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Really nice work Russ
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THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 11:18 pm Feeding my daughter's Gecko as I do every other night for the past 6 years after she swore I'd never have to do a thing for it if I got it for her...

Part of the Twin Towers - George Bush Presidential Library today. Never Forget!

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Factory Works RC10 Comical - spent hours this Labor Day weekend scrounging parts. Pretty happy with the progress.

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Not just scale crawlers, includes vintage class race.

https://youtu.be/A4f0It5XhHE?si=mGC3p3re7jL2ewqT

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When I bite into a York Peppermint Patty...I get the wild sensation of driving the new Kyosho OPTIMA MID '87 WC Worlds Spec Ltd Ed.
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So Cool! I would consider this the first “Stealth” transmission. Totally invisible to police radar.

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Finally a paint job I can do myself
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Pretty interesting history of RC. Worth a watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGaNBHpOERk



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JRX Pro - looks in good shape!

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My daughter in law is on day three of child birth. She was admitted 2 weeks early due to high blood pressure. They broke her water yesterday, and Pitocin is not working and making her sick. Looking like a c-section. Prayers appreciated for Taylor (mom), David (dad), Samuel baby).

Thanks Mark

Recently replaced a lava lamp that got broken as a kid. While shopping for the replacement, I found this cool photo.

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Robobugs has a good article on this car. They show the tires to be foam. Hope this helps.

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http://www.robobugs.net/articles/dead-pool-dirty-harry-movie-radio-controlled-car

Has anyone ever confirmed the diameter of the wheels? It would need to accept foam tires.

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After looking at pictures and reading numerous posts, here’s my best estimate on the wheels: Rear - 1.5” OD, 1.3” Width, 0.15” Negative Offset, Foam Tires Front - 1.5” OD, 0.7” Width, 0.19” Negative Offset, Foam Tires with 4 grooves Does this seem reasonable? Hopefully I calculated the offset correc...