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My Dad took me to the Tampa World of Wheels car show in 1985 , behind the expo hall they were racing 1/8 onroad Nitro cars . I was blown away watching these cars go around the track. I remember looking up at my Dad and he gave me the , it's never gonna happen look . After that all I could think abou...

Box art rc10 runner

I got one of these as an early Christmas present to myself. The second one with AMS hasnt shipped yet.

Someone asked me if I can do a Vega Bumper model. He has one brand new in a box, and he has a Vega without Bumper. Challenge accepted... He gave me meausrements and I started to model it. https://i.imgur.com/0IiqZOb.jpg Then asked for a few additional measures, in particular to determine than angle ...

An opportunity for a cheap chassis last week I discuss myself about taking it or not for a few day, and finally decided to get it... It was not really expensive anyway, and althought there is some damage on it, I know that I can find what is required to make this a great car at the end, and further,...

Before bluing, parts got rinsed with isopropyl alcohol and then patted down with a paper towel to remove the excess. . For the bluing, it's good to use a container that you can cover all the parts without needing a lot of the fluid. Cover isn't exactly the right word. I add enough to half cover and ...

A really nice Monster came my way this weekend. Well, nice condition at least. 🤣 The Hornet body isn't quite the same but no need to get in a rush replacing it. I still have plans to make my own version, but it's great to have the original "What were they thinking?!?!" kluge buggy too. . P...

Guess I should have put 1 vote in for my self

MAX-Q got a makeover

Someone happy to find files to repair a Nichimo Luminous contacted me recently to ask me for my mail address... And yesterday, I got a nice surprised in my mailbox https://i.imgur.com/lB5n4FA.jpg An sticker sheet, original, from a 44B Rock'n City. I will have to plan for a paintjob at some point (li...

A shiny new 52 year old hot rod

Just finishing this one up, scaled a rc12e to half size, so 1/24. Should fit a slot car body well. Made a simple tool to trim my foams. Need to make a lathe next lol.

The Grinch has started early this year with stealing Christmas.
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Last night, I printed a dashboard for a CJ-7 bodyshell... I wanted to check it properly : I have one bodyshell to repair in this specific area while another will require a dashboard because it has none. https://i.imgur.com/G5aJ3Dp.jpg The result is actually better than what I expected (Printed with ...

Yes, it is a JG truck conversion. Right now it's in pieces, but once I get it back together I post up some pics.