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I'm happy to say two of my racing bicycles(cross country hardtail and road racer) are made here in my home town of Portland, OR. The parts on them are not made here. But that's okay. I really like how the RC companies mentioned above have continued to follow their passions. CRC is one of my favorite...

I think this is why Schuey used serviceable bearings on their early off-roaders. The manual told you to clean and re-oil the bearings periodically to preserve your investment. I have not been able to confirm, but I suspect the CAT bearings were actually repurposed Mini Cooper wheel bearings. :lol: O...

I just put togther a new CustomWorks Beast Midget, to go with my CW Outlaw 4 Sprint car. The Outlaw has a distictive machined spur gear. I went to build the Beast and expected the same spur. But no, it was a Kimbrough , as I have several OG that I kept over the years. Keeping it US made.

JosephS wrote: ↑Mon May 19, 2025 1:37 pm Any USA bearing or wire sources? Is Boca, ACER, AVID?

For wire maybe TQwire? I just sent a message to the owner to verify.

Pure Tech Velcro straps are still made in USA:
https://puretechproducts.com/

Love it the speed controller and radio battery etc are really effective . The Grasshopper was the first car I bought with my own money and it's got great memories . The idea of a billet chassis is such a way over the top cool idea .... Such a waste and yet not

I think that it's 1/2 good, half...something else that I can't put my finger on. Keep in mind some of the people that the first run of Re-Re's brought in drove me nuts in the 14' era. It's brought a lot more to the track for sure, which is awesome! It's killed vintage values which is both good and b...

GoMachV wrote: ↑Wed May 28, 2025 11:39 pm If they ever start choosing quality over quantity I'll pick back up.

So, never, then.

DSaw78 wrote: ↑Thu May 29, 2025 11:33 am Pre-order is up, $419.99. So less than the Kinwald and graphite.

Dang it!!! At least it's got some upgrades over the standard 10T kit.

Maybe it's 4wd too! It has rear wheels in the front!
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This will get lost in here but I'll post this for documentation. B5 knockoff B5 Copy.webp T5 knockoff T5 Copy.webp B5M knockoff B5M copy.webp T5M knockoff T5M Copy.webp They also do an SC10B Who is "They"? I just want to point out that the Crossed out "No Copies" sticker is actu...

Looking forward to seeing the pics!

There's also a Dune Buggy and a Sand Rail in the Gdrive, that GoMachV uploaded, been thinking about giving one of those a print.

True story: My wife's dad wanted to surprise us by having doves released at our wedding as we wa came out. The second they let them go, a hawk swooped in and attacked one. Luckily it lived. My brother in law said he saw it perched up there waiting but couldn't find the guy to warn him.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:03 pm ...It's like a 5 minute task....

Famous last words.....

It’s all done!

Factory Works Ten4.1

GoMachV wrote: ↑Tue Jun 03, 2025 11:49 am Wow stunning! Nice work sir!

Thank you Jeff!
And thank YOU sir for offering us this high-end quality kit!

Well, it was close.