Help needed - RC10 Box Art Replica

[limestang]

Last year after living in the same home for 20 years, I was faced with needing a new job. A focused search finally led to a very similar position but in a different city. While thankful with finding something, the next 3 months were dedicated to packing, moving, selling and buying a home. Then the unpacking and struggling to find things (still working on this). Just when I thought things would settle down, the house had some unexpected issues needing immediate attention.

Well I finally have a little time to put towards hobbies. I decided to resume work on my RC10 Box Art project. I have been diligently studying prior work efforts and applying everything I can. I thought I would post my progress here. Member help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks Mark


Hoping someone can recommend a solution. I dyed an original motor connector blue for my RC10 Box Art project. I wasn’t able to reuse the original connection pins and can’t find replacements. I tried tamiya mini plug pins and they are much smaller in diameter.

Below is the box photo showing the blue plug part no 3505.

Thanks Mark

[GoMachV]

Digikey sells em. They are Amps connectors

This is just the one housing, but it links you to the associated parts like the pins

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/1-480319-0/A1410-ND/15662

[jkelm24]

Not to derail this thread, but...

I've seen this picture hundreds of times in the past 30+ years and just noticed for the first time that the motor guard doesn't have holes!!! Guess my attention to detail is questionable...

[limestang]

Digikey sells em. They are Amps connectors

This is just the one housing, but it links you to the associated parts like the pins

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/te-connectivity-amp-connectors/1-480319-0/A1410-ND/15662

Thanks Jeff!!!

[limestang]

Has anyone figured out what is being used for a bushing on the upper Shock mounts? It’s not the normal whit plastic, it looks like steel.

Thanks Limestang

[GoMachV]

I always thought it was fuel tubing

[scr8p]

I always thought it was fuel tubing

Yeah, pretty sure it is.

[limestang]

That makes sense. The photo resolution can fool my middle aged eyes. Thanks for solving another mystery

[limestang]

Does anyone know the brand servo arm? You can see it fairly well at this angle. Also including a photo from Ruffy’s replica. It’s wider than most of the factory airtronic arms I’ve seen.

I am not finding any in my box of used parts or the internet.

Thanks Mark

[limestang]

Does anyone know the brand servo arm? It looks like Kimbrough, but I haven’t any in my box of used parts or the internet.

Thanks Mark

[scr8p]

I would assume Airtronics.

[limestang]

I would assume Airtronics.

I will increase my searches on Airtronic servo arms - Thanks Scr8p

[limestang]

I would assume Airtronics.

I will increase my searches on Airtronic servo arms - Thanks Scr8p
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Taking Scr8ps advice, I discovered Airtronics provides a similar horn with some of their servos. It just needs to have one side trimmed off.

-Limestang

[limestang]

Here is the arm being trimmed. I thought about rounding, but leaving it flat for now. Top hole needed to be enlarged to accommodate linkage.

- Limestang

[limestang]

Here is the arm installed.