had to nick some rear body post from a TT01 I think, to get the holes in the roof and not in the rear window as there is a rear spoiler to be mounted there. Did I say I hate masking? Ready for the black bits Ready for the red bits (No Box Art here) And here she stands tonight...... darned it looks good... but my masking let the red paint into the shell and I have a couple of leaks..... any tips to remove these little bits in the last two photos? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grotty Otty 868 Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Badcrumble said: Did you leave the wheels unpainted or spray them black? Just left them as is, with all the screws I'd have no doubt chipped the paint plus I like the black wheel look. The IXO was fine, bought the torque adapter for it and ran it with that on. Must be about 1nm on its small screw setting. I'd agree that it's not exactly speed variable! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4204 Posted November 17, 2018 40 minutes ago, Jason1145 said: And here she stands tonight...... darned it looks good... but my masking let the red paint into the shell and I have a couple of leaks..... any tips to remove these little bits in the last two photos? If you do a Tamico order some time, add in a bottle of Tamiya Polycarbonate Paint remover - Tamiya Polycarbonate Body Cleaner 40ml 87118 I haven't found a UK seller. Someone else might know of one. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted November 17, 2018 I bought mine from Japan via eBay. Good stuff - will make short work of those overspray patches. If you don't want to wait, attacking them with a fine scouring pad could also work, just be gentle so as not to harm the lexan beneath. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baddon 860 Posted November 17, 2018 Finished my Madcap restore. Changed the body, Wing, shocks, wheels and tires. From- To this Those with a really keen eye may notice the tires are not shinny all the way round the side ( I left he main writing on them clean so as I have the option of white lettering them when my fine tipped paint pen finally arrives) 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted November 18, 2018 Packed up my Black Edition Lunchbox and booked the courier ready to send it on to the new owner tomorrow. Happy with my remaining 6 Tamiya and I’m looking forward to finding sometime to tinker with them and enjoy them. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_ve 1043 Posted November 18, 2018 Drove the rising fighter for a bit. Fun little car. No fuss or drama, just drive till the wheels fall off! Also finally had some time and resources to assemble some of the Marui Samurai. More on that in the Marui section. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted November 19, 2018 Started making some windows for my scale garage project I started. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted November 19, 2018 42 minutes ago, 78Triumph said: Started making some windows for my scale garage project I started. That got me curious... are you building a miniature shed on your track? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted November 19, 2018 8 hours ago, Juggular said: That got me curious... are you building a miniature shed on your track? These are for a scale garage I'm making, but it won't be outside. I plan on keeping it in my real garage and use it for photographing some of my cars as a background. I do plan on making a few buildings for my track though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobgoblin 1059 Posted November 19, 2018 Finished off my 1/32 beetle. Went with a Mad Max wasteland vibe. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=991427721051667&id=701737433354032&notif_t=page_post_reaction&notif_id=1542645953540516&ref=bookmarks Looks suitably ratty. it's supposed to look rough, promise! Its actually a blast to drive too. 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7881 Posted November 19, 2018 Mostly today I had a fairly tough day at work, but then I saw all the photo s from the track day on Saturday and that made me smile. Thunder Dragon! Ho! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted November 19, 2018 LB on it’s way to a TC member. Just a few spares to sell off and we have a manageable hobby again 💥 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evssv69 378 Posted November 19, 2018 I have jus fitted the edging to me shell 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, evssv69 said: I have jus fitted the edging to me shell ok what is that edging you used? I really like it! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evssv69 378 Posted November 20, 2018 2 hours ago, 78Triumph said: ok what is that edging you used? I really like it! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132682506949 Or https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F132682509108 Thks...They do a few colors..and sizes. This is small...9.5mmx6mm 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baddon 860 Posted November 20, 2018 22 hours ago, ThunderDragonCy said: Mostly today I had a fairly tough day at work, but then I saw all the photo s from the track day on Saturday and that made me smile. Thunder Dragon! Ho! was working on mine last night 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted November 20, 2018 20 hours ago, 78Triumph said: ok what is that edging you used? I really like it! i think the mane for it is called welting(automotive). the place i used to work at converted vehicles for disabled use and we used that stuff on the ramps and around the lock straps for the wheel chairs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted November 21, 2018 Replaced stock bearings of my FF03 Pro and FF01 with rubber sealed bearings. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewZ 188 Posted November 21, 2018 On 11/17/2018 at 11:44 AM, ThunderDragonCy said: Another absolute belter with tamiya junkies track day. Still running outside in November! This looks like a photo from one of those Tamiya Guide Books I used to drool over! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
