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GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:54 pm I wonder where the rest of that Moody Drive Pack conversion went

No clue. I bought the chassis from Dynotech.

They may have bought it and stripped it.

GoMachV wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:54 pm I wonder where the rest of that Moody Drive Pack conversion went

This pic of your ole truck makes the engine mount holes being so far forward make way more sense now

Such a cool and odd conversion. The motor isn’t only forward it’s also flipped around and driving the clutch off the back side.

Super Cool! Now you won’t make the mistake I made. Taking a water gun to a Nerf Gun fight:)
- limestang

Trass wrote: ↑Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:29 pm

1911Colt wrote: ↑Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:01 pm Whoa! That is a serious rubber band shooter! When I was a kid, we used our fingers. Actually hitting something was a special event to be celebrated.

Your boy will be picking off flies at 50 paces with that beauty.

LOL,

that is the low cost one, the alloy ones are marvellous and beautifull

My boy will kill the flies and he will surely annoy his sister...














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Looking forward to trying these , still waiting on a spray booth with extraction before I try . These are those ultra real chrome for Lexan and airframe polished aluminium airbrush paints , it's kind of a whole lot of stuff from black gloss micro filler primer , a special gloss clear coat that doesn't change the finish and also a special or at least new to me airbrush cleaner , I've always used water based paints before so this is a new ecosystem for me .

In my search for more steering servo savers I came across a place called Tony's Hobbies that had some additional vintage parts I wanted in stock.
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Frankentruck wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 8:26 am In my search for more steering servo savers I came across a place called Tony's Hobbies that had some additional vintage parts I wanted in stock.
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That's where I found NIB Factory Team T4 threaded shock kit. Forgot about that place until this post. Nice score.

A load more parts for one of the most unloved Tamiya cars the Sand Rover / Holiday Buggy.

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:02 am A load more parts for one of the most unloved Tamiya cars the Sand Rover / Holiday Buggy.

And its drunk uncle...................

morrisey0 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 7:28 pm

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:02 am A load more parts for one of the most unloved Tamiya cars the Sand Rover / Holiday Buggy.

And its drunk uncle...................

Really need to see this dissected and studied

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Dec 31, 2022 9:02 am Really need to see this dissected and studied

Believe me, it didn't last 10 minutes once it got out of the box. Literally took a few pics of it and teardown started.

If this was made in a different factory than the Tamiya, I would be surprised. So far, all suspension, steering, drivetrain parts appear identical, although I don't have actuals in front of me to compare. It is just a different tub made for toy electronics. The body is 90%+ the same. I have a rere body kit sitting around that was gifted to me awhile back by XLR8, so I can directly compare that. I printed off a tub (in two pieces), but some of the dimensions in the front bumper area are off, so I am working on that now. I will get a thread started about it soon.

Couple of well travelled Procats,
Got them off Jools from this site, (great trader, recommended)
Absolutely as described, one is very near Mint, the other needs some love, but parts now available easily, looking to turn one back to an XLS,
Will try to not crack into them until I finish some of my other unfinished projects.(famous last words)

cas22 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 9:08 pm Couple of well travelled Procats,

Awesome!

The front shocks look different. Are those aluminum collars?

Yep, look like you need to dissasemble the socks to remove them, at least rebuild kits for the shocks etc are cheap atm, can anyone tell me the difference between rear upper shock towers? the alloy one looks like a cougar or top cat???

Was tipped off on a decent set of Futaba FXT wheels and a nice Futaba R152 receiver. Also found a nice working Speed Gems Pro Jet 11x2 motor.