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I'm on the fence with this one. On one hand, I like box-art restorations for vintage RC's as they are immediately recognizable and for the nostalgia. On the other hand, I'm very curious to see what Chuck does with this. I think it's gonna be good regardless which way he goes. A nice Mid always gets ...

Absolutely stunning Derek! Very nice indeed! Oh, and thank you for formatting the pic in letterbox so it opens almost full screen.
This begs the question; why don't modern RC buggies look this good?
I have another question, how are you at white-lettering tires?

Absolutely stunning Derek! Very nice indeed! Oh, and thank you for formatting the pic in letterbox so it opens almost full screen. 8) This begs the question; why don't modern RC buggies look this good? I have another question, how are you at white-lettering tires? :wink: Thanks homz, "the diam...

I enjoy this thread. What motor are you using? Better be a lemans! Thanks! I'm looking for a 240ST Le Mans. I have one in my Turbo Ultima, but I think it's staying there. Marwan's amazing tires arrived, it's all mocked up, ready for the new chassis, arms and the rest of the plethora of parts I've b...

TheDiamondOne wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:10 pm

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:00 pm Good gracious this is a tough one to choose.

How u reckon? There is a custom tamiya involved!

In three flavours !

Yet another super-clean build. Very nice!
Speedy recovery wishes.

Chuck

Ever since I was a kid, I was underwhelmed with the top end speed of my Turbo Raider. I saved my money and ditched the LeMans 05 stock engine after a while in favor of a Revtech 15x4 turn motor and it was better but still not great. The car accelerated well but quickly tapered off as it is so under ...

The KC was my first hobby grade RC car and I've been recently trying to find one that wouldn't kill my wallet, I managed to score this one locally for a good price. Overall its looks pretty good, guy told me its been in storage for a couple decades, I'll be cleaning it up and getting a new body for ...

TheDiamondOne wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:25 pm Welcome aboard. Great collection. NTC3 strikes my fancy, used to have one as well. Regret selling it. Dont forget to vote AND enter BUILD OF THE MONTH each and every month!

Thanks! NTC3 would probably be my favorite vehicle ever. Second would be the GT2.

FWIW, I've owned 3 or 4 Mids and all of them were missing part OPM-9. You can see it here on page 13 of the manual. OPM-9.JPG I've never actually seen one but I think it's rubber. It's meant to seal the underside of the belt cover where the belt exits the rear gearbox - directly above the motor. Th...

Recently got back into RC Cars and restoring vintages ones. Started with the Tamiya Falcon and a Losi JRX2 back in the day. Now I've restored an original Lunch Box and Blackfoot. My Next project is this RC10 I picked up on eBay and is currently being shipped to me. I've never owned one an looking fo...

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:44 pm

BattleTrak wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:01 pm Welcome..that’s a great collection of vehicles! I am a fellow Illinoisan down in Decatur.

I am an Illinoisan too

I have literally never heard of Energy, Illinois. Sounds like a town name that would be used in a movie.

It's clear now where the Mid body got it's driver canopy.
What a nice build!!

The Optima Pro is such a nice, sleek design. I acquired a used, painted Pro body years ago but never had the appropriate chassis for it, it's nice to see how it looks built up.