ducati848 59 Posted January 19, 2017 hi, i thought i would share some pix of my tamiya 58008 never run with some vintage fatuba radio gear 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nobbi1977 1793 Posted January 19, 2017 That is a lovely body 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robert5000 928 Posted January 19, 2017 Splendid! I'm totally crushed out on the Futaba 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonboy1 2943 Posted January 19, 2017 wow - that's just perfect 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zomboided 374 Posted January 19, 2017 That is so beautiful and I love the old radio gear! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercoolnothing 721 Posted January 19, 2017 That's absolutely gorgeous, top job 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mongoose1983 3335 Posted January 19, 2017 Ahhh, good old 1979. Awesome! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terz1 745 Posted January 19, 2017 Very nice! Looks amazing and I love that futaba transmitter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hibernaculum 933 Posted January 20, 2017 I always feel nervous when something that is "never run" is photographed sitting on tarmac, loaded with batteries 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ducati848 59 Posted January 21, 2017 true true, hard to beleave im sure but this is the first time the car has seen day light just wanted some nice scale shots out side with good lighting check my speed controller not a mark on it and that battery is from 80.s didnt even care to see if it would charge up just all for the full vintage look all show and no go 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtveg 1 Posted December 30, 2019 That model is in immaculate condition. I envy anyone that can keep a model that old looking that nice. I guess it helps if it is never used. That Futaba remote is quite rare I imagine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graemevw 823 Posted December 30, 2019 Lovely, exactly like mine but mine has a fpr2g receiver. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frameskip 63 Posted December 30, 2019 On 1/21/2017 at 8:43 PM, ducati848 said: all show and no go Love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yonez 180 Posted January 1, 2020 On 12/30/2019 at 11:25 AM, jtveg said: That model is in immaculate condition. I envy anyone that can keep a model that old looking that nice. I guess it help if it is never used. That Futaba remote is quite rare I imagine. The radio isn´t that hard to come by actually. I have one that I bought NIB off ebay a few years ago and I´ve seen others pop up NIB. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtveg 1 Posted January 1, 2020 On 1/21/2017 at 8:31 AM, Hibernaculum said: I always feel nervous when something that is "never run" is photographed sitting on tarmac, loaded with batteries I just noticed there are no AA batteries installed, ie for the receiver. So he probably had no intention of driving it. 😬 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted January 1, 2020 6 hours ago, jtveg said: I just noticed there are no AA batteries installed, ie for the receiver. So he probably had no intention of driving it. 😬 It's a Mechanical a Speed Controller (MSC) but... accidentally jog the throttle servo and it'll motor away on its own - no control needed. Proper Operating Procedure = Main drive battery should never be connected ("LIVE!") until Radiogear is all switched on and tested operational, including range check... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtveg 1 Posted January 1, 2020 5 hours ago, WillyChang said: It's a Mechanical a Speed Controller (MSC) but... accidentally jog the throttle servo and it'll motor away on its own - no control needed. Proper Operating Procedure = Main drive battery should never be connected ("LIVE!") until Radiogear is all switched on and tested operational, including range check... Yes, you are absolutely right. You should never connect the main battery, especially on a mechanical speed controller until you are ready to run and your transmitter is already on and trimmed (or the wheels are off the ground). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superluminal 3750 Posted January 1, 2020 The windscreen wiper on that is amazing! Considering its 1/12 and must by tiny. I hate the vinyl decal wipers on modern kits - proper scale ones add a massive amount of realism to a kit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted January 2, 2020 8 hours ago, jtveg said: Yes, you are absolutely right. You should never connect the main battery, especially on a mechanical speed controller until you are ready to run and your transmitter is already on and trimmed (or the wheels are off the ground). ProperOP = If you know/suspect there are other RCers nearby, one should switch on the Receiver first... just in case there's somebody on your Frequency. If your car doesn't pickup spurious signals then it's safe to turn on your Tx. If you simply turn on your TX first... and then witness another racer's model go out of control... it's guaranteed 1) he won't be very happy with a broken car & 2) his Tx still works & he knows exactly what frequency you're on... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtveg 1 Posted January 2, 2020 39 minutes ago, WillyChang said: ProperOP = If you know/suspect there are other RCers nearby, one should switch on the Receiver first... just in case there's somebody on your Frequency. If your car doesn't pickup spurious signals then it's safe to turn on your Tx. If you simply turn on your TX first... and then witness another racer's model go out of control... it's guaranteed 1) he won't be very happy with a broken car & 2) his Tx still works & he knows exactly what frequency you're on... Great point. 👌🏼 I never used this procedure because I've actually never raced or had more than two or three other cars around and we always knew what frequencies / channel we were all on. I used to always turn my transmitter on first. I will be adopting your method from now on. Thanks. 😉👍🏼 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
