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Here is my perpetually stalled Kyosho Heavy Metal Blizzard. I have all the parts to make it complete, a nice original body.. but it could really use a new tub and the gears have some wear.. but I later bought a nib kit, so this has been on the back burner for years. The Heavy Metal is one of my holy...

I think I'm back.

The name reminds me of the joke i made saying i was going to buy the vacant church next to my Mom's house and convert it to a hobbyshop\track called "Church of Speed".

are we getting the band back together?

Well, I think my Schumacher Daytona project is an obvious candidate for this competition..... as a few people have been telling me! :oops: I remember looking at images and details of the Daytona back when they were initially released, in 1992/1993. At the time, I had a Schumacher Nitro 10, and the t...

I'll jump in! I guess mine isn't too bad, but I started with a complete roller and ended up with most of a slider after three years. THIS is my unicorn. When my parents brought me to the hobby store back in 1990 and asked which kit I wanted, I pointed to the blue and white buggy that looked like a s...

Factory Works Ten4.1
Andy’s Paint
Tekin Electronics
MIP CVD’s
Hot Laps Tires

Couldn’t resist so had to sit her on her wheels https://tcphotos.net/images/2025/04/03/IMG_8521.jpeg https://tcphotos.net/images/2025/04/03/IMG_8522.jpeg https://tcphotos.net/images/2025/04/03/IMG_8523.jpeg https://tcphotos.net/images/2025/04/03/IMG_8524.jpeg https://tcphotos.net/images/2025/04/03/I...

My first Tamiya ORV (I now have six), an original Blackfoot. Due to the fagility of ORV's, it clearly needed a lot of re-re parts to get it fixed. Mods: Frog skid plate and arm mounts (polished), Frogshot modded diff, re-re CVD's, 3D printed rear skid and shock mount braces, center mounted servo, an...

LOFL

Project update: had to back half the Monster Beetle...car on the left is the original from prior posts...like all my cars they get ran hard...and this one had a few issues in my haste to get it done..it did run good, 42mph but the body mounts and several other epoxied on parts finally gave way, the ...

Came across a nice Nikko Brat on eBay. The pictures seemed worth grabbing.

First set
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It appears there were both 2wd and 4wd versions. Probably a "duh", but that's what I learned today. P.S., TamiyaDan says, ".... ... ...... .. ... '.. ...... .. ..., .... ... ...... .. ... '.. ....... .... ... ..... ...., ........... ..... .. ......... .......... . ... ..... .............

Got it finished up minus fuel tank and lines..been waiting on them for 3 weeks🤦....rear shocks are Tamiya Astute fronts with custom shafts and Avante Springs Messenger_creation_DB879299-38CF-42F5-9AF6-638C72423172.jpeg Messenger_creation_2E883A36-B40F-419C-9974-0342579F1F85.jpeg Mounted the throttle...

As far as the toy grade/hobby grade stuff goes, the Dictator is kind of stuffed in the middle. It was upgradable with bearings, had a modular design with many familiar design elements from hobby 4wd, yet it was a circuit board toy grade car. It felt like one they could have taken to hobby grade if t...