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Does anyone feel bad/guilty using rare old NIP parts?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:59 pm
by aconsola
I gotta say that Iwas feeling a little naughty last night when I started my latest losi build.
opening up a purple anodized motor plate, mip dogbone conversion kit. RPM gear cover and rpm outdrives actually made me a little nervous.
There are only so many of these parts left NIP.
Someone smack me out of it, I've got a whole pile of parts waiting to get built-up
-Anthony
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:14 pm
by scr8p
ARE YOU NUTS??????????? PUT THEM BACK IN THE BAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as nice as it is to look at sealed, rare, nip parts, it's even better to actually use them.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:54 am
by RichieRich
scr8p wrote:ARE YOU NUTS??????????? PUT THEM BACK IN THE BAGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as nice as it is to look at sealed, rare, nip parts, it's even better to actually use them.

Amen! What fun is a bag if parts?
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:34 am
by Mr. ED
I bet some of you guys are keeping the labels of every package you open
Admitted , I've started doing something similar recently, but for whole other reasons.
I've started taking pictures of the unpacked paarts with the label right after opening the bags. Why?
- Some guys on other sites are asking me about the partnr's I used for this or that project and I couldn't tell them.
- But worse: I have parts on some projects I would really like to use on others to, but no way to identify them as I upacked them years ago.
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:26 am
by FlyinGN
naughty is fun.. rip them bags and use that stuff.. Can't wait to see pics of it on the track

Parts
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:36 am
by Dr. Robotnik
I don't think they were ever manufactured to not be opened and assembled.
Parts on their own are sad. Collect a kits worth and assemble that's what I say.

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:40 am
by shodog
I have no problem using vintage parts
I do however like to keep all the top tags from the parts
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:30 pm
by atomic-carbon
I see you have the hydra drive there, what layshaft are you using?, i have a hydra drive but struggling to find the layshaft and gear cover.
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:34 pm
by shodog
atomic-carbon wrote:I see you have the hydra drive there, what layshaft are you using?, i have a hydra drive but struggling to find the layshaft and gear cover.
I used the 2.65 just becuase I had the case but I do have hydra drive stealth shafts if you need them
Jim
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:23 pm
by aconsola
Ok, I'm over it, time to stert working:
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=1552
-Anthony
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:37 am
by DV8ion
Ok now I don't feel so bad for wanting to open my Tecnacraft Ti hinge pins and turnbuckles. LOL You guys got some serious NIP parts there.

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:32 pm
by badhoopty
nope.
i do try to keep all my header cards tho. too bad i dont keep them all in the same dang place.