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$25 for 8 eh, anyone want to go halves if i find that kit?

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those are definatly bigger than the ones we used to monsterfy our bcg’s and as far as the lego site gos, i cant see a single kit with the tires arch2b used. im sure stores will have cheap kits with them in there…

what do you think about the balloon style tyres in the link i put in above? reckon they would fit?

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http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=8648&cn=37&d=9&t=4

are these the lego tyres you can use? 4x for $15 aint a bad deal!

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as in i tried to log in as username…

and whats with all the latin in the preview when i go to attach an image?

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i just tried and it didnt work…

im having some bugs with the gallery, even though the pics im trying to upload are jpegs of around 50k its not taking them…

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How chunky you talking Zbeam? The H2 Hummer comes with 2mm wider and maybe a tiny bit larger diameter, but i”m guesing you”re after the ”swamper” style rubber… looks good on an H1 too…

oh damn! no wonder my pajero wheels look a little innadequit (sp?) on my hummer!

super swampers thats the ones! what lego kit comes with the right tires betty?

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i had a second go at the camoflage last night, and im really happy with how it turned out. three layers of random masking really paid off… pics up shortly! now all i need is some of those chunky tyres they make in the states for overlands and some sweet alloy rims!

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that rs2 is damned amazing! look at them rims! makes me want to finish that 57 chev i got so i can use them damned rims!

whats the bottom initial d car? an fd rx-7 (savanna)?

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spray cans are a bit to broad in their pattern for nice random camo, but i have done my best with using some adjustable spray nozzles from el cheapo $2 sprays…

i really shoulda gone techy with masking tape but oh well!

should be dry enough tommorrow to mount it and take some pics…

thanks Aaron, cant wait to use the oils… they sure have different properties to the standard ones…

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the hummer got here today, along with some other goodies like the overland bearings…

unfortunatly the i-waver04 oil shocks need a larger pillow ball to attach to, so unless i can get a set of monster ones i wont be able to use em…

never use a screw driver with those ball screws! just use pliers cos they are in way to tight…

hummer looks awesome, its had its first coat allready gonna be arctic camo!

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have you just got batmobiles Aaron?

(the new batman rocked wish we could get a z version of that beast!)

please give us a list of what vehicles you are getting, well the ones that havent sold anyways…

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im pretty sure all are welcome username…

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yeah it was silly, but i fixed it… because only the small gear was damaged not the large one i trimmed off the small one and used a 10 tooth pinioin (exact teeth count and size match!) with a little trimmed off it it fitted perfectly… superglue was use to attach it and within 20 minutes i was climbing again!

when i get some more plastic gears i might work out a reduced gear with more or less than ten teeth… time to find the thread on gear theory me thinks!

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godamn it! never run your overland without those tiny bushings in the gearbox! i decided to fabricate a new bushing out of a spare rx-7 headlight to fix it… well stupid me didnt notice why the gears sounded so sick and i kept using it without the bushing…

almost all of the gears teeth have been worn out and it wont run at all! ARGH!!!

dgs!, anyone! where can i get a spare gear!!!??????

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http://www.rcmart.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=144_21_69_260&products_id=10806

13.90 + shipping and handeling…. but these look great and would seriously improve the sturdiness of my overland… i can see a greater need for alloy on it than in a racer thats for sure!

an alloy front scratch plate could be nice as well, but i wonder if it would be possible to get one cast and fabricated by someone locally? or i could have a go reinforcing the plastic one on my own…

i accidently bought some monster springs from toyeast ages ago thinking they were racer roll shock springs, i installed them (soft at the back and semi-hard at the front) and no i have some serious body roll! when accelerating the whole car tilts back!

also i fixed the steering problem, after my beach escapade i must have got the 1 grain of sand in it that had stuck between two of the servo gears. removed it and after an hour of fiddling with the parts to get them back shes running smoove again…

if anyone reading this does a rcmart order could they tell me?

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yeah, toyeast had the kyosho stuff as well, i havent seen 3rd party parts for them before…

speaking of third party, do you have any pics of those alloy overland rims?

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ok, ive seen heaps lately, and its like they know exactly what things i like or might be interested in… i think they are not intrusive at all and way better than other sites big flashy animated ads that come up…

so whats the total at now A?

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that thing is pretty sweet! anyon e got one yet?

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wow, that is quite a horde of gear! its kinda hard to imagine ausmicro as actually exhisting in one place, but if it was going to be in one spot that’d be it!

Ausmicro HQ eh? you got a sign for it yet (hint dgs!!!)?

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how did that happen dgs? with the gear breaking?

congratulations pete!

Aaron: ill put my order in tonight, cant wait to get this one on the car!

gear boxes from toyeast (with the gears of course) might be an idea for the shop…

i havent gotten around to opening it up yet but my front end is stuffed… i think i got some crap inside jamming up the works b’cos its stuck on full lock…

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noooooooo dont do it pete!

the offroad goodness of an overland Vs another racer (albeit a good one!)…

get the overland dood!!!

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damn that was fast! ill be needing some of them bearing sets as i lost one of the tiny little bushingsbut bearings will make it all better!

so the h1 blanks are in stock? and what the go with the overland autoscales? are they set up the same as a racer autoscale?

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and some adresses of the good shops still around please!

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mortor mortar, i dont mind… i didnt even notice!

ever made any yourself? a lot of my mates in highschool did dumbstuff with pool chemicals and allways tried to steer them away from uncontrolled chemical reactions… the stuff that burns is way more safer!

pm me if you want to know a few techniques pete!

and you do realise how close the ACT is from sydney?! get a car lo0ad of freinds to do a trip and catch up with Aaron while your down there!

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last time i bought em pete, the mortars cost 80 for the tube and 3 shots… im not sure about purple ones but i know you can make flame magenta with potasium permaganate…. green flame is copper carbonate… i loved pyrotechnics in school…

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