So what did you get in the post today ???

[JosephS]

Got some battery foams and a new servo saver for the t2 basher.

[R6cowboy]

Another trip to the LHS to help clear out old stock.

And some new to me old school electronics. Couple Futaba R152JE AM receivers, Speed Gems 2 Garnet 13x2 motor, Novak XBR brushed/brushless ESC, Novak Ballistic 9.5 and Novak SS 13.5 & 21.5 brushless motors.

[Frankentruck]

That's a pretty nice haul!

[R6cowboy]

That's a pretty nice haul!

Thanks, also have a GTX esc on the way. Been waiting on titanium turnbuckles, carbon fiber battery strap & aluminum thumbscrews for the RC10T4.3, which apparently needs to hit multiple regions of the country before coming to Illinois. 4 day shipping my ass

[juicedcoupe]

I got this cobbled together piece of junk.

Not paying close enough attention to the pictures, I didn't realize what I had actually purchased. Phin identified it for me.

It is apparently a "modified" Composite Craft chassis with a "modified" Delta 1/12 rear pod.

On the bright side (less dim), everything seems to move freely.

[Phin]

I hope you don't think it's junk because of me. If it sounded like I was calling it a piece of junk, I apologize...I don't think it is.

TBH, I almost made an offer on it too.

[juicedcoupe]

I hope you don't think it's junk because of me. If it sounded like I was calling it a piece of junk, I apologize...I don't think it is.

TBH, I almost made an offer on it too.

I call most of my stuff junk, regardless of condition. And it is cobbled together, thats just a fact.

And I'm sure that there are plenty of good parts here, probably worth well more than I paid for the car.

I've got it halfway stripped apart and cleaned. Cobbled together or not, everything seems to be in decent enough condition. I think it will clean up okay.

[Frankentruck]

Interestingly, I occasionally run across eBay listings from Japan. Often they have the word junk in the description rather than the word used. I asked a seller about that once and was told that junk was the correct word because it wasn't a new item.

[BattleTrak]

I love the old Pontiacs and just had to buy this new Kyosho ‘67 GTO..

[XLR8]

I love the old Pontiacs and just had to buy this new Kyosho ‘67 GTO..

OOH, good choice!! I've been eyeing that one myself.
I have the Fazer Mk2 '70 Chevelle SS from Kyosho and it's a great car; good speed and handles very nicely - much better than the Vaterra/Losi V100 chassis. Also, I've found the radio system included with the car is among the very best I've ever seen in an RTR -- especially the transmitter.
A buddy of mine from high school as a 1:1 '67 GTO convertible in same colors.

[BattleTrak]

OOH, good choice!! I've been eyeing that one myself.
I have the Fazer Mk2 '70 Chevelle SS from Kyosho and it's a great car; good speed and handles very nicely - much better than the Vaterra/Losi V100 chassis. Also, I've found the radio system included with the car is among the very best I've ever seen in an RTR -- especially the transmitter.
A buddy of mine from high school as a 1:1 '67 GTO convertible in same colors.

I also have the 1969 El Camino and Mad Van VE, but haven’t had time to run any of them yet..it’s good to hear they perform well!

[BattleTrak]

A holy grail motor.. nib.. don’t ask how much I paid for it...lol.

[Frankentruck]

Sort of an odd collection arrived this week. The 3PK radio is probably way too sophisticated for my driving, but I love that it can be used as AM, FM, or 2.4ghz by changing RF modules. And it came with the nifty industrial overkill storage case.

The RF module is a Ch 90 75mhz AM Tx module for the 3PK radio. But I don't have any Ch 90 Rx crystals...

...and the other end of the technology spectrum is the 2DR Attack 2 stick radio, with R162JE receiver and Ch 90 crystals. I have no delusions (yet) of being able to competently drive Masami style with this radio.

I'm not planning to move on from my 2PL radio (because it works great), but I think this stuff will be fun to experiment with.
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[juicedcoupe]

...and the other end of the technology spectrum is the 2DR Attack 2 stick radio, with R162JE receiver and Ch 90 crystals. I have no delusions (yet) of being able to competently drive Masami style with this radio.

I started out with a Futaba twin stick and I still can't drive one competently.

[Phin]

I got some tear downs and cleaning to do this weekend.