So, What Have You Done Today?

[Willy iine 18826]

45 minutes ago, simalarion said:

Is the body pre-painted or only the Wheels? (peppermint). Thinking about buying this as the the first Non Tamiya kit (for me) as i think this look very much like a Tamiya kit and also have spec good enough to put my 10.5 - Justock brush-less setup (originally bought for a another kit but found out later that would not work well).

Neither the JJ WC Ultima nor WC MID come preprinted from what I understand.  The one I am expecting first is the JJ WC Ultima.  

These cars are a great variety to your Tamiya cars.  In fact you may never go back to a Tamiya buggy after these builds unless Egress/TF Evo/Avante.   

[simalarion 2530]

Regarding - Kyosho 30643 Optima Mid Worlds Spec Buggy 60th Anniv - it says Wheels are pre-painted Peppermint as i wrote though, is it PS-54 Cobalt green ?. I realy like Turqoise but har to find a matching colour so may as well go with the theme then

[Willy iine 18826]

1 hour ago, simalarion said:

Regarding - Kyosho 30643 Optima Mid Worlds Spec Buggy 60th Anniv - it says Wheels are pre-painted Peppermint as i wrote though, is it PS-54 Cobalt green ?. I realy like Turqoise but har to find a matching colour so may as well go with the theme then

I was referring to the body.  The wheels are probably molded in those colors?  Not sure.

From what I read, the manual has vague instructions on how to mix "green" and "blue" to make that Worlds MID color..  I think most people who won't be able to mix color will end up using cobalt green.  The current M06L Beetle I am working on has cobalt green striping and it is no where close to the mint green on the Kyosho.  Peppermint green is much lighter in color..

Here is cobalt green on my Kyosho Beetle..

[simalarion 2530]

@Willy iine - Thanks, yes i know you where referring to the Body in you reply, but as you also give feedback on now i was wondering which color would be closest to wheels as the page om Tamico state that wheels are pre-painted peppermint color.

The Cobalt Green looks good, seems pretty close.

[Willy iine 18826]

For me, I finished building the M06L chassis yesterday and started auditioning wheels and suspension settings to match.  The M06 rear has a lot of toe-in (good) which prevents me from pushing the rear wheels outward too much as it rubs the back of the quarter panel wheel arch.

The front is running much shorter upper arms for that nice camber to allow the body to be super low.    The M06's upper arms are a hassle to adjust once on the car as the inner ball cups pop out of the joints easily on the chassis side and covered by chassis plastic.  But at least it is still adjustable.  Once I get the car set up, I will probably never change settings again so I suppose I just need to be patient.  That area is a pretty poor design however for those that want to adjust.. but the M06's are probably getting discontinued anyways so who cares?  

I realized I cannot use the CupRacer Porsche wheels with the wheel nuts even ones without the flange as the center bore is too small for the wrench.   I think down the road I am going to convert my CupRacer back to a non-Mini Cooper body and run those wheels (CupRacer uses Kogawa-san's threaded bolt design).

[alvinlwh 7024]

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[technics 3183]

Made two gear diffs

[Willy iine 18826]

I finished the Beetle and posted in the gallery only thread.  I have more pictures posted on instagram if interested.  #pretendRCshop 

Thanks for checking it out in advance.     I actually pushed my boundary a bit on my polycarbonate masking and painting...

[BuggyDad 5385]

Received and fitted 3d printed rear arms I modelled for the Super Falcon née Blitzer Beetle.

I designed these because with the CVDs I had I needed slightly longer arms than the DT-03 ones I had in. I had the DT-03 ones in because I had 3 degree DT-03 uprights I wanted to use. She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, etc etc! 

Anyhow, they fit. They allow me to use proper size bearings and they take the shafts snuggly, so there's also now no slop where previously there was a lot. And no spacers on the shafts either. 

Not tested yet, but the change allows camber, eliminates a load of slop and increases track by perhaps 4mm. 

Simplified flippable suspension arms like these are a quick thing to model, being little more than a 2d shape extruded. 

Also received a new DT-03 wing mount in TPU. It feels like it's got about the right flex in it although I don't know how resistant it'll be to tearing as it gets hurled about the place. 

[Kowalski86 4071]

I did a number of things, namely I threw the TRF shocks onto the MB01 (hey it needed oil shocks and I had them sitting around!), and fixed the Fast Attack One semi-Blockhead edition.

[JimBear 859]

@Kowalski86 - is the apprentice mechanic, Mr Penguin, doing his job?

[Nikko85 3774]

Developing a workshop for families that uses RC cars. 

I work with researchers developing STEM activities for families. This half term I am working with a structural engineer who designs external protection for historic monuments and buildings. Often this is terrorism related, but given recent events we've decided to focus on accidental damage with construction vehicles to make it a little fun and friendlier.

We are going to let families build their own test barriers before testing them with these guys, driving them at full speed (as the driver has fallen asleep at the wheel, or is following google maps badly!) at the barrier, and seeing if the building behind survives. 

They've got two options, the lighter Nikko Express (although I could put a 2 litre bottle on the back) or the GF01. Both are around 1:24 scale so work nicely together. I've dropped a 370 in the Nikko so the speed is really good, but the tires will get stuck much faster, whereas the GF01 will plough through most things.

Should be fun!

 

 

 

[Kowalski86 4071]

4 hours ago, JimBear said:

@Kowalski86 - is the apprentice mechanic, Mr Penguin, doing his job?

As long as I keep giving him decent fish! I tried saving money with some Asian carp once, that...didn't go over well.

[alvinlwh 7024]

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[Willy iine 18826]

For me, opened my new Defender Mini-Z 4x4 and installing oil dampers and lights today.   

Pictures on Instagram Stories if interested.  

