When I was a kid, this is when I wanted to go toy shopping because some things would be marked down to a couple of bucks.
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After Christmas clearances were wild back in the day. Stuff being sold for a fraction of sticker just to clear out the inventory. Then the Midnight Madness sales on New Years Eve where the closer to midnight it got the lower the prices got,...
My B2 buggy has some yellow 3 piece wheels that would be pretty cool if they weren't discolored in spots. Some of the places make me think it could be from rusty parts, but other places seem like they wouldn't be. Has anyone tried successfully to...
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By chance, have you tried lighter fluid?
I use it to clean nylon spur gears. Removes the ground-in dirt and oil stains and makes them white again.
Might be worth a try.
So, I'm reading this article the other day about the future of R/C charging. A company was touting their technology which allowed over the air charging of cars while they were running, with a tagline like, Never charge your R/C car again! . And it...
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If you want to see something mad in first person radio control then look up fpv drone racing on YouTube , it's like Star wars , totally out of this world but the drones are full of gyros and accelerometers to make them flyable , if you've ever...
I’ve been in for 25 years….im sure I don’t have the most time in. How long have the rest of you been in the RC hobby? Also, fun follow up…favorite RC? My favorite changes, but right now it’s the Losi Promoto. Tomorrow it will be different I’m sure.
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My first remote control experience (besides those toy grade turn in reverse units) would've been slot cars. My brother and I had an oval slot car track sometime around 1987-'88, and also got a Tyco Super Duper Double Looper track with the two...
Hey fellows! 8)
I've been pondering something lately and would love to get your thoughts: Do you think the classic designs of vintage race suits have influenced the gear we use in R/C racing today? I'm fascinated by how certain elements from...
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I watched a couple of seasons of EFRA recently, and it was rare to see a driver NOT wearing a black hoodie.
I'll add more sites as I come across them, but I would guess there are some folks with a running list of full-on scam sites, or at least a couple you've stumbled across? Maybe if we post them in a central location it might help other members avoid...
I don't have an ultrasonic cleaner yet, but wanted to get this B3 buggy cleaned up. Yes I know it's missing 1 dog bone. Other than that, it's practically new. My kid would say it's lit and I'm cap. Thanks? 😁
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bonus question
4) Any way to keep vanilla white nylon from becoming yellow over time?
Thanks!
I really think the only way is to keep it from UV exposure and air contaminates (smoke/oils ). Then it's just a matter of careful disassembly,...
Alex kindly loaned me two of these to look at. I've always found them somewhat interesting as the set up is unusual and reminds me of early converted plane engines. The other engine he sent has a taller head with more fins and a slightly different...
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Here is where all the violence happens.
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Any ideas on the correct glow plugs for these little gems. Hot,med, cold?
Also nitro and oil percentages?
One day i will want to get mine running, preferably without too...
Ive bought and sold quite a bit of stuff in my life, not just rc cars; Pocket bikes, gopeds, mountain bikes, cars.. man the list goes on. But yeah a few of them i wish i had kept. Maybe even some of the rc10s ive sold you guys. I wonder where my...
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Same here. Really the only things of the R/C variety I regret selling are the items that are worth 10 times as much now so I can sell them again. :lol:
I have an RC10B2 (shelf display) that leave black tire marks everywhere. The pins on the tires are like pencils. These are the only tires that do this.
My preference is to keep the glued vintage tires on the rims. Is there a spray or sealant you...
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Here's what I did to store my finished cars; cheap, looks great and keeps those tires off the ground...a bunch of dollar-store clear plastic containers, with strips of foam tape stuck on the tops. I second the suggestion to use 303 Aerospace...
Usually Golden Age means progress in technology and ideas. For the sake of future generations, what does the saying “Golden Age of RC” mean to you personally? Getting your thoughts around the nostalgia for 80s and 90s RC (assuming these are the...
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I view the golden age as being when I was involved in the hobby from introduction until I left for military service.
Bingo! ....Same time frame, same situation. I've been trying to find my niche ever since.
It would appear rarity and value conflict with one another like the Hatfield's and the Mcoy's, oil and water, Tom Sawyer and the kid he tricked into painting the fence...
So instead of rarest or most valuable... of all your R/C parts, which one is...
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I bought a Lucas Arts Agitator on eBay that oddly came with a staggered pair of Sees wheels on the driver's side, but white plastic wheels on the passenger side. While these certainly aren't super rare, it was a time-consuming hassle to track down a...
Didn't realize there existed this type of RC racing. I know I would totally be the person to trip over all the course barriers.
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Looks like fun , it's been around a while , saw some a few years ago I think was in Australia, speeds are low so probably not too expensive to run a car .
I've been looking for the PanaVise Part# 345 Grooved Aluminum R/C Car Chassis Jaws for a while now but they all seem to have been completely sucked into a black hole.
I even contacted PanaVise but they didn't know anything about them. They still...
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That's a nice variation on the PanaVise 366 head.
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If the shaft is 5/8 then it will slot right into a 300 series base.
Based on GoMachV's current thread of his great recreation of his RC car, I thought it would be neat to have a place where people can show off their actual first cars if they still have them, or a vehicle that they have purchased or restored that is...
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Anyway, here is mine again
You could have just asked and I would have sent you a black servo horn! :D
Mine was one of the cheap ratcheting screwdriver/socket sets and some jewelers screwdrivers (you know the ones). I might have taken my dad's needle nose pliers as well.
I got these pics from ebay, but...
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That's high end stuff right there! My first collection of RC tools was just an oddball collection of kit included Allen keys, stamped steel spanners and Tamiya socket tools, along with the household kitchen drawer Phillips screwdriver and pliers....
