Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 Not sure if this is too self indulgent but I do it with my 1:1 cars so why not do it with my 1:10 ones background - a friend got me into RC cars back in school around 1990 (I was 13yrs old) when he bought his beetle into school for “show and tell” - Pete it’s all your fault (he’s on here and we talk Tamiya almost daily even though we’ve not seen each other in person since about 2001) i was hooked (I have one of those “must have must have” personalities) I had no money so I never had a tamiya from new I started off with a falcon, swapped it for a hornet, bought a second hand clod buster, sold it for a terra Scorcher. that was my childhood experience of tamiya RC. Roll forward to Xmas day 2006 and I finally got my first brand new tamiya to build (I’m now 30yrs old) and my obsession for a lunchbox is fulfilled - albeit a ReRe. i spent all day building it and nipping out during Xmas dinner to give the shell another coat or yellow. It wasn’t driven - even though it had a full radio gear set up. I was happy just seeing it on the shelf for the next 10 years or so until I saw news of the beetle ReRe - hmmmmm So Xmas day came again (now I’m 40yrs old) and so did a brand new ReRe beetle. loved building it and drove this one properly - jumps and crashes and rolled it etc A few years ago I decided I wanted a buggy - and my love for the terra Scorcher had me looking at the neo-scorcher but as luck would have it, a TT02b-MS came up on eBay shelf Queen all radio gear, motor and ESC so jumped at the chance. But obviously I wanted a neo Scorcher shell - and what’s the most cost effective way of buying shell and stickers? Buying the whole kit hahah so new shell ready to go onto the MS chassis and ready for more power (see later) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 Then I started to look around for an old school terra Scorcher and stumbled across another great deal on ebay came with bag, radio gear, paint, instructions, charger etc etc the nostalgia I felt was unbelievable well worth the money 🥰 I then thought it was time to get my 6yr old involved. I bought a kyosho (I know I know) nexxt. the reason I got this was because it was partly pre assembled but did have quite a bit to do - and it was mega cheap! he enjoyed building it and likes driving it - it has a sport tuned 540 so this just about brings me to summer 2019 (I’m now 42yrs old) when I think I’ve gone a bit mental. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 So why am I mental? because..... I got myself a falcon 🥰 its tatty but I love it I even bought a sonic cleaner to tidy it up a bit but this is where it all went a bit wrong i found a job lot of Falcon parts and bought those so now I have enough parts to build another 2 (ish) THEN I couldn’t help myself in the past few weeks I’ve also bought... Tamiya Baja King (what a gorgeous chassis this has) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 Then a stunning Tamiya Bear Hawk with hobbywing ESC and brushless 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 I’ve also bought some “accessories” 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 As for hop ups lunchbox 100% Stock Roof Rack and Hella Spots beetle gear box brace ball raced brushless speed passion with tamiya TBLE-02s ESC carbon sunroof relocated spots Baja King Sport tuned 540 hollow carbon gear shaft speed tuned gear set stabiliser set Neo scorcher TTO2b MS chassis (ball raced, alu prop shaft and joints, metal drive shafts etc) ball raced steering set up Alu front suspension mount goolRC brushless 3500 motor and ESC to run LiPo 3s Alu motor fins uprated metal diffs Bear Hawk custom paint and decals full ball race uprated suspension hobbywing ESC and brushless motor i think that’s about it for now - thanks for reading JJ 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 16, 2019 Oh - and added a ReRe grasshopper 2 to the collection that went cheap on eBay this afternoon. Next will be a comical hornet next month - it will only be my 3rd new build and I will build it with my son 🤪 im having my friend 3D print me some hanging brackets - least he can do for encouraging me to buy more cars ha i have a v small outdoor workshop / insulated shed planned for the end of the month and will insulate it and store all my crap in there. im also currently learning to fly drones FPV so that’s fun and again needs space for piles of crap! thanks again for reading JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwistedxSlayer 1290 Posted June 16, 2019 Yeah I like. I'd love a Terra Scorcher to go with my Neo Scorcher too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 18, 2019 They pop up on eBay from time to time a stunning car bear hawk arrived today - yummy what a lovely car im very impressed and the matte black is amazing JJ 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 22, 2019 Getting stuck into the comical hornet build a bit today got the gearbox stripped and ball races added plus a sports tuned 540 (colour match only) then built a bit of the chassis and finally painted and assembled my driver this is the first time I’ve painted the driver on a car - quite enjoyed it and made soooooo much easier with the tamiya paint stand that only cost me £14 off amazon Going to mask up tomorrow and paint the roll hoops a nice bright colour JJ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 23, 2019 Finished off the comical build today what a lovely chassis will try and get the shell painted tomorrow JJ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 25, 2019 Well shell painting has been a bit hit and miss the neon orange went down ok but potentially needs a white backing and not black as it’s dulled down significantly - which actually works tbh masking was ok but trying to mask complicated areas like the roll bar means my lines are out ever so slightly JJ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 25, 2019 Looking good all stickered up. (I’ll take some better pics in the daylight) This was the paint overspray but it’s not a major issue JJ 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 28, 2019 Got the cheapo rere grasshopper II shelf queen today - what an awful chassis haha along side ids it’s big sister JJ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 28, 2019 Anyone any links to parts that improve the rear set up on the grasshopper/frog/lunchbox? JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderDragonCy 7878 Posted June 28, 2019 AMPRO on shapeways has transmission braces and shock brackets to improve the swing axle vehicles. There are some Frog upgrades on there too https://www.shapeways.com/shops/ampro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted June 28, 2019 Thank you JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted July 2, 2019 Decided against the mod 1 the price 2 the fact it’s never gonna be run as it’s soooo poor JJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted August 15, 2019 So because the missus is *******ed off with my cars all over the kitchen table I’ve had to get myself a man cave!! JJ 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted August 15, 2019 (just waiting to fit the worktop I grabbed from ikea scrap area) JJ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Problemchild 2149 Posted August 15, 2019 And a pic to put on the wall need to think about storage systems for parts now JJ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butler 338 Posted August 16, 2019 I am much happier in my shed with heater, music and beer fridge than i was in the kitchen. Nice work 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topforcein 1764 Posted August 16, 2019 fantastic looking "mancave" your setting up there i my self prefere my shed but since some theiving pikie scum bags broke into it a few years back i dont keep anything rc related in their anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78Triumph 2610 Posted August 16, 2019 That mancave is really cool! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites