two more Checkpoint motors
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two more Checkpoint motors
Got two interesting Checkpoint motors, the first one I was hunting for since long a time, a Checkpoint Igarashi modified.
The second one a very rare BoLink Checkpoint motor, but not the typical 05 motor. Did you ever hear of a 380 size modified motor?
more pics at Classic RC
http://classicrc.wordpress.com/motors/checkpoint/checkpoint-igarashi-modified/
http://classicrc.wordpress.com/motors/checkpoint/checkpoint-mabuchi-380/
The second one a very rare BoLink Checkpoint motor, but not the typical 05 motor. Did you ever hear of a 380 size modified motor?
more pics at Classic RC
http://classicrc.wordpress.com/motors/checkpoint/checkpoint-igarashi-modified/
http://classicrc.wordpress.com/motors/checkpoint/checkpoint-mabuchi-380/
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Wow! Very cool!
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
X2 That is very cool!gomachv wrote:Wow! Very cool!
This is Jims early work then?
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Yes seems so. He sold his slot car stuff in 1978 and started making RC motors the same time. In 1979 the 1/12 4WD cars appeared, I think that´s when this 380 motor was made. I knew Jim was fiddling with those cars but didn´t know before such motors really were sold.
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Maybe later possible. All motors are packed away at the moment as being busy with other stuff currently.
But I was talking to the previous owner about this motor. It is a Checkpoint motor for sure, he never had a Trinity.
Regarding the crinkle finish, from what I know Jim was the first using this at RC motors. Also he was working for Trinity several times and from what he told me years ago, some of their motors had that crinkle because of this.
But I was talking to the previous owner about this motor. It is a Checkpoint motor for sure, he never had a Trinity.
Regarding the crinkle finish, from what I know Jim was the first using this at RC motors. Also he was working for Trinity several times and from what he told me years ago, some of their motors had that crinkle because of this.
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Sold trough BoLink but actually an early Checkpoint modular endbell for Igarashi motors. I like those slot racing gear used at RC motors.
BTW someone have BoLink Checkpoint Stage motors or BoLink catalog of 1978 to 1980 area?
BTW someone have BoLink Checkpoint Stage motors or BoLink catalog of 1978 to 1980 area?
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Thanks. There had been at least 5 different versions of the Stage motors, do you know which one this was?
I think Stage IV and Stage V were using black painted cans so maybe this could be a Stage III.
I think Stage IV and Stage V were using black painted cans so maybe this could be a Stage III.
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Re: two more Checkpoint motors
Would you like one back?
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