So, What Have You Done Today?

[Willy iine 18804]

4 minutes ago, InsaneJim69 said:

Permanent night shift the last 9 years. So 4 hours is about what I get each day. Get around 10-12 at weekends. 👍

James.

Dang.. but good to hear you recoup some rest on the weekends!   Rest well today and tomorrow.

[InsaneJim69 1584]

Well currently cooking supper. And yes the freakin tree is out the loft !! 🤦‍♂️😂

James

[Willy iine 18804]

My son made me this Wild Wendy M38 decal.  

 

Going back to my SS..

Will clean this up a little more when the paint dries.  I don’t have those fancy ink pens people use so just used a brush. 

After a quick break will do the other 2..

I’ve yet to drive my ClubBug today.. lol. 

 

Final update for the day.. now going to drive my ClubBug.  lol. 

Edited November 13, 2021 by Willy iine

[Badcrumble 4201]

The only RC-related thing I have managed today is to ponder battery placement in my JK trail rig. Again.

I bought a nice 5000mah shorty pack for some long runs but it won't fit under the hood as there are already two servoes (steering and winch), motor and chassis crossmember. I can't even pinch @JennyMo 's idea of hollowing out behind the dash thanks to that crossmember. I could fit it on top of a slider but it would mean losing most of a seat, which is a shame given the nicely detailed interior and opening doors.

So back to my previous idea of having it at the rear with the ESC and RX under a load cover. At least it is a bit lighter than the NiMH pack I had  which made the truck drag it's *rse along the grass like a dog.

Time to panel out the rear, make some proper boxes to house the electrics and tidy up the wiring. Maybe finish it in 2022?!!

[GeeWings 2830]

6 hours ago, Willy iine said:

I don’t have those fancy ink pens people use so just used a brush. 

Nice! I’m amazed. You‘ve mentioned you have  poor eyesight but still managed to do this with a paintbrush. If I tried I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t know what language the text was meant to be 😂

[Willy iine 18804]

Thanks, I think this color combo has potential..  

Roof will be painted battleship red too, of course..

[Grumpy pants 4449]

Sold the Blitzer last night, so that will be packed and sent off today. 
 

I need to concentrate on work, house, getting fit again and then I can reintroduce Tamiya for day to day therapy. 
 

My Sand Scorcher and Super Champ are my next ‘T’ boxes to unpack and they can go on display 💥

[Busdriver 6209]

6 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Thanks, I think this color combo has potential..  

Roof will be painted battleship red too, of course..

That looks really sharp. The colour split along the whole body seems to lengthen it . IMHO It needs not much else!!!

[No Slack 454]

7 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Thanks, I think this color combo has potential..  

Roof will be painted battleship red too, of course..

Battleship red is growing on me. I think my next project will be in this color

[Willy iine 18804]

13 hours ago, Busdriver said:

That looks really sharp. The colour split along the whole body seems to lengthen it . IMHO It needs not much else!!!

Thanks, I too think it just needs the roof painted to tighten things down and white meat balls on the doors, few accents, and would be all set.  

As for the sides I did not smell any outgassing just now so I will move onto masking and spraying the roof this morning, followed by matting down the kidneys later in the pm.  

Then let dry for another 24hrs+ before mild surface spot sanding and polish. 

 

Update.. going to hit it with some battleship red..

 

Update..   I got 4 tiny leak fingers I need to remove on the roof but otherwise looks okay.   I was hoping the transition from Tamiya’s masking tape to the masking tape for curves would not cause a leak, but oh well.  Will sand and polish it out later.  

 

Update…I got the ugly fingers sanded away, will polish once the battleship red has fully cured.  

 

Final update for the day..  Will continue working on it Tuesday after everything fully cures. 

Thanks for looking.  Sorry for the slow progress.. painting is all about patience.

 

Edited November 14, 2021 by Willy iine

[Mad Zero 316]

Pottered about with the Wraith..

