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  1. Just watched "Men In Black: International". Not a total disaster, quite enjoyed it. 

    1. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Yeh was enjoyable but not quite as good as the original cast 

    2. Yrkoon

      Yrkoon

      not seen it yet might give it a go 🙂

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    2. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Yeh it seemed to go ok in the car park bash :good:

    3. Nitroholic

      Nitroholic

      Meh...what this needs is a pair of nitro motors under the hood, so you get smoke out the pipe.

       

      Hmm....now. That gives me an idea

    4. wolfie1

      wolfie1

      Yea that is def going better than the other video i seen

  3. Yesterday I picked up a 2019 Transit. Six speed slush box and 185 horses. By far the fastest vehicle of any kind that I've owned. 

    1. Gaz!

      Gaz!

      Yep they are very nippy, to the point that it would be faster than the pug 205gti i once had. And they feel like cars to drive now as oppose to the old rattle boxes they once were.

    2. Tug

      Tug

      I once owned a Manta, it didn't come close to this. 

    3. Kpowell911

      Kpowell911

      Just be careful with it! Get a tracker/ghost and the passenger door lock changed

  4. Tamiya fans, and anyone who likes large off-road toys;

     

     

    1. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Thats pretty cool :good:

    2. toyolien

      toyolien

      I wonder if it comes with bearings and "Philips" screws?

       

      (thought I'd get that in before someone else does)

  5. Updated Kraton 6S EXB;

     

     

     

     

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    2. Tug

      Tug

      One hundred billion dollars!

    3. MrCake

      MrCake

      £749 it seems which is a bit less than I was expecting.  Makes me wonder why the 6s Big Rock is more when this has quite a bit of 7075?  

       

    4. BashingBrian

      BashingBrian

      "7075" 🤣🤣 you mean chinesium..!!

      And agreed don't understand why the Bigrock is more expensive...

  6. New 6s Big Rock!

     

     

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    2. MrCake

      MrCake

      Cant be the right UK price as that is $238 more than the US RRP!?

    3. Stormbringer
    4. MrCake

      MrCake

      To be honest I didnt realise that the likes of an Infraction is still £699 so I suppose the rip off price for the UK shouldn't be a shock. 

       

      I look forward to seeing US customers getting a 6s Big Rock at $399 next year in a flash sale like they did with the Fireteam.  Jealous, nooooooooo of course not! 🤣

  7. Baerskin? I've given in to the ads and ordered one, anyone else tried one? Thoughts?

    1. wombat

      wombat

      The hoody,? quite fancy one myself, but can't justify it, do a lot of hillwalking and already own too many technical fleeces and jackets, would be interested in your thoughts on it though 😉

    2. Tug

      Tug

      Yes, the hoodie. If it's any good, I might get a jacket too. 

  8. Oh, we lost. 😔

     

    Well done Spain. 

    1. toyolien

      toyolien

      What did we lose?

    2. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      out played tbf, ladies did well though should be proud 👍

  9. Just watched my 17 year old daughter in a teenage adaptation of "Six" in Watford, absolutely awesome! The girls were amazing! Blown away!

    1. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      cool you enjoyed it mate :good:

  10. New fifth scale from Primal;

     

     

     

     

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    2. supersavage

      supersavage

      I kind of like the look of it but at the same time it seems extremely underwhelming. 

    3. Tug

      Tug

      Stock engines usually are a bit meh? You can guarantee people will over-power these, probably looking for 100mph. Loads of people were doing that with the x-maxx when it came out. 

    4. Scottyb

      Scottyb

      2 grand LOL

  11. Snowden is done. 

     

    Took the Pyg trail. 

     

    Most of the ascent was OK, last bit was bad. 

     

    Decent was hard, all the way down! 

     

    Now for a very large curry!

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    2. Alex97

      Alex97

      How busy was it at the top?

    3. Tug

      Tug

      Feet are OK, it's the knees and tendons that're feeling sore. 

       

      Cheers, curry was good quality and decent size. 

       

      The rest room/shop/cafe was rammed. Had to queue for the summit marker for pics. So yeah, pretty busy. Clouds had rolled in, so pics are poor, but we made it, that's what counts. 

       

      The climb down was not easier. 

    4. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      we hiked up Dinorwic Slate Quarry man my legs were burning by the top every step was loose and slippery but the views at the top were insane hidden caverns and tunnels was such a cool place 👍

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  12. Attempting Snowden tomorrow, my feet hurt now! 😄

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    2. Lone-wolf

      Lone-wolf

      good luck Tug, you can do it, pace yourself, take rest breaks

    3. BUDFORCE

      BUDFORCE

      What route are you taking?

    4. Tug
  13. New Traxxas Slash variant; Raptor. 

     

     

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    2. lorrylemming

      lorrylemming

      Wheel arches and clear tinted windows would make this.

    3. Kpowell911

      Kpowell911

      Its going to be £549+ Id expect

    4. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      5 and a half !! get a tekno SCT for that haahha 🤣🤣

  14. The dog's in hospital, constant vomiting despite having an injection to stop the vomiting this morning. Twenty four hours of constant vomit, not eating or drinking. Last ate yesterday morning and threw it straight up. 

     

    Finger's crossed. 

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    2. Tug

      Tug

      Got her home last night. She's on the mend, but still subdued. We've got meds for her, plus a lower fat diet. 

       

      Thanks for the thoughts. 

