Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:29 pm
My vote went for Steve71's MONSTER BUILD...
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** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
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Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:29 pm
My vote went to Frankentruck. Mainly because I have a huge soft spot for the Hornet. Back in the mid 80's when I was 15yrs old, I saved up the $90 it cost to get one back then from cutting grass so I could buy it. That was my very first hobby grade rc
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 6:54 pm
I have a soft spot for huge tires and monster trucks.
And whats funny is that i dont own one. The only one i ever had was the Associated MGT, which i gave away when i moved. 
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:12 pm
I wish my Hornet could do the jumps and flips that sweet monster truck can do. 
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:22 pm
It can, once.Frankentruck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:12 pm I wish my Hornet could do the jumps and flips that sweet monster truck can do.
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:24 pm
All kiddin' aside. I have such memories of the Hornet. I remember buying it and then building it. Then after I got it done I remember going to "Alcove hobbies" which was a shop on Woodward about 5 miles from my house and buying some blue anodized nerf bars for it, as well as some foam tires for it. Not that it needed foam street tires, back then a stock 540 motor and 6 cell pack couldn't spin the tires if they wanted tooFrankentruck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:12 pm I wish my Hornet could do the jumps and flips that sweet monster truck can do.
But it was cool to have them. Cool to see a Hornet done up again....one of these days I need to buy one and restore.Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:45 am
It's the stories and memories that are most valuable on here really .Steve71 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:24 pmAll kiddin' aside. I have such memories of the Hornet. I remember buying it and then building it. Then after I got it done I remember going to "Alcove hobbies" which was a shop on Woodward about 5 miles from my house and buying some blue anodized nerf bars for it, as well as some foam tires for it. Not that it needed foam street tires, back then a stock 540 motor and 6 cell pack couldn't spin the tires if they wanted tooFrankentruck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:12 pm I wish my Hornet could do the jumps and flips that sweet monster truck can do.
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:16 pm
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 12:38 pm
That's the weird thing about Tamiya stuff. You can just buy one, new, without having to spend months sourcing parts to make it work.
I was thinking of trying that out but it would get in the way of my current hobby of buying parts off ebay and immediately re-boxing it in a storage box and forgetting about it.
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:14 pm
Congrats on the win Steve71!
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:26 pm
Good stuff!! Congrats on the win!!
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2023 10:30 pm
Congrats! Great to start off the year with a beast like that as the winner!
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:40 am
Congrats Steve71!!! That is a bad ass truck!
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 3:00 am
Well done Steve , very worthy win 
Re: ** Build of the Month Contest - January 2023 ** - Winner - Steve71
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2023 7:35 am
Way to go Steve, congrats.
Very nice work.
Chuck
Very nice work.
Chuck