Nicadraus 6201 Posted April 10, 2019 This arrived today... I finally have a battery to test out my car. Unfortunately I have to replace the ESC. It is grounded. Will visit my LHS tomorrow for a new ESC. **** these expenses never stop, do they? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juggular 4964 Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Nicadraus said: Will visit my LHS tomorrow for a new ESC. **** these expenses never stop, do they? I know somebody who was having a real "crisis" through his midlife. Here is how I see it. If I don't spend money on RC, I'll be paying for some shrink's expensive chair. Buying a convertible and driving around with a woman half my age would be more expensive too. Resulting divorce wouldn't be cheap either. Drinking heavily or abusing substance will cost a little of my life each time. So... considering what could happen to any one of us, a new ESC is really, really cheap. (...hmmm... I think I just convinced myself to order a couple more 1060 ESCs!) Life is short, have fun with a new ESC (and I don't mean "exotic sexy chick." That kind of ESC could make your life really short, if you have a wife like mine...) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Proxik 95 Posted April 10, 2019 My first Tamiya arrived! Not much but Im really excited, hopefully one of many other tamiyas to come (my wish list is filling at quite a pace) 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bromley 681 Posted April 10, 2019 Bearings...lots of bearings, for my TXT-2. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bromley 681 Posted April 10, 2019 18 minutes ago, Proxik said: My first Tamiya arrived! Not much but Im really excited, hopefully one of many other tamiyas to come (my wish list is filling at quite a pace) Your going to love that thing. I have a Racing Fighter DT03. It's a brilliant bit of kit, fast, tough and handles well. Fun to build too. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted April 11, 2019 4 more pieces for the xv-01 my pulleys and my suspension mounts, just waiting on the axle shafts for the diffs and i can begin! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 11, 2019 Period correct shock tower for my “Edinger” RC10 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4204 Posted April 11, 2019 The second battery I had ordered and the servo tester I wasn’t expecting for a while. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bromley 681 Posted April 11, 2019 Two steel pinions for my TXT-2. I'm getting ever closer to starting this build. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray_ve 1043 Posted April 12, 2019 Picked up the M-05 chassis. Combined with a mini shell and wheels, and a small 4300KV brushless I still have somewhere, this should be a lot of fun! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max69vk 708 Posted April 12, 2019 Lots of deliveries! 📦 M01 Mini Cooper box, and separately a fully refurbished M01 chassis to go in it! Also an M03 shell in immaculate condition but with a bit of a Marmite paint job that may get stripped. Also picked up a job lot of rock crawler parts, no idea what I’ll do with them but that metal cage got me intrigued! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted April 13, 2019 Finally got my diff gear shafts in, so the XV-01 build can begin, i got 2 more pieces coming (carbon reinfoced steering and battery cover and my kevlar belt but i can actually start my build thread proper 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy pants 4485 Posted April 13, 2019 This arrived a couple of days ago I thought it might help when I do the tyre lettering and then when I learn to solder £6.50 delivered 👍 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted April 13, 2019 keeping it Tamiya 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badcrumble 4204 Posted April 13, 2019 Some body pins. My second hand cars have come with a variety of homebrew methods for securing the shells - twisted wire, bent paperclips, etc. Now I have 50 clips to lose... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted April 13, 2019 44 minutes ago, Badcrumble said: Some body pins. My second hand cars have come with a variety of homebrew methods for securing the shells - twisted wire, bent paperclips, etc. Now I have 50 clips to lose... Should last a week or two 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted April 15, 2019 @ThunderDragonCy put up the excellent thread about blockhead motors which inspired me for my next build. Then I found some stickers and I couldn’t resist... Spelling mistake (under the turtle) adds character Next build will be a Lunchbox in the Tamiya red white and blue with some cool Blockhead inspiration 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richardrpm 98 Posted April 15, 2019 I am not up to date with these but here are some cars I got over the past couple of months. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richardrpm 98 Posted April 15, 2019 This one was hard to find. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scipunk 383 Posted April 15, 2019 another piece of the XV-01 puzzle, a kevlar belt 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4607 Posted April 16, 2019 F103 wheels arrived today for the Shimizu 543 and 549 tyres for the recently acquired F103. I figure that the tyres that it came with are probably pretty brittle and won't last long so it was worth buying new ones. Now just need a new rx and we can run the F1 cars together. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicadraus 6201 Posted April 16, 2019 Arrived this morning... New PowerHD waterproof 20kg servo for my CC01 and extra dogbones. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hobgoblin 1059 Posted April 16, 2019 Since I lost a couple of my cheap £15 transmitters to damp and rain I splashed out on a water resistant "rugged" transmitter which arrived today. I'm hoping to get into crawling or more off road/mud/water/beach general difficult terrain and this should be perfect It's a bit chunky compared to the turnigy I used in the interim (cheap, model memory and cheap Rx) I love a pointless gimick, it has a special compartment for a wheel spanner 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
max69vk 708 Posted April 16, 2019 Yet another F350 body as I couldn’t bring myself to hack up the NIP one I’ve got or my Juggernaut shell - Satin black looks quite cool but I feel it should be something a bit more lairy. Also a vintage Pumpkin with chrome wheels, which I was going to repaint but the colour is growing on me 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathon Gillham 4607 Posted April 16, 2019 A 20T centre pulley for my TA07 to make the IR the same as the TA07MS. I read on rctech that someone had swapped from the 18T to 20T and temps dropped for them. I don't understand how and am very sceptical, but since it is $2 for 2 pulleys I though i would try. Tamiya must've changed to 1.85 from 2.05 for a reason right? I would have thought that you still need the same FDR so bigger centre pulley means bigger spur or smaller pinion and the same net result right? Anyway, I will try. I need to book in an onroad race meet as I haven't been for ages. Also some more Yeah Racing wheel hexes - yes silver again as I couldn't bring myself to pay the extra dollar for blue ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites