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Thanks , these tires are very tight to manoeuvre about on the rim so I don't think contact cement without the turps is a good idea Being a tight fit is normal, they need to be stretched on to the wheel to stay on there. I use Evostik for foam tyres, and back in the day never had anywhere I could st...

Next question , these tires have a 90° shoulder , the road surface and side wall just meet at a hard edge , my mind says that's bad and I would put a radius on the shoulder , this also brings up the question of trueing them , is there an easy way , I mean I have a lath but I've no idea and there mi...

Well now the topic has been dug up again, I have another couple of examples.

From the GS Racing CLX parts list. I like how the colour is important, but it might be a bit short for it's intended purpose.

Oh I agree! Battery and cable fitment, like so many other design aspects with this and other Tamiya's, is a joke - a very cruel joke. :x At the time of the Wild One release Tamiya was using their hump pack battery, so the battery tray in the chassis is designed for a battery pack that's only as lon...

Usually Savox 1258tg and 1251 low profile servos in buggies, especially for racing. I used to use cheaper Trackstar TS-920 servos, good torque and speed. Pretty reliable most of the time but they would occasionally glitch. For a budget servo I usually use Blue Bird BMS-621DMG servos. Proved pretty g...

hav3rchuck wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 7:04 am Is there a specific website where they announced this? I would be interested!

Like most businesses these days JC Racing makes their product announcements on their Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/wheel89/

Well the transmission is basically the same as a modern buggy, with differentials from Kyoshos modern buggies and a belt drive similar to modern cars. 3300kv is about equivalent to a 13.5T motor these days. It can easily handle that, in fact I use a faster 10.5T motor in my original vintage race Opt...

Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:58 pm I bought this car many years ago and I may have bought it from a member here.

TC3 or TC4? I can't remember, and all the CF is throwing me off.

I bought it because it I have a TC4 I use for running around in the street or parking lot.

It's an Associated TC5R FT

I wonder if Kyosho is planning on releasing any of the long wheel base mid's? I pointed out that the body/undertray mounts for the lwb cars were moulded into one of the sprues, and pointed out that this was a big indication that a lwb Mid must be in the works. As this got a positive response from A...

Ball differential technology: ... I'm unsure which RC car was the first to offer this technology. This was pretty revolutionary at the time I imagine. Nice posts by the way! Cecil Schumacher invented the ball diff to replace the fixed axle in his son Robin's Mardave 1/12 car. He sold the ball diffe...

At the IconicRC Revival weekend I got to hold Craigs Detroit 91 Stealth car that he still has, he is looking on restoring it. While I had it I took some photos of it that you might enjoy. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AL9nZEVnfLMZk5zD6aK3Tf5KoDJiKTRih2gqywi30gai0nk7rXWOdUBzvdXmMvJOuPdmxQUWqfK...

It's pretty clear how they want their brand and Logo used actually and makes sense. RPM can absolutely make aftermarket parts for Traxxas products. RPM can't use the Traxxas logos on their packaging. It has to be clear that it is a product made by RPM and is not made by Traxxas. No one was using Tr...

This topic reminded me of when Tamiya went after people for reproductions: https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=23744 The Tamiya problem was more due to the fact the sticker sets and manuals had other manufacturers logos all over them, and was more to do with Tamiya not wanting to get s...

1911Colt wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 3:39 pm Was AE not yet besties with Yokomo in 87?

When the fastest Yokomo available in 1987 was the RPS Losi version from 1985, you can see why they looked at the Optima that had been winning everywhere at the time.

5. a way to hold the under tray on. I've liked body retention methods that aren't just a point on the nose and back. I saw a couple of instances where the mount is down on the side, one being Mike Dunn's ROAR nationals winning lazer. Would love to know where he got those posts Most likely the under...