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Got mine today, cool kit!
The frame is indeed gold, and numbered!
Has new window frame decals, a nice touch as well.

XLR8 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 10, 2025 10:01 am Congrat's Tim.
Do all parts have the lighter gold color -- including shocks?

Believe all the aluminum parts are the new color. Shown compared to regular anodized shocks:

Finally...got it wrapped up the way I wanted

I pre-ordered mine, but only recently got around to building it. I have the CC and 40th as well, but I assume no one wants to see pictures of box-art RC10s. Anyway, I went with a relatively mild brushless setup (10BL60 + 3650). team-associated-rc10t-chassis.jpg In fact, the ESC wiring sort-of inspir...

I painted up the driver and larger headlamps, installed.
Hopefully soon, the next thing on my list will be the windows cut-out and the netting installed.

Here's the 1st successful run...just trying to get it up to 45mph with old school 6 cell and Lemans 240st...that rocket was an Estes E12...will try an E16 tomorrow...got F15 ordered...those run for 3.5 secs

https://youtu.be/n8AnGSenRrg?si=38yMIWlhPyj6E-IM

I recently bought and built this Fan RC FR-01 Blue Version kit. I added the Fan RC forged carbon chassis, towers, transmission brace, and battery brace. I also added a Jconcepts motor plate. Besides the above upgrades, I built the kit basically stock. I swapped just a few pieces of hardware for alum...

Car Lineup


The 1 Race of the day I actually had time to record A main Y2K buggy

Here are the photos I took of cars on the track at Roostpalooza 2025: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC8YoS

1994 RC10T Team Truck. Reedy Rage 24, 27 turn, 24 degree, brushed stock motor geared 20/87. MIP CVDs, GT steering bellcranks, Tekin G12c III esc, Reedy low profile stock pack, Panther rib tires in front, JConcepts Flipouts in rear, battery cup moved forward for a seven cell nicd pack, Lipo ran full ...

Stadium Truck Losi LXT (2nd hobby grade rc I've ever owned) IMG_20250415_172036613_HDR.jpg IMG_20250415_172113087_HDR.jpg IMG_20250415_172117836_HDR.jpg Chassis: it's mostly period correct Running the old LRM transmission with original single pad slipper, no hydradrive installed. Graphite rear arms,...

Y2K Entry (any rear motor 2wd buggy from 2000 onward) Gforce Genova - Masami Replica (I bought this kit in Japan while on vacation) Screenshot 2025-04-15 235325.jpg IMG_20250415_171911304_HDR.jpg IMG_20250415_171935006_HDR.jpg (action shot courtesy of Nick Devitto) Chassis: I did nothing to this car...

We actually did get the Escort EXP, but it didn't go over well. I had a 88 GT that my father and I worked over- swapped for a newer sefi 1.9, destroked to 1.8, and turbod with a standalone accel dfi. That car was a blast and spooled so fast it was unreal but as with all old fords the parts became im...

Nick Divitto put together a video of the Mains from the race.

Just saw this