    3. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Glad for you and family she is home mate :good:

    4. GMballistic

      GMballistic

      Glad she's home where she belongs. Best wishes again. :good:

  15. Tomley has released a vid showcasing a 1/7 MT from ZD Racing, looks pretty good. Although it's pricey considering its pedigree. 

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    2. BlackSeaRC

      BlackSeaRC

      Just checked and the price in China is around 3819 Yuan which works out at 440 GBP based on current exchange rates.

    3. Tug
    4. Kpowell911

      Kpowell911

      Kevs just done a video, showing its size in comparison to other which is useful

       


      Edit: see above

  16. What body reinforcing methods are popular these days?

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    3. RCMonkee

      RCMonkee

      Dry wall mesh tape and shoegoo. 

       

    4. Yrkoon

      Yrkoon

      last one i tried was the talbot method, shoo goo or something with dry wall tape.

       

      i have to say my hyper 7 shell stopped disintegrating after doing that 🙂

  17. Just taken a trip down memory lane and watched some vids from the forum jams, great memories. I and my cars were in quite a lot of footage. 

    1. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      They were epic! 
       

       

    2. froggy8

      froggy8

      i still watch some of my old videos too.

    3. danny boy

      danny boy

      Those were the best days for this hobby imo. Cars could be built at a fairly reasonable price, and they were easy to repair, no one was afraid to do a little damage. Since then cars got bigger and heavier and more powerful, but also a lot more expensive. Repair bills have skyrocketed and no one wants to send their £600-1000 car over the big jumps any more.

       

      I must be getting old thinking back to the good ol' days like this lol.

  18. New smart lipos from Gens Ace. 

     

     

     

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    2. .AJ.

      .AJ.

      I don’t get putting all the charger tech in the battery, leave it in the charger and make the battery cheaper. It’s not for me at all 

    3. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      they were expensive before haha 🤣

    4. Shergar

      Shergar

      I actually like the Exocaged geezer, he doesn’t have a shouty youtube voice!

  19. Just been to the ABBA Voyage show, very good. 

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    2. Tug

      Tug

      Actually saw them at Wembley in 79, apparently the last time they played the UK. I would've been nine. 

    3. Stormbringer

      Stormbringer

      Im partial to bit of Abba now and again :good:

    4. turok007

      turok007

      This showed up on my youtube   i do watch ABBA now and then    

       

  20. Well, Max, that's karma for ya!

  21. I need a full size transit, I've found an absolute peach, but what's best; business loan? HP from the dealer? Personal loan?

     

    Talk to me! (Please)

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    2. Tug

      Tug

      Four years old, ten to fifteen thousand per year, VAT registered. 

    3. 53HRA

      53HRA

      I have been looking for a new (well pre owned) 1:1 and so far the personal bank loan has been the best option as the interest is far less than directly from a car dealer 

    4. GMballistic

      GMballistic

      If it's between £7.5K and £15K you need then there are some great low interest loans at the moment. 
      MBNA, Tesco Bank and Sainsbury's bank just to name a few have a 2.8% APR representative on loans of the above amount. 
      I'd recommend the Sainsbury's bank one especially if you have a Nectar card as they were giving members who took one of their loans 6K points as an extra thank you.
      Look here at their loans calculator to see if it works for you financially: https://www.sainsburysbank.co.uk/loans

  22. Went to Burton Dasset again, still didn't take any toys, but it's the best off-road terrain ever! An hour and a quarter from me, so a bit far, but definitely worth the trip. 

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    2. Darren Frosty

      Darren Frosty

      15 minutes up the road from me, it's my local spot. and yeah, it's epic.

    3. darkangelv24

      darkangelv24

      Never had any issues running electric stuff up there, crawlers, short course, monster trucks etc but i don't think they like you running nitro or petrol there. 

    4. Darren Frosty

      Darren Frosty

      Officially you're not allowed to run anything there but I've never been told to bugger off.

  23. Lewis has got this, unless Max decides to ignore the rules again. 

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    2. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      agree on clark and moss will always be my favs they could drive the hell outta anything  🙂 was never a schumy fan myself but he was a great driver back then too,agree about the media thing banging on about humans rights then race over there then the glenfell sponsorship geez lol 🤣 

    3. Alex97

      Alex97

      There is only one GOAT, PASTOR MALDONADO!!!! 

    4. Bajadre

      Bajadre

      lol alex crash GOAT haha 😂👍

  24. Dewalt have announced new battery packs that they're calling "pouch stacks". Sounds like they're switching to lithium polymer packs and moving away from lithium ion cylinders. Should mean far more power coming to power tools everywhere (let's face it, all tool manufacturers will have to follow suit), plus a few more fires from bad handling by rough tradesmen. 

     

     

     

    1. Nitroholic

      Nitroholic

      'game changer' ...... maybe we should try something like that for our toy cars ....

    2. Shergar

      Shergar

      Transit inferno - just think of the combustible things you find in your van or on site next to your power tools! Unless there’s some secret ingredient or process I can see DeWalt law suits on the horizon…

    3. Tug

      Tug

      Not if they hire Traxxas as lawyers to defend them!

  25. I'm seeing ads, has something changed?

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    2. Nick

      Nick

      Google did indeed change things. I think I've disabled them but they might still appear if cached... I'll give it a day and see, let me know if they've stopped for you.

    3. Andy20xe

      Andy20xe

      @Nickye they have just gone for me after a refresh 

    4. shaunm

      shaunm

      @Nickgone here to👍

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