..and flew the Blackhopper.

 

 

[Goudar 526]

Black hopper flyin' awaaayyyyy ?!

[Mad Zero 316]

On 11/14/2021 at 3:23 PM, Goudar said:

Black hopper flyin' awaaayyyyy ?!

 

More towards really 

[Sgt.Speirs 1253]

After I found the correct rims for my PIAA Honda Accord, I installed them…only the decals are still missing.

[svenb 3759]

On 11/12/2021 at 10:59 PM, InsaneJim69 said:

Was going to bid on a body on eBay. But on closer inspection decided not to. It's listed as a Tamiya Pennzoil Nismo GT-R. But it is infact a HPi body that is quite shoddy and is 200mm wide to boot. Feel sorry for the poor mug who buys that tbh. Anyways, still on the look out for a decent used 190mm body for my E4JS runner 

James.

I bet you've seen the NIB Pennzoil body set!?

A snip at $1650.00

[MadInventor 3884]

Ran this for the first time in 5 years, a quick trundle round the garden....

[JennyMo 3526]

On 11/13/2021 at 2:15 PM, Badcrumble said:

The only RC-related thing I have managed today is to ponder battery placement in my JK trail rig. Again.

I bought a nice 5000mah shorty pack for some long runs but it won't fit under the hood as there are already two servoes (steering and winch), motor and chassis crossmember. I can't even pinch @JennyMo 's idea of hollowing out behind the dash thanks to that crossmember. I could fit it on top of a slider but it would mean losing most of a seat, which is a shame given the nicely detailed interior and opening doors.

So back to my previous idea of having it at the rear with the ESC and RX under a load cover. At least it is a bit lighter than the NiMH pack I had  which made the truck drag it's *rse along the grass like a dog.

Time to panel out the rear, make some proper boxes to house the electrics and tidy up the wiring. Maybe finish it in 2022?!!

Hee hee - I've found the solution is to just build a whole new one, on a Vanquish Phoenix chassis...

... although admittedly the battery tray location in the Vanquish also means you have to compromise on that original moulded interior.

fwiw. I think hiding the battery in some kind of box in rear is the way to go if you can't squeeze it in behind the dash like I did with my JK 2-door as you mentioned.

Jenny x

[Willy iine 18804]

@JennyMo is my Shero.  

[Badcrumble 4201]

Thanks @JennyMo, I have been following the Dark Phoenix build with interest. Rear mounted battery is going to be the way to go on my build - I want to get a driver (with all their legs) and maybe a passenger on board. 

I MUST finish this rig before I move on to the next one. Though I have already started amassing parts for that one - it will be a real homage to a couple of your builds.

[DeadMeat666 1675]

On 11/14/2021 at 5:51 AM, Willy iine said:

Thanks, I think this color combo has potential..  

Roof will be painted battleship red too, of course..

Battleship red? Is this an inside joke of sorts, or have I finally gone colourblind?

[Willy iine 18804]

58 minutes ago, DeadMeat666 said:

Battleship red? Is this an inside joke of sorts, or have I finally gone colourblind?

Yeah it was an issue I had maybe 10 -15 pages or so back while I was painting my comical SS  battleship red..  

[IoMTom 149]

I have worked out it’s too cold and damp for painting really, and hope when I check in the morning that the decals on the roof of my novafox provide good coverage!

[Yoshimitsu 3475]

Some back end work

[alvinlwh 5888]

Took my M-05 out for a drive (along with my Thunder Dragon). Find that with the slightly bigger lipo and thicker cables, it is making a budge (not that kind) on the side of the body. 

So swapped the cable direction to the right, tidied up the wire runs and added a lipo alarm on the transponder mount, visible through the front windscreen. 

[Re-Bugged 10099]

I had the same issue with mine to @alvinlwh, so I invested in some M05 Pro chassis halves as they take a square battery pack with the terminals coming out the top.