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Ive got to know... Have you got these projects going on simultaneously and currently or stuff you've documented and finding time to share now? Also, others have mentioned but your photos and quality are superb. Photography another hobby? Ive been building 2- 22X-4s while mixing in the vintage restor...

hello !!!


It's Shiny time !!!!





Jerome

That's an interesting gearbox layout , I've never seen one before , i like the inside out diff bearings . It's the standard "LRM" (Low Rotational Mass) tranny for anything pre-retrofit (which was XX-like) from Losi. It might have looked good on paper but it's not quite that great a design...

Great build. Very unique with a ton of rare parts.

I am still unclear on who makes those amazing aluminum outdrives? I would love to get a pair if possible.

Amazing!!!

Lavigna wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:04 pm Great build. Very unique with a ton of rare parts.

I am still unclear on who makes those amazing aluminum outdrives? I would love to get a pair if possible.

https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=103&t=42142

This is shaping up to be a sweet build. Those Rogue gear cases are nothing short of perfection. I have a couple of other aluminum gear cases and the are heads above the rest. I’ve been lucky enough to get three of them. What are your plans for the rear brace? The motor plate looks beautiful but ther...

Got some painting done today. I'll do the roll cage tomorrow.
I wanted red accents to be flat but unfortunately I only have that color in gloss.
I'm planning to apply a water-based black wash over the driver's suits so maybe that will dull the red a little.

First video.
Https://youtu.be/fCaLgGQgynw
A bit of history too.

Some pics of the original car and from the race itself from the webpage of the father whose son was 3rd: 29 1983 All Japan Championship 1.jpg 29 1983 All Japan Championship 2.jpg 29 1983 All Japan Championship 3.jpg 29 1983 3 RC Technology magazine All Japan Championship 1.jpg 29 1983 All Japan Cham...

yes that's correct how you are thinking. One note, you will have to grind out a section of the c-hub, there is a thicker part on the front side that will now be on the back side and interfere with the spindle travel. depending on how much throw you need, you can notch out the bare minimum to preserv...

This is the last kit I expected Kyosho to re-release! I would have thought for sure they'd have gone to the Ultima Pro or Optima Mid series....simply because the market for these is limited to a tiny slice of die-hard vintage Kyosho fans who are also into 1/12. I thought it was pretty much me & ...

You will want to flip the nut around- the nylon portion needs to face out. It will be really hard to start the screw that way, and it won’t have much contact in the pocket. I bet if you flip the nut around and press it into place it would stay

Holy smokes! With all those exotic parts and materials, this is gonna be one for the ages. "Shiny" indeed!!
Looking forward to the next update.

First gen fantom didn’t have front springs. The more popular MKII did. Really just depends on what they copied. This car more resembles a first gen, but I suspect they will add things such as the front springs. Rear suspension was simply chassis flex as with most pan cars of the day. The chain wasn’...

haha... That has been a problem but I think much of the trembling subsided a bit after I retired a couple years ago. Also, I just drink more coffee and that seems to help. :wink: So, the roll cage is painted and clear coated. I had just enough paint left in the can to finish the car - not one drop t...