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Finally getting around to making the FXT body. Got some light filling and sanding to do on the rough casting, but turned out pretty decent.

Buyout clause is popular with full scale racing. Enduro/demolition derby type stuff.

Tamiya's Vanessa's Lunch Box was released on this day June 23, 1987.
34 years old today and still available in stores. Talk about fun giver!!

I'd start here.

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=46066

Finally found the pics

The guy in my profile avatar is using an early (c. 1982) radio with slot car controller.

Here is the update after Roger finished, it is in James’ hands now for the drivetrain

I may have one laying around... I'll do some digging in my pile of old Traxxas parts. It may be dingy and need some cleaning... that ok?

I got the car Thursday morning. Got it fixed up enough to display at the race. Entered it in the concourse and it won best paint and best of show.

Rc10gt mounts will work.

I'm going to eat my words about declaring this build done and finished. I never did convert this truck to a buggy like I planned. Instead I bought a TLR 22 5.0 that popped up locally for really cheap so the Rustler gets to stick around for a while longer. Before I bought the 22 5.0 I was designing a...

From cheap set of wheels to full build................... So, I wasn't going to do any more long build projects here, because well, they are long and drawn out, and nobody really cares; they want to see the final product. But, TBH, the forum has been super slow the last couple / few weeks, so whatev...

I traveled to Del Mar in July of 1985 to attend the first 1/10 scale off road championships. I had a 35mm SLR camera and took 50+ pictures. Some good, some not so good. The pictures were on display in my hobby shop until I closed it in the early 90's. If you want to take a look I have them in an alb...

Have made a little progress lately, and although it has been a bit of two steps forward, one step back, I am good with it right now. :) The front wheels came out actually better than expected. I had pulled aside a new set of 12L wheels, but remembered how well old AE nylon hydrates, cleans up, and w...

Finally trying to warp this one up. Don't know about the graphics, but I won't worry with it now. Time to move on to other things. I still haven't driven it on the ground yet though ....................