Tumbi 476 Posted June 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, moffman said: Finished my optima mid normally I have to do my builds in stages but I had the house to myself today so it was one glorious build and it was 100% quality at every stage Congrats!!! I can feel you! Glorious Build! finished mine today too š¤© Ā Ā 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ziddan 947 Posted June 2, 2022 Today ive kept on messing with a version 2 gearbox for Vanessas Leftovers.Ā Motor lower down+more centered, diff added, gearing is about 15.9:1, a so a little bit more than a stock grasshopper from which the motor was left over, figure that will tame the 3s imĀ be putting into it a littleĀ 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbi 476 Posted June 2, 2022 Well as you could see I finisehed my Optima MID really an amazingĀ buildā¦ super fun to buildĀ (expt the stickers for the Body)ā¦ Ā pretty happy with my soldering - first time I had to do it - so I decided to solder some Plugs on the Motor Ā Ā Ā here it is: Ā Ā passed my moderate testrunā¦ more to come š¤© Ā and @Willy iineĀ I have a lot of screws leftā¦ donāt know if this is better š¤£š 9 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) @TumbiĀ So thatās where all my screws went! Ā Ā Like I told my mom who raised a smart valedictorian older brother and average dumb me.. you need to stir the good genesĀ evenly and distributeĀ evenly! Ā Ā Ā Nice build. Ā Car looks real nice!! Ā Ā Congrats once again. Ā Ā Update.. Shaped the scoops, waiting for putty to cure. Ā I didnāt realize how curvy this thing was until I took a close look this morning and made it. Ā Final picture for the day. Ā I will do the final sandingĀ during paint prep. Ā Ā I made the opening slightly larger than factory as the nicherotors Wheeler comes with engine components that you can see from the outside.Ā Edited June 3, 2022 by Willy iine 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tim.senecal 487 Posted June 3, 2022 Finally got a working prototype lighting board for my Kenworth done.Ā now i get to make a "real" one. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tumbi 476 Posted June 3, 2022 5 hours ago, Willy iine said: @TumbiĀ So thatās where all my screws went! Ā Ā Like I told my mom who raised a smart valedictorian older brother and average dumb me.. you need to stir the good genesĀ evenly and distributeĀ evenly! Ā Ā Ā Nice build. Ā Car looks real nice!! Ā Ā Congrats once again. Ā Ā Update.. Shaped the scoops, waiting for putty to cure. Ā I didnāt realize how curvy this thing was until I took a close look this morning and made it. Ā Final picture for the day. Ā I will do the final sandingĀ during paint prep. Ā Ā I made the opening slightly larger than factory as the nicherotors Wheeler comes with engine components that you can see from the outside.Ā š¤£ well thank you!Ā Ā love your Scoops! Already lots of Details here! Canāt wait to see the complete Build! Looking great so far! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keracticus Pots 187 Posted June 3, 2022 I'm a bit late - completed yesterday. More shots here -Ā Ā Ā 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4606 Posted June 3, 2022 In TamiyaClub tradition, I blame @Kol__Ā entirely for making me buy a Durga. It has nothing to do with me wanting one for ages, and even less to do with the Black Caps test series against England so I plan to sleep most of this month on the couch anyway... Also, what a comeback! When (sir*) Kane went for 2 I was worried! *he will get a knighthood one day, if we don'tĀ the Queen will, the guy is amazing 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted June 3, 2022 Did I forget to mask the windows just now?Ā You bet! As a buggy canāt drive without a driver, and he deserves some visibility I better check if I have a spare Super Astute body in the cupboard of doom.Ā 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Robert5000 said: Did I forget to mask the windows just now?Ā You bet! As a buggy canāt drive without a driver, and he deserves some visibility I better check if I have a spare Super Astute body in the cupboard of doom.Ā I would just use the window decals as per the instructions or if you have more paint, use some motor spray and wipe off the paint from the window sections andĀ repaint, or cut the windowsĀ out and replace with fresh polycarbonate pieces.. ? Anyway good luck with what you decide.. ! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted June 3, 2022 DId a temporary fix for my suspension cups issues on the Nichimo (yeah, I did a few motorcycle track days in my past, this tool was mandatory and was of no use - I think I found how to repurpose it ) 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Willy iine said: I would just use the window decals as per the instructions or if you have more paint, use some motor spray and wipe off the paint from the window sections andĀ repaint, or cut the windowsĀ out and replace with fresh polycarbonate pieces.. ? Anyway good luck with what you decide.. ! Have never tried to remove paint on lexan, but it's certainly worth a shot. I want to try to fit an Avante driver figure, if not the window decals would be a good solution. It might still end up the solution, but I'll try removing the paint first.Ā Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Robert5000 said: Have never tried to remove paint on lexan, but it's certainly worth a shot. I want to try to fit an Avante driver figure, if not the window decals would be a good solution. It might still end up the solution, but I'll try removing the paint first.Ā Ā Yeah, same principle applies here ifĀ you were to paint.. I would mask the surrounding paint you want to keep around the window frame before wiping. Ā Since your paint is still fresh, it should come off without too much effort. Ā Test your solution on scrap polycarbonate though just to double check it does not cloud the polycarbonate. Ā GL! Ā Ā As for mounting the Avante driver, it's entirely up to you, but I made an aluminum battery holder bracket and mounted the cockpit on that. Ā 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Slow progress.. cleaned up the scoops I made, shaped the sunroof opening. Ā Going to paint the Billy helmets after I maskĀ the faces. Ā Ā Later today I will try to get to the injection marks on the body..Ā Update.. painted the helmets Ā Ā Update.. Also made a roof spoiler.. decided to make it 5mm longer than factory. Ā Scoops and spoiler comparison with stock..