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Just a bucket list car NIB. Plus a few vintage goodies for it.

rippen wrote: ↑Thu Nov 24, 2022 6:35 am I wish Kyosho would put the U-joints back in stock, never liked dog bones.

That company that scoobyrs25 posted above with the chassis kits also has CVAs for these cars that look promising.

Here goes a Pro X build. This is a Team version, which includes full bearings, alloy turnbuckles, and coated threaded shocks. I am starting with a very clean donor car, and lots of NIP parts to replace anything that shows signs of damage or wear. Several years back I built a Pro XRT truck all from N...

This will be a TRX1 built with modern electronics and setup for modern tracks. I am still trying to learn all of the intricacies of the TRX1 cars, but I know I lucked out with the donor car I bought for this build. The donor was built quite well, and had some really nice upgrades already. I could ha...

I don't know these cars well, so this may be a dumb question. Is that the AE stealth transmission? Or was the Traxxas that similar? My first thought when I saw that was did Traxxas sue AE for pre-emptively copying their design :lol: Hey. No, it's not a Stealth transmission. However it sure looks si...

^ Chewbacca - Thank you for your suggestions. Like my other modern racer builds, I will build it up to be as capable and track ready as I can. This includes making sure connections are bind free, slop free, lightened where possible, and strong enough to run. Whether I will ever get it to the track t...

Wheels up! (And wing from the Ultima RB5)...

Which wheels are you thinking about? I see these JC Racing wheels for Traxxas that explicitly say in the listing "do not fit the TRX-1", which perplexes me. What do they fit, then? I have these wheels that came with the donor. I believe they are Traxxas? I was thinking of dying them black...

Well, I don't consider myself a guru but I'll chime in anyway. :D Remember that your choice of backing color is important as it will alter the final color. Although it's probably not the best example, I've used Tamiya PS2 Red for the wing's side boards and it matches reasonably well with MCI repro d...

I've noticed that as well with the MCI decals; the red has a slight orange tint but it's very subtle. So you could attempt to mix paint for an air brush or you could go with rattle cans. You might try two coats of PS2 red followed by one or two coats of PS7 orange. Either way, could you post your re...

Box art turbo ultima isn’t red, it’s orange.

rippen wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:40 am

rwordenjr wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 9:05 pm Box art turbo ultima isn’t red, it’s orange.

Is that airbrush or rattle can paint what color did you use

It’s duratrax competition orange paint. They make it in can or jar

Your very welcome. :D Just one more item to post. I found this image of an original TU decal sheet somewhere on the web back when I was rebuilding my car. Notice that the orange and red colors are very nearly the same. The similarity could be due to the scanner used to create the web image or it cou...

Still waiting on parts for the build. Painted shell and wing first for a change.