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I finally won an auction. I have been scalped every time the last couple years. Well this time I went all in and finally won this RAD2. I already emailed fiber lyte to have a new TRX1 chassis made and I'll be purchasing a new body and wing from TBG. Now to source down some TRX1 shocks and then tear the buggy apart once it arrives.


I see that Gomachv tried to scalp me at the last second, but I was ready for him.

Here's some pics from the ebay listing.

lol Nothing like friendly inter-forum rivalry when trying to buy things! lol Looks nice, remind me never to buy any traxxas things with you guys around


Chris

I've heard of sniping, but scalping? Sounds a lot more painful!

vwjuice wrote: I see that Gomachv tried to scalp me at the last second, but I was ready for him.

While that does sound like something I would do, I was not a bidder on that one!
Looks like a great start, congrats

clm wrote:lol Nothing like friendly inter-forum rivalry when trying to buy things! lol Looks nice, remind me never to buy any traxxas things with you guys around


Chris

Hahaha. I just lost a tcp or trx3 last week to another member here.

Coelacanth wrote:I've heard of sniping, but scalping? Sounds a lot more painful!

My wife is Native American and she always threatens to cut me when I'm sarcastic with her. So I've become accustomed to being scalped. Haha

gomachv wrote:

vwjuice wrote: I see that Gomachv tried to scalp me at the last second, but I was ready for him.

While that does sound like something I would do, I was not a bidder on that one!
Looks like a great start, congrats

That wasn't you? The guy that tried to snag has a name starting with g and ending with v. I figured it was you since you can never seem to fun enough projects.

Polinimadness is my eBay handle. Dates back to my much younger (much skinnier) pocket bike riding days.

I'm pretty full up on projects right now!
-zerda rebuild
-3x ultimas
-rc10 pan to anno
-bullet fwd
-t2 from nip parts
-couple pan cars

And that's just what I've touched in the last week

I know you have a ton of projects going on. What's three or four.....or 10 more?

That's funny I completely mistook the username for you.

My first real R/C I bought was a Rad2. I still remember opening that box.....and then smoking a MSC shrtly after and having to save for another month to buy a ESC replacement.

Oh really? What did you think of it back then?

It wsnt a good experience but not fault of the car. I was about 12-13 and got totally jerked around by the guy at the LHS. ( which is still in buisness under a different name (Discount hobbies Oshawa)). Then I was introduced to a local track and the world of r/c was opened to me. I dont know what happened to that car, I think I may have traded it for a rc10L or bolink eliminator to race carpet with the bigboys.
Overall I think I would compare it to current traxxas vehicles.

I think I traded cars about once a month back then

I have pics and video on VHS here somewhere

slapshot1979 wrote:Overall I think I would compare it to current traxxas vehicles.

Ah crap. That's not what I wanted to hear.

I didnt say if that was good or bad. Just laid it out for you all yahl to play it out. .

I thought it was cool and built a Radicator shelfer because I couldnt find a Rad2.

Well I'm pretty excited to get it. I can't wait to tear it apart. I always wanted a TCP and especially an SRT so this will fit the bill until I find one of the others.

It looks great, it does make me miss my first performance rc car. Many many years ago I recieved a High Rider corvette for my birthday which I hated I traded it straight across for a used Traxxas Hawk with the short front shocks. Now that truck I had a blast with and looking at that Rad2... makes me want to get another white tub traxxas for my collection That Hawk eventually got traded on a clapped out Junior Two which was my first Losi.

Chris

I would like to get a hawk or srt in the future as well.