F-104 Pro Build
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 Posted in Building, F104 Pro, On-Road | 2 Comments »While in Japan I picked up an F-104 Pro. I've ummed and ahhhhhed about the purchase for ages, but once you're standing in the shop on the other side of the world holding the box there isn't much of a ...
Durga And Baldre. The showdown….
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 Posted in DB-01, Damage, Durga, Keilor, Off-Road, On-Road | 1 Comment »For the first time since November last year, Dan and I finally got to take our cars out together. For one reason or another, 1 car has always been broken or not working quite right for the last 6 months, ...
Offroad, onroad, diffs and tires….its rc day.
Monday, April 13th, 2009 Posted in Building, DB-01, Durga, M-03L, Mini, Off-Road, On-Road, Templestowe, Upgrades | 2 Comments »The parts arrived during last week (or was it the end of the week before) and the durga is finally repaired. In the end i purchased the parts for the rear diff and the aluminum suspension mounts. I didn't get ...
Mr Mini Hits The Road
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in M-03L, Mini, On-Road, Templestowe | No Comments »Bright and early i dragged Michaela out to Templestowe to drive the mini for the first time. I like to drive by myself (or with people i know) if i'm not racing, so crack of dawn driving is the best ...
If Spiderman Drove A Car, It Would Look Like….
Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in Building, M-03L, Mini, On-Road | No Comments »Thought i would try my hand at making my own decals. I would have liked it darker, but am pretty happy with the outcome. Now i'm off to tackle some bad dudes.
Introducing Mr Mini.
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Building, M-03L, Mini, On-Road | No Comments »The paint job is complete, and I am really happy with the result. I used Tamiya Masking tape this time, and it worked fantastically. This is the first time i have gone with clear windows, and it is also a ...
Some New Bling
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in M-03L, Mini, On-Road, TA-05, TT-01, Upgrades | No Comments »I had always planned on replacing the shocks/dampers on the TT-01 with the ones that were going to come off the TA-05. Having already purchased some TRF Dampers for the TA-05, all was set for the TT-01 to receive the ...
M03 Build
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in Building, M-03L, Mini, On-Road | No Comments »Finished building the M03 last night. I replaced a couple of the standard parts as recommended by other sites (mainly http://rc-mini.net). Have to say, I quite liked the build. The plastic seems to be harder to screw into then the ...
It finally happened….Damage.
Sunday, August 24th, 2008 Posted in Damage, On-Road, TA-05 | No Comments »Well, I took my cars out with Anthony today. It was a fun filled time driving round in circles on basketball courts and school grounds, but unfortunately the usual thing happened. The cars started to get closer and closer and ...
Well who is this….
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in M-03L, Mini, On-Road | No Comments »I came home from work today to find this waiting for me. Michaela brought it for me as a gift, and i think its awesome. Its the Tamiya M-03L chassis, which is FWD. These things look like so much fun ...