does anyone know if the original motor plate was black the rear chassis plate is unfortunately missing, but most of the graphite chassis seem to lack them and a NIP one is not very common and once it appears prices are going crazy... I'll try to do one by myself with an old chassis...
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Asso_man! wrote:does anyone know if the original motor plate was black the rear chassis plate is unfortunately missing, but most of the graphite chassis seem to lack them and a NIP one is not very common and once it appears prices are going crazy... I'll try to do one by myself with an old chassis...
The TQ10 had a black motor plate and didnt come with the rear chassis plate at lest the one i purchased new back in the day didnt. I have never seen a black chassis plate only gold.
Your latest restoration is looking great as usual. I have a couple of qeustions though. How did you clean the white parts? and what product did you use to whiten them? e.g. what brands? Cheers for any help.
Dr. Robotnik wrote:Your latest restoration is looking great as usual. I have a couple of qeustions though. How did you clean the white parts? and what product did you use to whiten them? e.g. what brands? Cheers for any help.
Firstly, I washed them with a toothbrush and dishwash soap, then I let them soak for 1 hour in a chlorine solution (Javel water) slightly diluted with water. Well it helps to whiten them, but the parts were already in great shape and there was no oil or grease stains at all, so it was quite an easy job.
Thanks for your comments guys, there are always welcome
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A little update for this one too as I've just found brand new original rims and tires for it. If only I could snag a NIP TQ10 chassis, but I'll keep that for my dreams at night
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I snagged this TQ10 a long time ago and never posted it. It's a second gen. one, with wide front arms! All white parts have unfortunately been dyed black, but it's all original and in awesome shape, it also came with original box, a hacked unpainted Sidewinder body, all instruction manuals, decals, vintage radio, Trinity motor and a like new Novak T-4. I actually bought it just for the chassis, manual and box, so I'll tear it down, clean everything, replace my lightly scratched chassis with this one, rebuild the other one with black parts and most probably re-list the latter...
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Back at the work bench after a hiatus while building a house and then messing around with HO slot cars over the past few years. I started to restore this TQ10 several years ago but never got past tear down. I did collect a few NIB parts back then,...
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I once had a TBG body go missing for months.
He ended up refunding my money. He was having trouble getting materials at the time, so it was about three months before I was able to reorder. Then, both showed up the same week.
My brother alerted me to this TQ10 for sale locally and I couldn't pass it up. First time I've ever seen one in person. Here's some pics of the TQ10 as it looked when I picked it up, along with a pic of it next to my RC10 Graphite that I bought back...
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My brother alerted me to this TQ10 for sale locally and I couldn't pass it up. First time I've ever seen one in person. Here's some pics of the TQ10 as it looked when I picked it up, along with a pic of it next to my RC10 Graphite that I bought back...
Since I keep getting told to shelf my TQ10, I have decided to restore it to stock as much as possible. Here's the issue I have at the moment. All the white parts are currently dyed orange/red. No way to change that. I have a set of arms in...
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your future ex wife? then keep your cars and get rid of her, that's a win-win situation I guess :lol:
Here's the build start after the disassembly, cleaning process and chassis prep :D I know it isn't much at the moment, but the new graphite towers will replace the originals along with anything that needs the some attention. Stay tuned, much thanks...
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Thanks Reggie, very interesting information. You don't really see it when the tower and mounts are bolted up so out of sight out of mind :wink: I'm happy with it and it's nice to look at :D
I drew up the masks, cut and applied them. Hoping to...
I found a TQ10 Today. I don't know much about the TQ10 other than it was designed By Associated and distributed by Horizion. This one is in very nice conditon with only minor scuffs and slight chipping on the bottom of the chassis. Missing the Body...
Was the TQ-10 intoduced by horizon hobby only . I want to restore one that I have and just would like some history . I have a chassis only and a complete so called TQ10 to start with .
, but anyway you can still buy a new Sidewinder body, but more difficult to find a new TQ10 
the rear chassis plate is unfortunately missing, but most of the graphite chassis seem to lack them and a NIP one is not very common and once it appears prices are going crazy... I'll try to do one by myself with an old chassis...
