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Few pictures with it's older brother

Actually it is recommended you boil the parts after they completed a peroxide bath. With no support I have always done this before. My thoughts were that if the nylon is dehydrated it would absorb water/fluid. So I wanted to hydrate the nylon with plain water first so the peroxide would only be on ...

Also will not boil the parts, but simmer them, just before the boil and for less than 5 minutes to cure. I did the Rit Dymore project recently, near boil with thin parts at 15 minutes, there were 0 negative effects. The molding process to form these parts is well above boiling, so I'll be careful. ...

After soaking in the water, the nylon seems to have become more supple, and the fade isn't as crispy or dry looking. https://i.imgur.com/3GWm6ZZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZOyMLKm.jpg Wondering if I even need to do the peroxide now. I'll wait to see what the water did for these tomorrow, and then decid...

Few screen grabs

Got me a Tekin dyno, so that my Bud's dyno will have some company on the shelf.



I realize that I have a oversized mailbox but this is ridiculous.

MIP will never do it

But....

THIS IS THE ONE I'M DOING! Love it. Maybe not enough to build it....maybe this is the one that stays shrink wrapped in the box. But, probably not. right place, "right" time build. Will be glued to this thread for pre-order intel.

Kyosho Optima Mid series OT-85 Acetal/Derlin Center Gear.
It took a couple years to find but I got it!

Thanks again to terry.sc for the help.


Chuck

GoMachV wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 5:43 pm MIP will never do it

But....

You magnificent man!

Bushings confirmed

XLR8 wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 8:35 pm

RC10resto wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 3:47 pm Teeth, Hacksaw, Hammer?
How do you suppose to open the box?

"laser"

Laser disc maybe

RC10th wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 9:14 pm Laser disc maybe

Gold!

https://i.imgur.com/aZPvRN2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/R68tzxp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2xSYrgE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MrQpDWE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/DYzVSLF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/PlUkZfu.jpg No drips, a few nits, and limited orange peel. I can live with it. The wind here makes painting more diffic...