Operation Lilly Pad

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2 hours ago, Carmine A said:

Aso!!! Got it! 😊

I've been called worse

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[BigJag 46]

Wow! That looks gorgeously high quality.

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On 11/9/2020 at 3:15 AM, ACCEL said:

 

No longer is this a mere frog- it’s most definitely a Bull Frog 👍  

[Badcrumble 4422]

I’ve been amassing parts for a custom Frog build for the last year or so. This makes my planned chassis look ‘mildly hopped up’. Operation Lilly Pad is next level!

[Carmine A 3065]

14 hours ago, Badcrumble said:

I’ve been amassing parts for a custom Frog build for the last year or so. This makes my planned chassis look ‘mildly hopped up’. Operation Lilly Pad is next level!

It REALLY is!! Gives me several ideas for my Brat Build though..... 

STILL hoping to find a Blue ORV Chassis by then.

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Magnetism, hugs that keep on giving................................

[Carmine A 3065]

MAGNETISM - because nothing looks less realistic than PINS and CLIPS sticking out of a Body!! 😉👍👍

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4 hours ago, Carmine A said:

MAGNETISM - because nothing looks less realistic than PINS and CLIPS sticking out of a Body!! 😉👍👍

usually you use two way tape for the magnets on the body, in this case since that recessed  area in the two rears, though i could make it flush but i don't want to, so i drilled the front also, need to find cap nuts and a hood ornament. now just waiting for the sway bar stabilizers.

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12 hours ago, ACCEL said:

usually you use two way tape for the magnets on the body, in this case since that recessed  area in the two rears, though i could make it flush but i don't want to, so i drilled the front also, need to find cap nuts and a hood ornament. now just waiting for the sway bar stabilizers.

People usually use two way Tape?? I've always used 2-Part Epoxy. Never even had a Magnet come LOOSE in the whole 17 years I've been using them. 😉

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On 11/9/2020 at 11:15 AM, ACCEL said:

 

Very nicely done!

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Fusion

 

 

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Rear                                                                                               and                                   Front

[Re-Bugged 11652]

Coming on fantastically well mate 👍🏻
 

It would also be great to see a Frankenstein/ Mad Max build with of all your left bits and pieces. 

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These clips are great for potato chip bags also...

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1 hour ago, Re-Bugged said:

It would also be great to see a Frankenstein/ Mad Max build with of all your left bits and pieces. 

are you making fun of me?

"I am not an animal i am a human being!"

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They'll be blackened...

Plastruct

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2 hours ago, ACCEL said:

are you making fun of me?

"I am not an animal i am a human being!"

Not making fun of you at all my good man, just thinking of what you could do with all the kit parts you must have going spare that have been substituted with Hop-ups 😉

I get a little jealous when people say,

”Today after going through my spares I realised I only need one more washer to build another complete chassis”

Ive got along way to go before I get to that stage 👍🏻

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4 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

Not making fun of you at all my good man, just thinking of what you could do with all the kit parts you must have going spare that have been substituted with Hop-ups 😉

I get a little jealous when people say,

”Today after going through my spares I realised I only need one more washer to build another complete chassis”

Ive got along way to go before I get to that stage 👍🏻

Ha! I've fallen into that trap a couple of times myself, and nearly did it again recently with the Durga and CR-01: "Oooooh, I've got a spare chassis, shocks, diffs, arms, hubs and driveshafts, I only need some gearboxes and a few other bits and bobs and I've got a whole spare car!" Experience has now taught me the hard way to cost everything up on a spreadsheet BEFORE pressing "buy" on anything!  It's amazing how a few "bits and bobs" can really add up super quick.

That said, I've got a 50litre storage crate full of spares so I'm sure that if I ever get the urge I could make some sort of Frankmiya monster out of it all. Would probably only need a few bits and bo....... nope, stop that idea right there! 

[Carmine A 3065]

This is why my ORV Chassis will be a Brat.... 

You've set the Bar way above my abilities!!! I'm going to want one of those Swaybar Kits! 😁  Where did you get that from??

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8 hours ago, Re-Bugged said:

Not making fun of you

i know you weren't. i was just having fun, because there's always something that come of these parts. eventually maybe i 'll do what you had suggested.

you know i think the world of you and your son.

yes i have more left over screws than anything in this entire realm.

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3 hours ago, Carmine A said:

Swaybar Kits! 😁  Where did you get that from??

Ebay from rc_go.

i could of made some up, but sometimes certain things are just nice from a little package.

 

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At the Cross Roads----------------

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Nice. I have a dislike for the ORV chassis but appreciate they have a bit of a cult following. My work colleague has bought as many hop ups as he could find for his Monster Beetle ORV and has recently added those front stabilizer bars. The alloy rear arms were crazy expensive:

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It's just riviting