 

Update:  oil dampers and lights installed.     Man this accesory loaded version Defender is AWESOME.   Took it for a quick test drive on my Kyosho terrain.. very nice as expected.     I love these Mini-Z 4x4's.   I think from this point forward, each time Kyosho releases a special version like these accesorry loaded ones or the Jimny tuner version, it will be in my collection.  

Edited October 17, 2023 by Willy iine

[Willy iine 18826]

Kogawa-san mentioned that he used o-rings in his GH's diff to add resistance.   Dang, I should've done that on my M06L.. How he described it, it sounded like he used 3 o-rings, one on each of the bevel gear shaft.   I don't feel like opening up my M06 now that the car is finished.  My car drove fine since I'm not pushing it all that hard in my tiny driving space.. but if there is a time I need to open up the gearbox, I will definitely try this trick.   

He is apparently working on an entry level 380 powered chassis... a lightweight great handling car that will maintain the fun factor of faster cars, but at a more controllable slower speed for beginners and for experts to enjoy in tight driving space.   I'm no expert, but sounds like a great match for my tiny pretend pylon test course.      I sometimes feel a 380 would be a perfect motor for a few of my 2WD cars.  I didn't know this, but the Kyosho Scorpion gearbox was originally based off a gearbox running a 380 for a rally car (?)  Kogawa-san even mentioned he was thinking about making an adapter plate to run 380 on the Scorpion..  that said, my 19.5BL Scorpion I drive outdoors is way to fast for the car I suppose.      I need the speed though.. it'd be too boring to drive in front of my house.

Next Spring, I'm going to add a new Egress with a 13.5BL to run in front of my house.  

[technics 3183]

Leaped forward and did a bunch of XV02 chassis building.

I was happily surprised that I can switch to the more common ( for me ) 64p system of Spur / Pinion which compliments the dozens chassis, pinions and spurs I have already instead of starting almost from zero with Mod.06.

 

 

[chris.alex 1068]

Preparations for my next project: Filed down the TT02 battery holder and glued Velcro tape on it. Now there is room for the lipo alarm. 

[IXLR8 1275]

I've finished Mr. BBX.

 

Next on the agenda is a Ranger restoration project - really looking forward to that.  As much as I enjoy building new kits, I enjoy restoring old RC's even more.    

[Kowalski86 4071]

I dropped a popped ball in the MB01 while just casually driving about:

 

Then I proceeded to do this to my 30-something year old Frog to finish the battery. Nothing came loose.

[Yoshimitsu 3479]

[Ferruz 12607]

Sorry, long and picture heavy post.

When seeing @Tobyone 's super cool mud flaps on his Repsol Integrale recently, the urge to find some for my Deltona came back right away. They just add so much to the looks of a rally car...

I was hoping them to be an aftermarket item, but it turned out they were printed from a file. I don't have a 3D printer, so it was back to square one. At this point I decided to build them from scratch (and hope).

An official trip to the dollar store followed. While Ms. Ferruz was on the hunt for spooky Halloween stuff, I went straight to the kitchenware section, determined to find some raw material for the mud flaps. Tupperware lids and such was what I had in mind at first, but after some searching I returned home with something more suited to the cause: 

I thought silicone would be a better choice than plastic, since my ultimate goal is to have mud flaps that actually work. Any extra flexibility is welcome.

Cutting and shaping the mud flaps out of those spatulas was fun, and didn't take long.
The finished items curiously reminded me of the Salish art on one of my longboards. 

Installing them on the car was a different story, it took quite some thinking and a lot of dry-fitting to get them right. I also had to trim the rear bumper -which I built a while ago out of insulating material- a little, to make some room for the rears. 

In order to fit all four flaps properly, I had to flip the shell. Fortunately the chassis doubled up as a perfect stand! It allowed for the antenna on the roof to stay clear while in reverse. 

As for the adhesive, I went for super glue and Shoe-goo. A dab of super glue first to secure the mud flaps into place, followed by a good build up of Shoe goo behind them (done in three installments). Cutting edge technology was used to keep them in the right spot

Once dry, I squeezed an extra layer of super glue in whatever gaps were left and in between the silicone and the dried Shoe goo just for good measure, as I'm not sure the goo would stick well enough to that specific type of heat resistant silicone. This seems to have yelded good results: the flaps are installed, lower part flexes as it should and they feel firmly attached to the body, without putting too much strain on the lexan thanks to the extended surface in contact with the glue behind.

All done! Pleased wity the result. The front flaps sit a little low, but I like it. This configuration is for shelf duties, anyway: when running the car, I set the shell one hole up on the body posts, which will give that extra clearance. I am confident that they will work fine, I'll see, it should be fun to watch on a light layer of snow for sure...

While I was at it, I also added the HF badge to the front grille. 

The official 1992 Delta that run the Monte Carlo rally didn't really have it, but neither was Occelli holding a Tamiya kit box in place of the race notes so I thought that'd be ok 

I also researched some 6 mm offset wheels with a design similar to the original rims, and ordered them along with a set of on road tires. That should finally give the Delta a wider track, which she needs like the air to breathe.
After that, the only thing left will be to address the elephant in the room -I mean, in the cockpit... the roll cage 

Enjoying the view now.

[Re-Bugged 11297]

Very nifty mud flaps @Ferruz 👍🏻😎

 

Spent a bit of time assembling some rather nice Shocks today on the XV02RS before going to work this afternoon. An absolute pleasure to build some of these for the first time. I'm really liking the quality and feel of this chassis.

[technics 3183]

@Ferruz Great thinking on the repurposing of the material they turned out fantastic! Nice work!

[Tobyone 558]

@Ferruz, those look excellent!

Yes, all these little additions really finish a rally car off and of course a cockpit  

Looking forward to seeing it all finished.