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The tops are different BUT the rere Terra Scorcher are the exact same dimensions.
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Look, I love Tamiya that said AE does not need the spare support that Tamiya does. You aren't going to brake anything. It's a vintage rere you can get ANYTHING online.
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I've been looking for the cheapest price for maybe 50-70 rubber-shielded bearings. The best price I found is $3.39 for ten. Have you guys seen better deals out there? I've seen other odd sized bearings for less, like $2.80 for ten. But not for 850 bearings.
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^ not sure about Sanwa, but I can still get FASST receivers for my 15 year old 4PK. But why would I, when I can get cheaper, smaller Chinese receivers that I can use on both my 4PX and 10PX.
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CVA1.0 parts for Sand Viper.
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Cheers @Tamiyastef 👍🏻 Funny you should mention that, as Mrs RB and myself started framing up a Sand Scorcher box and some other Tamiya art works the day before 😃. Not that I have much room to hang them 🤣 I do wonder sometimes though how well some photos would enlarge? Ones that I’ve taken with my daughters nice camera would probably stand a better chance than ones with my phone.
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EDIT: Sorry, just realised your looking for a way to get the same finish on BOTH sides of the wing edge - I would be interested in knowing if there's a way to do this too. (Can't see an option to simply delete my post...) As you were...
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@Re-Bugged https://tcphotos.net/image/ffJBO Poster material IMO.
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A long shot, but I thought I would ask... Has anyone tried to fit Rush tires onto Tamiya wheels? I bought the Rush 36 "round type", the rubber feels very promising, nice and tacky. But then they seem very loose on the m-chassis 11 spoke wheels I am debating pushing them sideways to help the tires conform to the rim while the CA glue sets, or trying to source Rush wheels, with uncertain offset and compatibility with the current car and body that I have. Thanks!
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You should check out RC10Talk. They really seem to be into RC10s over there . Seriously though, its a bottomless resource for all things RC10. To answer your question, Sabula Tech has a couple vintage options including the Jammin' Jumper body I've been contemplating for my Graphite Team Car.
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* One of those ‘Double post’ phenomenon*
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Practice practice practice 😉 Pistol & trigger controllers certainly help as it’s easier to drive with just the left hand so the right hand can take (literally) hundreds photos on burst mode to get a couple of good ones. I had to re-learn a bit once Apple changed the burst mode from a simple hold the button in to drag it left a bit and hold. I think it’s possible to take still’s from a video clip but I haven’t tried yet. Love that Big Foot of yours by the way 👍🏻
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@Mad Ax - just saw your rig briefly on the Popalong Mendip coverage. Looks sweet. Well done for getting it finished in time! -
Maybe so maybe not. Ive had my Sanwa MX-V for many years and it hardly gets used bc its impossible to find new Rx units for it. I went for a cheap FlySky to replace it as my daily Tx. It was cheap and so I won’t care when it goes obsolete.
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The way that I see it, the limited release gimmick is in line with Thunder Tigers "race-grade" stuff. Build something nice, offer weak parts support ,and discontinue it rapidly so they can sell you the next maguffin, and everyone can gobble up the old parts. This both ensures that Thunder Tiger won't have spare inventory sitting around, and it keeps people buying their new products, either because they need to be competitive or because they missed out. It's the smartphone system, and afaik it began under Thunder Tigers ownership. This is also one of the few ways for Team Associated to build hype for their brand outside of the racing-realm. I can only assume that their "bashers" aren't selling too well.
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Thunders TD4 Mod Log - Possible Hotshot cage/body
ThunderDragonCy replied to ThunderDragonCy's topic in The Builds
Yes, i did. The silver ones that scuffed up super easy were those. They do fit on the three point mounting, and that works with modern axles. No bother. White ones will be fine. -
Thunders TD4 Mod Log - Possible Hotshot cage/body
BuggyDad replied to ThunderDragonCy's topic in The Builds
Ooh yes. It's got the full trodden on (just kidding. Sorry! 😉) Hotshot look! Looks great. Hey have you tried the Hotshot wheels for 2.2" tyres from JCR? Were they the gold wheels you scuffed up too easily like I did my silver pepperpots? I think I'm going to get some for my Boomerang but they'll be white. I think they come with the vintage style three point hubs but I guess such things are a direct fit on modern axles anyway. -
Thunders TD4 Mod Log - Possible Hotshot cage/body
ThunderDragonCy replied to ThunderDragonCy's topic in The Builds
Some 3D printed bits arrived, and i think we are onto something. Reworked rear tower, and a front cage mount Quick look see with my Hotshot 2 bits I think it's got enough potential i am going to get a Super Hotshot body and see how it goes. -
These arrived from PJ Unfortunately the +2mm eyelets didn't do enough. I tried a few different things and none of them resulted in ride height more than about 4mm, and hardly any droop. Just trying to figure it out i put the long eyelets (so +6mm from stock) on and it sort of worked. IItsway too much droop, and i can only just get it down to 6mm ride height, but it's better than either of the shorter options. I gave definitely done my maths in the CAD wrong somewhere. I need to get this back to the shocks mounted to their own eyelets on the tower and put the +2mm back on, then keep unscrewing them until i get what i want. Then work out how much to revise the shock tower. Still, at least with the long eyelets i can fire it up and run it a bit. At least the rear seems right.
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Tamiya Super Stock motor - replace bushes with bearings
BuggyDad replied to _Ben_'s topic in The Builds
It's fair to pull apart the accuracy of the experiment but in the absence of a better one I think it's also still fair to take its conclusions as a reasonable result even if the extent of the difference could be exaggerated (or underestimated of course - it goes both ways) and so one should take the result in the context of what went into it. But regardless, I'm inclined to put it another way. It's an upgrade costing about half a cup of coffee and taking not much time to fit, as a bit of the kind of tinkering that's perhaps even, for us oddballs, at the fun end of tinkering. How many (speed/power/efficiency) upgrades have we all fitted that cost many times that and what benefit do we expect from them? Considered alongside those, what benefit in speed increase (or whatever other measure you choose to use) would you want to see to judge this as worthwhile for the time and cost incurred? I suspect the answer to that is about half of ****** all. 😉 Disbenefits in the case of motors that are going to wet/mucky places excepted, on the assumption we're choosing to do this where such things don't really apply. I reserve a particular car for that kind of treatment and I think that's quite a common way of thinking. -
Totally agree. Why not pay the extra $100-150 for the better radio that you know you will use for 5, maybe 10 years or more? My Futaba 4PK that I bought in 2009, is still alive and kicking. So is my 4PX that I bought in 2014. Though the 4PK rarely gets used these days, it will come out of retirement when my son is old enough to play RC. As long as you take good care of your gear, they will last a long time
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What's period correct body options are still available for the RC10? Just the current Jconcepts ones?!I like them, and I have one for the Team Car I'm building. Just wondering there are other options.
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How funny. Just found this trees myself and was wondering where they belong to. Anyone knows the answer?
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A Top Force.
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Wings that turn up at the sides and back, basically, but I'm sure ghere are other examples. I've just painted two of these. I'm happy enough with them but I wonder whether there are different ideas out there, especially to get a bit more of a glossy finish, a bit more like the usual outside side. There's also leaving them clear of course, or scuffing them to frost as some racers do, but I'm not really after that here, although I might try it someday. On my Avante one I backed metallic blue with silver then put a couple more coats of the blue over, so essentially both sides are backed. Finish is good but not the same and somewhat exposed to damage. On my white one I used Pearl white backed with white*. I didn't recoat with more pearl. Partly I didn't have any left but partly also I wasn't sure there would be much point, since it's like I'd be seeking an impossible match. I haven't mounted it yet, although I think it does look good. However I am also considering backing it with black, partly for a bit of a contrast and a feature. It's possible, but I'm not sure, that PS black might be a bit glossier too, although that's maybe only true when sprayed straight onto bare lexan. So, have you tried different things? Maybe a gloss clear on top for a combination of finish and protection, and if so what paint and how to apply? Or maybe a very fine sand to Polish smooth then a finishing coat? Got any interesting examples of what you've done? *as an aside, with airbrush (first time back on the airbrush since last summer) I got two shells and a wing out of the remains of these two already half used cans. Maybe not so much the Pearl but coverage of PS-1 is pretty amazing.
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