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Quick update...
The Scorcher body is FINISHED!!
Now it's time to focus on the chassis and wrap this build up.

Nice Beetles, Doug! Thank you sir. :D Here are some photos of the chassis with printed arms and rear guard assembly. I've designed the arms to yield a track width to match the Sand Scorcher's. P1010882.JPG P1010884.JPG P1010885.JPG P1010886.JPG P1010887.JPG P1010889.JPG P1010894.JPG P1010895.JPG P1...

Worst new product roll-out in the industry.
America is their biggest market and one of the last to receive stock.
Pathetic!

Yeah, the Fantom rollout is what I had in mind. I recall that you had to withdraw your order Jeff. I don't see these problems with other RC manufacturers. When they post a new model, it's usually ready to ship in a month. And you don't see their shipments going into select markets while others are m...

just a few photos to wrap up this build(s).

Extraordinary work as always sir. That center diff is interesting. The small bevel pinion gear appears to have a square section projecting from the back that interfaces with a 90 degree notch cut in both inner rings. I'm probably missing something here but doesn't the notch prevent the pinions from ...

Oh yeah, thanks for that. I guess it's meant to provide resistance (limited slip?) but it appears the amount of resistance would vary as the pinion rotates and spreads the plates. Sorta like a detent. Apparently, there's a lot about center diffs that I don't understand. Yeah, even with the video, t...

After that, I had to take care of the tire. I'm still thinking about TPU for printing tire, and I saw some videos with some rubber resin printed tires , and the result seems very good... I keep that in mind for later, but in the meantime, applied a profile, a revolve... Was this video one of them b...

Frankentruck wrote: ↑Mon May 30, 2022 5:58 am PXL_20220527_121012208~2.jpg

Finally, someone with more wrinkles on their face than me.

Some can do things like cycling and discharging nickel batteries or putting a storage charge on lithium batteries. Can't all chargers do that ? That's an interesting question so I've just taken a look at all chargers listed on AMains site and none of the chargers priced below $45 mention cycling, d...

radioactivity wrote: ↑Sat Jun 25, 2022 9:53 am
I was going to get the Wing Stay ＆ Bumper Set (OPTIMA Mid) OT268, but some purchased all 10 available before I could purchase.

Hey Chuck, Kyosho currently has OT268 bumper set in stock.
... and shipping is quick.

Looking good Chuck.

Those Platinums look sweet.
I bet Derek is grinning from ear to ear.

The zaniness doesn't end with the fenders. This recent crop of new Tamiya buggies are assembled upside down; gearbox, motor, etc. are loaded from the bottom. I'd call it a marketing experiment. I reckon Tamiya is trying to plan for the future when us oldsters who only buy vintage and re-release bugg...

Covers, who needs covers?
The new gearbox uses metal gears.
Let the rock crushing begin!

I'm currently finishing up a Turbo Optima Mid SE restoration that I started years ago. It's just about finished. The only re-re part I've used is the body set. I think I may replace the front bumper with the re-re version. Is the bumper essentially the same as the original? The hole spacing on the ...