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I don't know; felt like an interesting topic. We are all on this particular forum for a reason, but hopefully that hobby doesn't fill up all of your free time. What else do you do? :D I start this because I had "a moment" earlier today, but I have been taking care of the wife at home (boos...

The lazy-man technique that has worked the best so far is vibratory tumbler with green resin pyramids. The parts below were a bit rough, and all I did was run them trough an ultrasonic, rough sand the high spots, then threw them in the tumbler overnight. I have about 5 minutes of actual work on them...

Randomly ran across this thing on ebay a couple of months ago, and it kinda floored me. I had not idea Tamiya made cool things! :D Through research, up until the mid-80s, they made loads of cool stuff. But I digress. I must have hit this car at the perfect time, because since then, every other one I...

Motor and MSC in. Rx wiring cleaned up.

Waiting on a battery. Ironically, the one time I actually want to use a Tamiya plug, not a single battery I own has one left on it.

My first glued and trued tires. I give them a solid A for Acceptable. Far from perfect, but good enough.

RC10th wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 5:56 pm

What path were you on that lead you down this trail???

And after just about the worst paint job in my life (which is saying a lot), I can just about call this one done. :D This will be car #1 of a mid-80's 1:12 line up that I want to create with as many manufacturers as I can get my hand on. #2 will be a Kyosho Alta if parts ever get here, and #3 will b...

Whenever i see shipping like this, I avoid even looking at the item. I have started asking the seller when I see crazy shipping. I think the 'bay calculator gets off, or sometimes sellers don't know how to set it up correctly. It showed as $39 shipping to me, and I am only three states away. :shock...

I never thought that I would have the audacity to print parts and stick them on something as classic as a RC12i ............... but I did. :mrgreen: The chassis "rib" on my car broke while taking it off, and had seen better days anyway, so an easy replacement was made. For the front bumper...

Old AE nylon has to be rehydrated as it loses moisture and gets brittle over time. Once hydrated again, it is plenty strong to use on a runner.

I am calling this a simple build because honestly, the foundation was so nice, the build was super simple. The parts list to finish this build is just so small. The foundation. Obviously used, one owner RC12i: RC12I 1.jpg RC12I 2.jpg A little breakdown and the clean bones start to come out: RC12I 3....

All of the nylon in its pure 40 year old form, cleaned but oranged. I kinda wish I had an actual after pic of this as the parts came out better than expected, but I think it is shown in the completed pics. RC12I 11.jpg I had to print two parts (so far) for this build. The chassis "rib" bro...

I think a typical Arrma 6S center diff and mount is going to fit nicely in this. I think I can get it all mounted up with no mods to the front driveshaft. The rear ds is a one off piece with a specialized bevel gear in the rear diff, and as it came with a coupler on the shaft stock, I will continue ...

I throw all of the plastic and fiberglass bits into a gallon bag, fill 2/3 or so with hot water and a little Dawn. Place bag in a casserole dish in case the bag leaks. Change out the soapy water every now and then, and do this for 2-3 days. Hydrates the nylon, and gets the cleaning process started f...