dannymulder 766 Posted June 30, 2021 7 minutes ago, toyolien said: đ I saw a guy on Instagram building one and asked him who made it. It was so nice I had to order one (or two). I've had a Super Hotshot sat in the box for a year and this spurred me into building it. I saw the chassis a long time ago when I build my hotshot then I was allready tempted to buy one but I never did, must resist Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4504 Posted June 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, dannymulder said: I saw the chassis a long time ago when I build my hotshot then I was allready tempted to buy one but I never did, must resist Let me know if you give in. Might part with my second one. Might....đ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4369 Posted June 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Badcrumble said: Mmmmm, I think you should . Looking at that, not sure why you're thinking about a TD-4! Yep I agree with BC about the build thread, please đ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18803 Posted June 30, 2021 Chassis is back together and passed test drive.  The motor is shrink wrapped so I cannot see inside, but I think the commutator is severely corroded.  I can only get about half the usual power of the stock 540 motor.  I may decide to remove the wrap and run it in water if it does not improve over time. Body took some work to get it to this point.  (you can scroll back several posts of mine to see what it looked like originally).  Going to start brush painting later today.  Since I had my painting tools out, I also redid the spare tire on my previous restoration.  There was a 2mm recessed dot at the parting line that had been bothering me so filled and cleaned it up.   This body was horrendous too when I first got it.     5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4504 Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Grumpy pants said: Yep I agree with BCÂ about the build thread, please đ Ok. Will do. Won't get chance to do much more till the weekend, but I'll do a build . 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnipJF 9113 Posted June 30, 2021 Did a bit more work on the Sherp-esque shell for my GF-01: Waiting on the gloss yellow paint for the shell, gloss grey vinyl for the windows and windscreen, the SHERP lettering for the side panels and a Y-lead so that I can run power to the roof rack lights. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
berman 5315 Posted June 30, 2021 Did some overdue maintenance on the F104. Haven't run it in a while, (thought about it a few 'Postal race's' ago) mainly due to my DX3c range being severely limited due to my son breaking the antenna and the new one not attaching to the circuit board properly. Also while looking for maintenance parts, have been eyeing up hop ups... đ 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJoe76 571 Posted June 30, 2021 Finished the work on the roof of the Lunchbox body, I nay be able to skip over the body filler stage and go straight to automotive filler-primer from a can then touch up after thatđ˛ Considering I started with 2 Lunchbox bodies Monday night, one kit supplied that I screwed up and another that was New In Bag just Monday afternoon, Iâm kinda proud of this result so far! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJoe76 571 Posted July 1, 2021 And the roof is now in primerđ Donât know why, but that makes it look like one of the LWB and non-extended body Mopar B-Vans now?! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10006 Posted July 1, 2021 Brilliant work on the roof @BJoe76 đđť 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJoe76 571 Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said: Brilliant work on the roof @BJoe76 đđť Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJoe76 571 Posted July 1, 2021 One last roof pic now that itâs back inside, definitely will need some more clean up and sanding before I can lay down the Dodge PXR Brilliant Black Pearl paint mixed by the guy who mixed the paint for my Wild Willy 4x4 build. Â Hereâs where I modded it for the AMPro lenses too. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4369 Posted July 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Re-Bugged said: Brilliant work on the roof @BJoe76 đđť Iâll 2nd that đ âGood workâ as we like to say in the office đĽ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BJoe76 571 Posted July 1, 2021 7 hours ago, BJoe76 said: Thanks!  4 hours ago, Grumpy pants said: Iâll 2nd that đ âGood workâ as we like to say in the office đĽ Thanks, itâs not as extensive as a couple â57 Chevy projects Iâve been working on, but I was aiming for a quote from Futurama with this one; "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." âGod Entity  This is a combination of kit supplied customizing pieces that are part of the AMT â57 Chevy kit (minus the one in the black box with the blue car on it) and Bondic UV Resin that I used as filler for some of the work. While this is 2 Red Plastic Revell Snap-Tite ââ57 Chevy kits, one of which had a crushed roof combined into 1 âcarâ with the bubble top that is from a Monogram â58 T-Bird that has a variety of custom option parts that were designed in conjunction with the legendary customizer, Darryl Starbird!  4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3472 Posted July 1, 2021 A bit of progress today... Not sure how long this will take, but I start to be concerned that won't take much of time : it definitely goes faster than what I expected initially. And there is no paint on the roll cage... I'll need to think at what comes next... 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18803 Posted July 1, 2021 I shall finish tomorrow.  A few more finishing steps to complete Willy the driver.  4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted July 2, 2021 worked on some suspension parts on the manta build until i had no choice to work on the diffs. going to try building the TA03 1 ball diff a bit later on after i get a bit of tea/caffeine first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Re-Bugged 10006 Posted July 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Willy iine said: Â Nice work mate. Thats a funky bendy arm 3rd hand stand thingy, is that home made or purchased? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwordenjr 1889 Posted July 2, 2021 Ran the EMB1⌠so fun ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18803 Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said: Nice work mate. Thats a funky bendy arm 3rd hand stand thingy, is that home made or purchased?  Thanks!  I bought the QuadHands on Amazon.  They have bigger ones with more hands!   1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted July 2, 2021 got the TA03 ball diff done, TA02 one way gear sorted out and some suspension arms/towers done. will do more today ie friday. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DarkSonic 212 Posted July 2, 2021 Constructed a new lower gearbox cover for the Top Force. The wider track will solve my problem with the length of the driveshafts in my DB01 TF Frankenstein 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18803 Posted July 2, 2021 Finished the latest M38 today.  This is the âlastâ M38 I will ever restore.  ..Until next time.    I will be taking a break from the GP though.   This is the side that had the broken fender. More pictures in the latest build thread if anyone has time to look.  10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nel33 870 Posted July 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Willy iine said: Finished the latest M38 today.  This is the âlastâ M38 I will ever restore.  ..Until next time.    I will be taking a break from the GP though.   This is the side that had the broken fender. More pictures in the latest build thread if anyone has time to look.  are you sure you didnt just switch the bodies on us? it looks like it was never broken off... do you have a parts body that you get all those fixed sections from? you did a great job to fix it and make it look like it was never damaged. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites