Forum: General Discussion
02-05-2013, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,123
Re: I think I am in love
Ah...
Like what we guys call a 'roller' in R/C. Then again, a roller usually has the driveline, and whether it has a motor or not depends on the seller. Or have I been out of things too long?
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
02-05-2013, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,443
Re: WT*
Thanks for the smile guys...
That sh*t-he*d nephew of mine had one from work, and was always breaking it, or it would reset and lose his directory. I'd tell him to change providers, and make...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-01-2013, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,225
Re: Need some help: Wedico/Tamiya dropdeck
Thanks Ryman!
Thats one reason to ask publically, there's always a chance there is someone listening that has faster, more direct contact than I do.
I didn't and won't mention the seller or...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-01-2013, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,225
Need some help: Wedico/Tamiya dropdeck
Hokay Guys & gals,
I'm looking at buying a used drop-deck trailer, but it is missing the rear loading ramps. I'm not sure I can buy them separately, so I'm asking if any of the "fabricators" here...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-01-2013, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,923
Re: Tamiya Actros 1851 Megaspace
Gotta nods to OzT there,
Was clancing through the Bruder catalog for scale options, and noticed the Mack cabs on many of the designs. From the tractor, to dumper, to cement, and a few others, lots...
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Forum: South Western Ontario Model Truckers Association
06-20-2012, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,398
Re: Swomta.ca up and running
Guys...
If you wanted to possibly do some dual-events with the R/C tankers down that way, they have a field in Fort Erie, just the Canuck side of Niagara Falls. Gimme a hollar, and I can give ya a...
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Forum: Big Boys of the road 4x4/6x6/8x8/10x10 Trucks
04-27-2012, 07:03 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 13,893
Re: Freightliner 6x6 mixer.
Plow:
Those rear tires are SWEET, but are the fronts stock, or super-singles? And if so, type so we can find them too?
Thanks.
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-27-2012, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,563
Re: tanks
I'm fairly sure the FMC skidders wwere based on surplussed Sherman chassis. You can still find pics of them today, and many are still in use out in BC.
And I agree, MatoMart is a good source,...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-27-2012, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 32,530
Re: Hammer Down Trucker's Army 6x6 Build..
Those look like stock Hummer rims, but what are the tires?
And the body looks like it could become a Zil 131, Ural 375D, or mebbe ditch it, go armored car, and make a BTR-152 like the beast that...
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-27-2012, 06:13 PM
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Replies: 83
Views: 78,325
Re: Utility Truck
PLEASE:
Specs on those rims/tires? That looks like it could become like something out of one of the Mad Max movies... particularly #3 with all those monsters hiding bits behind canvas ragtops.
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Forum: Military Vehicles.
04-27-2012, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,808
Re: Reasonable Advice Needed
George:
Quite a few years ago, I converted a SOTW 1/6 Kubelwagen to RC (2WD only) using an old Traxxas Bandit that I had laying about. It was great, and cheap.
Now, that being said, you need to...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 05:28 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,974
Re: A VAN FROM MY CHILDHOOD
Glory:
There is a place in Ontario that seems to be releasing all the bodies that formerly were only available through a place in the UK called Kamtec.
They had some of the vintage stuff, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,033
Re: Kit Bashing
Guys:
Karen at the AAF Tank Museum will order Tamiya parts for you. She's been helping tankers get parts for years, and Willy knows she has decent prices. Heck, I've ordered through her, and often...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 92,506
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 90,583
Re: How did you find your way to RCT&C
Followed Willy (CustomRCModels) and Joe (LilGiants) over from the Yahoo group.
Was there with them, they remember me. Got relly sick in '05 (crohns in the throat) and they finally op'd in '08, and...
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,106
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Forum: General Discussion
04-27-2012, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,969
Re: I Too Need Some Help from the Germans.
Claus:
Sometimes with the Germans its best to have a bigger order. Those mirror sets look fabulous, and I'd be willing to look through some of the other bits.
If it helps, I have a MeisterCr*p...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-22-2011, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,490
Re: machine shop
Wish I could get the family albums with all my grandpa's pics from the Sydney Steel Mill. Michael R. Campbell (my paternal grandpa) ran it during WW2, and when Princess Lizzy went over in the Early...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-18-2011, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,934
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2011, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,766
Re: Water Pump? Help
Get one of the 6v/12v fuel pumps. I bought one and tested it, and when ya get down to the nozzle, it sends a nasty long spray even at 6v. I canna remember the brand at the mo, but the casing was...
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Forum: General Discussion
11-14-2011, 12:54 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,016
Re: Lights
Hokay, as someone already has a thread up...
You answered my first querstion about replacements for the Tamiya light casings... the KH roof lights are a tad flimsy... and the mountings tend to...
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Forum: Mechanical tech
11-05-2011, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,621
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Forum: Mechanical tech
11-04-2011, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,621
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Forum: General Discussion
10-16-2011, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,131
Re: servo mods
Andi:
If you can go inside to do the mod, you can just reverse the power leads to the servo drive motor on one of the servos.
This is the way we used to make reverse-rotation servos before they...
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Forum: Get it out of your system! HERE!
10-12-2011, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,084
Re: Paypal Peeve
Now ~there~ is another peeve about PayPal... even if it was a pure debit from out 'loaded' PayPal account, they will NOT issue 'em to anyone outside of the US.
As long as PayPal is bias'd against...
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