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I'm missing the Rx for both the Kyosho and Tamiya, ordered them both a while ago and those are the last thing that hasn't shown up. The motor and the front chrome wheels should be here tomorrow. Like where the battery box is located on the Kyosho. https://i.imgur.com/B77W6Lp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/...

Lengthening the motor wires, and the 1060 ESC wires took some time, the leads were too short.






Ready for the body and paint.

It was cool they showed that car in the their marketing/promotion...it was the final straw that got us to make the purchase...well done 👏 That same pic and quotation is on the box in the display-stand mode, dead center. https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-jl18qwfl9e/images/stencil/original/products/117...

Was a nice day for painting. I need to get better at it. https://i.imgur.com/WBpzLQ9.jpg Ran out of TS-15 blue again. It was my fault for trying to paint in the wind with the first can, and knocking the head over. Think I'll try TS-80 flat clear on this model, it won't get driven much. Driver is rea...

Tried my hardest on this one, this is the first driver I've done. Left the eyes flesh colored, can't see them without magnification anyways. https://i.imgur.com/KrIMzd5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GvMadY0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KeCYTRr.jpg This was also the first time that I used warm water and a small...

These are still remotely controlled, for now...


The old Atlas HD model is discontinued, now that the new model has arrived.


The new model is all electronic, whereas the Atlas HD was also hydraulic.

That's less than an hour from here, I may have to check that out.



Carpet track requirements.


Really cool that they do Live Streaming, here's tonight's stream.

Was able to get the upper body smoothed out and painted. I learned a lot on this model, really glad to know how to recover from mistakes, and this one was one mistake after another, in prep, and paint. https://i.imgur.com/OUm53iI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7cana6r.jpg https://i.imgur.com/lur1aa7.jpg ht...

Got the DP-16k memory expansion module today. https://i.imgur.com/B6Ng9s4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/E5YW2ld.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qfFIOSX.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RwCn2W1.jpg At first power on I was prompted to CAM INI?, or initialize the card. https://i.imgur.com/DJYAKlH.jpg Pressed the + button, an...

Got the window masks in. https://i.imgur.com/6ygO5H6.jpg I like that the driver will have a glossy jacket from being painted on the inside, and that the seat belts are decals. https://i.imgur.com/zHp5CvV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/x0lnGDT.jpg The head splits the opposite way that Tamiya's drivers do, r...

Such a neat Beetle. I'm certainly not an expert painter but, FWIW, I usually brush-paint my driver's suit on the outside so it looks a bit more like fabric. Sometimes when I use a light color (most of mine are painted white), I'll lay down a quick coat of black first then followup with the final co...

You may have a look at my thread on the Tomahawk, I did a custom visor, using a simple sheet of transparent and two M1. 6*4 screws... I certainly will check that out, thanks! This is what my Aunt's Super Beetle looked like, this is not hers, but similar. I remember she had lady bug floor mats, and ...

[/quote] Your Beetle looks like fun just sitting there. The green came out slick. Pretty good color match right out of the can. I like looking at Beetles and Sand Scorchers online for inspiration, some of them have really awesome paint jobs. Like, have you seen the May issue of RCCA with the Sand Sc...

That's excellent work! Is there someone selling the printed interior/dash for the Beetle, or did he custom print and paint that? I'm not certain but I have seen other examples of his work and I believe everything you see is hand-painted. The guy is an artist! Anyway, I think Tamiya Metallic Green i...