Busdriver 6209 Posted January 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Fabia130vRS said: Isnt P for Polycarbonat? Isnt the hard body out of polycarbonat Polycarbonate is another term for Lexan, ie the clear type that you spray the inside. The Kei is made out of Polystyrene/ABS and has to be sprayed on the outside. The one in the picture is the body colour that I bought. The white parts are 3 d printed parts in white. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabia130vRS 2098 Posted January 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Busdriver said: Polycarbonate is another term for Lexan, ie the clear type that you spray the inside. The Kei is made out of Polystyrene/ABS and has to be sprayed on the outside. The one in the picture is the body colour that I bought. The white parts are 3 d printed parts in white. Yeh.. idk why I thought the lunchbox body was out of poly... but its abs. I googled and found there are also plain white polycarbonat sheets. I think it must have been some of the revell static kits and paint.... where I have read it. But still I think tamiya paint will hold to the body good... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 30, 2021 Tamiya TS and AS paints do but PS paints do not work that well on ABS. They dont have enough pigment and they dry matt. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoolHands 816 Posted January 30, 2021 I recently got a few more receivers so I could now add one and leave it in my Kyosho Scorpion, which I did today. A simple job but it’s nice to be able to use whatever model you want if you have enough equipment 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wetman 417 Posted January 30, 2021 Got the Scania into a rolling chassis so I could check steering and drive train. So far so good. Steering is reasonably straight, gears change and there seems to be no jams. I've even surprised meself getting all four wheels to turn the same way first time of asking!! 😂. Next step is deciding whether to paint the side tanks and wheel arches 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wetman 417 Posted January 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Busdriver said: Tamiya TS and AS paints do but PS paints do not work that well on ABS. They dont have enough pigment and they dry matt. Usually but I once used a Fastrax pc paint on a black foot hard body that worked quite well. Did it the usual way I do them, primer paint lacquer and it all held together. Mind it was only light usage so don't know how it would hold up to full on looney bashing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted January 30, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 8:56 PM, Badcrumble said: Went looking in my bedside drawers for some vitamin tablets and found two 29T pinions! I needed one more for the Agrios build and they are out of stock at Modelsport. Yay! Do you need another 19t pinion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakratfink 967 Posted January 30, 2021 Rocket League IRL 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4203 Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, svenb said: Do you need another 19t pinion? No, that was a genuine 'yay'! I went from needing one to having one surplus. I must have bought the two with the Agrios in mind some time ago. Who knows why I bought the single one I found in the garage! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenb 3778 Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Badcrumble said: No, that was a genuine 'yay'! I went from needing one to having one surplus. I must have bought the two with the Agrios in mind some time ago. Who knows why I bought the single one I found in the garage! 👍 Only ask coz I've found one 😅 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tamiya_1971 615 Posted January 31, 2021 Finished my LMT Roller today. Installed a Castle Mamba Monster, 2020 brushless, and a Hitec steering servo. I'm only running this on 2s. I want to be able to keep it down to my Clod Buster speeds when running with the kids. Painted it up as a Thunder Chicken. I hope to get some white wheels for it someday. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted January 31, 2021 5 hours ago, Dakratfink said: Rocket League IRL where are the rockets?? im not personally a fan of rocket league but it would be fun to have a bunch of RCs playing soccer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JYCM3 236 Posted January 31, 2021 Taking my Axe 550R2 3300kv system out of the TRX6 and replacing it with Fusion 1800kv all in one (540 motor with build in ESC all inside of 550 can) as with the scale Interior there is not enough space. Now I have everything in place now. Axe 550R2 +ESC top, bottom Fusion all in one now Arny can have his Mercedes interior back 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10147 Posted January 31, 2021 Ditched the old FlySky FS GT2 single car receiver from my newly improved M05 and installed a BS6 receiver so I can now run it off a 4 battery FS GT5 Tx instead of 8 batteries. I don’t know if it’s some of the upgrades on it, or the gyro in the Rx, or a bit of both, but after a quick test run feels like a new car. Much better than it was before 👍🏻 Who would have thought you could have so much fun on a Silver Can. