So, What Have You Done Today?

[Mouc-RC 469]

Some would say I have a problem with RC tires. Might be, but otherwise I couldn't have done all these tire variations:

Dirt Rover?

[moffman 5924]

1 hour ago, Aerobert said:

Happy Birthday! 🥳

Oh I remember those days of just turning 40 when things worked properly and you didn’t have to think when you take the dog out “I’m I actually going to get tired if I go this way” and I’ve just bought a new car and the first thing that ran through my mind was “is it easy to get in and out of?”………when did that suddenly become the number one priority when buying a car?

[Jason1145 4683]

Yesterday we ended up on a National Trust day out on the south coast so of course it was a great excuse for some RC run time, which is always in too short supply.

The Team Associated RatRod handled off road and puddles with ease, 2s lipo rips in this thing but the 2WD limited its fun… a crawler of some sort with an hours run time would’ve been better suited to the long walk and young daughter wanting a go 😊

[moffman 5924]

Been a while since I’ve been anywhere near anything rc but this weekend I decided to build my RC10 I must admit I’m not a fan at all of the scanning the QR code for the build manual so I used the RC10cc as a reference point and the manual which is exactly the same but the build is far better because the plastic is far better

[Grumpy pants 5178]

56 minutes ago, moffman said:

Been a while since I’ve been anywhere near anything rc but this weekend I decided to build my RC10 I must admit I’m not a fan at all of the scanning the QR code for the build manual so I used the RC10cc as a reference point and the manual which is exactly the same but the build is far better because the plastic is far better

Very, very nice 👍

[Grumpy pants 5178]

I was going to go to the VW show @ Stonar Park in Henley today, but decided to smash out the DIY for the 2nd day running. 
 

It would  have been nice to go, but I’m delighted with the progress I’m making with the ‘honey dos’ list, however my wife adds new things to the list much quicker than I can cross them off. 
 

Anyhow just treated myself to a blast around our garden with the Blitzer, so all is well in my RC world 😂

 

[Ray_ve 1160]

39 minutes ago, Grumpy pants said:

 I’m delighted with the progress I’m making with the ‘honey dos’ list, however my wife adds new things to the list much quicker than I can cross them off.

Sounds like we married the same wife.

It's dry outside, and the electrified Mugen Seiki still owes me a test drive, so I'll do that now.

[Kowalski86 3983]

2 hours ago, moffman said:

I must admit I’m not a fan at all of the scanning the QR code for the build manual

Lol that's what WPL does for some parts of their kits, that's just cheap. Nice job on the bodyshell.

Speaking of WPL, this thing is close to being "KM'd" or what not. I'll have a review up once the metal front axle is in. It'll also likely be my last WPL.

[Nick-W 1770]

18 hours ago, Ferruz said:

My ultimate goal is to have the gold of the livery working together with the gold of the metal parts, enhancing and complementing each other without crossing the line into becoming kitsch, overly eccentric and tacky (a risk I can easily foresee, with all that gold bling at hand). In order to achieve this, I expect a situation where less is more, but it's going to be hard to hold back with two full decal sheets to choose from.

That sounds so cool. I’ve been collecting little bits for a while but haven’t brought the car yet.
Happy 40th! That was the year that brought me here after my wife brought me a Dark Impact. 

[Nick-W 1770]

Today was weird. After about 4 years of autumn here this strange bright ball appeared in the sky! 

After throwing rocks at it for a bit and praying to the Old Ones to return us to safe and dependable gloom and rain I decided to try and make the best of it and get some painting done on the Durga. 
Unfortunately, I must have been overawed. I just couldn’t get an idea straight in my head. I kind of know what I want to achieve with my white, purple and gold scheme but I’m just not sure where to start. I spent over an hour just staring and rough sketching, I thought I was going to use the decals as a masking guide but that’s not going to work. In the end nothing got done. I’ll have to try again another day.

[skom25 1739]

Found some time to work on my "Endurance Racing" TT-02.

Finally I bought proper Crimping Tool, so wiring will be on totally different level than previously.

[toyolien 5490]

34 minutes ago, skom25 said:

Found some time to work on my "Endurance Racing" TT-02.

Finally I bought proper Crimping Tool, so wiring will be on totally different level than previously.

