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Bought these on Saturday, turned up this morning (Wednesday), surprised it's not ON FIRE! 😯

Many thanks again to club sponsor Stellamodels! Yet again in SUPERB packaging... so much so, Ace Ventura himself could have delivered it, and everything would be well protected!

I don't have a truck to put them on yet, but that didn't stop me impulse buying them! πŸ˜‚

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16 hours ago, mongoose1983 said:

That's SWEET :wub:

yeah i love it alsoΒ 

i wanted something to store my growing collection of nip cassettes as i can see them instead of them being in a draw plus the sun wont discolour them this way also.

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20 hours ago, berman said:

Bought these on Saturday, turned up this morning (Wednesday), surprised it's not ON FIRE! 😯

Many thanks again to club sponsor Stellamodels! Yet again in SUPERB packaging... so much so, Ace Ventura himself could have delivered it, and everything would be well protected!

I don't have a truck to put them on yet, but that didn't stop me impulse buying them! πŸ˜‚

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them are beaut's:wub:. they would look nice on my grand hauler;)

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7 hours ago, topforcein said:

them are beaut's:wub:. they would look nice on my grand hauler;)

Thanks, to be honest I may put the Alcoas that are on my K100 on my Grand Hauler and these on my K100 as these are a very vintage style wheel.

I may possibly paint them too, as most of the 1:1s I have seen are coloured centres with (normally) white beadlocks.Β 

Built them last night...

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Also Today the postie brought me approx half a stampede worth in parts from an eBay NIB dismantler (I forget the name we give them).

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3 hours ago, berman said:

Built them last night...

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☝🏻 Nice, worthy candidates for the β€˜Cool Wheels’ thread.Β 

And it’s good you’ve had some practice with these, now you only need another 42 sets of duallies for a Quad Road Train set up πŸ‘πŸ»

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2 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

☝🏻 Nice, worthy candidates for the β€˜Cool Wheels’ thread.Β 

And it’s good you’ve had some practice with these, now you only need another 42 sets of duallies for a Quad Road Train set up πŸ‘πŸ»

Set = 4 = 1 axle, so 42 axles worth.

I hope like this guy I won't ever have to reverse it! ...might be there a while πŸ˜‚

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3 hours ago, berman said:

Set = 4 = 1 axle, so 42 axles worth.

I hope like this guy I won't ever have to reverse it! ...might be there a while πŸ˜‚

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Geez by the time you’ve pre-start checking wheel nuts and Tyres on that thing it’ll be time to go home again.Β 

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Ooooh, looks like we've got a run on fancy wheels!

Mine turned up today too - 1.9 size aluminium bead-locks with 115mm diameter tyres forΒ Willy's RockerΒ - I have to say, these are even better quality than I imagined, andΒ fantastic value!

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My Β£12 Mad Bull turned up. I was going to just put the wheels and steering arms etc onto my Fighter Buggy RX but it was actually in better condition than I expected. Even the body only has a little chunk missing. I thought it was going to be obliterated but it just wasn't mounted properly in the photos on eBay. I could strip the paint and get it looking pretty ok I reckon.

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Now I'm faced with that awful dilemma that all TC members must face. Does the parts doner become another member of the family in it'sΒ own right?

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On 8/7/2019 at 4:11 PM, J@mes said:

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Quite surprised how much this went for (not bought by me)

Yeah I had an eye on that. The seller said they had a clear out of old stock and found a load of old gems. I got a few Kyosho Big Brute parts and a couple of old Parma Hotshot parts too.

Very interesting just to have a scroll through their listings, loads of old Tamiya, Kyosho and Marui parts plus some more obscure ones like AYK.Β 

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Got this lovely Street Rover in the post yesterday and, wow, I am really bowled over at how nice these are in the flesh. I have been after a DT-02 Sand Rover for a while now after I realised that I forgot to buy one when they were released....only to find out to my shock & horror that not only are they now near-impossible to find NIB but even new-built examples are thin on the ground. From previously viewed photos I always thought that the DT-02 Sand Rover was better looking that the Street version but now that I have a Street Rover in my possession I'm not so sure.

This one is unused & new-built to a lovely standard, and came with RC gear, two new batteries and also is hopped-up with the 50519/50520 CVA damper set,...all for Β£130 and in the current climate I think I got a bargain. B)

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23 minutes ago, Wandy said:

Got this lovely Street Rover in the post yesterday and, wow, I am really bowled over at how nice these are in the flesh. I have been after a DT-02 Sand Rover for a while now after I realised that I forgot to buy one when they were released....only to find out to my shock & horror that not only are they now near-impossible to find NIB but even new-built examples are thin on the ground. From previously viewed photos I always thought that the DT-02 Sand Rover was better looking that the Street version but now that I have a Street Rover in my possession I'm not so sure.

