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morrisey0 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:10 pm Got around to starting to finalize the design and getting to printing the body for a garden tractor puller. Trying to go for a legit ~70s lawn tractor, so the chrome and M/Ts will be going away. Started off with just a scaled up 1:25 file, but ended up making some many adjustments that I just started over from scratch.

Salute in background!

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:39 pm Salute in background!

It's an Optima Turbo.

morrisey0 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:14 pm

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 5:39 pm Salute in background!

just a bit outside.gif


It's an Optima Turbo.

I was drunk when i saw it!

Finished up a 3d printed speed control and top portion of a servo. The wires from an ESC just clip in.

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:28 pm I was drunk when i saw it!

And at 4:39 in the afternoon My kind of afternoon.

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:24 pm

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:28 pm I was drunk when i saw it!

And at 4:39 in the afternoon My kind of afternoon.

I generally start at 2pm everyday, some times sooner

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:26 pm

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:24 pm

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:28 pm I was drunk when i saw it!

And at 4:39 in the afternoon My kind of afternoon.

I generally start at 2pm everyday, some times sooner

I am a 3pm'r myself. I remember back in my 20s when it was noon! And I remember looking at the clock at like 11:30, and being like "WTF CLOCK?!?!?"

morrisey0 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:44 pm

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:26 pm

R6cowboy wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 8:24 pm

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:28 pm I was drunk when i saw it!

And at 4:39 in the afternoon My kind of afternoon.

I generally start at 2pm everyday, some times sooner

I am a 3pm'r myself. I remember back in my 20s when it was noon! And I remember looking at the clock at like 11:30, and being like "WTF CLOCK?!?!?"

Exactly!..love it!...I feel like that now too..Thumbs and The One could join this conversation too..if they arent too scared

Yep, i start everyday by 2 at the latest!

You guys suck

I reckon they might not like it here in the office if I started at 2pm..... and my driving home at 5pm could be interesting....

Incredible_Serious wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:17 pm You guys suck

I reckon they might not like it here in the office if I started at 2pm..... and my driving home at 5pm could be interesting....

I'm with you Alex. I'm not self-employed, so I have to wait until 5:32 or so when I get home.

THEYTOOKMYTHUMB wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:28 pm

Incredible_Serious wrote: ↑Thu Sep 12, 2024 9:17 pm You guys suck

I reckon they might not like it here in the office if I started at 2pm..... and my driving home at 5pm could be interesting....

I'm with you Alex. I'm not self-employed, so I have to wait until 5:32 or so when I get home.

I'm sure you make up for it, though......

Football finals tonight, so I will knock the top off one in honour of all you young blokes, legless by 4:30pm

Finished this. Need to order another decal sheet to replace a couple stripe decals I jacked up. Last r/c body I painted was nearly 30 years ago. Not great, but I'm ok with it.

Machined up a special diff sleeve for the Navajo because it doesn't have one. I finally started building my backyard track last month. Just doing a bit each weekend as time allows. I've been shifting dirt with a wheelbarrow to make the berm. This is how much has been done so far. This area is where the dirt is coming from. All that is left to move is the rectangular grass island. The track will be based on the first track I raced on in 1986, which itself was copied from Tamiya's RC Guide Book.
Here's a shot looking over the berm (pile of rubble) facing East. The straight is going to be 38 metres long with overall width about 16 metres. Jumps will be added after the berm is finished.
Here's what I'll use for the outer and inner track barrier. There's another three rolls as well.

Out running my vintage Stampede with a new motor (Spektrum 14T 550) and had the trucks first casually in a few years.

I haven't torn it apart but the diff has almost no resistance.

Oh well, time for an upgrade.