I know some people dislike the TT-02, but I think it's a great looking chassis, especially with some 'blue' on it.

And, I totally approve of short, neat wires. Good job!

[Tamiyastef 2503]

On 6/2/2024 at 1:28 AM, Ferruz said:

John Player Special themed Turbo Optima

That's exactly why I bought a second body and two MCI jps decal sheets when I bought this car back in August 2020. Still all NIB and to my surprise you're the first person I hear having the same plans. Not seen any pictures of a Turbo Optima in jps Livery either. 

[Re-Bugged 11262]

Many Happy Returns Mr @Ferruz, Sounds like your milestone birthday is going to be one to remember 🍻🥳

[Re-Bugged 11262]

12 hours ago, moffman said:

Oh I remember those days of just turning 40 when things worked properly and you didn’t have to think when you take the dog out “I’m I actually going to get tired if I go this way” and I’ve just bought a new car and the first thing that ran through my mind was “is it easy to get in and out of?”………when did that suddenly become the number one priority when buying a car?

Aside from ease of access a major priority is something that’s not dinging, pinging or beeping at you for no apparent reason every 5 minutes. Speedo, and fuel gauge is about all I want now, and electric windows of course, they are nice to have. 

[TheMidnight Pumpkin 279]

Started assembling a Bear Foot Clod Buster in white/red instead of the traditional blue. It’s a mild modded build. But still stompy fun!

[skom25 1739]

7 hours ago, toyolien said:

I know some people dislike the TT-02, but I think it's a great looking chassis, especially with some 'blue' on it.

And, I totally approve of short, neat wires. Good job!

I am not sure if I am huge fan of TT-02, but I have to admit, that it is super simple and main parts are so cheap, that I can run it without worries.

If one day I will decide that I do not like TC version, I can always keep expensive spares for my B version. So it is like "Win Win" situation.

[moffman 5924]

5 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

Aside from ease of access a major priority is something that’s not dinging, pinging or beeping at you for no apparent reason every 5 minutes. Speedo, and fuel gauge is about all I want now, and electric windows of course, they are nice to have. 

You’ve hit the nail on the head with that! I part exchanged my car for that reason it was always informing me of different things it was doing or recommending I did most of the time while I was on the motorway and couldn’t act on any of them but the final straw was telling (sorry informing me) to “switch off my ignition to save battery life” while I was doing 70mph on the motorway…………time to get rid I thought!

[Grumpy pants 5178]

20 hours ago, Aerobert said:

Happy Birthday! 🥳

2nd that! 🎂

[Wystan Withers 321]

Finished cleaning up the Evo II- replaced the Philips hardware with hexes, swapped out the ball diff/one way for TT02 gear diffs, printed some wheels and damper stays (still some 'tuning' to do on those) and stripped the anno off some old generic dampers and hit them with a silver Sharpie for some "Poor man's TRF" clones. This one's a very back-burner project, but sometimes things pop up for sale you just can't ignore... or at least that I'm too weak to ignore.

[Kowalski86 3983]

I don't think I've ever gotten an RC this dirty before...

[svenb 3879]

5 hours ago, Wystan Withers said:

Finished cleaning up the Evo II- replaced the Philips hardware with hexes, swapped out the ball diff/one way for TT02 gear diffs, printed some wheels and damper stays (still some 'tuning' to do on those) and stripped the anno off some old generic dampers and hit them with a silver Sharpie for some "Poor man's TRF" clones. This one's a very back-burner project, but sometimes things pop up for sale you just can't ignore... or at least that I'm too weak to ignore.

quite a rare chassis nice find

[BuggyDad 5320]

Today I've been mostly designing small parts for my Boomerang and printing (orange) mockups. 

The idea is that one day soonish I will have the capability to cut these parts in carbon fibre sheet by CNC, so in the meantime I'm printing mockups to test dimensions as I work through the design. One of the next steps is to design a replacement chassis (sides and base) that'll take bell crank steering and battery in from the side keeping the base fixed. 

[Rinskie 851]

On 6/2/2024 at 3:49 PM, skom25 said:

Finally I bought proper Crimping Tool, so wiring will be on totally different level than previously.

Very nice. The crimper is on my short list of "gotta gets"

[Re-Bugged 11262]

Step 1 of an XM-01, that’s all today folks,