Ā Edited June 3, 2022 by Willy iine 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxShot 280 Posted June 4, 2022 19 hours ago, Willy iine said: I would just use the window decals as per the instructions or if you have more paint, use some motor spray and wipe off the paint from the window sections andĀ repaint, or cut the windowsĀ out and replace with fresh polycarbonate pieces.. ? Anyway good luck with what you decide.. ! Carson Paint Killer FTW Ā Ā 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OoALEJOoO 3127 Posted June 5, 2022 Finally got a chance to wrap-up one more cockpit from theĀ backlog, plus at the same time finish painting one of my zombie minis! 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qatmix 794 Posted June 5, 2022 Spent far too long crimping wires and resoldering the esc.Ā Ā At one point I thought I had cut one of the leads too short. Ā Itās never fun, and the amount of cursing turned the air blue to match the chassis Ā Ā Ā 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted June 5, 2022 Spend yesterday the full day at Belley, for the Belleysane Vintage RC event... The Nichimo made its first off road track run. The ground clearance is quite bad, and the car quite slow... But it turns well... It may be much more efficient on modern tracks... It is much boring to run than others in the current state, so it made only one run... The Samurai made also its first run yesterday. I love this car, it reached the top of my favorites. It's light and very efficient with the central diff set properly to give a bit of traction... I really love the behavior of this car. Unfortunately, I got an issue during the second run, while I was starting to increase the rythm... Nothing to do with the printed parts, or the transmission : a gear in the servo is stripped so I'll need to change that one (I had a servo in the box, but anyone who build a Samurai knows that changing a steering servo on a Samurai is not an easy task)... After this I ran all the other cars, except the Hunter and Galaxy... We had 14 cars there, and 12 of them ran. Beside the broken servo on my Samurai, my son almost teared his Supershot down to parts on the track, but nothing lost and the car is back together... 10 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dannymulder 766 Posted June 5, 2022 Ā After a year of not spent any money on rc cars and parts, today I bought a fire dragon from tamico, I wanted thisĀ chassis for a long time, and bought parts and hopups for my other other cars. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted June 5, 2022 Three years or so in the making, Iāve finally finished the Vajra. Sort of. Might want to drop the body a bit lower, but that requires a new shock tower in the back, or cutting the existingĀ one down to size. A new set of wheels wouldnāt hurt either.Ā And for the glaringly obvious, it holds the crown for worst paint job in the history of worst paint jobs.Ā But itās fun to drive and handles my track without drama. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 2:25 PM, Willy iine said: Slow progress.. cleaned up the scoops I made, shaped the sunroof opening. Ā Going to paint the Billy helmets after I maskĀ the faces. Ā Ā Later today I will try to get to the injection marks on the body..Ā Update.. painted the helmets Ā Ā Update.. Also made a roof spoiler.. decided to make it 5mm longer than factory. Ā Scoops and spoiler comparison with stock..Ā They just look so coolĀ why did I sell mineĀ sometimes we do stupid things for no reason? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willy iine 18806 Posted June 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, moffman said: They just look so coolĀ why did I sell mineĀ sometimes we do stupid things for no reason? Nice!! Ā Well, Iāve done plenty of sold and re-bought!Ā Ā sequences so I cannot comment beside that is normal..? Ā and just time for you to buy another? Ā Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silvertriple 3557 Posted June 5, 2022 The track: As you can see, this is the typical track you would find here back in the eighties (the club in Belley is mainly targeted for leisure off road).Ā This is really a track where trailing arms are in their natural element: that goes for the Turbo Scorpion and for the Samurai which are quite good there. Obviously, the Turbo Scorpion is really much better than the Wild One here... And while the Turbo Optima and Javelin are equally good on this track, I found the Samurai surprisingly excellent to drive on this track There is also an onroad track (asphalt pacman type). I did not have the M06 with me as I did not really considered it enough vintage to be qualified for the event, and both my on road Kyosho are not yet ready, so I did not run over it this week-end. We went there this morning again, and we raced. The category was rigid axle and 540 silver can... I had two cars ready for that : the Hornet, and the Lunchbox, and my son had his Super Storm Dragon and his Lunchbox. Both of us took the Lunchboxes. The race start was moved 15 minutes earlier due to the weather : org team wanted to have the race before the rain... The race was a lot of fun : in case you put your cars on the roof, only the driver can get it back on the wheels, so, you have to run. I really thought I lost all chances when someone pushed me out at the first turn... I went down from the podium without even running, put my Lunchbox back on the wheels, and ran calmly... The thing is with rigid axles so imprecise that it is a nightmare to keep them on the track, many cars where actually waiting for their owner to come back to put them on their wheels... At the end of my first lap, I was still far from the race head, but at least, I overtook many other racers (no joy at all when they are on the roof, but they put me on the roof in first place, lol: ). Then during the second lap I had some nice fight with my son, we went head to head for 4 turns, before he missed one, and got his Lunchbox on the roof... And I continued, with not much traffic except funny obstacle to avoid... Did not know what I was in my position, when the judge shouted "please finish your lap" while I was going to cross the line... My Lunchbox made it to the 3rd place and that is my first RC racing podium :-)! After that my son did try hard to break his Supershot, and we may have to get new chassis parts for him, as per what he showed me at the end (he is trying harder than me, I think I need to get him a solid Kyosho rerelease at some point)... Overall, that was a lot of fun, with a lot of vintage rc cars lovers... And some very nice builds, many discussions, and people asking me a lot of things about both my Nichimo Spirit FF and the Marui Samurai... I can't wait for the next event 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted June 5, 2022 That looks like a ton of fun @silvertriple! Nothing I had on tap was strong enough to remove the paint on the windows, so I stickered up the Super Astute. I have hi caps on hand, but want to try on the track with the kit dampers first.Ā 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
