Hi mate, thanks for posting. I am still in touch with Mick, he is a little hard of hearing these days. Glad to hear you like the pics i have been posting.
I have several examples of original unused motor stickers, in MG POWER format, and the silver EXTERMINATOR versions. I also have the early red MG stickers.
I have had the MG logo replicated for bodyshell use also. They look great. I do have an unused MG Magnum motor but i have never thought of reproducing those stickers. Not yet anyway
CAT SWB&XL, Meteor (x3), RC10 custom, RC10 Graphite, Goldpan, 870c (x2), Works 91, Samurai, Pro Radiant (x2), Mini Mustang&Maxima, Mid Turbo, TOP Hybrid , Coyote, Hot Trick Optima, Supercharge, Brimod, 'Rory Cull' Hotshot, SRB.
If you speak to Mick again, please pass on my best ( Stuart Leckie). Myself and a few others had great success in Scotland with his stuff.
Long since moved to Canada, so lost touch with a lot of folks from those days.
I still have a couple of my team motors, I always loved that he hand signed them.
Cheers.
A few of the more interesting ones in there. I have just added an individual post about the AYK/MG hybrid motor as i thought that being such a curiosity deserved a post all of its own.
There is a Rocket Technique Motor which i have never come across before. Nice label, and has an Air Supply endbell on it. It has 16 engraved on the ccan and there is a clear 'Rocket 16' stamping on one of the armature segments. It looks to be a 16 Double. The red arm colour immediately shouts Trinity to me. Has anybody else come across one of these before?
There is also a nice MG Magnum 14Hex which is a little unusual. The previous owner was sponsored by MG so there are a few curious winds in here.
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There are also a nice pair of Trinity motors in here, one of which is pretty mint. Lovely.
Nice, totally mint Le Mans SPA 480WT (which is now sold.....)
...and a very very nice, early, blue label Schumacher motor. This one i was particularly interested in as it is different to the gold fin Yokomo endbell version i already have. In fact this was one of the main reasons i bought the lot.
When compared to my later example it is obvious that the label finish and detail is totally different, being a mat finish with different spacing and the 'Built By Mike Reedy' section on the later version instead just has MODIFIED on the earlier example.
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The label finish on the Schumacher motor is what I mentioned to you before, although I don't think you realised there was a difference. The new one you have I think is Schumacher's own motor (not Reedy).
My two Schumacher/Reedy's have the early end bell & matt label (with built by mike reedy), exactly the same as the one I had in the 80's, so a bit different your Schumacher/Reedy.
Yes, i do see what you mean now. It looks like there are three different variations of these. I stripped the mat finish label one and there are no 'Reedy' wraps around windings at the comm end. Looks like there is an intermediate non gold fin Reedy prepared version as well out there too... daym.... another one for me to find!
I have managed to source an original shiny motor decal however
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coxbros1 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:52 pm
can't believe u sold the Spa! those Trinity are like the one in my Gil Losi Jr. build.....16turn i believe.
The true "Holy Grail" is the 360pt!
A few people have said that to me already, but I only ever really liked the 240S from the Le Mans range.
The 360PT is a 550.
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The UK brand Demon seems to be gathering quite a following at the moment, and I was fortunate enough to stumble across a brand new, unsoldered 27T standard from around 1990 a while back. Absolutely mint. The set advance was upped from 20 to 30deg at this time and they also changed the brush hoods from silver to gold. The Demon labels were reduced in size to eliminate the spec (as the spec also included 20deg advance) so the owner (Nick Adams) instead stuck on his own hand-written sticky dot labels! Really nice looking motors.
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scored this Revolution "Killer" off ebay... its 14x2...it ran like crap, surged, sparked etc. Rebuilt it with coomm cut, new bearings and brushes. Smooth as a babys ass now. Its going in the Jrx2 5 link car here in a few minutes....want to see if its got big power but the cleaning lady is inside the house and I dont want her to see me running it for fear she will think its a babies toy!...no she isnt hot
Scored this Revolution "Insane" yesterday by a freak chance. This is it after a restoration. Its a 15 double going in my brothers Avante. It turns 32,200 rpm @ 7.2v and pulls 2 amps. The was the motor we wanted most as kid back in the 80s but never had.
well think i am getting addicted to buying theses every time i see one for sale . i cant explain why i love looking and holding them .
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have any of you guys come up with any creative ways to display your motor...
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tell me about it its like a full on addiction :o ... i have two mr ,s motors .. on the hunt for more not in great condition mind labels bit scruffy but am ok with it .
I've collected a few interesting Trinity motors and thought I would share my collection, and maybe ask couple questions along the way... most of the motors came from people that didn't know much or anything about them, and it's hard to tell them...
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Awesome collection. You can get 1/4 black tape to replace what's there if you ever open them up. I just take a couple pictures of it first before removing the tape.
Thanks! I've always really liked the look of the Monster Horsepower motors but...
Here are a couple of pics of my vintage motor collection. All of these motors were raced at one point in time. My favorites of all have the to be the Slot Machine 2 and the Parodox. They changed stock racing in there own right. First was the laydown...
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Well you have really good collection I like that. I think all the old stuff is more durable instead of the new motors . Because I mostly see the burnt problem in motors. How many years you are collecting these motors?
Just picked up two NIB 240s you see on the right. That makes 3 that will end up in Shelf Queens... PXL_20230715_185133616.jpg PXL_20230715_185130676.jpg PXL_20230715_185126360.jpg
New to the forum here. I might be little young...24 but I have a soft spot for vintage RC....especially Tekin, Race Prep, Maxtec and Reedy. Where is what I acquired over the years. These are brands I grow up around but never could afford being a...
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oh. I am hunting down a Reedy Rage type-R dyno NIB and Race Prep Outlaw Stock Rebuildable NIB. hopefully someone can help me.
My Hot Trick RC10 shelf queen, converted with a Stealth tranny, front Andy's A-arms, rear aluminium Hot Trick A-arms, vintage Trinity motor, HPI wheels...
Kit 6010, everything original...
An other 6010 kit with some hop-ups...
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I have some for sale here at truecollegemotorplates.com