This one is unused & new-built to a lovely standard, and came with RC gear, two new batteries and also is hopped-up with the 50519/50520 CVA damper set,...all for Β£130 and in the current climate I think I got a bargain. B)

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DefinitelyΒ a good price considering the quality/conditionΒ and that they are apparently discontinued!

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1 minute ago, nowinaminute said:

DefinitelyΒ a good price considering the quality/conditionΒ and that they are apparently discontinued!

Yeah, they are nowhere to be seen in any shops or on ebay so that sounds about right.

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Just wanted to give a public accolade to Tower Hobbies for addressing an issue for me today.

The postman dropped off a shipping box that looked to be in good condition, but inside the Tamiya 1/24 Toyota TS020 model kit I ordered was ripped and smashed in one corner.Β  Also two edges of the box were seriously creased.Β  The two other model kits I ordered were pristine.

I contacted their customer service via email, attached a photo, and requested a RMA/exchange for a different kit.Β  Much to my pleasure, Tower Hobbies rep Jessica replied and said they would send a new kit, and to keep the damaged one I have as a courtesy.Β  They went above and beyond on this request for service!

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1 hour ago, speedy_w_beans said:

Just wanted to give a public accolade to Tower Hobbies for addressing an issue for me today.

The postman dropped off a shipping box that looked to be in good condition, but inside the Tamiya 1/24 Toyota TS020 model kit I ordered was ripped and smashed in one corner.Β  Also two edges of the box were seriously creased.Β  The two other model kits I ordered were pristine.

I contacted their customer service via email, attached a photo, and requested a RMA/exchange for a different kit.Β  Much to my pleasure, Tower Hobbies rep Jessica replied and said they would send a new kit, and to keep the damaged one I have as a courtesy.Β  They went above and beyond on this request for service!

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That was really nice of them! Wow! So is the replacement kit another TS020?

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3 hours ago, berman said:

That was really nice of them! Wow! So is the replacement kit another TS020?

Yep, another TS020.

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The postman brought me yesterday parts for my konghead build, and some black wr-02 wheels for my wt-01 and 50 1150 nmb bearings from ebay, I thought the bearing packageΒ was lost but after 6 weeks they show up I ordered bearings atΒ rc mart when I ordered partsΒ so now I have got 100 1150 bearings so I have some spares:P.

Now I am waiting for the tires that i have ordered for my konghead.

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Compact 6-cell 2600mAh NiMh battery - physically much smaller than I was expecting:

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photo. comparison with traditional 6-cell stick pack.

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...and it fits perfectly under the bonnet of the Cage CrawlerΒ - result!

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Coincidentally continuing the battery posts with β€˜My 1st Lipo’ (not from Fischer-Price)

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On 8/9/2019 at 10:14 PM, speedy_w_beans said:

Yep, another TS020.

Now that's a happy ending!Β 

Maybe you can go forΒ NIB, shelf queen and a runner?Β Β Β Β 

Years ago, TowerΒ sent me wrong fuel.Β Β They let me keep 4 liters of nitroΒ and sent me the right ones.Β Β 

I think I'll start ordering from Tower again.Β  I'llΒ hope and pray that they get it wrong.Β Β 

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On 8/9/2019 at 1:30 PM, Wandy said:

Got this lovely Street Rover in the post yesterday and, wow, I am really bowled over at how nice these are in the flesh. I have been after a DT-02 Sand Rover for a while now after I realised that I forgot to buy one when they were released....only to find out to my shock & horror that not only are they now near-impossible to find NIB but even new-built examples are thin on the ground. From previously viewed photos I always thought that the DT-02 Sand Rover was better looking that the Street version but now that I have a Street Rover in my possession I'm not so sure.

This one is unused & new-built to a lovely standard, and came with RC gear, two new batteries and also is hopped-up with the 50519/50520 CVA damper set,...all for Β£130 and in the current climate I think I got a bargain. B)

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They are really good value for money I think I paid about the same for my own and the paint works on it is really goodΒ 

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I got a set of Hotshot 2/Super Sabre red CVA dampers. They need a clean but seem to function fine. Now I face the agonising choice of whether or not to fit them to my Hotshot and sacrifice some of the unique look for better functionality.

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It doesn't help that I got this too:

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And I have two of the front arm extensions spare from when I had a Boomerang.....I really don't know what to do!



I also got a box of old Tamiya shocks including several yellow CVAs. They were dirt cheap so I just grabbed them to go in the parts box. Even factoring in new seals and o rings they will still be cheap and they are just nice smooth good quality shocks to have there ready to go into some future build.

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I always grab any I happen to see for that cheap, never know when you'll need them!

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