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As basic as this kit may seem, the RI with the new fiberglass chassis is really nice.


Getting to the hard parts soon.

The ds tape wasn't as sticky or permanent as I thought it would be.


All tires taped, and the FastEddy bearings in the front rims.


Waiting on the front servo, a cheap Amazon 20kg, should be here tomorrow.

Cut off the servo mount ears, and made custom length servo and ESC wires, as my Spektrum SR3000 Rx had the Futaba blade connectors. https://i.imgur.com/mhUTdum.jpg Electronics in, and chassis completed. https://i.imgur.com/1Tcsmv8.jpg The HobbyWing 1060 ESC has a really short switch length. Need to ...

Finished painting the #2 Bus body. http://i.imgur.com/ko0PP5s.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MSFkVDR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/8eDEjm3.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wpu00O7.jpg Came out better than #1, no mask blow by this time. Was going to get the 3Racing Sakura 3D M kit, but realized that the Tamiya VW Bus body...

Found one of these on ebay for $123 free shipping from Japan, bought it.


Amazon has them for $140.
https://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-58547-Midnight-Pumpkin-Black/dp/B00AH48YNY

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/MiYAAOSwkMJluh~U/s-l1600.png The Mr. T doll is a 12" figure, making it a 1:6 scale. https://www.ebay.com/itm/256459548118 https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7NYAAOSwCXtl0Vgz/s-l1600.jpg Just the 1/6 head on the 1/10 scale body, might be close. https://www.ebay.com/it...

Was supposed to get the missing spacers on Saturday, they never arrived, so they will be here tomorrow and I can move on to the next step, and find out if I am missing anything else. Finished the tire writing. https://i.imgur.com/u7Hh4iW.jpg The toothpick is the magic for removing the mistakes, than...

Electronics are next.

The putty is still tacky after a couple of hours, I may have used too much, will wait until it is completely dry before sanding. Got the XF-1 flat black on the top steering wheel half, the radiators, and body base. https://i.imgur.com/eGJsaS8.jpg When the flat black is dry, I'll paint Peterson's jac...

Just ordered this kit from AMain, also picked up another 1060 HW ESC for it. The manual says 30 to 22 turns brushed motor for this model. The LeMans 490, 30 T motor, is what's shown being used: https://images.amainhobbies.com/images/large/kyo/kyo30614b_2.jpg I bought this motor for $20, and can't fi...

Will do the inside of the helmet flat black now that the face is dry, then mask the face and paint the helmet TS-15 Blue. https://i.imgur.com/50FUmmc.jpg Going to paint the gloves white, and then go back over the flat blue on the jacket. Got this $12 paint can attachment sprayer. https://i.imgur.com...

You always have great advice, so I took it once again when I saw this on ebay just now, won it for $20. It appears to be NOS.




It matches the era, as well as being a better overall choice than what I picked. Thanks as always!

I used the TLU-01 on my M-06 VW Bus kit. https://i.imgur.com/nXJGIhL.jpg I also used the 3rd channel with an on/off switch for my Rx, to be able to turn the LED's off and on with the Tx. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08FLZXSD7 https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51BRD7gqcOL._AC_SL1000_.jpg I to...

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Nice!

This was the first step completed. https://i.imgur.com/m8i31F9.jpg Front pair should be here soon too. https://i.imgur.com/FfxyK9w.jpg Really like these metal models, they look great, and are a lot of fun to build. https://i.imgur.com/cEEdR6F.jpg https://i.imgur.com/hhUSnOP.jpg Battery box and elect...