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Reassembled after a thorough cleaning. Repaired broken servo mounts from underside with small strips of lexan and CA. The mounts were probable broken because a previous owner had frozen the broken servo saver with CA. Could still need a bit more clean up on the belly and battery area. playtron dober...

Originally the car came without a body.
Ordered and received a body and decals.


Chuck

Got some paint on it with new decals.




Chuck

All the decals placed.
Still no esc or receiver but looking pretty good.


Chuck

Congrats Derek

Really nice car like always and a convincing win.

Chuck

Have you looked at Alclad Chrome For Lexan?

Barbatos Rex has done a video on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdXsvr2atrg


The wheels on my TOMSE are painted in Alclad chrome but they are done with Alclad's lacquer.



Chuck

Got pretty lucky today. I had been looking for a fairly period correct ESC for the Doberman, nothing too fancy. Came across this Futaba MC-112b untested. Asked seller if he could test and the answer was no. To me this usually means it's dead. But it was in really nice condition so I pulled the trigg...

Made a mount for the ESC.
Also helps to secure the servo a little.



Chuck

For the handful of you that have Platinum shocks.... Several months ago, while working on my shocks, I had tried new white P4 orings. They turned out to have been too tight and have too much friction. The original orange Kyosho orings were somewhat leaky, and after reinstalling them they still tende...

The cars you built are very nice but that Art Deco Alemite oil bar....


Chuck

Finished a few of the last tasks on the Doberman. Esc wired Changed servo for one with longer lead wiring Tidied all the wiring Mounted antenna. A view from the underside. Wires tucked in the "C' channel of the frame and held in place with small sections of silicone hose. All wiring easily clea...

Not really sure why but decided to light up my old Sony neon from my store today.
Maybe for any Gen "X"ers.



Chuck

Hello there rrichard8405,

There is a forum rule that applies to your question. https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=7465
Don't be offended if there are no answers to your question in this forum.
Similar Ebay "sold" items are probably your best reference.




Chuck

My Playtron Doberman
Build thread https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?p=564103&hilit=playtron+doberman#p564103



Chuck

Unfortunately fairly overcast but...


Chuck