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Was that it??? :p:p:p

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Yea, I’ll side with dgs there – definitely far from ‘nasty’.

If you can find a PR for less than the Kyosho bodyset, that’s a good bargain.

I think the radiogear would be a lot beefier than the electronics in a BCG, and would definitely have much better signal range for when you want to build a hangar rat plane. :smiley2:

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What’s your actual Q…? :question:

MiniX is a 4WD car with suspension, centre motor
and its meant to use lexan bodyshells.

It would be hard to put miniZ shells on that
without some serious surgery.

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27Mhz AM xtals are available from any Hobby Shop.

You can only use 27Mhz in a Kyosho Readyset.

You might want to take your miniZ to the shop
when you’re buying it; some brands are longer
than the Kyosho ones and could stick too far
out at the bottom of the car.

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Might as well go for something bigger? Unless you’re determined to cause yourself some headaches.

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I hope we’re talking real life (not scale) performance on an actual straight road, and not just on a dinky MiniYon speedchecker… :blush:

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Is that the Mr Color range?

I’ve got their Gloss Clear with sparklies, nice.
The Clear also comes in matte & various colours too.
Nice range of paint, but hard to find outside Japan.

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Skyline History Set is to be re-released, huh?

When’s the Initial-D one coming out in SBCG, I wonder.

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…speaking of drinking, ive said id nver drink again, that was BEFORE i turned 18.

Was drinking… AND driving… all Legally… before I was 18.

Gee whiz, scary. :dead::dead:

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so what’s the next big thing on the asian calender?:8ball:

Feb 9th, 2005 = next CNY. :D:D

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Oh oh oh… big Q here. 🙂

What comes after 3rd stage The Movie, is it

– Extra Stage

or

– Battle Stage

???

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They’re still there… what’s listed on the site is just the stuff they have in stock – you don’t see items listed as “out of stock” or “arriving soon”.

Does look a little lower than normal though. Probably they had some extra stuff in for xmas when you last checked?

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I’m told Akina is a real place… hmmm, local residents must rue the day Initial-D came out.

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Could also be Footscray or Richmond, haha.

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lol Panda, you have really put some thought into this:)

can’t stop thinkin’… :p

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Here is a link I think might help you out for location at least. And yes lakes can be near the top of mountains:shock:.

Yeah, that makes sense. The lake seems to be a scenic sight where
they go for dating (eg Tak’s 1st day out with Mogi) so that’s where
the tourists & restaurants would be too. 😀

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About the tofu? I do know that he has a glass of water that he usually starts and finishes with with the purpose of not spilling any

“Swirl the water” haha, yup.
Guess he tosses it out the window with the tofu at top! 👿

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(wish I could drive that smooth;)

Just takes practice. Smooth is always good as your tyres will have
more Stiction than friction… stiction is the grip you have
when tires aren’t sliding on the surface. Once you get them sliding
they produce less grip than before – eg its easier to
continue a powerslide then it is to start it.
(“Break traction” == overcoming stiction)

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Questions questions questions… 🙂

1) is the tofu shop at the top of the hill or at the bottom? (I say bottom…?)

2) that would make Akina Lake… at the Top of the hill?

Confused here… as methink
a) he’s not meant to destroy the tofu… going Up?
b) and he can go as fast as he likes… downhill?
c) are lakes often at the top of mountains?

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James:-

Used to be, if its Sanyo cells then
SC = “standard charge” and comes in yellow wrap,
SCR = fast charge (5 hrs) in red wrapping then
SCRC (black)for the RC fast discharge ones
which later became just ‘RC’ as in RC2000.

But with the Model Engines packs, not sure who
even supplies the cells so its impossible to tell.
Could be just some generic stuff from China or
Mexico, anybody’s guess.

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Hey Hey, four gold stars

Santa must’ve brought me Five… :D:evil:

The bro got me a Ferrari set, that was nice!!

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Don’t fret, that ‘Stadium’ (previously aka Arlec 167) with the AC/DC is one damned good machine!! We call it “The BRICK”, no guesses why.

That huge heavy transformer inside is fully capable of the load – others with tiny transformers often fail. It does its job without fuss, its totally reliable, charges at 3A whether from 240V or 12V… when it was Arlec used to be like $65 and even then it was good buying. These days you can often find ‘Stadium’ for ~$30…!! 😯

We usually have at least 1 on the workbench… sometimes, when rushing to get to the track, we’ll grab a powerboard + up to 4 Bricks to juice up multiple batteries. :smiley2:

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…What is the hardest color paint to work with when painting a car/model etc…

CHROME!!!

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Your $$, your choice.

Any foreign AC device, just make sure it runs on 240V; if its 110V its useless.

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how much for a batt 7.2v plus a wall charger? and where?

Most of the “wall chargers” plugpacks take Overnight to
charge your batt, who can wait that long?

If you must have something that runs off 240V, there’s an excellent
unit from Stadium/Arlec that’s the size of a housebrick, it takes
240V as well as 12V DC (car battery). Most reliable unit, amazing
value at ~A$30 these days… look for it at LHS or even DSE!
(nb. it does nicad only, no NiMH)

Battery pack… you get what you pay for.

Buy something decent, say A$40/pack minimum otherwise you’ll buy
twice. Whatever the brand of the batterypack, ask what cells are
in it… ‘Sanyo’ is best, ‘Panasonic’ ok too.

Do not get NiMH unless your charger can handle them.
For general use, the high capacities (3000, 3300) aren’t
as vital as when you are racing so the extra hassles of NiMH
isn’t worth bothering with.

Nicads come in up to 2400mAh; usually the 1700s & 1900s are
the best value for $$.

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heppy new year fellas! pretty fughen pissed at the m o and not pmaking much sense at all!

That WOULD explain all the chukkas every 5 feet (*not* joking!)
on Melb’s pavement this morning… :dead:

Made interesting walk to work.

Still managed to trip over a JB bottle, twisted ankle… d’oh!

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for a second i thought we’d been hacked again…

Yes that did cross my mind too.. :p

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Ahh… keep one’s Expectations *low*… and you’ll never be disappointed! :smiley2:

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