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The more people race them the fewer mint in box examples will exist, driving their price up compared to intentionally collectable versions, of which there'll be more mint in box examples because it was marketed as collectable from the start. It's why a Beetles lunch box goes for $3500 while a Frankl...

I won best RC at a local car show with my shelfer Hornet!

It took some searching, but I finally found a body with the correct look. A guy in France had this Peugeot 905 body.
Now painted and mounted on the sp10v.

Like the 40+ year old stuff that is really really really on there??? I usually just go with hot water and Dawn, and manual scraping, but I am always on the lookout for the laziest means of doing anything .............. so I am hoping someone knows of a secret technique to remove this old stuff in a ...

Just happened to check the AE website and nearly fell out of my seat! PREORDERS ARE NOW BEING TAKEN - GET IT WHILE YA CAN! This is the one I've been waiting for! I have the original sitting in my room with the box in great condition but I want this one and I just ordered it!!!!! :D https://lh3.googl...

I do what frankentruck recommend, just a little wiggle and they will usually pop right out. If you are feeling adventurous you could do what we do for pilot bearings on a transmission, pack the center hole of the bearing full of grease and insert a 5mm shaft, the grease will hydraulically force the ...

If you are feeling adventurous you could do what we do for pilot bearings on a transmission, pack the center hole of the bearing full of grease and insert a 5mm shaft, the grease will hydraulically force the bearing out. Or go full Roadkill and use Wonder Bread instead of grease. :lol: Lots of resu...

carloco8 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 29, 2025 6:51 pm In fridays interview at the vintage clash, I think Eustace mentioned he was aiming for a June release.

... it's getting close to being June! I need another project that I haven't started yet!

All I know about bearings comes from cycling(well and skateboarding lol)

This recent video is an excellent example of testing and supplying with a lot of passion behind what they do.

Testing at min 42 ish.

https://youtu.be/JvfeZvd9kEo?si=nWFXxxgwi5QzCU7V&t=2483

Would the real Robinson Racing please stand up... please stand up. :P www.robinsonracing.com is the real site, listed on the back of their packaging and started back in July 1998 ... www.facebook.com/RobinsonRacingProducts is their facebook page and all the domain/facebook/company information aligns...

Friction surfing sounds interesting. Not much is popping up on a web search. Do you have anything written you can point me to? You can google "Brass Plating With A Wire Wheel" and find some forum posts or the same term in Youtube and get videos like these: PrxJ0QEhZFE xka4GMMyQGg I1o5PNHL...

JosephS wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 3:17 pm Thanks. This was the get off my ass and see what it’s like step. Next step is to do this well.

Don’t even need to remove the ball cups

...lazy, lazy, lazy

I bought this kit in the summer of 1990 from a local hobby/track shop in Mars PA. I put it together but never raced it seriously. I mostly pulled it out to run around the driveway and the neighbors gravel lot and some hills around that lot. The black tape is to block out water from splashing into th...

Veee8 doesn't appear to have logged in since 2020, but Dhawk on ebay sells them: https://www.ebay.com/itm/203188929632 $95 (£70?) plus shipping... he's in China so, should be able to order from eBay.com using your eBay.co.uk login but can always message Dhawk for more info. +1 for DHawk. He makes q...

This is my little reference. Most of this was lifted from RCCA a long time ago. Can't guarantee you it is perfect, but it has always worked for me.