The "Postman Brought Me" Thread

[Prescient]

9 minutes ago, VagabondStarJXF said:

My first order from Seidel, in Germany, has arrived!

A few projects are getting closer to completion!

Good effort, how quick was the delivery?

[guitarman]

Magnetic Body Mounting Kit arrived today from China.

Excellent item and a good idea.

 

 

[VagabondStarJXF]

1 hour ago, Prescient said:

Good effort, how quick was the delivery?

It was pretty fast. I did the order on the 22nd.

[Nitomor]

A pair of Bigwigs today! Thank you Fusion.

[Crash Cramer]

I finally got most of my M chassis bits from overseas auctions, they were hung up in customs and then it looked like they were left behind with the normal Saturday deliveries, only to appear on the doorstep at 6pm, so a nice surprise, but they didn't even ring the bell and if I had run out the house like Dagwood Bumstead, I would have crushed these gems and tripped and nearly killed myself I think.

Even got a used Novak ESC that I need to power up and see how it works, it LOOKS great though

[Cesco]

Bought a Bullhead with some work. It was really cheap, so now it arrived and waiting in the project line-up to be fixed and renewed.

[racer1]

On 2/26/2017 at 3:37 AM, Jason1145 said:

Racer, you'll definitely know the quick answer to this, will a Super Hornet shell fit on an original Hornet chassis?

Also, any pics/threads of your truck based Hornet/Grasshopper?

Jason, 

I'm away on a business trip so I don't have the cars in front of me to check this so it' purely from memory.  I do not believe the Super hornet will simply drop on the old Hornet chassis. If i'm correct the rear section of the Super hornet chassis is just a bit taller where the body mounts so the body sits just a bit higher. If you attempt to drop the Super Hornet body on old chassis the body will hit at the rear uprights so you will either need to figure out how to raise the rear body mounts or notch the body slightly to get it to sit down far enough. I do believe the front mounts are in the correct location. I can check this when I get home this weekend. 

I do not have any picks if the truck builds but I can tell you that one was home made and the other was a kit from Ebay from about 15 yrs ago.  I'll post picks of both when I get home. 

[bjorklo]

Porsche cup wheels from Bart Loomans. Just had to have them incase i'm gonna make a replica of my 1:1 beetle. 

[iluvmud]

My M01-M showed up today, great shape and the mods will work great on my M01 Mini Cooper.... almost sad its going to be sold.

Oh and I got a breeder set of these guys showing up today too!

[Crash Cramer]

Interesting rig there Mud, looks like someone was serious about adapting as much as they could to that body, but they clipped the bumper and is that battery sideplate for weight saving or perhaps they lost the original???? I didn't remember if the undertray was sold for fitment on the M01 or other, but it looks cool none the less. LOTS of hop ups on that one.

[Crash Cramer]

3 hours ago, bjorklo said:

Porsche cup wheels from Bart Loomans. Just had to have them incase i'm gonna make a replica of my 1:1 beetle. 

Any chance for a link and photo??? I don't know if I want to make a Fuchs wearing Beetle, but it sounds cool.

[Jason1145]

4 hours ago, racer1 said:

Jason, 

I'm away on a business trip so I don't have the cars in front of me to check this so it' purely from memory.  I do not believe the Super hornet will simply drop on the old Hornet chassis. If i'm correct the rear section of the Super hornet chassis is just a bit taller where the body mounts so the body sits just a bit higher. If you attempt to drop the Super Hornet body on old chassis the body will hit at the rear uprights so you will either need to figure out how to raise the rear body mounts or notch the body slightly to get it to sit down far enough. I do believe the front mounts are in the correct location. I can check this when I get home this weekend. 

I do not have any picks if the truck builds but I can tell you that one was home made and the other was a kit from Ebay from about 15 yrs ago.  I'll post picks of both when I get home. 

What I'm hearing here is that all your Grasshoppers and Hornets are left unattended at your house..  right.. what's the address and I'll go baby sit them all!

I only asked because I saw a Super Hornet shell on Tamico.de but later saw it's out of stock so can't even buy it

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise anyway as you've filled me in about fitment issues to my original Hornet anyway

[Effigy3]

Saw these pop on eBay so I snatched them up.  In their infinite wisdom, Tamiya has discontinued these yellow rear wheels (but not the fronts).  I can still get the white ones but yellow goes with my color scheme!

[iluvmud]

44 minutes ago, Crash Cramer said:

Interesting rig there Mud, looks like someone was serious about adapting as much as they could to that body, but they clipped the bumper and is that battery sideplate for weight saving or perhaps they lost the original???? I didn't remember if the undertray was sold for fitment on the M01 or other, but it looks cool none the less. LOTS of hop ups on that one.

