mid to low 80's freezing here lol ! its snowing nice to hear some progress on your rc10 ! i've never actually given thought to have any of mine re anodized, not sure why
m_vice wrote: in 20 what, hours? It's the same thing at my household.
Wife was using the main pc for the HDMI netflix streaming.. The backroom pc decided it didn't want to read my Camera's SDHC card... I lost the patch cable a long time ago... Here are the pictures.
1. Original nosepiece was "chewed" at the E...
2. Original Chassis has "extra holes" for LARGE servo and CRP Nerf bars.
3. Easy-off makes reanodizing almost impossible without spotting. (Oops!)
Therefore, using a set of the microfiles (flat/rat-tail) I use on Valve bodies to "repair" anodized valves that have been otherwise nicked or scratched, I repaired the AE on my nosepiece, and progressed through several levels of emerycloth, scotchbrite and steelwool...(stuff laying around the shop) then on to the professional aluminum wheel polishing set I have... and then using the magic of FORD BLUE, (and my Dayton 400 degree plus heat gun) we have these initial spy shots which include post-peroxide work.
More to come in a few weeks.
Enjoy!
fordtransman
(YES- This is the SAME nose piece, front end and shocks seen in the first postings in this thread...)
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Awesome find Joey!!!
Too bad it will be relegated to Shelf Queen Status....
I kind of agree with VitaminK, they were meant to run.
I know space is an issue....but if anything i would have one for shelf quees status and one that you can run....