RC10Talk - The Net's Largest Vintage R/C Community

You can sit them in the sun or UV lights to speed up the process. My understanding is that the yellowing we see in old parts is actually the bromine (flame retardant) separating and rising to the service of the plastic or nylon. The UV effectively "vibrates" the molecules to allow the bro...

The Coyote decal is perfectly suited to this project. Awesome!

Helper spring?

My Storm is the later version based on the Cougar 2000, and wheels for it were tough enough. You may have a hard time with the older ones. :lol: I ended up with proper rears and adapted fronts. There are castle fitment to hex adapters available. This is a good choice for a runner. They are available...

A fair number of ESCs require that you reverse the throttle channel, so we get used to doing that, but this ESC doesn't. The manual is here if you need it: https://manuals.plus/m/8c2d8af7f067323270cf50fcb740849387900df962a839864f3262bac044b962 I don't know how to upload the manual, but the important...

I see you have your answer, but for others just starting with brushless: the motor manual will have a target FDR for your vehicle type (2WD, 4WD, Short course, etc). Spur gear teeth divided by pinion teeth times transmission ratio gets you your final drive. For example, my motor manual called for 8:...

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 6:03 pm ... looking back it was all a very primitive and fairly small factory, more a set of workshops , I guess all teams were like that then...

"Garagistas"

Super cool that you got to visit the shop! Were any of Jackie's cars still around?

Are you doing box art (1977) or the blue/yellow scheme from 76?

Edit: n/m, I saw this posted above "I'm going to paint this with TS-15 Blue, and TS-26 Pure white".

Dangeruss had it

"Big Death" is a bit worrisome...

GreenBar0n wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:54 pm I've been trying to get a deal on the 2014 Kyosho Beetle, but $270 seems firm, everywhere.

There is a NIB Kyosho Beetle on FB for $220; located in Georgetown IN, which is just outside of Louisville KY. It has been listed for a while, so may not be firm on 220.

TravelinTravis wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:27 am shortening up the wires on the esc to give it a more cleaner look.

It looks nice and tidy! Cool build.

Even after being in IT for over 20 years, I've never been on FB - even once, resolutely refuse. I understand that the Marketplace is the only thing worth much, but I may just keep waiting to see what comes up on ebay. Thanks! I hate admitting that I am on FB :? , but it is true :( . Marketplace has...

TravelinTravis wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:11 am tool holder for the MIP wrenche

That might double as a shock holder

This was the follow up ad once the car was released:

I am glad that you got one of these. I have been waiting. I saw your posts about a few other VWs already, and I was hoping you'd do this one. I think it is the coolest of all the VW models out there. I am looking forward to seeing the build.

You build runners, correct?