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by Coelacanth
Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:03 am
Forum: Mugen Forum
Topic: Mugen Athlete 1/8 Build
Replies: 18
Views: 1986

Re: Mugen Athlete 1/8 Build

That car is beautiful inside & out. Love the purple aluminum-nums! Did this come out before HPI started offering kits with purple alloy parts?
by Coelacanth
Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:06 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Things that irritate you
Replies: 665
Views: 22849

Re: Things that irritate you

My question is, why are updates necessary? Seems every electronic device these days requires an internet connection and regular updates or they cease functioning. I'm fairly certain this issue with every damn thing needing "updates" is more about sharing whatever personal information they...
by Coelacanth
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:05 pm
Forum: Marui Forum
Topic: Marui Hunter - My first buggy... Found one to restore :-) - and a Galaxy RS too :)
Replies: 258
Views: 15743

Re: Marui Hunter - My first buggy... Found one to restore :-) - and a Galaxy RS too :)

It looks like somebody tacked on a wing from a 1:14-scale buggy. :lol:

I love your rendering work, though...very impressive. I wish I could do that. 8)
by Coelacanth
Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:00 am
Forum: Marui Forum
Topic: Marui Hunter - My first buggy... Found one to restore :-) - and a Galaxy RS too :)
Replies: 258
Views: 15743

Re: Marui Hunter - My first buggy... Found one to restore :-) - and a Galaxy RS too :)

silvertriple wrote: Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:18 am Launched a few renderings, just for the sake to see the car complete with the new bodyshell and the rollcage
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That wing looks very undersized, at least from the renderings. :P
by Coelacanth
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Things that irritate you
Replies: 665
Views: 22849

Re: Things that irritate you

mAdMan wrote: Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:03 am We should start a new thread called “proof humanity has troughed.”
I think I had to fix this. :)
by Coelacanth
Wed Mar 06, 2024 1:35 pm
Forum: The Paint / Body Shop
Topic: Tips For Painting Headlights?
Replies: 6
Views: 125

Re: Tips For Painting Headlights?

Make some stickers instead of painting the lights. I did that with some of my cars, including my Buick GN 1/12 car and a cool Ford Escort RS1800 body for a car I built for my daughter. I just found good, hi-res photos on the internet and resized them to fit the bodies, the printed them with my inkj...
by Coelacanth
Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:41 pm
Forum: The Paint / Body Shop
Topic: Tips For Painting Headlights?
Replies: 6
Views: 125

Re: Tips For Painting Headlights?

Another option that's a bit off-topic as it's not about painting: Make some stickers instead of painting the lights. I did that with some of my cars, including my Buick GN 1/12 car and a cool Ford Escort RS1800 body for a car I built for my daughter. I just found good, hi-res photos on the internet ...
by Coelacanth
Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: 1:1 car connector corrosion cleaning?
Replies: 9
Views: 110

Re: 1:1 car connector corrosion cleaning?

Good question, I'm interested in the replies and suggestions. With car battery terminals, you'd basically scrape away the corrosion. Could you get a strip of 400-grit sandpaper in there and go sideways across the tops & bottoms of the rows of pins, to at least physically remove the corrosion fro...
by Coelacanth
Mon Feb 26, 2024 6:54 pm
Forum: The Paint / Body Shop
Topic: Brush Painting Aluminum/Chrome Details inside Lexan - First Attempt
Replies: 14
Views: 245

Re: Brush Painting Aluminum/Chrome Details inside Lexan - First Attempt

I always use WD-40 to remove tape residue. Try it on an inconspicuous paint area first, but I don't think WD-40 will have any effect on paint, and washes away with some dish soap and warm water.
by Coelacanth
Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:15 pm
Forum: Nikko / Toy Grade Forum
Topic: Tyco Bandit build on a budget thread
Replies: 11
Views: 134

Re: Tyco Bandit build on a budget thread

$121.80 per hour...Hmm... :shock: :lol:
by Coelacanth
Wed Feb 21, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?
Replies: 46
Views: 543

Re: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?

Fans of the 1963 Chrysler Turbine show car will find this interesting. I'm a Dodge fanatic and thought I knew all about Chargers, but I did NOT know about the 1964 Charger show car that pre-dated the first year of the first-gen Chargers. Check out the 1964 Charger concept car. Notice any similaritie...
by Coelacanth
Tue Feb 20, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Things that irritate you
Replies: 665
Views: 22849

Re: Things that irritate you

Buy a new Samsung TV and you'll quickly learn what irritates the Fawq out of me. My non-techy dad bought a new 55" Samsung "Smart TV" and couldn't get it working. After connecting everything up, connecting the TV to WiFi, the TV prompted that we needed to create an effing Samsung acco...
by Coelacanth
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:55 am
Forum: RC10Talk Welcome Center
Topic: Hi folks
Replies: 4
Views: 94

Re: Hi folks

Is that scheme painted on that gold RC10? It looks great, and really stands out from all the derivative copycat paint jobs out there.
by Coelacanth
Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?
Replies: 46
Views: 543

Re: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?

Pontiac Aztec. Awesomeness in disguise? I had a 2008 Pontiac Torrent GXP. It was built on the same platform as the gawdawful-ugly Aztec. Hard to believe the 2 cars shared the same chassis. The Torrent GXP was an excellent SUV, very fast with 263 hp from a 3.6L engine, sport-tuned suspension and exh...
by Coelacanth
Thu Feb 15, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Off-Topic / Chit-Chat
Topic: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?
Replies: 46
Views: 543

Re: Who remembers the Chrysler Turbine car?

Best car ever made..period...not an opinion..FACT! Said no one ever, about a Chrysler product (at least, not anyone who has ever had one). The closest thing they have is Jeep, and the best Jeeps were when AMC owned them. AMC design carried on into the I6 4.0, which wasn't horrible. MOPAR did make s...

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