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by Groomi
Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:21 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: SWB v XL - Oct '87
Replies: 7
Views: 533

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

>Rumbled< :lol:
by Groomi
Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:54 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: SWB v XL - Oct '87
Replies: 7
Views: 533

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

It is very strange how our brains work sometimes. :lol: It is hard to imagine someone doing all of the work to add a second servo when all they needed was to stiffen the crashback system. It just seems that anyone smart enough to rig dual servos would have noticed the crashback system moving and in...
by Groomi
Sun Oct 04, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: XL/XLS CAT or Original CAT SWB
Replies: 18
Views: 4649

Re: XL/XLS CAT or Original CAT SWB

Hi Bismuth, Great to see another SWB - would be great to build it back up as it was originally. As others have said the transmission parts for the re-release appear identical to the originals. That said, if you want to keep it original, I probably have some original integrator parts in a box - I'll ...
by Groomi
Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:23 pm
Forum: Schumacher Re-Release Forum
Topic: XLS Re-re: body/undertray too narrow for battery
Replies: 6
Views: 1516

Re: XLS Re-re: body/undertray too narrow for battery

The original was always a tight fit for a standard Nicad pack and most nimh or lipo packs are slightly larger, so like various Tamiya re-re's, they don't quite fit. It's good that they've included a shorty holder to ensure they can be used with modern batteries.
by Groomi
Fri Jul 21, 2017 9:04 am
Forum: Schumacher Re-Release Forum
Topic: XLS Rerelease
Replies: 149
Views: 21566

Re: XLS Rerelease

Do we know if the fiberglass parts are identical to the original car? Earlier this year I had talked to Jake about maybe making some Iridium chassis sets for this and he mentioned that he already had original parts drawn up. If they were the same it would make it a lot easier. The only difference I...
by Groomi
Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:06 am
Forum: RC10Talk Build of the Month Contest
Topic: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi
Replies: 30
Views: 7389

Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi

Nice builds everyone, thanks for the votes, and congratulations to Groomi. That thing looks pretty slick. Bet it's fun spin some laps with as well. Mark Sure is fun to race it, although that geared transmission is very draggy due to the huge bearings, so it's not very fast! https://scontent-lhr3-1....
by Groomi
Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:03 am
Forum: RC10Talk Build of the Month Contest
Topic: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi
Replies: 30
Views: 7389

Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi

1300GT wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:44 pm Congrats on the win Groomi. I thinks Dennis might be onto something. Those gold shocks look good on your Topcat. :lol:
Who can refuse a subtle JPS livery under the skin. :)
by Groomi
Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:57 am
Forum: RC10Talk Build of the Month Contest
Topic: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi
Replies: 30
Views: 7389

Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi

Cheers everyone for the votes.

I'd like to thank my publicity team, staff and fan club for their sterling efforts. :)
by Groomi
Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:25 am
Forum: RC10Talk Build of the Month Contest
Topic: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi
Replies: 30
Views: 7389

Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2017 ** - Winner - Groomi

SCHUMACHER 'TOP SPEC' TOPCAT Entered into the 2016 Iconic RC Revival - finishing 5th in the A-Final. Built with just about every period hop-up I could find, including: 1) Racecraft Chassis 2) Wasp 'high torque' geared transmission 3) Wasp slipper clutch 4) SJP nylon rear wishbones 5) Kyosho option ...
by Groomi
Tue Nov 29, 2016 1:18 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: ProCat - Restoring to Race
Replies: 16
Views: 4817

Re: ProCat - Restoring to Race

Looks like quite a clean car to start with - should be a good build.

I had some front wishbones cut out like that in a parts lot I bought a while ago. I assume it was a period thing people did to save weight and extend run time, along with drilling holes in just about everything...

Enjoy the build!
by Groomi
Mon Nov 28, 2016 4:48 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: ProCat - Restoring to Race
Replies: 16
Views: 4817

Re: ProCat - Restoring to Race

Hi, that's an interesting Procat you have there. The alloy transmission housings were made by a few companies. MMS, Wasp and a couple of others. I'm not sure which one yours is, but I've not seen one with a cut-out at the front like that before, so it may be one of the less common ones - or even a h...
by Groomi
Wed Aug 17, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: 4WD SRB Racer
Replies: 135
Views: 28737

Re: 4WD SRB Racer

Stunning!

I love builds like this. :)
by Groomi
Sat Aug 06, 2016 9:17 am
Forum: Racing News / Get-Togethers
Topic: Iconic Revival 2016 Jamie Booth
Replies: 1
Views: 2086

Re: Iconic Revival 2016 Jamie Booth

I'm driving the silver Topcat that he almost laps at the end.

It's great to race these old cars. :)
by Groomi
Wed Aug 03, 2016 1:22 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: Back in Time - XLS For Vintage Racing
Replies: 118
Views: 17974

Re: Back in Time - XLS For Vintage Racing

Well we had the Iconic RC Revival event last weekend and as always it was a great event. A noticeable difference this year was how much better race prepared everyones cars were. There were far fewer mechanical issues and many of the cars were very well set up indeed. Competition in the 84-88 4wd cla...
by Groomi
Sat Apr 23, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Schumacher Forum
Topic: Back in Time - XLS For Vintage Racing
Replies: 118
Views: 17974

Re: Back in Time - XLS For Vintage Racing

Preparations are well underway for this year's race for the XLS. I've finally got round to fitting the Fatcat shell which looks awesome IMO. It also featured in RC Racer May. :)

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