The title pretty much says it all. Why did Kyosho's new Ultima dominate the '87 Worlds? Was Associated too overconfident or taken by surprise? Did the track suit the Ultima's design better? Was it all just down to tires? Any thoughts?
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Thinking about Kyosho not putting enough R&D after the 87' win, maybe the effort was more towards the 1/8 car....look how many times they won that WC?
But what do I know
Not only 1/8, but many of their 4WD buggies were impressive.
Hi all, need good advice.
Anyone have the Dynamite Startup Tool Set for Traxxas vehicles DYN2833 It supposed to be specifically geared for Traxxas vehicles. Thought about getting it for my brother but can't tell if it has ball hexes or not. I don't...
Not just scale crawlers, includes vintage class race.
- limestang
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I liked some of the movie replica vehicles they had there... like this video had the Pizza Planet Toyota from 'Toy Story'... but there was also a Dorothy toting J20 from 'Twister', semi with full mural trailer from 'Smokey & The Bandit', 'Back To...
Just wondering if anyone has heard of or dealt with this company before, not sure if it’s a real site or a really good scam
Cheers adrian
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Never shopped there... which you're probably wanting people who have... but, Winternity Torino google street view address puts them back where the orange van is... address placard above right of door is same listed on their site, shades are down but...
Would 1/12 scale offroad racing ever attract interest?
We have 1/12 scale on-road class using 1/10 scale electric motors and batteries and electronics. Why not in offroad?
Once we get to 1/16th scale it gets to be a little too small, perhaps a bit...
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Our local track saw an uptick in novice racers with the Losi Mini B/T2.0. These were kept as a controlled spec class, but many kids, including my own, soon moved up to 1/10 scale.
I get this is sort of a depends situation , but are you more apt to buy piece by piece r/c items or part lots? These would be used items also.
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I scour the net for a particular part if I need it and also look at badly worded listings and generic things and have purchased a lot of items for just one particular thing. It seems to work out well in the long run, but you do get some stinkers...
I have a vacation planned for Japan in the near future and was thinking to myself that it'd be cool to pick up something R/C related there that we don't have back home in the states.
So why not ask you folk? What would be a good R/C to pick up that...
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Couldn't find one in the shops near me ended up making a Amazon Japan account and shipped one to my hotel.
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I also ordered one of these and it should be here tomorrow.
I kind'a hate to say it, but I prob won't be around as much as I have been over the past couple years since I joined this site. I've recently decided to get out of the hobby. I've done it a few times over the past 40 yrs lol but this time, I'm out...
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You can still stop in a vote for BOTM each month!...Plusxyou are already entered for BOTY in Dec
Just out of curiosity, how/why did manufacturers decide or settle on particular kickup angles for their buggies? The RC10 started with 30 degrees but its first major rival, the Ultima, only had 20. The JRX2 also ran a 20 but the follow up JRX-Pro...
We all know nitro has been dying for years but outside of 1/8 buggy racing is nitro still continuing to die, has it plateaued, or is it dead? Does anyone see anybody playing with nitro cars? The Tra**as line-up used to be dominated with nitro...
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theres a few die hards out there. I'll find the occasional nitro thread on facebook and its nice to see some more rc10gt and rc10nds threads showing up spuradically here. One of the LHS close to me still has nitro classes but like you...
Admittedly I’ve never been a racer, more what eventually became coined a “basher”. Always have been and always will be. There sure are a lot of different ways to have fun with an RC vehicle and to me one of the best is catching some killer air !! I...
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Came across this one of my box stock Emaxx.
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I've got a basket case XXT on it's way to me and I'm wondering where else I can use this hydra-drive.
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Specifically, I'm wondering if it would install onto any of the AE 2.25, 2.4, of 2.6 gearboxes, or onto a...
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Yes, but you'll need the appropriate hydra shaft for the trannies that you mentioned. Depending on the shaft used you may or may not be able to use the existing slipper backing plate.
Hello all.
What is the black top and bottom layer of a composite craft chassis made of? It seems to be a black fiberglass, but I haven't found any black fiberglass fabric nor have I seen any kind of carbon fiber with that type of canvas weave.
It...
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Yes sorry, my mistake. Unidirectional is often layed out in isotropic patterns for strength, as Phin said.
So one of the projects I have wanted to try is making a carbon fiber chassis. This will have 2 steps: making a mold then making the part.
I had in the past tried creating a 'buck' for molding. I simply lack the skill and workspace to make an...
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Outside finished. There is one dry spot that did not get enough resin.
The chassis weight in at 4.4oz vs 4.8 for the stock. It’s going to loose a little more when fully trimmed down. It’s not exactly a huge weight savings.
Any experience on how long Us customs is currently taking? I have an item shipped from Canada, and it’s been sitting in Customs since 3/28/23. I contacted the postal Service, and they couldn’t provide any other info.
Thanks
-limestang
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For whatever reason, packages from Canada seem to take longer than any other.
While packages from Great Britain seem to zip right through.
The last package I got from England arrived in less than 48 hours. I don't know how that was possible....
This is local to me, so it pops up in my usual RC search every day.
I just don't know what to think here...................
I currently own three 1:1 vehicles that cost less than this!
From ad:
This Ferrari 360 Modena based on the Tamaya...
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But at least the front and rear tires are different. It at least has that going for it.
That actually makes relative sense, as the kit is based off a Tamiya M02 - they came with S-Grip tyres on the rear, which were different to the stock fronts...
I got these Duratrax long shocks in a parts lot a little while ago. They're in really good condition but as a lot of people here know, they have only one o-ring seal to stop the oil from leaking out. Hence the nickname Duraleaks . They're going to...
many happy moment's were spent reading these magazine's published in australia, radio control cars for DIRT & TRACK. we all called it dirt & track or d&t and couldn't wait each month for a new edition. i just received this lot and i'm very keen to...
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