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Looks sweet but makes my hands ache looking at it , gatta ask what the wheels are for ? Never seen anything like them !

I need sun glasses to even look at it Fantastic end result!

Just Awesome!

Found this Ena 3D on eBay with a story that assembly had been started and never finished. I figured there had to be a reason but took the chance anyway. It arrived yesterday and I couldn’t help finishing it- everything was there :shock: It’s not the cleanest design, and it’s surely not the strongest...

Wow, do you use a tumbler to polish smaller parts! Thats incredible work.

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Lots and lots of elbow-grease and sore wrists and hands...either with fine grit wet-sanding or a polishing bit & compound with a Dremel, I'm guessing. Nice work there.

For polishing metal, I've mounted an 8" buffing wheel in a bench grinder. It can make aluminum appear nearly as reflective as chrome. Here's an aluminum push bar that I've made for the Bronco. The intent was to make the bar shine like the chromed bumper and grille and I think it comes very clos...

Very nice work!
What did you use to remove the anodizing?

Very nice work! What did you use to remove the anodizing? Easy Off oven cleaner. Let it soak for a few minutes, brush off with toothbrush and rinse with water. Wear gloves because the oven cleaner will irritate your skin. Sometimes you'll see a dark grey smut appear, I think it depends on the quali...

Thanks C, that is what I usually use.
Just trying to see what they are using on the other side of the Pond

Wow, do you use a tumbler to polish smaller parts! Thats incredible work. Thanks, No, it's a dream to should be come true... but all the videos i find don't talk about alumnium polishing, just brass. Not shure about the result i'm still waiting before buy one Lots and lots of elbow-grease and sore ...

Wow nice build............................

Decided to test fit and trim the belt covers. Probably will use 3M double stick to hold the covers and just a couple screws. Some basic assembly of the chassis is required and I wanted to see a few of the other parts assembled. A couple screw holes need a little drop of CA to "tighten" the...

Hey guys, Been a long time since I posted something up on the forum. Today, I will share the resto I did on this near mint Turbo Optima Mid. This is the car as I got it from a buddy of mine: https://www.kyosho-optima.com/optimaphotos/KYOSHO_TURBO_OPTIMA_MID_RED/TurboOptimaMid-Red12.jpg https://www.k...