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I noticed the 12/24/23 changes. Total approval!

Is it really collectible? Every I have seen about this makes it sound like an unlimited release. At this point, I wouldn't trust AE if they told me water was wet. They missed their selling price by 25%, so what else did they predict wrong? They gave their pre-orders 48 hours to claim theirs, and th...

The White Stripes ended up on my radar this evening. It is a shame the two of them made a weird thing of their relationship and the band, but back in the day, the two of them together could make music more full than a four-piece. This is just two people and two instruments.

This week I started into my winter build. So far, it is an axle, a body, and some wheels. And since then I have decided to scrap the wheels. Seems like a perfect start.

So of course the Pickup has just been sitting around not getting finished. Typical me. :roll: I got into starting paint, and didn't like this color, and didn't like that color, so just put it on pause. I did end up finding a parts tree with the servo savers, so I can swap out the printed ones at thi...

So, this little gem showed up today. Seems like just a little piece of bent zinc steel, but hard to come by, and super weird to find on its own. This is the rear hold down bracket for the "transistorized" ESC box. The boxes are few and far between, but for some reason, never have the mount...

Congrats to juicedcoupe!!!

TokyoProf wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:58 am one piece design

So if you get into a small fender bender, it is totaled.

Got in what I think is going to be the front axle of my '33 Ford. So, axles are determined I think. Waiting on actual final rear tires to come in later this week so I can finalize chassis width throughout, then get to cutting it.

juicedcoupe wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2024 6:54 pm Maybe try putting different color pieces of paper behind the paint to get an idea.

This is about all you can do this deep into it. The backing can change what you have there in about a dozen different ways.

With that said, I would think a silver would get you where you want to be.

A Tami Mountaineer showed up today, with a complete body on its way in a few days. This completes the collection, of at least chassis, of the four 3-speeds. So, with this addition, I am declaring 2024 to the the year of the ladder frame. If it doesn't have one, I am not working on it. :D MOUNTAINEER...

The Fazer also comes in two different chassis lengths, so one may fit your body better than the other. It is a good choice for a cheap onroad basher with readily available parts.

Purdy Tami Mountaineer body showed up. Hope to have this thing doused in Easy Off in the next couple of days. Also got in a set of Blackfoot tires, which until last week, I did not realize, were the same as the 2nd gen 3speed (Bruiser / Mountaineer) tires, although a Blackfoot and a Bruiser are with...

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 01, 2024 7:47 pm 750SH motor in that beast?

Yep!! Tamiya, although fully aware that smaller 540 motors had the ability to trash multiple gears throughout the driveline of the 1st gen 3speeds, decided scr3w it, lets put a bigger, torquer, 750 in the 2nd gens!

I have never been able to properly state my dislike of low profile tires on trucks as well as this picture does.