The "Postman Brought Me" Thread

[ChrisRx718]

and the good ole Royal Mail charges demand for £11 - all for a Turnigy servo ! - but at least its a 24Kg rated servo, still as cheap as a UK purchase and I have been lucky of late so I'm probably due a bill lol!

They caught me yesterday too. Maybe they've employed a new apprentice?!

[BigSteve]

Today a pair of sprue cutters and 2x Hobbywing Quicrun ESCs.

Hi fella how many of those quicrun esc's do you have now lol.

Steve.

[SteveU30]

Hi fella how many of those quicrun esc's do you have now lol.

Steve.

Ha ha, just 3 but it probably seems like more as I mention them at every opportunity

[BigSteve]

Ha ha, just 3 but it probably seems like more as I mention them at every opportunity

They are now my first choice of esc. For the money they are awesome.

Steve.

[Percymon]

And compact too !

[zomboided]

Some more tat from the bay for a reasonable 35 quid. Seems in ok condition. Will be turning it into a fast runner Baja bug

[SteveU30]

A hard to take photo of Mk1 Escort shell,comes in two halves that have to trimmed and joined,any tips on what sort of glue to use?

  Does the paint go on after joining the two halves? I'm worried about an ugly glue line which cannot be hidden.

 

Where did you get this from out of interest or what make is it?

[Tizer]

Where did you get this from out of interest or what make is it?

Its made by Retro Racing, you can find some on UK ebay or some UK shops. Not exactly sure what the best place to get them is, they seem a bit more scarce these days.

[stevieg32]

Yepp,off ebay,they're a Finnish company,quality seems o.k but the flip style front is a bit strange,i intend to fit it on a XV-01 chassis.

Ford Escort mk1 rc car body shell 1/10 scale Retro Racing

[matman]

A hard to take a photo of Mk1 Escort shell which comes in two halves and has to trimmed and joined together,any tips on the correct type of glue to use? Do you paint it first then join it or vice versa? I'm worried about having an ugly glue line that cannot be hidden.

These have screws & have to be painted with water base paint or it will go hard & smash .

You set it up & put in screws , then pull apert & paint ( water base ) .

[matman]

Any particular reason why it comes in two halves?

mould better & have always done ! .. They also do MK 1 cortina & MK 2 escort .

Trying to remember the name .

[March75]

Its going to be a long day

[March75]

Straight home at lunchtime for a peek

I've always wanted a Clod and I saw this full setup on eBay last week and couldn't resist

I've never seen one in the flesh before and nothing could have prepared me for the scale of this thing - a phrase I hate but - OMG!!!!

The Ansmann W5 is surplus to requirement BTW - brand new, never been out of the box and complete with the smallest 3ch receiver I have ever seen.

Anyone interested? PM me if you are otherwise its going on eBay.

[Klausen]

Received batterytrays and a few more items for my upcoming PhantomMaxx project today.

[z00ter]

gpm front and rear alu arms for ta02

2 set pin type wheel adaptors

one last lot of spares and I will continue with the ta02 builds

[Wez-li]

Cheers for the info re. The body moulds. Everyday's a school day on here

[ddaenen1]

One original Astute body and wing and a spare wing painted in black of which i don't know what to do with it as the one that came with the car is in better shape.

[Percymon]

Collected my Turnigy 24Kg HV servo from the mail office, and postie brought me..

Junfac driveshafts

Axial 7 x 55mm posts

bag of P clips

Tamiya Competition, X seal, TRF and standard O ring bags

[stevieg32]

These have screws & have to be painted with water base paint or it will go hard & smash .

You set it up & put in screws , then pull apert & paint ( water base ) .

Correct,i double checked with the supplier and the shell is not polycarbonate it is PET,and has to be lightly sanded/scotchbrighted before being painted with light coats of a waterbased paint,well pointed out,shame the supplier does not tell you this and you have to ask.

I am guessing tamiya x-1 to x-33 would be o.k as they water based acrylic resin paint?

What about the TS aerosols?

[backtomyroots]

Compliments of Stellamodels (outstanding service):

1 x Tamiya Kit #84383 - Black Metallic Hornet.

So, what has the Postman brought you today ?

[Grastens]

I met my postman in person today, but unfortunately nothing of the RC variety arrived for me. It had me thinking of "Please Mr. Postman," and how I wish my receiver and driver figures would arrive:

"Please Mr. Postman (Please Mr. Postman, look and see!)

Oh yeahhhh (If there's receivers, and drivers for me!) Pleease

Mr. Po-oh-oh-oh-ostman

Why don't you shake it and see,

If there's RC parts for me?"

Which then turned to:

"Mr. Tamiya (Mr. Tamiya, look and see!)

Oh yeahhhh (Re-re a Blazer, Celica Group B!) Pleease

Mr. Ta-ah-ah-amiya

Why don't you do R & D?

Give us a new old car please!"

So I am still waiting on my purchases, but in the meantime am amusing myself far too much with a parody song! (for the record, I am a fan of Weird Al Yankovic and recently acquired his latest album)

[matman]

Correct,i double checked with the supplier and the shell is not polycarbonate it is PET,and has to be lightly sanded/scotchbrighted before being painted with light coats of a waterbased paint,well pointed out,shame the supplier does not tell you this and you have to ask.

I am guessing tamiya x-1 to x-33 would be o.k as they water based acrylic resin paint?

What about the TS aerosols?

There is a thread on the forums some where about this .

I have a few bodys & i did paint it with PS & now i can't use it .

You can use faskolor paint also .

This is my MK1 escort .

[Grastens]

That did not take long - today, the postman gave me the willies...

... I mean, the Willys!

At least one is getting built up and painted; the second one may get to ride shotgun depending on how the first one goes!

And already my Willy is touching everything in sight:

"Needs some sandpaper... and maybe a miracle!"

[Champ85]

From a fine gentleman known as "loaded" on the forums which I am sure many of you know, I received this in the mail today.

While never viewed as a top-end racer or competitor like the Optima series, I think the Turbo Rocky has a unique and aggressive look that holds its own.

The platinum shocks, black wheels and low-slung body styling really make it look cool.

Box is a little worn but all parts are there.

Thanks go to Paul for a very pleasant transaction.

[zomboided]

A lovely little set of dremel mini drill bits so I can continue with my SCX10 build this weekend. Woo hoo!