Yeah, not sure about the battery plate I'm assuming it's to go with the lexan tray which it looks to line up with the chassis perfectly but never heard of nor seen one before

[bjorklo]

1 hour ago, Crash Cramer said:

Any chance for a link and photo??? I don't know if I want to make a Fuchs wearing Beetle, but it sounds cool.

It's the wheels from the boxster, see link to a tc members ride. 

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=77936&id=60

I do have the hpi fuchs wheels allready, this is not my car. 

https://goo.gl/images/BuQtdH

My 1:1 can be seen a bit down on this side

http://odd-arne.com/?page_id=28&page=5

 

[Crash Cramer]

8 minutes ago, bjorklo said:

It's the wheels from the boxster, see link to a tc members ride. 

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=77936&id=60

I do have the hpi fuchs wheels allready, this is not my car. 

https://goo.gl/images/BuQtdH

My 1:1 can be seen a bit down on this side

http://odd-arne.com/?page_id=28&page=5

 

Oh THOSE ones, got it, neat looking to be sure. Now if I could just find a polycarbonate spray color to make myself a Khaki VW Bug, any suggestions, even if they are not Tamiya(GASP)brand???

[bjorklo]

6 hours ago, Crash Cramer said:

Oh THOSE ones, got it, neat looking to be sure. Now if I could just find a polycarbonate spray color to make myself a Khaki VW Bug, any suggestions, even if they are not Tamiya(GASP)brand???

No, sorry don't know any. 

[Thommo]

10 hours ago, Effigy3 said:

Saw these pop on eBay so I snatched them up.  In their infinite wisdom, Tamiya has discontinued these yellow rear wheels (but not the fronts).  I can still get the white ones but yellow goes with my color scheme!

Question - Is the Fluorescent Yellow DN01 rear wheel # 54287 any different ?  Does anyone know..... different colour etc because RCMart list these a suited to TRF501X / DB01 etc and it looks like the same wheel to me.

[racer1]

16 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

What I'm hearing here is that all your Grasshoppers and Hornets are left unattended at your house..  right.. what's the address and I'll go baby sit them all!

I only asked because I saw a Super Hornet shell on Tamico.de but later saw it's out of stock so can't even buy it

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise anyway as you've filled me in about fitment issues to my original Hornet anyway

Have you checked TamiyaUSA's site. The last time I looked the website said " Temporarily out of stock" so I gave them a call to see when they were expecting more and they had some sitting on the shelf. I bought a few to hold me over. It's only been a year or so. Maybe they still have them.  

Check for PN #58124

 

 

 

[Jason1145]

1 hour ago, racer1 said:

Have you checked TamiyaUSA's site. The last time I looked the website said " Temporarily out of stock" so I gave them a call to see when they were expecting more and they had some sitting on the shelf. I bought a few to hold me over. It's only been a year or so. Maybe they still have them.  

Check for PN #58124

 

 

 

Postage to U.K. Would sour the deal I'm sure, thanks anyway.

[Effigy3]

12 hours ago, Thommo said:

Question - Is the Fluorescent Yellow DN01 rear wheel # 54287 any different ?  Does anyone know..... different colour etc because RCMart list these a suited to TRF501X / DB01 etc and it looks like the same wheel to me.

I have no idea but the 54287 are listed as in stock at Tamiya USA.  Why Tamiya would produce the same item under two different stock numbers is beyond me but if they are in fact suitable to use on my 201/211 I'll be a happy camper!

[Rb4276]

12 hours ago, Thommo said:

Question - Is the Fluorescent Yellow DN01 rear wheel # 54287 any different ?  Does anyone know..... different colour etc because RCMart list these a suited to TRF501X / DB01 etc and it looks like the same wheel to me.

They are the same, i have them in yellow and a bunch in white with the pins. I also have a bunch i bought with tower bucks with hex and strictly use them now. 

[Effigy3]

Just now, Rb4276 said:

They are the same, i have them in yellow and a bunch in white with the pins. I also have a bunch i bought with tower bucks with hex and strictly use them now. 

Which hex wheel are you using?  I'd like to transition away from pins.

[Rb4276]

4 minutes ago, Effigy3 said:

Which hex wheel are you using?  I'd like to transition away from pins.

51581, do you need the hex hop up number?

[Prescient]

Another day another txt-2. You know what they say...

I'm slowly buying up the global stock lol.