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A little more progress today. A trusty S148 servo mounted and also the antenna holder. A TBG body is also now on order.

Perhaps you have heard the news stories about problems with the USPS, especially in Georgia?

It's like a ping pong match.

The struggle to get a TQ10 body delivered is real...

sixdub wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 5:25 pm Perhaps you have heard the news stories about problems with the USPS, especially in Georgia?

Georgia and North Florida are USPS hell.

But at least your package is moving. They tend to sit in one place for several days at a time.

Hell is an accurate description. Great progress in the last 4 days. I suspect the body will be dust if it ever arrives.

It's a dang miracle. 26 days bouncing around Atlanta and they survived.

sixdub wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:02 pm It's a dang miracle. 26 days bouncing around Atlanta and they survived.

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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.

juicedcoupe wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:11 pm
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.

Someone must have whipped the USPS facilities into shape around here, as the last couple weeks have been closer to "normal" performance. Fingers crossed that things hold together.

As expected, the TBG body has a few quality issues; namely it is shorter than it should be to wrap around the rear of the chassis and it's paper thin in the corners. Just happy that it exists so I can complete this project.