Grastens 2795 Posted December 2, 2018 It looks nice, gizard! I am curious to hear about how the remote-switch lights got working. I unearthed my Lancia 037 Rally: Quite why I never ran this car more than once is something of a minor tragedy. I simply ran out of places to run it, I guess - and time, too. I do need to be especially careful when transporting this car anywhere. At least it looks all there, both mechanically and on the surface: I forgot how hard I had worked on this car: I would build another one, but I lost my job last week 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason1145 3986 Posted December 2, 2018 Sorry to hear that @Grastens hope something turns up quickly.. in the run up to Xmas too... those humbugs! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy_w_beans 4272 Posted December 2, 2018 17 minutes ago, Grastens said: I would build another one, but I lost my job last week Grastens, hang in there buddy! After 15 years with the same company I lost mine in May of this year and it's taken a long time to not feel bitter about it. But, what I can say is the sun will continue to rise and there will continue to be opportunities out there. (And, your model is still as impressive as ever!) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4607 Posted December 2, 2018 10 hours ago, Fabia130vRS said: I had my friend TB04 blocks in hand, they are included in the kit and I find Tamiya ones heavier and possible more robust then te Yeah racing, they are really lightweight. Hey, for 99cents for how much I paid for them, they do their job very well. As from my expirience alu parts from 3racing and Yeah racing are great, I would avoid GPM for touring cars as their parts are non better then original parts (except the fact they are aluminium), I dont know, but Exotek looks also very nice, I have seen lots of exotek parts on t2shop.de for your TA07. Exotek make excellent stuff. I have some of their upgrades on my Ultima and heaps of people at my offroad club swear by them. Give them a go if they have something you want 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9192 Posted December 2, 2018 Indeed - Exotek gear is top-of-the-line. Not cheap, but very well made. I use their adjusters and shock parts on my F104V2 Pro. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbi1977 1793 Posted December 2, 2018 Today was a clear out day. Enough space and money now to look at a high end scale truck. Time to watch reviews on the Axiel and Gmade stuff... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gizard 133 Posted December 3, 2018 15 hours ago, Grastens said: It looks nice, gizard! I am curious to hear about how the remote-switch lights got working. Just one of these from HK: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-receiver-controlled-switch-1.html?___store=en_us using a spare channel on the remote - then a bunch of 5mm LED's with the correct Resistor for each pair of LEDs - there are 4 at the front and two at the rear. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matman 1499 Posted December 3, 2018 On 30 November 2018 at 12:34 PM, Blista said: A nearby model shop caught fire and now an auctioneer is selling everything off, so I've just been looking through a few online listings for smoke/water damaged Tamiya kits. They're selling PS paint in lots too. That could be where the real bargains are. I'm trying not to get my hopes up of scoring a good deal because kits can go for oddly high prices in NZ. Now that I think about it, I shouldn't be advertising this. Forget I said anything... And i'm heading to NZ for X-mas too . May have to look as well ... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted December 3, 2018 A momentous weekend here. Firstly, non momentous but satisfying all the same, finished off lightly detailing an old Lunchie I had for a chap on the forum. It was already painted, although used, so I just detailed up a few bits and gave it a general tidy up before it goes to it's new home: before: and after: In more momentous news, my dearly departed and recently rediscovered Astute took a significant step towards running again. After getting it stripped and cleaned I made a list of everything that I needed and hit the web. Amazingly I managed to track down just about everything and the postman kindly dropped off the key parts - the diff housings - Saturday morning. So the rebuild began. Parts used were: brand new diff housings brand new diff internals (amazed I found them) brand new plastic gear set (amazed I found them too) brand new E parts tree new bearings throughout brand new front and rear tyres new set of countersunk screws brand new set of Hi-Caps - just because! I had to plastic weld the rear hub carriers where they had split or broken and they are holding up nicely, but I may get a set of 3D printed replacements just to look a bit better. I'm still missing one or two screws, so they are next to order, but the big dilemma now is what to do with the radio gear - do I put the original manual speed controller set up back in, or go with a ESC? 14 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Effigy3 1267 Posted December 3, 2018 20 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said: Exotek make excellent stuff. I have some of their upgrades on my Ultima and heaps of people at my offroad club swear by them. Give them a go if they have something you want I have an Exotek slipper eliminator on myTRF 201 and TRF 211. I have other bits and bobs from them as well, like the aluminum nuts for the battery holder 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaminagayuchi 41 Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, jonboy1 said: I'm still missing one or two screws, so they are next to order, but the big dilemma now is what to do with the radio gear - do I put the original manual speed controller set up back in, or go with a ESC? This is the Egress springs ? What do you thing about this springs ? I search medium springs for my Hi Cap dampers on my Madcap. I have got soft and hard springs bit not medium. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_ve 1043 Posted December 3, 2018 As parts for the blazing star came rolling in, I started stripping and cleaning as it is a very simple chassis. The car came in as a complete roller in standard form, but the list of parts and upgrades to get it in the right shape is becoming quite extensive -Ball bearings -Receiver, ESC, servo -aluminium steering rack upgrade, to get rid of the free play -Aluminium motor mount and propshaft kit. -TA-01 full plastic gear set to get rid of the aluminium gears in the rear gearbox. -Steel pinion gear And I’m still missing the servo posts and servo saver! Aaaaaaargh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted December 3, 2018 6 hours ago, jonboy1 said: A momentous weekend here. Firstly, non momentous but satisfying all the same, finished off lightly detailing an old Lunchie I had for a chap on the forum. It was already painted, although used, so I just detailed up a few bits and gave it a general tidy up before it goes to it's new home: before: and after: In more momentous news, my dearly departed and recently rediscovered Astute took a significant step towards running again. After getting it stripped and cleaned I made a list of everything that I needed and hit the web. Amazingly I managed to track down just about everything and the postman kindly dropped off the key parts - the diff housings - Saturday morning. So the rebuild began. Parts used were: brand new diff housings brand new diff internals (amazed I found them) brand new plastic gear set (amazed I found them too) brand new E parts tree new bearings throughout brand new front and rear tyres new set of countersunk screws brand new set of Hi-Caps - just because! I had to plastic weld the rear hub carriers where they had split or broken and they are holding up nicely, but I may get a set of 3D printed replacements just to look a bit better. I'm still missing one or two screws, so they are next to order, but the big dilemma now is what to do with the radio gear - do I put the original manual speed controller set up back in, or go with a ESC? A CPR unit is definitely required 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted December 3, 2018 Posted SS parts to our very own Turnip! May the build begin 😊 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted December 4, 2018 14 hours ago, Kaminagayuchi said: This is the Egress springs ? What do you thing about this springs ? I search medium springs for my Hi Cap dampers on my Madcap. I have got soft and hard springs bit not medium. Hi, yes these are. Hard to say as it's still not a runner, but they seem about right to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted December 4, 2018 12 hours ago, svenb said: A CPR unit is definitely required 😉 haha - you know that was my first thought too I'm not saying no just yet - if one turned up......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted December 4, 2018 I finally figured out a good way to add headlights to my MK1 Golf body. I just used some light buckets from a set of rally spot lights I had and bored out the headlight area in the grill. The lip on the buckets fits perfectly snug and just about snaps into the opening in the grill. I yellowed the headlight lens's and now I just have to wire them up. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr Untitled by Joe, on Flickr the entire front end has seen some hard front end hits at full speed, but it still doesn't look too bad. Untitled by Joe, on Flickr 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted December 5, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 8:50 PM, jonboy1 said: In more momentous news, my dearly departed and recently rediscovered Astute took a significant step towards running again. After getting it stripped and cleaned I made a list of everything that I needed and hit the web. Amazingly I managed to track down just about everything and the postman kindly dropped off the key parts - the diff housings - Saturday morning. So the rebuild began. Parts used were: brand new diff housings brand new diff internals (amazed I found them) brand new plastic gear set (amazed I found them too) brand new E parts tree new bearings throughout brand new front and rear tyres new set of countersunk screws brand new set of Hi-Caps - just because! I had to plastic weld the rear hub carriers where they had split or broken and they are holding up nicely, but I may get a set of 3D printed replacements just to look a bit better. I'm still missing one or two screws, so they are next to order, but the big dilemma now is what to do with the radio gear - do I put the original manual speed controller set up back in, or go with a ESC? I miss my Astute. A friend begged me to give it to him (in 2007). Since I had stopped from RC, I decided to let go (for free) and sold my other on-road cars (HPI Pro4 & Tamiya TA04R) as well. My friend promised that he would keep it and run it again. I even asked him to show me when the build is finished. But I found out that he sold it and made money out of it. Had I known he would do that, I should have just kept it. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Nicadraus said: I miss my Astute. A friend begged me to give it to him (in 2007). Since I had stopped from RC, I decided to let go (for free) and sold my other on-road cars (HPI Pro4 & Tamiya TA04R) as well. My friend promised that he would keep it and run it again. I even asked him to show me when the build is finished. But I found out that he sold it and made money out of it. Had I known he would do that, I should have just kept it. I hope he is no longer considered a friend! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted December 5, 2018 Pre ordered the top cat after swearing I would never build another classic schumacher cat again after my XLS tried my patient's and fought me every page i turned in the build manual🤔 (sorry I just love em) 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, jonboy1 said: I hope he is no longer considered a friend! Still is my friend, not so close though but he will remain as is after what he had done. The Pro4 also went to him although I sold it very cheap. My Pro4 was the kit to have at that time because I had installed all the genuine hop-up parts available for it. There were no aftermarket parts for it back then so I had almost spend double on that kit. He also promised to keep it and run/race it. But, like the Astute, he sold it too. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewZ 188 Posted December 5, 2018 Late night maintenance on my boys' Blitzers while listening to hair bands and having Falcon flashbacks. It's therapeutic, I swear. Installed a new servo saver in the one on the left and a new steering knuckle and rear shock tower in the one on the right. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 5, 2018 So finished this today. Decals not completely right, but very glad to add it to the collection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted December 5, 2018 lunchy went brushless, a OCDAY 9T 4370kV sistem is fitted with a 7,2V LRP 5000mah nimh battery. Maybe I will leave it like this. Havent tested it. went for a test drive earlier today, this isnhow I got the idea for burshless 💡 with silvercan and 7,4V Nosram Lipo 55C 3800mah saddle pack fitted on top location above rear shocks. Nice steady wheelies, I am curious about brushless wheelies now. with the heavy nimh in the lowest location. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barneys66 128 Posted December 5, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 12:50 PM, jonboy1 said: Firstly, non momentous but satisfying all the same, finished off lightly detailing an old Lunchie I had for a chap on the forum. It was already painted, although used, so I just detailed up a few bits and gave it a general tidy up before it goes to it's new home: What a lucky chap..! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites