So, What Have You Done Today?

[silvertriple 3565]

Added the remaining mechanical parts missing on my Nichimo Spirit FF CAD model...

Interest while those mechanical part will never get printed is that you get possibilities to check measurements and correct them...

 

[Willy iine 18806]

Continuing on with the rolling tool case for Willy.  Next up, hood.. after quick coffee break.  

Final update for today.. 

I will begin painting it later this week.  

Hoping to make @KEV THE REV proud with this styrene project.  

[Ray_ve 1044]

Got too many cars and projects so decisions had to be made.

Sold the mini and konghead, so I have more space for the Marui cars.

[Willy iine 18806]

10 minutes ago, Ray_ve said:

Got too many cars and projects so decisions had to be made.

Sold the mini and konghead, so I have more space for the Marui cars.

I hear ya, I'm going to have to play by ear when my Jav arrives.. I have 2 other cars I want to do and only have space for 2.

I was joking with my kid I'm going to start placing RC in his current bedroom since I'm taking it over next Fall anyway since he's moving out for college.. and his 'room' will be moved into a corner of our finished basement for those times he comes home during holidays and breaks.  I want my kids to feel motivated to move out when they reach 22.. and making it more uncomfortable for them to realize the real adult world is approaching whether they like it or not.  

[silvertriple 3565]

12 minutes ago, Ray_ve said:

Got too many cars and projects so decisions had to be made.

Sold the mini and konghead, so I have more space for the Marui cars.

Marui cars? which ones?

 

[moffman 5752]

Ok tamiya you win! Absolutely impossible to put a hobbywing brushless combo in a super avante the space or should I say lack of space no matter which way you have the motor the wires just keep on getting in the way of eather the gearbox or the under tray the wire are just not flexible enough? I've now gone for a brushed 12t modified with 2s lipo!  it fitted in straight away with no messaging around and it's still blisteringly quick! Can't understand the weirdness of the design of this buggy didn't tamiya learn from the original hotshot the slightest change to anything results in an almost complete strip down 

[KEV THE REV 2319]

4 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Continuing on with the rolling tool case for Willy.  Next up, hood.. after quick coffee break.  

Final update for today.. 

I will begin painting it later this week.  

 

Hoping to make @KEV THE REV proud with this styrene project.  

Outstanding !! - you've put me in the shade there

[Busdriver 6209]

4 hours ago, Willy iine said:

I hear ya, I'm going to have to play by ear when my Jav arrives.. I have 2 other cars I want to do and only have space for 2.

I was joking with my kid I'm going to start placing RC in his current bedroom since I'm taking it over next Fall anyway since he's moving out for college.. and his 'room' will be moved into a corner of our finished basement for those times he comes home during holidays and breaks.  I want my kids to feel motivated to move out when they reach 22.. and making it more uncomfortable for them to realize the real adult world is approaching whether they like it or not.  

Doesn’t always work. Just getting rid of my son at the end of this month and he turns 33 in a weeks time!!!!

[Busdriver 6209]

4 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Continuing on with the rolling tool case for Willy.  Next up, hood.. after quick coffee break.  

Final update for today.. 

I will begin painting it later this week.  

 

Hoping to make @KEV THE REV proud with this styrene project.  

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Willy iine 18806]

24 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

Outstanding !! - you've put me in the shade there

You’re too kind!  

[Lee1075 282]

Fitted a set of HPI Pirelli tyres to my SD1 project, looks so much better now with those tyres.  Also got the body cut, sanded down and the ride height set.

 

  

[Ray_ve 1044]

4 hours ago, silvertriple said:

Marui cars? which ones?

 

A Big Bear that needs a body, chassis is done.

Galaxy RS in pieces, needs rebuild but I have everything.

Ninja, complete.

Shogun, complete.

Samurai, in progress.

Golden eagle, complete but needs a driver.

Basher-Bear, Bullhead-bear and Frankenstein-Bear need a place too.

 

Edit: forgot M-05 Bear, enough parts for a 2nd Bear, and plans for a blazing Star based Course Melling Thunderbird....

[silvertriple 3565]

40 minutes ago, Ray_ve said:

A Big Bear that needs a body, chassis is done.

Galaxy RS in pieces, needs rebuild but I have everything.

Ninja, complete.

Shogun, complete.

Samurai, in progress.

Golden eagle, complete but needs a driver.

Basher-Bear, Bullhead-bear and Frankenstein-Bear need a place too.

 

Edit: forgot M-05 Bear, enough parts for a 2nd Bear, and plans for a blazing Star based Course Melling Thunderbird....

Nice

- Hunter complete

- Galaxy (red one, missing a wing)

- Galaxy RS (blue one, missing a wing)

- FrankenGanters and a Galaxy RS to be completed (missing bodies and wing mainly at this stafe)

- Samurai 1 - complete, cleaning needed

- Samurai 2 - complete, need a  gearbox revision

- Samurai 3 - incomplete, waiting for some printed parts and a body shell

- Ninja - missing a driver, body and wing, cleaning, and probably checks in the gearbox

- Shogun - Incomplete, missing driver, body, and some parts in the gearbox

All the buggy class are there, at least. Once those are done, I'll focus to find a T-Bird Coors...

 

[mongoose1983 3335]

Not today but last Friday's night we went out for a lil RC action. Way too quiet for a Friday tho. Anyway, here's some pictures...

None of my cars were ready to go, so I had to take the Wrangler out of retirement for what would be its last spin. I just love this Jeep!

Here's the company...

My buddy Ian never fails to find the best angle for a nice picture, haha.

Y'all have a good week!

[Willy iine 18806]

That Jeep looks real, @mongoose1983..Nice~!

[KEV THE REV 2319]

4 minutes ago, Willy iine said:

That Jeep looks real, @mongoose1983..Nice~!

I agree - looks ACE !!

[mongoose1983 3335]

2 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

I agree - looks ACE !!

And you know something, I was telling my friend the other night I have a thing for brown, while most people usually hates it. The color of the old Porsche 928 or Colt Seavers' GMC truck left some impression on me when I was a kid. So brown Jeeps I just love 'em!

[Nikko85 3455]

Little closer to finishing my 1/14 QD King Cab

[GeeWings 2830]

That looks really very good @Nikko85 the livery is excellent! 

[Ferruz 11703]

11 hours ago, Willy iine said:

Continuing on with the rolling tool case for Willy.  Next up, hood.. after quick coffee break.  

Final update for today.. 

I will begin painting it later this week.  

 

Hoping to make @KEV THE REV proud with this styrene project.  

Looks absolutely gorgeous!! Congrats buddy, awesome work! 👍

[Ferruz 11703]

I finally found time for RC today. I went for some Postal Racing with my two top cars and also, I created a little fire extinguisher from scratch! 

I was going to buy one online, but on second thoughts I decided to try and build one myself. Quite pleased with the result, and I used some clutter I had kicking around to make it which also feels good. It's going to go in my Lancia Delta cockpit.

It started from an old pen (the part I've used in on the left). From this

...to this

It was a lot of fun making it, and I'm sure it'll look good in the car 

[Willy iine 18806]

That’s awesome, @Ferruz!   

If you can make that you can make a NOS bottle easily too!!  

[GeeWings 2830]

That’s so cool @Ferruz. I want a supersize NoS bottle for my Dakar rally project and think you’ve inspired me!

[Re-Bugged 10161]

Enjoyed a nice cuppa made by my Daughter this evening accompanied by a chocolate digestive, while building a TT02R chassis + a couple of extra hop ups, low friction balls, low friction suspension shafts and aluminium steering linkage that will be for my Ford GT MK2 as it’s original kit chassis was used for the MK1 Escort.

[Willy iine 18806]

So yesterday's flop was this background I wanted to add to my Tamiya banner on the wall.. it needs some sort of boarder as the wall is a light gray.. and I thought adding some snow camo would look good.  Well it does if it's a floor mat, I suppose, but since my room is very angular with no curved decor, it looked like Coolaid man bursting through the wall..   

 Hahaha..

So I tossed the roll in the trash.. however that camo looked real good, so going to make another attempt and make it just a thick rectangular boarder.