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by Lonestar
Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:41 am
Forum: Tamiya Forum
Topic: wtcc‘s Tamiya Boomerang
Replies: 6
Views: 2327

Re: wtcc‘s Tamiya Boomerang

refreshing take on one of Tamiya's great classics... you must be the only RC'er in the world who tries to make his hobby-grade car look like a toy-grade one rather than the other way around :mrgreen:

on another note - are you the wtcc who does these amazing builds on rctech? :)
by Lonestar
Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:54 am
Forum: 21st Century Modern
Topic: New project "Superbeast"
Replies: 54
Views: 5864

Re: New project "Superbeast"

the ability of the members here to build stuff out of nowhere never ceases to amaze me :shock:

congrats for a superb car!
by Lonestar
Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:51 am
Forum: Other Makes/Models
Topic: PK Corally 1/12 Car Build
Replies: 26
Views: 5584

Re: PK Corally 1/12 Car Build

My goodness what a build... if you were into electric on-road in the mid-80's, this was THE desirable car... So much different than the others, so expensive, so fast with a few Euro titles under its belt in the first years. Then Spashett winning the worlds with it... Thanks for sharing this superb b...
by Lonestar
Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:47 am
Forum: Kyosho Forum
Topic: New Optima-based Build
Replies: 45
Views: 7168

Re: New Optima-based Build

That looks really, really awesome... congrats on a job well done! Will you shoot videos of this baby (please)? :)

All the best!
Paul
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:20 pm
Forum: RC10Talk Build of the Month Contest
Topic: ** Build of the Month Contest - July 2020 ** - Winner - blast
Replies: 21
Views: 7832

Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - July 2020 ** - Winner - blast

Hey friends, here is my fully restored YR4-M2 Type J. It sports all the best period-correct electronics in the form of a Tekin G10, Trinity D3(.5)-based ESP, and a mint M8 - but for the sake of convenience, I am running it on lipos :lol: Because, YES, the car is a mild runner! Protoform Stratus, car...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

The kicker was yesterday, as I was racing at the GenevaModelCars track for the first round of the Geneva Series, our local championship with anywhere from 30 to 40 entries. The plan was to run the car mildly during the lunch break, with no performance in mind at all, but just to enjoy the warm and f...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:53 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

what about the body? Again, it had to be period correct... I hesitated between a pretty rare by today's standards HPI 406 coupe, and a Stratus of some kind. In the end, I recalled I only ran the 406 for a couple of race meets bitd, and I wasn't quite impressed by it... the Strat' was the gold standa...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:26 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

I told you the 2000's 17x2 orion arm was one of the first non-period-correct bits on this car. The other one is coming from the fact that I DO NOT want to run NiXX's any more - ever. Once you've tasted lipos, it's impossible to get back. Especially these days when you can cram 2x the amount of capac...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

time to start working on electronics. I wanted this car to be a runner, although a very very mild one (couple of packs per year at most...), still sexy with electronics from bitd, but practical. I've had my share of vintage runners the past couple of decades, I know I don't want to be bothered with ...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:48 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

Anyway, here's the rest of the build, I hope I can finish this topic shortly, as you understood, it's a bit of a rush job :wink: The UJ's are already assembled, and as most cars for this era, cannot be serviced, but they are in superb shape. the spindles' dinky steering throw stops are funny :wink: ...
by Lonestar
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:38 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

Awesome car! I remember running the YR4 series in the late 90's in NorCal. In the US we were mostly had the YR4-M2 USA which had the top deck shock up front and the sliding battery trays, and later the M2 Pro with the 8 battery slots and wider top deck. The J-car was something everyone wanted but w...
by Lonestar
Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:04 pm
Forum: RC10 Buggy Forum
Topic: How much is a NIB World's RC10 worth to you?
Replies: 14
Views: 3929

Re: How much is a NIB World's RC10 worth to you?

SandBuggy wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:51 pm Hey, I know this is an old thread, but how much would a NIB original (not re re) Cadillac version be worth? Purchased this in Japan early 90's (dead stock) and never have built it.
First and last post :mrgreen:
by Lonestar
Fri Jul 10, 2020 10:07 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

car is fully broken down and ready for thorough inspection :D https://images2.imgbox.com/08/d2/e62OJU8W_o.jpg the foam bumper was neoprened to the supporting plate by my nitro-racing friend Jean-Giles :wink: https://images2.imgbox.com/9b/9f/2Ie8evg1_o.jpg Time to work on the rear ball diff. As you p...
by Lonestar
Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:43 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

Unfortunately no chassis protection here, the bumper sits on top of the chassis with no recess... so the poor CWF plate gets all the hits :( this will be adressed later. https://images2.imgbox.com/94/0d/MTAAn2BS_o.jpg notice the insane kickup angle for an on-roader, probably 15deg :shock: again, off...
by Lonestar
Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:28 am
Forum: Yokomo Forum
Topic: [completed] And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J
Replies: 20
Views: 5973

Re: And now something completely different: YR4-M2 Type-J

Overall the restoration happened over the past few weeks. The point was to be able to track the car for raceday tomorrow, so this was done JIT :lol: I took a few pictures but not as many as I would have liked... let me share with you now :) so this is the car as unboxed and after a very basic cleanu...

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