Make your own "Wild Willy" family
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- Published: Sunday, 13 December 2015 18:34
- Written by Jonny Retro
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... this is my take on how to perform the required head swappery
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Review: FlySky FS-CT6B/FS-R6B 2.4Ghz Stick Radio Combo
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- Published: Friday, 20 November 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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I've bought many sets of inexpensive radio gear - but the FlySky FS-CT6B got to the lowest priced yet
Sand Scorcher Blues
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- Published: Friday, 13 November 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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Or "Why the Sand Scorcher is NOT French Blue"
SRB Metal Cleaning/Restoration
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- Published: Friday, 23 October 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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One of the great things about older Tamiya RC cars is the amount of metal parts - but how to clean them?
Paint Faults: Addendum
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- Published: Friday, 16 October 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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Correcting paint faults...
Painting The Sand Scorcher
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- Published: Friday, 18 September 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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The Sand Scorcher is probably in the top 5 difficult paint jobs. Top 10 anyway...
Tip: Painting Sand Scorcher Licence Plates
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- Published: Friday, 04 September 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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The number (licence) plates on the Sand Scorcher can be fiddly to paint...
Building the Tamiya "Original Body"
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- Published: Friday, 07 August 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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The "Original Body" double page spread appeared in most of the RC Guide Books between 1987 and 1993*
Cleaning Plastic Parts With Peroxide
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- Published: Saturday, 18 July 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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It's a sad fact that the plastic parts many of our toys are made of degrade over time.
“The Grasshopper”, by Tamiya (1984)
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- Published: Tuesday, 02 June 2015 23:23
- Written by Hibernaculum
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With it’s rugged design and ease of construction, The Grasshopper was a hugely influential R/C buggy.
Decals, the Hairdryer method
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- Published: Sunday, 10 May 2015 02:00
- Written by Jonny Retro
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We've covered putting on decals wet before, but sometimes a decal won't conform to the shape of your RC car
