Juhunio 6830 Posted February 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Busdriver said: The DPD man dropped off early at the secret delivery point!!! I gotta get me one of those! Nice kit BTW 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1968 Posted February 17, 2022 @Busdriver I would go for some neon green, like one can have on the focus RS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Tamiyastef said: @Busdriver I would go for some neon green, like one can have on the focus RS Do Tamiya do neon green? I could try Core RC. I quite like their paints Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 17, 2022 https://www.dms-racing.com/paint-and-materials/paint/spray-cans/neon-green-aerosol-spray-paint-detail Maybe this!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Tamiyastef said: @Busdriver I would go for some neon green, like one can have on the focus RS Didn’t realise the real one only came in white, black or red! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiyastef 1968 Posted February 17, 2022 48 minutes ago, Busdriver said: Didn’t realise the real one only came in white, black or red! Neither did I. I was thinking Tamiya PS28 but the core rc neon looks cool also 😎 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 17, 2022 29 minutes ago, Tamiyastef said: Neither did I. I was thinking Tamiya PS28 but the core rc neon looks cool also 😎 🤔 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted February 18, 2022 From Asiatee, a MST TCR-M and 2 JX low profile servos. As a first time customer, there is also a 15% so £68.61 for the car and £8.92 for each servo and £30.42 for postage. Got to love how the filled in their CN22 forms. 🤣 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 18, 2022 2 hours ago, alvinlwh said: From Asiatee, a MST TCR-M and 2 JX low profile servos. As a first time customer, there is also a 15% so £68.61 for the car and £8.92 for each servo and £30.42 for postage. Got to love how the filled in their CN22 forms. 🤣 Wish it was a 13$ gift 😩 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moffman 5752 Posted February 18, 2022 Postwoman dropped this off today (poor women was getting blown all over the place with this storm!) 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted February 19, 2022 Hey hey! RCMart delivers! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4681 Posted February 19, 2022 8 hours ago, J@mes said: Hey hey! RCMart delivers! @J@mes Nice. What build is all that for? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Busdriver 6209 Posted February 19, 2022 8 hours ago, J@mes said: Hey hey! RCMart delivers! Never seen that before!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted February 19, 2022 22 hours ago, alvinlwh said: From Asiatee, a MST TCR-M and 2 JX low profile servos. As a first time customer, there is also a 15% so £68.61 for the car and £8.92 for each servo and £30.42 for postage. Got to love how the filled in their CN22 forms. 🤣 Very standard practice for everything basically out of China, there is a Tax paid on exports, so the less value, the less Tax. Standard practice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted February 19, 2022 1 minute ago, mtbkym01 said: Very standard practice for everything basically out of China, there is a Tax paid on exports, so the less value, the less Tax. Standard practice Well this is Hong Kong and I don't think said tax exists for them. Also, calling Hong Kong China, while legally true, for most of them is an insult. Anyway, I will happily buy from Asiatee again as there is zero problems with UKBA, maybe if I made a £200+ purchase, only £20 will be declared. RCMart kept putting the wrong amount on the form leading to "fines" for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alvinlwh 5895 Posted February 19, 2022 19 hours ago, Busdriver said: Wish it was a 13$ gift 😩 I just remembered something, we are only allowed £18 of gift these days but £135 of commercial goods, so it is actually better if they do not declare it as gift. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted February 19, 2022 Over the last week I've been getting the parts to improve my beetle. Can't wait to fit everything 🙂 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4681 Posted February 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, Terz1 said: Over the last week I've been getting the parts to improve my beetle. Can't wait to fit everything 🙂 What are the long tubes for on the right hand side of the pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted February 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, toyolien said: What are the long tubes for on the right hand side of the pic? They're aluminium sleeves to go over the threaded rod. They're not really needed but I'm putting them on so it looks like a nicer finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Truck Norris 2237 Posted February 19, 2022 First box of stuff I've had in nearly a year. A few little bits but nothing major since March 2021. I've sold far more than I've bought recently - shifting stuff I'm not going to need and also my R91CP went as I only bought it for the chassis and with the C11 re-re out later it makes sense to sell the R91 and get a C11 for less. As soon as the Escort WRC re-release (under the new "Custom" name) was announced last year, I sold three of the body sets I had on eBay before word spread too far and the value dropped. I waited patiently for the new spare bodies to become available and this week picked up three bodies and five wings for what I sold a single body and wing for. As a bonus, the spare part bodies are undrilled, unlike the kit ones, which makes me very happy! Why five wings for three cars? Well Tamiya didn't update the mirrors for the Pilot and Repsol Cosworths. They re-used the larger, standard road car ones which while correct for the Tiger Stripe, was wrong for the newer cars. They did use the correct smaller mirrors for the WRC though, so these spares will get used when I build my Pilot and Repsol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted February 19, 2022 11 minutes ago, Truck Norris said: First box of stuff I've had in nearly a year. A few little bits but nothing major since March 2021. I've sold far more than I've bought recently - shifting stuff I'm not going to need and also my R91CP went as I only bought it for the chassis and with the C11 re-re out later it makes sense to sell the R91 and get a C11 for less. As soon as the Escort WRC re-release (under the new "Custom" name) was announced last year, I sold three of the body sets I had on eBay before word spread too far and the value dropped. I waited patiently for the new spare bodies to become available and this week picked up three bodies and five wings for what I sold a single body and wing for. As a bonus, the spare part bodies are undrilled, unlike the kit ones, which makes me very happy! Why five wings for three cars? Well Tamiya didn't update the mirrors for the Pilot and Repsol Cosworths. They re-used the larger, standard road car ones which while correct for the Tiger Stripe, was wrong for the newer cars. They did use the correct smaller mirrors for the WRC though, so these spares will get used when I build my Pilot and Repsol. Great buys there! 😎 I'm about 98% complete on a repsol escort cosworth build myself. Enjoy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted February 19, 2022 Todays arrival was a Toms Castrol Supra GT body set (the earlier TA02W version, not the later one off the TL01 which is narrower with a different body moulding and wing) that ive been after for a very long time. I really wanted a NIB full kit but have sort have given up hope on that but now have all parts to make one including the correct five spoke two piece wheels. It cost a small fortune which no doubt means there will be a rerelease in the pipeline for far less which seems to happen when i buy anything vintage. However It will go nicely with the other shell that I got a few months back, although when i build it it will need a separate chassis as it has a different wheelbase. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J@mes 2326 Posted February 19, 2022 7 hours ago, toyolien said: @J@mes Nice. What build is all that for? Dynahead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toyolien 4681 Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, J@mes said: Dynahead Nice. I should have counted the wheels 😬 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad Zero 316 Posted February 19, 2022 10 hours ago, Terz1 said: Over the last week I've been getting the parts to improve my beetle. Can't wait to fit everything 🙂 Randomly I found that same ball diff in a box today while I was looking for something else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites