My wife bought it for my birthday in 2024 and I built it six months later. Finally bought a servo, transmitter (control that I can use for 20 or 30 cars!!), receiver and battery for it in February 2025. Put it together last night, but it wouldn't bind. I suspect a couple things. Pic below was before I assembled the new bits.
Picked up an Ammo box (for storing Li-Po batteries, once a hole is drilled for air), a charger with battery combo pack, a second battery and marine grease with applicator. I forgot that I need a series harness to run two batteries...just ordered. I Might receive it in three weeks.
The BMW M3 is a high-performance version of the BMW 3 Series (E30: 1986-1991), developed by BMW's in-house motorsport division, BMW M GmbH. M3 models have been produced for every generation of 3 Series since the E30 M3 was introduced in 1986.
The initial model was available in a coupé body style, with a convertible body style made available soon after. M3 saloons were offered initially during the E36 (1994-1999) and E90 (2008-2012) generations. Since 2014, the coupé and convertible models have been rebranded as the 4 Series range, making the high-performance variant the M4. Variants of the 3 Series since then have seen the M3 produced as a saloon, until 2020, when the M3 was produced as an estate (Touring) for the first time, alongside the saloon variant.
"Datsun 240Z," equipped with 2.4-liter engine, was originally an exported model mainly to North America as of 1970. It went on sale also in Japan in November 1971 to respond to the request from customers. Three variations were available; Nissan Fairlady 240Z, 240Z-L, and 240ZG. The 240ZG's biggest exterior characteristic was the front end: so-called "G-nose" with the nose piece made of FRP, headlamp covers, and over fenders. The coefficient of drag (Cd) was the top-class performance of 0.390 among many other sport cars at that time, and the maximum speed reached 210km/h.
The Mazda MX-5 (sold in Japan as the Eunos Roadster) and in North America as the Mazda MX-5 Miata) is the first generation of the Mazda MX-5, manufactured from 1989 to 1997. Inspired by the post-war era British sports cars, the MX-5 rejuvenated interest in roadsters after the demise of cars such as the MG B, Triumph Spitfire, and Fiat 124 Spider.
Since its debut, the MX-5 has won numerous automotive awards and has become the world's best selling sports car.
The Ferrari F40 (Type F120) is a mid-engine, rear-wheel drive sports car engineered by Nicola Materazzi with styling by Pininfarina. It was built from 1987 until 1992, with the LM and GTE race car versions continuing production until 1994 and 1996 respectively. As the successor to the 288 GTO (also engineered by Materazzi), it was designed to celebrate Ferrari's 40th anniversary and was the last Ferrari automobile personally approved by Enzo Ferrari. At the time it was Ferrari's fastest, most powerful, and most expensive car for sale.
The car debuted with a planned production total of four hundred units and a factory suggested retail price of approximately US$400,000 (fivefold the price of its predecessor, the 288 GTO) in 1987 ($1,110,000 today). One of those that belonged to the Formula One driver Nigel Mansell was sold for the then record of £1 million in 1990, a record that stood into the 2010s. A total of 1,311 to 1,315 cars were manufactured with 213 units destined for the United States.
The International DuraStar line, known as the 4000 series prior to 2008, is a line of medium-duty trucks produced by Navistar International from 2001 until 2018. Introduced as the successor to the International 4000 series of 1989-2001, the 4000 series was renamed the DuraStar in 2008. Developed as a Class 6-7 product range, the 4000/DuraStar was slotted below the 8000/TranStar regional-haul semitractor, with the Class 5 International TerraStar (2010–2015) serving as the smallest International conventional-cab product range.
The most distinctive features of the DuraStar are the "crescent shape" headlights and a distinctive "black spot" on the left side of the cab. Produced as both a semitractor and a straight/rigid truck, the 4000/DuraStar has been used in a wide variety of applications, including emergency vehicles, towing, flatbed trucks, and cargo box trucks. For bus use, the chassis is used in both cowled-chassis and cutaway-cab configurations for school bus and commercial applications.
The DuraStar was replaced by the new International MV Series in 2018.
I had to get it. My wife bought me the toy RC (small black & yellow) years ago, but it broke. one of those toys with a mysterious maker in China you can't get parts for. The Dumas and Traxxas are under construction. So, having a modern boat with newer electronics and self-righting seemed like a good idea to have immediate fun while I build (bank account disagrees it was a good idea).
I prefer outboards and more scale looking recreational style boats as well as small vintage race runabouts and hydroplanes (sometimes called "kneelers"). But, this thing is cool and BIG!!
I have started sanding and bought paint and fiberglass to fill holes. Also ordered a jack plate to mount the outboard.
Holding the motor close for some pics to get a sense of how it will look. The motor looks a little too large in proportion to the boat, but oh well. Still doing it!!
Purchased used. Plan to repaint and considering making it an outboard.
Took out the motor and electronics for sanding.
Bought this in February 2024, about a month after buying my first real hobby grade 1:10 scale RC crawler. It was winter and I thought a smaller one would be good indoors. It is also the first RC I started modifying. I was too afraid to mess with the bigger expensive vehicle and found the parts more expensive. Start small.
This is heavily modified with Injora metal parts. The chasis is an aluminum LCG (low centre of gravity); the first RC I have done this modification to. I think only the body, electronics and motor are original.
Eventually I would like to add a brushless motor.
