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Just to rehash the RC10 v Hotshot sales numbers, I don't really think that you can only compare sales against the Hotshot, when Tamiya had so many models available, compared to AE. The Fox sold 100,000+ in Australia alone.

Are the bodies on these Aluminium? Wondering if I could polishand/or anodise them and put them on my Turbo Optima Mid SE-X. I recall someone saying they found out the hard way that the body of Platinum shocks is not aluminium when they dissolved whilst being chemically cleaned prior to anodising. T...

Yes, anyone who has built Optimas a few times has probably installed the chain the wrong way. I'm guilty of that too! Page 4 of your manual specifically mentions to "Note direction of chain", with the link ends curling to the outside, not the inside. It's a bit hard to see from your pics ...

Anyone know where I may be able to source some decals for mt XLS project car?
Cheers in advance

j0pp3 wrote:Great build!

Looks like you have mounted the chain wrong though (I made that error too).

Really? As in around the wrong way? far out, more embarrassment, better fix that as well then

So this is how it sits now, just requires box art paint, and decals applied, thinking that I'm gonna try liquid mask to get the black striping nice and clean, may even enlist my mate from Scottz RCDesigns to do the paint, really want it to look perfect. http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym...

Looking good! I have a similar project going on, started with one and three-quarters and now I have about 1.95 of them. Still waiting on a few odds and ends to complete the second one (long story, stupid postman). One thing: your front top-deck mounts are on backwards. They go inside the side plate...

The pics continue http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/IMG_1734-1.jpg http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/IMG_1735-1.jpg Just love the Option House shocks http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%...

Thanks for posting those pics up, I have the same ones sitting here NIP, along with the short ones as well. I never knew what they looked like built up. I have blue caps for them too I have no plans for them now so its just the excuse to start a new project, what are you planning on putting them on...

Progress pics continue, on to the rebuild Found a motor for it :wink: http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/240st.jpg Rear end taking shape, complete with brand new drive chain http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/IMG_1728-...

Look forward to seeing this progress, I'm building an Optima up from scratch and whilst I'm really familiar with the Mid I have no idea what I am in for with the Optima build just yet! If your like me you'll love the Optima build, as you can see from the photos, this project started 2+ years ago, a...

Started sorting the ultrasonic and/or dishwasher cleaned parts http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/IMG_1512-1.jpg http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintage%20n%20Re%20Release/IMG_1513-1.jpg http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/mtbkym01/Vintag...

Ok, so I thought I'd document my resto of a chain drive Optima here, this project went on for quite a while with quite a few starts and stops. S any way onto the pics. I started with a 2nd hand example that as a bonus came with option house gold shocks on the rear http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/...

j0pp3 wrote:Maybe they were just Option House shocks and didn't came with any model as standard.

A very valid, and perhaps likely event

I haven't seen those before, I thought Equaliser shocks were the plastic body ones that came on the Optima Mid Custom. :? The Lazer ZX and ZX-R came with the gold shocks, the ZX-RR came with upgraded shocks in a browny/grey kinda colour. Maybe yours came on the Lazer Alpha or Sport? Keith :wink: An...