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Dustydrone wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:05 pm Looks great and nice Yaz lyric reference

Much thanks! And did Yaz quote Pink Floyd the Wall, or the other way around

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Burniefloyd wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2024 11:52 pm What tape did you use for your pinstripe? It looks great and I always get bleed through.

Thanks! I used the Tamiya Curved 3mm tape, this stuff does not bleed, great for edges, and then masking on top of this, for a sharp line.
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TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:21 am I had forgotten about the box art inspiration.

That's exactly what I thought the livery was this whole time, seriously, only recently realized it wasn't a beverage sponsor, it says Dual Sport

Brendan2904 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:43 am Is there a way to not use a shorty pack?

Yes, the stock battery cup and configuration allows for a full size 2S LiPo, in fact I need to buy a Factory Works shorty battery holder to make that actually fit. I'm only using a shorty for brushless purposes.

This evening I watched both Smokey and the Bandit I (1977), and made it about halfway through Smokey and the Bandit II (1980); part II has Bandit written on the drivers door, part I has no name on the door. What i was really looking for was the exact decals to use for the Part I Bandit. The Bandit I...

I was looking everywhere for the optional silver headlight and tail light buckets, shown on the sheet: https://i.imgur.com/mdKAJ2s.jpg What I had thought was a separate nose, like the tail wing came with, was really the light buckets, that need to be painted silver/chrome: https://i.imgur.com/SfpEg9...

Those lexan light buckets don't offer a secure mount for the leds so I was thinking about using hot glue to hold them in place. Is there a better way short of having something 3d printed? That's what I did with my Kyosho Beetle, the hot glue works well. Also, drilling the hole smaller than the LED,...

Here's a weird one. The HPI 1978 Firebird body is completely licensed by Pontiac, and it has every decal for this body on the sheet - it would seem, but it's missing (3) major decals. The one over the license plate, and the (2) on each side under the side scoops - that all said Trans-Am: https://i.i...

I've gone back and taken another look at your photo of instruction sheet and decals and correct me if I'm wrong but "Trans-Am" doesn't appear anywhere. My guess is HPI wasn't able to secure the necessary license from whomever controls the trademark. As you've noted, they have given us a v...

Light buckets chromed and backed in black, ran out of black, PS-23 gun metal actually. https://i.imgur.com/yo74uz5.jpg Alclad II is very fragile until the backing paint is on. https://i.imgur.com/66AQxoH.jpg Looks like stainless or nickel in some light. https://i.imgur.com/4Et56IV.jpg Got the see-th...

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement, guys! I've just finally reached that age where I don't mind failing in the pursuit of success, or looking foolish if it helps others. I remember in junior high being called a "Try-hard" was the worst thing, now that's all I want to do :lol: I te...

I just blew out (4) LED's - twice, so (8) LED's total now gone. I can laugh about it a couple of hours later, but what a waste of time. https://i.imgur.com/1dAG7jK.jpg Why twice? Because with the Hobbywing 1060 this worked with no problems, (3) LED's in parallel connected directly to the switch: 6mg...

I'm pretty sure all of my ESC's deliver 6v max to the Rx but I read that your JustStock can be switched from 6v to 7.4v. Could this be what blew your LED's? Anyway, I'm no LED expert and I really don't have the patience to rig a light controller so I just power all my lights from an empty port on t...

The decal squeegee was delayed in delivery, won't be here until tomorrow now. Hoping to finish Sunday. Some guys swear by the soapy water technique with decals. Kinda gives you some time to float them around and get the placement right, then squeegee them down/run the air and liquid out from undern...

Even lines above the fenders, had to clean up under the curve tape, it bled in spots. https://i.imgur.com/bD2ob7T.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8GfSl90.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8o42Ko7.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0KUFXDz.jpg Uncle Sam is ready to go. https://i.imgur.com/vEmLfL4.jpg Was thinking about going ove...