So, What Have You Done Today?

[Pizza Frog 287]

I finished polishing the black Lunchbox shell and put it back on the LB chassis (I can't stop looking at it, I really like this version of the LB)

I usually have a gold 'runner body' on the LB, I touched up the scratches on this body with x12 last week and got some nylon washers from aliexpress to protect the bodymount holes.

Also, I ended up buying a Midnight Pumpkin kit - the metallic version,  it included a ESC and needs no painting and was about the same price as a grasshopper, these seem to be very good value for a Tamiya kit.  

[Kowalski86 2167]

I just worked on my "Texas Rustbucket" a bit and proceeded to do a few jumps.

[Alex97 75]

Started to building a new Tamiya M03, I managed to source a new Chassis the other week from Hong Kong.

 

[simalarion 2148]

It realy is Formidable!, drives sooo smooth and just suck up those bumps:

Believe i need another Top-Force (Evo this time) in my life

[futureworks 780]

Been doing a spot of TA02 building today, though think I prefer the look of the FF01 I built the other day (posted yesterday in this thread) 😊. More pics on main site https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=139641&id=16836

[Killajb 1447]

Added 3D printed rear shock mounts to my grasshopper.  Last week I mounted wider 3D printed front arms and caster blocks on the front, and used Kyosho Tomahawk dampers (I've upgraded the dampers on that car to the larger bore Turbo Scorpion dampers).  Up front, I flipped the shocks upside-down and bonded a plastic nut onto the top of each of the front shock towers.  In the rear, despite using front shock springs on the oil dampers, the suspension was still too stiff.  I inverted the rear shocks to get more clearance and I went with the 3D lower shock mount adapters to allow for more damper leverage against the gearbox mounting point.  Unexpectedly, the dampers have nearly the same rake as the rear of the roll cage and the car sits lower.  I really like the look.

[Willy iine 17928]

Beetle is done and took it out for a test drive.  Very nice.   

 

[Frog Jumper 3478]

Picked this up today…

 

[berman 5313]

Sold my Grand Hauler and Tanker trailer this week, that's 3 truck and trailers I've sold now. 

Got two left.

[Willy iine 17928]

Cashing in on my honey-do brownie points, my wife said she would buy me a new RC car if that is what I want.  

I searched for all kinds of cars recently and I still could not find a car I connected more than Kogawa-san's classic legendary series cars..  so decided to get a Beetle again, #5.   This one will run the usual 1251MG, but will run the LeMans 19.5BL and XR10 instead of the G14L.  Going to try a pastel green color.. I forgot the name of the paint, but it is Tamiya's PS paint.  

[Re-Bugged 9354]

PS54 Cobalt Green @Willy iine ? and some Valliant decals like the Porsche would be fun 

[pastimesteve 49]

1 hour ago, Willy iine said:

Cashing in on my honey-do brownie points, my wife said she would buy me a new RC car if that is what I want.  

I searched for all kinds of cars recently and I still could not find a car I connected more than Kogawa-san's classic legendary series cars..  so decided to get a Beetle again, #5.   This one will run the usual 1251MG, but will run the LeMans 19.5BL and XR10 instead of the G14L.  Going to try a pastel green color.. I forgot the name of the paint, but it is Tamiya's PS paint.  

Being in the U.S., where are you finding the re-re Kyosho kits? All of the main vendors are out of stock, as well as Kyosho America.

[Willy iine 17928]

1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said:

PS54 Cobalt Green @Willy iine ? and some Valliant decals like the Porsche would be fun 

That's the one!    Yeah, I was thinking I might be able to use the factory decals, but will check out the Valliant colors as well! 

 

[Willy iine 17928]

33 minutes ago, pastimesteve said:

Being in the U.S., where are you finding the re-re Kyosho kits? All of the main vendors are out of stock, as well as Kyosho America.

I buy world wide actually.  This one from a private seller on eBay.  

[Re-Bugged 9354]

With a bit of a Street/Drifter thing going on I think I can call this one done for now..

 

[svenb 3565]

13 minutes ago, Re-Bugged said:

With a bit of a Street/Drifter thing going on I think I can call this one done for now..

 

Love the colour👍🏻

Well done 

[svenb 3565]

Installed TA03 aluminium knuckles on my TA01.

Not absolutely period correct they are listed for a TA02 and my 01 has the front arm hop up so l say 👍🏻

[Nikko85 2985]

MF01X D90.

Just a mock up at the moment, but could work nicely. Exploring tire options. 

[Ray_ve 891]

3D printed a missing crossmember at the front of the Jugger.

With that done, I can take the black ABS plastic spool out of the printer and put in a red PLA plastic one, for other small parts.

[Willy iine 17928]

Was hoping to take my GR Supra out for a nice weekend drive, but weather had not cooperated so decided to charge my batteries and took my Scorpion and Beetle out for a quick spin in front of my house.   

Now heading to my pretend RC shop to cut another Beetle body for Beetle #4.. 

[Nick-W 1191]

Gardening this weekend, my most hated chore, so I didn’t get a lot done except finish painting the Lancia. Now to put off doing the stickers out of sheer fear for a couple of weeks. 

[Willy iine 17928]

@Nick-W I too hate gardening and land scaping work.  My pops believed in child labor  and had me working from early am to dusk in the summer time with crappy tips as pay.  I honestly worked so hard like a slave, I saw plants and land scaping bricks in my dreams.  So I decided early on in my adult life I would NEVER do any routine landscaping work ever again as I already did my entire life's full of that kind of work. 

I own a single family home and do not own a lawn mower, trimming gear.. at all.  I have my trusty landscape contractor do everything.  My landscaping looks professionally done all the time and I like that.  Down side is my two teen boys do not know how to mow the lawn... as men that is total fail in my generations, but luckily they are in the younger softy non-binary full of all sorts of options generation so it appears it is okay to let their future wives mow the lawn.        My sons can buy their wives RC cars when the wives cash in on their honey-do points.  lol

 

[Willy iine 17928]

For me, got some paint on the spare body for Beetle #4.  Spare body sets do not come pre-cut so it took me a bit longer to prep, but not bad at all.  Will be doing the SandScorcher side mirrors as usual.  I ordered more yesterday actually. 

 

[bavee 959]

Fitted some new tires on the Stadium Blitzer. Not much grip left in the old ones...

The body has seen better days, but this car is quickly becoming the 6yo's first choice.

[Busdriver 6088]

6 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

With a bit of a Street/Drifter thing going on I think I can call this one done for now..

 

Up to the usual excellent standard.