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mastino 1085 Posted January 31, 2021 Between yesterday and today I took my DT03 back for the following modifications: new front upright from F103 hop up slightly modified to be able to use GPM hex adapters; so originally... and so after modifying them with a simple cutter. The better you do the job, the better the wheel turns Then I assembled the shocks from the DT-03 kit using the parts provided for the DF03 kit to improve them. Parts from DT-03 kit Extra parts from DF-03 kit ( bag #9400414) then only 8 x 2 mm eclipses are needed and here's how you can improve and including a set of slightly longer and harder springs and harder silicon oil 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakratfink 967 Posted January 31, 2021 10 hours ago, nel33 said: where are the rockets?? im not personally a fan of rocket league but it would be fun to have a bunch of RCs playing soccer. I’m not personally a big fan either, but I think a bunch of real RCs playing car football would be a hoot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VileQuenouille 246 Posted January 31, 2021 I'm almost done with the Turbo Scorpion, the only thing left are the lights. I had to flip the end bell 180° on the motor so I could have enough length on the wires without having to resolder them, and the motor was extra sparky when I first tested it, turns out one of the brushes was missing a good chunk, so I replaced both of them with a new Tamiya set. Other than that it went fine, as expected with these awesome kits. 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4680 Posted January 31, 2021 @VileQuenouille Looks amazing. Is it a runner or just for the shelf? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futureworks 864 Posted January 31, 2021 7 months since last doing anything on this project, I have managed to find the time to almost complete the build of my TA01 nitro conversion (thread all about it in the nitro section). Very satisfying progress 👍 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mud4fun 1696 Posted January 31, 2021 @VileQuenouille the turbo scorpion looks awesome! (as does the Optima) I haven't done much today other than play a game of monopoly with kids and cook a roast duck with a port and orange sauce (home made). I masked up and am in the middle of painting my new tri-colour team colours onto a Thundershot shell. That might be finished by midnight..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 31, 2021 On 1/30/2021 at 3:22 PM, Busdriver said: Had a tinkering day. Tidied up my modelling space a bit. Put a few things in the loft for later. Boxed up my Willy parts to send to @toyolien , did some motor changes, goolrun brushless from M06 ( just too much) into the Cayenne chassis and the sport tuned went the other way. Fitted the body kit to my kei truck along with some proper tyres to the c spoke wheels. Now I need to decide what colour to paint it . Fancy something garish like lime green or pink??? Trying to get my fleet ready for some spring time driving. I can’t be bothered with all the cleaning that is needed in this foul weather we are having in the UK . Holy Cow poo these things suck you in. Just ordered some Kawasaki Green, Metallic orange and Gunmetal for the wheels, or maybe twotone Green or Orange and Gunmetal?? Also ordered metal front axles, better hex converters and an all metal back axle. Really cheap my donkey!!! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 31, 2021 24 minutes ago, VileQuenouille said: I'm almost done with the Turbo Scorpion, the only thing left are the lights. I had to flip the end bell 180° on the motor so I could have enough length on the wires without having to resolder them, and the motor was extra sparky when I first tested it, turns out one of the brushes was missing a good chunk, so I replaced both of them with a new Tamiya set. Other than that it went fine, as expected with these awesome kits. I'm not generally a fan of buggies but these Old Skool Optimas look great. Pity the only Tamiya equivalent is the Wild One, IMHO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alwb68 125 Posted January 31, 2021 As part of an on going clear our I posted a Holiday Buggy for sale and started putting together all the parts for a Cheetah chassis also to sell. I had to really, I bought a NIP Porsche 936 body set as well as an old Countach body and wheels yesterday. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Alwb68 said: As part of an on going clear our I posted a Holiday Buggy for sale and started putting together all the parts for a Cheetah chassis also to sell. I had to really, I bought a NIP Porsche 936 body set as well as an old Countach body and wheels yesterday. Did you post here or auction site? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted January 31, 2021 Ordered 2x2s lipos , some m chassis tyres, paint from Modelsport 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites