JJ’s Project Thread

[Problemchild]

On 6/4/2020 at 11:31 AM, Problemchild said:

biggest issue it was shipped without a transmitter

Replacement received today - excellent customer service from sammar gifts 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Fitted some yeah racing exhausts to the comical hornet today

This is the original set up and is part of the battery cover

 

i love this part of the comical 🥰

It’s an easy swap

 

They look good 

 

JJ

 

[Problemchild]

It’s been an expensive weekend

got hold of a tamtech lambo and a GR fighter violet 

all while I’m waiting for my hotshot

im also midway through a 934 RSR Vaillant and my TT02 SR had to go back to modelsport 

it’s gonna be a busy July 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Lambo arrived - wow!!

 

GT01 tamtech 1/12 

and along side it’s cannonball buddy

 

JJ

 

 

[ChrisRx718]

 That Countach

I remember working in the shop when they came out. I always thought they would be popular but I couldn't have been more wrong, they sat around for ages unsold. The buggy replicas sold much more easily, probably to collectors of the full-scale ones. Poorly supported in the UK at the time too, I seem to remember the official batteries being really expensive!

Of course what was once unpopular means it is now rare and desirable. I love that Lambo and the Ferrari 288 GTO.

[Problemchild]

Finished off a few projects in the last few weeks 

Fitted a mechanical speed controller to the falcon (Man thise resistor wires need to be long)

 

and finished off some more bits on the vaillant 934 RSR

 

 

JJ

[ploots]

4 hours ago, Problemchild said:

Finished off a few projects in the last few weeks 

Fitted a mechanical speed controller to the falcon (Man thise resistor wires need to be long)

 

and finished off some more bits on the vaillant 934 RSR

 

 

JJ

I'm liking the 934 nice job 👍

[Problemchild]

Yeah - it’s lovely 

got lights now fitted now too 

such a great kit 

was a 911 GT2 on a TA-02 SW chassis but with the full vaillant body kit from tamico 
 

well chuffed 

JJ

[mtbkym01]

6 hours ago, Problemchild said:

Yeah - it’s lovely 

got lights now fitted now too 

such a great kit 

was a 911 GT2 on a TA-02 SW chassis but with the full vaillant body kit from tamico 
 

well chuffed 

JJ

How’d the wheelbase go? Did you need to make “adjustments”?

[Problemchild]

On 7/17/2020 at 11:05 PM, mtbkym01 said:

How’d the wheelbase go? Did you need to make “adjustments”?

I’ve not mounted the body properly yet as I’m waiting for some magnetic body mounts - but for a few mm im not gonna be worried. 
 

Looks fine to me

 

JJ

 

[Kevin_Mc]

Yeah, that looks spot-on to me. 

Love the Countach, so much so that I looked into buying one myself

[Problemchild]

Picked up this this week

Tandy Off Road Champ

 

 

 

needs a new bumper and a transmitter but was a bargain

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Build vid for the vaillant 

 

 

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Some of my other non tamiya cars

 

Taiyo Twin motor 4wd which has a hint of bigwig

 

A Tandy non Porsche Porsche 

Radio Shack boggo Basic buggy

 

Taiyo Ford Ranger 4WD

Taiyo Porsche Targa

 

there is another bit I can’t find where I put it haha

 

 

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Also added to the collection 

a Clod Quick Drive (QD)

a Zahhak

 

a TT02 Type SR chassis for the 6R4

 

 

 

 

and a hotshot 

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Currently building an MF-01x for a 959 replica

got a Volvo T5-R BTCC estate shell to paint up 

Got an Avante 2011 rere from Santa 

and fingers crossed for a Clod black arriving 

JJ

[Problemchild]

On 6/1/2020 at 10:25 PM, Problemchild said:

Adding a ampro lens kit (From shapeways) to the cannonball run lunchbox  with an AliExpress lighting kit 

 

expensive for some pretty small parts but that’s the shapeways delivery costs 

 

the detail is superb though!! Well done @ampro

 

took a few hours of experimenting to get things working how the instructions say they should

 

Need a few additional LEDs and they are on their way from amazon!

 

cant wait

JJ

Never posted the results so here is a quick vid 

hard to tell from the vid but 

Front headlights (always on)

Front indicators when turning 

Amber side markers front and rear (always on)

Rear red lights (always on)

Rear red brake lights (get brighter when braking)

White rear reverse lights (on when reversing)

Rear indicators when turning 

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

**** - and forgot I have the DynaTech that I’ve refurbed and fixed up 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Ah and finally, I spent the summer collaborating with my old school mate @Xeostar and developed a new 3D printed beetle gearbox brace 

multiple prototypes 

final design put through its paces

then into production 

im now running my beetle on a speed passion brushless set up with 3s LiPo

JJ

[Problemchild]

Build vid for the Subaru Brat 

with the lexan shell being finished off on translucent pink with silver backing 

[Mad Ax]

That finished paint looks way more redderer than you'd think being translucent pink.  Lovely deep colour, tho

[Problemchild]

1 hour ago, Mad Ax said:

That finished paint looks way more redderer than you'd think being translucent pink.  Lovely deep colour, tho

Yeah I probably went for 4 coats instead of 3 

and I backed it in silver 

JJ

[J@mes]

Woah bit of a buying spree huh. That’s a lot of new old toys! Bit jealous as it goes

[Problemchild]

3 minutes ago, J@mes said:

Woah bit of a buying spree huh. That’s a lot of new old toys! Bit jealous as it goes

well I’ve not been out for 9months haha

 

JJ

[Problemchild]

Picked up a few bits of tamiya from Japan recently also...

 

when I was v young, the lunchbox junior was all I could afford to own

JJ