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Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:59 pm
by DaveM
Yes, Nicely done!
Great work!
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:54 pm
by slotcarrod
scr8p wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2017 9:22 pm
I was texting back and forth with Brad this past Thursday morning. I mentioned that I was planning on taking the replica along for the concourse at the Vonats but that I wish I had the missing stickers to complete it. So he dug deep through his stash and managed to come up with what I was missing and overnighted them to the racetrack so they would be there the following afternoon.
So Friday night at the hotel I put the stickers on. I still have to cut the scoop open, but didn't want to get into that during the race weekend.
Brad's original
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And my replica
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The car also won "Most Authentic" at the concourse event at the Vonats which was pretty cool.
Very nice as usual. Your standards are only the best! So if you won concourse, I take it you had to race it?
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 8:43 pm
by scr8p
Thanks.
Nah, you don't have to run your concourse entries at the vonats.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 9:19 pm
by jwscab
Although he did run a replica that was just as nice as the Reelf car.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 6:45 am
by scr8p
Yeah, I put just as much time and energy into my 2wd entry (maybe even more since I had planned to actually race it). And I'm glad I ran an under tray on it. The suspension parts and body still look good, as does the chassis and ano.
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=88&t=41123
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 8:39 am
by Lonestar
that's dead sexy...
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:01 am
by jcwrks
scr8p, your attention to detail is truly admirable. The fact that bad Brad chimed in was unexpected to say the least. Congrats on the win.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 9:13 am
by scr8p
Thanks. Yes, Brad showing up in this thread was huge. There's no way I would've gotten anywhere near this level of correctness without his input.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica ('93 FL Winterchamps Winner)
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:20 am
by Lonestar
BradR wrote: ↑Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:07 pm
You pretty much nailed it. The servo was a Futaba 131SH. The only "special" parts were white Composite Craft bellcranks (I got those from Ruffy) and machined shock pistons.
went back a few pages...
folks were using machined shock pistons already back then?!?
when you know how much performance difference a properly dimensioned piston drives, why am I even surprised they were doing this almost 25 y.a. already...I should have known it!!!
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica ('93 FL Winterchamps Winner)
Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:10 pm
by BradR
Lonestar wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:20 am
folks were using machined shock pistons already back then?!?
Actually, machined pistons weren't a common thing back then. This just happened to be around the time Associated released the 1-2-3 piston trees, and these were prototype #1 pistons.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica ('93 FL Winterchamps Winner)
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:45 am
by Lonestar
BradR wrote: ↑Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:10 pm
Lonestar wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:20 am
folks were using machined shock pistons already back then?!?
Actually, machined pistons weren't a common thing back then. This just happened to be around the time Associated released the 1-2-3 piston trees, and these were prototype #1 pistons.
Cheers Brad - interesting... Once the design was finalized, were the top official pilots running pistons from the piston tree, or machined ones? Because (properly) machined ones would work have likely worked better anyway
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:52 am
by scr8p
Got the scoop cut out last night. I was sweating bullets doing
that...... just waiting to slip.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica ('93 FL Winterchamps Winner)
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:33 am
by BradR
Lonestar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:45 am
Cheers Brad - interesting... Once the design was finalized, were the top official pilots running pistons from the piston tree, or machined ones? Because (properly) machined ones would work have likely worked better anyway
As far as I know, everyone used the production pistons after they became available. In hindsight, maybe we should have kept using the machined versions.
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica /'93 FL Winterchamps Winner
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:40 am
by BradR
scr8p wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 6:52 am
Got the scoop cut out last night. I was sweating bullets doing
that...... just waiting to slip.
It takes nerves of steel to cut up a concourse winning body.
The whole build is awesome. You got all the details right. Great Job!
Re: Brad Reelfs RC10 Replica ('93 FL Winterchamps Winner)
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 8:45 am
by Lonestar
BradR wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:33 am
Lonestar wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:45 am
Cheers Brad - interesting... Once the design was finalized, were the top official pilots running pistons from the piston tree, or machined ones? Because (properly) machined ones would work have likely worked better anyway
As far as I know, everyone used the production pistons after they became available. In hindsight, maybe we should have kept using the machined versions.
Appreciate the info...
indeed, machined would have been better
looks like this didn't prevent the A team from winning anyway!