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Got my GE today. The USPS kept it for an extra day at my local office, presumably to beat up the box a bit longer. This came from less than 3 hours away, from Amain.


3 out of 4 corners smashed.











Contents of the box are in factory shape.


Wheels and tires are not exactly like the Pro-Line, a bit wider, and not rounded off as much.


No chrome knockoffs?






Only chassis to have 60 on it, so far.


If they weren't going to do the light gold/green of the very first RC10 prototypes, I like this dark green color they picked. Just wish the shocks matched, only real complaint.


Will order a bearing kit for this, and the MIP CVD's should be here soon.

I guess Hulk throw, Hulk smash seems about right. Somebody needs to edit a green edition kit into that clip lol!!!

Ass indeed..

Sorry the box got damaged, I hate when that happens. Can you tell if the chassis is anodized green? Looks nice.

- limestang

Maybe fanRC could make a run of green shocks. The coating doesnt look like anodize.

limestang wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:35 am Sorry the box got damaged, I hate when that happens. Can you tell if the chassis is anodized green? Looks nice.

- limestang

Sure looks anodized to me, from what I can tell, thanks!

Getting ready to dye the nylon today.

GreenBar0n wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 4:53 pm Getting ready to dye the nylon today.

Dying the nylon green???

That's gonna look sweet!

That bearing kit has the wrong size bearings for the front wheels assuming the green edition wheels are same as the Halsey wheels. Ask me how I know

Also, nice Marantz.

Dangeruss wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 9:12 pm

GreenBar0n wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 4:53 pm Getting ready to dye the nylon today.

Dying the nylon green???

That's gonna look sweet!

Thanks! I tried just the Rit Dyemore Peacock Green.


And that color green is more Christmas Sweater green, parts on the right side.


Mixed some Graphite in there and made it Christmas tree green, or like the color of Christmas light wires, that darker army green.




Mixed in some graphite parts to give it a different look. We'll see how it looks assembled, soon.

RCveteran wrote: ↑Sun Dec 29, 2024 10:07 pm That bearing kit has the wrong size bearings for the front wheels assuming the green edition wheels are same as the Halsey wheels. Ask me how I know

Also, nice Marantz.

Sorry to hear you had a problem with the JJH bearing kit. Another Marantz fan, sweet! Those old 70's stereos just need new capacitors and a few known-bad transistors, and they will run another 50 years. Incredibly warm fidelity from the old units, the martini hour sound, was what I've heard the old Marantz called a few times.

I checked my Fast Eddy's GE kit, the OD fits well, are you saying the ID is wrong?

Is there a micro-texture to these green tubs/nose plates?

TRX-1-3 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:13 am Is there a micro-texture to these green tubs/nose plates?

Feels smooth to the touch.

I bought a different company bearing kit, maybe your kit is right. This guy explains in his description, if yours are correct, they are, sorry to confuse.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167014432055

RCveteran wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:18 pm I bought a different company bearing kit, maybe your kit is right. This guy explains in his description, if yours are correct, they are, sorry to confuse.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167014432055

That's why I always buy the Fast Eddy's kits, not sure if they cost more than anyone else, but out of more than a dozen RC's that I have bought bearings for in the last year, not one error or missing part from Fast Eddy's. They are in El Dorado, CA, just over an hour from here, get them the next day after ordering.

What I need to do is check to see if the front wheels are 1.5" Tamiya SRB front wheels, and if they use the Tamiya sized bearings, as that's what the original '85 IFMAR JJH car actually used, as well as Team CRP front axles that fit the Tamiya bearing ID to the RC10.

I used it just buy bulk from Avid and have a huge stash of bearings for $1 a bearing but I got lazy and usually buy kits now too. I have used Fast Eddy and others. I am assuming the OG Tamiya wheels were a metric size, maybe Jay just shoved the SAE bearing in it to fit the axles back in day. Not really sure, just thinking out loud.