So, What Have You Done Today?

[Crash Cramer]

4 hours ago, Sammo said:

I'm currently sitting in the car waiting for my Daughter to finish her dance class. Seeing as I have to sit here for two hours I thought I might as well pop to my local model shop (Mick Charles Models) for a browse. As is usually the case I was relieved of some money while I was there haha. I bought a hard case Lipo for my daughters Lunchbox so she can take it out once the weather brightens up  Once again I was surprised to find that their prices were actually less than Modelsport!

Oh and this is the aforementioned Lunchbox

 

Oh boy, I get to say it first, tires on wrong way round. 😆 

[Sammo]

39 minutes ago, Crash Cramer said:

Oh boy, I get to say it first, tires on wrong way round. 😆 

Haha you're most definitely not the first one to say it  That photo is from ten years ago. I can wholeheartedly promise you they have since been switched around. 

[Sammo]

Sooooo it turns out the rather chunky hardcase Lipo doesn't quite fit in a Lunchbox!

I wasn't going to admit defeat and take it back so instead I "modified" the Lunchbox so the battery would fit

First I had to remove the lower chassis tray thingy and with my Dremel shave down some of ribs.

I also had to remove the piece of foam from the other side. Amazing how much of a blockage a soft piece of foam can cause!

Once that was done the battery looked like it would fit nice and snug so I bolted the lower chassis tray thingy back on. The battery slotted in nicely but the securing arm wouldn't fit around the rather large casing 

A bit of head scratching later and a rummage through my box of bits (followed by some more Dremmeling) and I had this!

Fancy isn't it  However despite its rather pikey appearance it does the job perfectly. 

Bolted the lower chassis tray thingy on again and voila!

And with the battery now in place

Just to prove once and for all the tyres are on the correct way!

 

[Baddon]

got my Thundershot back to roller after a nut and bolt strip and rebuild.

Photos in the build thread if your interested.

[iluvmud]

ordered a front set of wheels and customer decals and window masks for my Terra Conqueror so I can repaint this cleaned off original body. I hope it doesn't turn out too nice as it will be one of 4 cars I am planning on selling.

 

[Nobbi1977]

Looked at a pile of parts I was tidying up and decided there must be enough to build a car...

[Jason1145]

2 hours ago, Nobbi1977 said:

Looked at a pile of parts I was tidying up and decided there must be enough to build a car...

What car?

[Nobbi1977]

25 minutes ago, Jason1145 said:

What car?

WT-01, I have started a build thread.

[novicelad]

Tried metal spur gear on my TNX from a later model, and it works loads better with the m1 pinions I have.

[Effigy3]

Well, not Tamiya (because they don't make an SCT) but I ordered up a Tekno SCT410.3 this morning.  My boy races a TLR TEN SCTE v1 and it really looks like fun.  I've been contemplating that class for a while now.  I love my TRF 211 but I'm just not doing it justice.  I break it about every 3rd race.  I think I might hone my skills a bit with the SCT.  That'll also put me and him in the same race which will cut my prep stress and marshaling in half.

[Jonathon Gillham]

23 minutes ago, Effigy3 said:

Well, not Tamiya (because they don't make an SCT) but I ordered up a Tekno SCT410.3 this morning.  My boy races a TLR TEN SCTE v1 and it really looks like fun.  I've been contemplating that class for a while now.  I love my TRF 211 but I'm just not doing it justice.  I break it about every 3rd race.  I think I might hone my skills a bit with the SCT.  That'll also put me and him in the same race which will cut my prep stress and marshaling in half.

They are a great bit of kit, seen a few in action and I'm impressed. Tekno also have a pretty good looking 4wd buggy. Does this mean you're dropping 2wd buggy and just running the SCT? Why not both classes? I run  classes at each meet as its a long day otherwise, spending 5 hours at the track for 3 races, especially when one track is the best part of an hours drive each way.

Today I have done some fiddling on the TRF102 based on lessons from last night. I have raised the wing to the highest setting which I couldn't do trackside as I needed a way to hold the alloy tubes. I only had pliers and didn't want to scratch them up, which probably isn't the right attitude! Also loosened the diff very slightly so now it feels like one of the others at the track. Finally my temps were under control so jumped 2 pinions. This will hopefully help with the loose rear end as it should mean slightly less acceleration. Its 73t spur and 29t pinion now, that may be too high but I have a 28t if it is.

