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Finally got round to pressing the button on the new Rlaarlo Rog1 from Ali, and the damn thing has gone up £30 in just a few days...!!! My own fault for not buying when I first looked, but being a stubborn old bar steward I'm now going to resist and see what happens after xmas. Hopefully they'll come down again, the crazy price spikes and dips are one of the things that frustrate me most with Ali.
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Why is it people on FB think they can buy an RC, use/abuse it, then sell it for more than a new one... 🤔
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I was going to say it's because they are idiots.
Then I reconsidered...because if it's stupid to SELL your beaten up truck for more than a new one, what does that make a person who BUYS said truck?
But in all probability, they don't sell. These guys used to fill E-Bay up, but fees mean they go sell on FB instead. I avoid Facebook period. Not just marketplace.
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Forgot how much can be saved on Tamiya when buying from Tamico... After all taxes/delivery, can save 80 quid on a BBX.
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3 x little 1S 1000mah lipos, £4.26 each at a UK model shop, fair price I thought, I'll order those... £6.50 postage... maybe not.
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Evening msuk brethren, hope everybody is happy and well.
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Wife & daughter asked me to shut myself away somewhere for half an hour while they finished wrapping some presents. I chose the hobby room. Half an hour may become an hour. Or so.
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Facebook MP does make me chuckle. Used Maverick Quantum MT Brushed - £250.... (new £150 from MS)... Let me think about that for a second???!!! Have to hand it to them though, I just wouldn't have the neck to even try.
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What is it with FB Marketplace? Just seen some joker asking £530 for an old Traxxas Nitro Stampede including various bits of tat with no real value. And the amount of times you see tired / abused stuff listed at or very close to the new price staggers me. Particularly when its also in stock at MS / WS... 🤔🤪
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Appliance Electronics? Can't remember if they're looked upon fondly amongst the msuk brethren? Always getting them confused with MIBI...
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Just dug out an old Bosch 'green' router that used to be my dad's, must be at least 35 yrs old if its a day. Powered up just fine, quick look at the data plate, and it says 'made in Switzerland'... don't see that much anymore ☹️
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Spotted some bargain solder in Lidl the other day, flux cored to boot! £4.99 for 100m. Result! Got home, mentioned it to Mrs Bertberr, passed her the box, she said "wow that's heavy for solder - looks like you can weld with it too..."
Turns out its welding wire not solder. Grrrrr 🥴
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Forgotten how much it hurt to get hit by your RC at speed....in flip flops... Initially, other than the pain, I thought I'd got away quite lightly, flap of skin and some ketchup, but within half an hour looked like I had two ankle bones on the same side of my foot...
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Ouch mate yep it tends to be sore when run over by an rc at full pelt
Ran my self over with my nitro trophy truggy ,it hit my ankle ,knocked me of my feet , i went down tx went flying and when it hit ground all the batteries went flying , it damm well hurt and of course Yrkoon was rolling about laughing 😃
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Any suggestions for some decent (but not mega pricey!!!) wireless headphones? Want to get my lad some for his birthday that he can use for listening to music in his bedroom and also connected up to the soundbar when he's playing on his xbox in the lounge. Thanks
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@bertberr you can get them from Amazon, but not high Street retailers currently.
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Anybody know any decent bashing spots in/around Dorchester?
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Any BT / Openreach engineers on here? Or even Virgin Media? Just want to know if they are likely to agree to run fibre cables around the side of the property to enter into the property round the back, where the lounge is, as I really don't want a load of holes / disturbance to the front room and the lounge / front room wall as we've just recently finished decorating both rooms...
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It depends on the engineer, I had a contractor fit the BT cable and and Openreach/BT make the connection. However when presented with a trunked cable run (with plenty of slack) from my connection box in the correct cable, the contractor happily made my cable off at his end and ok’d it for the BT engineer 😉
As a rule they go to where your existing box is, not where you’d like it.
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I had no issues with Virgin when I had my fibre hooked up at hte new house. The old box was downstairs in the sitting room...I wanted the new one upstairs in the front bedroom.
The guy had no problems installing it where I asked.
I guess you would get issues if you wanted the cable run excessive distances or through multiple walls or under floors or whatever.
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Thought after all the doom and gloom of the last couple of years, I'd treat us all to a trip down to the Goodwood Revival meeting later this year. Used to go quite regularly back in the late 90's / early 2000's, when I seem to remember tickets were around £30 for general admission. Just priced it up for a family of four for one day, including grandstands, and it was 447 quid... Hmmm, well it was a nice idea at least...!!!
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only been to goodwood revival once, and it was worth every penny. one of a kind event.
yes an expensive day out, but so much going on... managed to blag my way into the proper inner paddock. Where else on earth can you see a whole line of Ford GT40 waiting to race? next to another line of Ferrari 250 GTO, a few lambos, some 1930 racers etc. half a dozen genuine AC cobra.
totally overwhelming the quality of the cars not just on display but being raced hard round the track.
throw in the period dress and the quality of cars from people attending? and it really is one of a kind. just dont take the whole family of they wont appreciate it 😄
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I know its a great event, I've been probably 6 or 7 times during the first 10 years or so it was on (we lived about five miles east of Goodwood), but back then I paid 25-30 quid for my ticket and the grandstands started at less than 20 quid. Just don't think it represents decent value for money anymore, but each to their own.
It was the same great event back then, probably better actually, as it all seemed just a bit more accessible, bit more intimate? Did the FOS a similar number of times during the early years, but preferred the format of the Revival, and the close on track racing. Just think its time to try something else, particularly now I have the kids. The FIA Masters events are equally well organised, or at least the Silverstone event was that we did a few years back, just with less of the trimmings, and under a quarter of the price. Sure we'll all have a great day.
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This made me laugh... not only is it 50 quid more than a new one (its used) but the nice succinct description should undoubtedly seal the deal...!!!
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Anyone able to suggest some decent shock pliers / tool? Don't really want the 10/12 quid chinesium ones off ebay, prefer something a little better finished (ie a slightly better class of chinesium...😆) Not sure I want (or need) to spend 50 quid on the Tekno ones - anything much in-between?
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I've got these, they work well for me. As long as the pliers are softer than the shafts I don't think it really matters what you buy.
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Anybody know who's the current UK Traxxas importer / distributor?
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Pick up my new (well, new to me) RC on Saturday, really quite excited, excluding micro/mini, it will be my first bigish RC for about four years now. Feel a bit 'dirty' though..., not sure I can forgive myself...!!! Anyone care to guess what it is?!
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Just an observation... looking at MX / Enduro boots at the moment, and the two I'm most interested in are the Leatt and the Alpinestars. First is made in China, second in Thailand. Now, in the US, by far their biggest market, the 5.5 for example are circa 300 usd, in the UK they are circa 220 gbp. Near enough the exact same price converted. What else can you think of that we like on here that are made in the far east, and cost... 50-75% more on average in the UK than they do in the US...???!!!
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I've been wearing a pair of Forma Terrains for the last few years...and they have been really good.
https://www.dirtbikexpress.co.uk/product/forma_terrain_tx_anthracite_black_enduro_boots
Made in Europe. Took awhile to break in, but the level of protection they give is excellent.
Just don;t look at any boots made by Traxxas.....
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Anyone ordered a Sketer yet?
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Who do you guys with motorbikes use for your insurance? Any rec's much appreciated (or ones to avoid!) 👍
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Our family cat (my avatar) died this morning. Went to let him out and he was just motionless in his bed. Seemed fine last night, must have been a heart condition we weren't aware of. All devastated, particularly the kids, he was one of the family... ☹️
