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Does New Zealand count ?

i dyed mine also, and they came out near perfect, which i could remember the colour of the dye

it was a blend that a user here made for me

ed

that's terrible Don

I hope you stay here in the land of the living

Ed

Hiya Jeek what turn buckles are those ? I recently got my super astute that I raced in the 90s back and am fixinig it up/doing it up ed Ciao Ed, sorry for delay in reply. turnbuckles are the Tamiya #9405814 set for Dyna Storm plus #9805760 3x38mm and #9805761 3x18mm turnbuckles. awesome! thanks for...

at our v nats I had to space my brushed mod motor back 2mm just so it wouldn't rub on the spur

I just figured its a "brushed motor" thing.

ed

Hiya Jeek

what turn buckles are those ?

I recently got my super astute that I raced in the 90s back and am fixinig it up/doing it up

ed

is the disk a full size "brick" or a smaller 2.5 inche size ? if its a brick, you would need a laptop with usb 3 or 3.1 to get enough power to run it, which is why most of them have a external psu. a usb3 "portable" drive also uses a ton of power, id be recommending a mains power...

Its a sad day when any loved one dies, but its worse when its someone like Jimmy who had given so much to the entire rc community

ed

askbob wrote:Great pics Jason! Definitely on my to do list.
Ed, don't worry. Us everyday real Americans welcome New Zealanders. We know (by the actions of your country) that you don't take sh*t from anybody!

id agree with that, its normally resource that gets us.

ed

I can still remember when it happened.

New Zealand was just waking up when it all happened and all the news channels were playing US coverage.

was the quietest day in Wellington (New Zealands Capital) that I can ever remember

ed

When I get States side, this is Number 2 on my list of places to go

(incase you are wondering, number 1 is to actually get past customs)

ed

sand it with 1000 grit wet sand paper, then use a clear lacour

will be as good as new

ed

having just given my car a sound thrashing at our vintage nats, I broke nothing

all my parts are the "shelfer" parts, no race parts

but all my parts came from the Netherlands too.

ed

here (I hope) is a short video

https://www.facebook.com/nathan.toia.7/videos/864747053571152/

Gavin, the guy who took my Stealth car for a few laps actually went to the 91 worlds and had raced against the real cars, so I thought it was a great idea to offer him a drive of mine.

ed

wow! what a weekend. best I could manage was 8th in the a finals, im getting old! very disappointed in the rere worlds car, wish I took my original worlds car instead! The 91 stealth car was very popular and drove on the track like a knife on butter, soaked up all the bumps and ruts with easy, as wa...