[Wooders28]

Spent all day at an indoor RC club in Ayr, brilliant day. Learnt a few things, that the Novafox, with a 15t motor, is out of its depth mixing it with modern buggies, but good fun none the less , that the F1 just isn't my thing and I was bored after a handful of laps of 2d driving, and that crawlers REALLY do crawl but are actually a nice bit of kit (just need a load more oomph 🙄😂) 

[Jonathon Gillham]

1 hour ago, Wooders28 said:

Spent all day at an indoor RC club in Ayr, brilliant day. Learnt a few things, that the Novafox, with a 15t motor, is out of its depth mixing it with modern buggies, but good fun none the less , that the F1 just isn't my thing and I was bored after a handful of laps of 2d driving, and that crawlers REALLY do crawl but are actually a nice bit of kit (just need a load more oomph 🙄😂) 

Did you enter the Novafox in the 2wd class against modern stuff with brushless, or just give it a run at practice and realised it wasn't up to it? Sounds fun

[Blista]

Painting the Bronco today.  Paint a coat.  Come back inside to browse Tamiya Club.  Paint a coat.  Come back inside to browse Tamiya Club...

I'm just about to peel the masking tape off the body after doing the arches.

I was a bit nervous about how well the PS48 would come out but I think I did pretty good.  There's a couple of small black spots where the black backing has come through on the top of the bumper (look below the F on the Ford logo).  I suspect maybe a bit of soapy water dried out there when I washed the body.  I did three coats and let it dry before backing it with black.

[Blista]

Painted the PS19 Camel Yellow and peeled off the roof masking.

Then just as I was shaking the can of white paint I noticed I had stuffed up.

The front windscreen edges should have been PS19 as well.  I'll leave it to dry overnight and tomorrow reapply some tape.  I think I can get away with using cling-film instead of re-masking the whole thing.  So glad I noticed mere seconds before using the white paint.

[Juggular]

56 minutes ago, Blista said:

Painted the PS19 Camel Yellow and peeled off the roof masking.

Then just as I was shaking the can of white paint I noticed I had stuffed up.

The front windscreen edges should have been PS19 as well.  I'll leave it to dry overnight and tomorrow reapply some tape.  I think I can get away with using cling-film instead of re-masking the whole thing.  So glad I noticed mere seconds before using the white paint.

That shell looks fantastic, Blista.   

 

[Blista]

35 minutes ago, Juggular said:

That shell looks fantastic, Blista.   

 

Thanks!  Hopefully I'll have it finished by tomorrow night.

[Jason1145]

Started to prep a Honda Civic Type R shell onto a FF01

[Supercoolnothing]

10 hours ago, Wooders28 said:

Spent all day at an indoor RC club in Ayr, brilliant day. Learnt a few things, that the Novafox, with a 15t motor, is out of its depth mixing it with modern buggies, but good fun none the less , that the F1 just isn't my thing and I was bored after a handful of laps of 2d driving, and that crawlers REALLY do crawl but are actually a nice bit of kit (just need a load more oomph 🙄😂) 

Yup it was a good day, if a bit on the cold side. 

[Wooders28]

8 hours ago, Jonathon Gillham said:

Did you enter the Novafox in the 2wd class against modern stuff with brushless, or just give it a run at practice and realised it wasn't up to it? Sounds fun

It was an open practice, so pretty much anything was running at some point, even a few kids with 1/32 on the touring car track! 

A couple of Schumacher boys were there too, set the track record etc, absolutely brilliant to watch, and great guys helping other people with set ups, but not good to be on track with a Novafox at that point 😂

Managed a few laps with the novafox and the optima mid, with a top force and @Supercoolnothing 's bigwig though, which was fun.

The only vid of the day worth posting, as soon as pressed the record button, everyone fell over on the track! The old track record holder try g to get it back! (unsuccessfully, record button curse!🙄) 

 

 

[Wooders28]

18 minutes ago, Supercoolnothing said:

Yup it was a good day, if a bit on the cold side. 

You're needing a Glasgow rc hoodie, lovely and toastie! 😁🖒

[Truck Norris]

Finished this:

https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=131922&id=43050

[Man1c M0nk3y]

20 minutes ago, Truck Norris said:

Finished this:

https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=131922&id=43050

Amazing this. Attention to detail is fantastic. 

Paint/transfers differ but the original promo car was at one of the car shows last year. Still a great shape imo. 

[max69vk]

Far too cold to do any more spraying so I decided to finally brave the 2nd seat modification for the Wild Willy 2.

Most of this had to be done by hand with small knife & hand files as both my Dremels died on me ☹️

Still got a lot of filling to be done (which will use all the shell off-cuts currently soaking in acetone, rather than actual filler), and then a bit of additional bracing as this shell will be used not just looked at.

Once I'm happy the shell is sturdy, the Willy in these pictures gets his arms chopped off & re-positioned to make him into a co-pilot 😊

[Baddon]

2nd day in a row out with the trucks. yesterday as a BMX race track and today at Treasure Island (kids nic.name for a local spot that is an island out in the lough with a causeway over to it.