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SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 5:12 am
by dinglem
Some weirdness going on here... those ally front uprights are nice (Hotbox?), two steering servos, and what looks to be a home-made bumper.
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Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 6:38 am
by Retro rc
Is it just me or does it look like there are 2 steering servos
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Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 6:43 am
by dinglem
Yes there are. I mentioned it in my original post.

According to Ian Diboll ‘Twin servos were due to the kick backs being very weak until we started putting more bands on…’

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 10:35 am
by 1911Colt
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 installed a stiffer o-ring loooooong before adding another servo. :lol:

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 5:54 pm
by Groomi
1911Colt wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 10:35 am 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 installed a stiffer o-ring loooooong before adding another servo. :lol:
The original uprights were quite prone to breaking too - especially where the rubber bands were wrapped around, so stiffer bands quite likely resulted in more frequent breakages. Maybe that's why the alloy uprights were used - bling wasn't such a thing then...

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:39 am
by 1911Colt
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bling wasn't such a thing then...
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Personally, I get by just fine without it today :lol:

I may have asked this before, but is "Groomi" Ian from Muzzoom Models?

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 3:27 pm
by Retro rc
Sure is

Re: SWB v XL - Oct '87

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2023 12:21 pm
by Groomi
>Rumbled< :lol: