kink wrote:Well that is good news regarding non metric items. Will be good to have this confirmed by someone with calipers at a later date.
no need for calipers. you can see the difference in threads between metric and "standard" (which btw is not standard anywhere else than in the US and a couple of other countries )
Whether the RC10Classic is done in the US or anywhere else I personnally don't care as long as it's reasonably true to the original....
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RC104ever wrote:Here's an interesting question for all of you: assuming AE releases a bunch of parts again (which they kind of would have to even if its just for the 'limited' run re re kits), what do you think will happen to the guys like rc waffle who part out RC10's? I'm kind of hoping the prices drop drastically for even a short time so we can all benefit
I imagine these guys are already feeling the pinch. I'm sure plenty of people have postponed some of their planned parts purchases in view of the anticipated release of new parts.
time to find another platform to gobble up and piece out.
im just not at all into the side of the vintage buggy hobby that deals with buying something for next to nothing and then marking it up something 10 times what it should cost, just because there are big dummies out there who will pay the premium for it.
RC104ever wrote:Here's an interesting question for all of you: assuming AE releases a bunch of parts again (which they kind of would have to even if its just for the 'limited' run re re kits), what do you think will happen to the guys like rc waffle who part out RC10's? I'm kind of hoping the prices drop drastically for even a short time so we can all benefit
I imagine these guys are already feeling the pinch. I'm sure plenty of people have postponed some of their planned parts purchases in view of the anticipated release of new parts.
time to find another platform to gobble up and piece out.
im just not at all into the side of the vintage buggy hobby that deals with buying something for next to nothing and then marking it up something 10 times what it should cost, just because there are big dummies out there who will pay the premium for it.
Its the un-informed... I run into people all the time that think I'm crazy for running my gold tub because "its worth $500 on eBay" LOL! And when I explain to them I bought the whole car off ebay for $75, they are like "Wow, wish I could find those deals" I think I have had this conversation at least 100 times.
Its the un-informed... I run into people all the time that think I'm crazy for running my gold tub because "its worth $500 on eBay" LOL! And when I explain to them I bought the whole car off ebay for $75, they are like "Wow, wish I could find those deals" I think I have had this conversation at least 100 times.
I Love the "It's worth $X" on ebay because you do a search and the first one shows up is something mint and way over priced with a buy it now price that it will never sell at.
I have been buying and selling antiques and collectables for years and run into that argument all the time!
badhoopty wrote:in the past ive payed waaaay too much for something, but because i wanted it badly, not because i thought it was worth what was being asked.
well, since you paid that price, is what it was worth...
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badhoopty wrote:in the past ive payed waaaay too much for something, but because i wanted it badly, not because i thought it was worth what was being asked.
well, since you paid that price, is what it was worth...
yes, and no.
i used to just set a CRAZY snipe for things i really wanted.
sometimes you would get it for about what you were wanting to pay. other times you would end up having a sniper shootout with a guy like alex (inetrc)... and those never ended well at all.
Time is money. Do you want to spend a year looking for a rare part at a low price. Or do you just want it now. So it depends how much you spare time is worth to you as well.
Personally now I have 99% of the parts I need for the car and as spares, I want to stop hunting Ebay. Otherwise rc stops being the actual hobby. I do not want searching Ebay to be my main hobby in the long run!
Percymon wrote:I thought I'd see how sales figures were looking in the UK again this morning so off to MB Models website, stock showing 4 now so thought that's another 3 sold yesterday. Then i noticed their allocation is now stated as 35 - was 25 on Tuesday, 30 Wednesday.
They maybe asking the UK distributor for additional units based on pre-orders but they don't appear to be in too short supply yet in the UK !
5 days on MBModels still have 4 of their 35 initial batch available for pre-order. I guess initial enthusiasm in the UK has been fulfilled, with other interested parties perhaps holding off ordering until some more details or released, or just working on the basis there will be plenty still around at launch day and beyond
badhoopty wrote:
sometimes you would get it for about what you were wanting to pay. other times you would end up having a sniper shootout with a guy like alex (inetrc)... and those never ended well at all.
forgot about snipe backfire then again if you set up your snipe that high, some voice in you told you you could afford the risk...
anyway, I get the idea
Paul
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In 1985, how many turns would a mod motor have had in an event like the Worlds?
I think the very early (mid 80's) off-road mod motors used 15+ turns. I believe the 17 and 18 turn motors were marketed as "2wd off-road" winds back then.
As the years went on (late 80's - early 90's), turns got lower and lower - eventually 11 and 12 turn motors (from Epic, Checkpoint, etc.) were used in off-road racing.
So, back long ago when I was in middle school and bashing around with my RC10 CE and regularly reading RC Car Action, I seem to remember a how-to published on how to modify the 6-gear transmission in order to reduce internal friction. I don't really...
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here it is:
you can do it two ways, running a spacer inside the outdrive where the inner non flanged bearing went, or with a sleeve on the outside of the outdrive behind the 3/8 x 5/8 bearing.
Hi guys. Here is my Team Associated World's Car re-release. I completed the build last year (Sept. 2016). Some of you might remember seeing it. I haven't done anything to it since then, and it has only been driven a couple times. It was a really fun...
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Savox can be loud, I almost always use the same model, some make noise and others not a peep. Go figure. I saw a review online that showed Turnigy 1258 is basically identical but around $40. I may try one.
do they give full PDF archives with pictures or just rsandom pages?
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so you have to pay $20 a year for this? Or does $20 pay for life? I subscribe to the magazine now, they should give it to me for free lol
the sub is $20 per year. but once you download them you have them. It is quite a large amount to download...
Anyone remember Jeepinator(sp?) from the RCCA forums? He was a huge ae fan, and I still remember him buying the first production graphite RC10, and he had many other sweet RC10's. Man I was jealous of him. And Im also jealous of many on these...
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I think you can find info about his RC10 Graphite HERE .
who here is in the new car action vintage section? the new rc car action has the vintage nats in it and i bet some people on this site have cars in the mag. so whos in it?
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Well I'll give you a lesson the handful of dirt oval racers (myself included) have learned. The way to get the coverage you're looking for us certainly not by being negative about what you HAVE received. From any magazines side of it, we look at not...
Hey gang. Long story short-ish, I pulled my vintage clodbuster and rc10 team car out of my dad's storage and wanted to get them going again. The clod is all stock and and the rc10 qas sporting a novak 410 m5 with a speed gems onyx 14t brushed motor....
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What did you end up doing with the old Onyx Speed Gem>?
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then again if you set up your snipe that high, some voice in you told you you could afford the risk...
