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For general bashing I use optifuel. Yes it's a bit smokey but it doesn't matter too much for bashing, no more than 20% for .15 is good advice, I normally go for 16% because it's readily available local to me. Unless your racing you won't notice too much difference.

Had this a few times, the scam uses your email address as a domain name to prevent you blocking it sending further messages. Just delete it and carry on, very pathetic attempt but there will be a few people get caught out as always.

Always excellent service from them. Lovely 5 and 10 dollar boxes arrive about a week after ordering. Last order took 4 days to arrive and was marked at 10 dollars despite the real cost.

If it's loosing all control it sounds like a TX/Rx fault or interference. Have you got a fail safe installed ? That should activate if set up properly in the event of signal loss. If it's just screaming away but you still have steering it sounds like it's running lean at WOT due to cold weather. You say you tune then warm up, it should be the other way round. You can only properly tune a warm engine.

Well the wife is safely away at her mums and the call phone has been quiet. So I tackled the rear lights. I must say they are some of the most fiddly and time consuming lights Ive ever built. Fitted the rear wings properly now. While I had the wheels off to fit the wings and shock mounts I looked at the black axle tie rods and thought Im just not happy with them so axles are back out so I can paint the tie rods. Built up the O/S tank up, sorted the marker lamps too. Also done a bit of painting, mainly primer work so didnt bother taking any pictures.

Made the most of a free day off and got a bit done. wing top details added. The lines are sprayed as opposed to my usual vinyl. Built up the N/S tank assembly. Vinyl tank straps break up the grey. Still need to paint the tank cap and adblue cap. Also got to sort the lens for the markers. The wife is going to her mum's tomorrow so might get plenty more done if the call phone stays quite.

Electric orange is a great colour but a nightmare to work with as it's neither metallic or pearl. I agree it looks good though. This one is going to be more show truck than work horse, wanted to push my painting skills and make it a challenge. I just hope my ideas for the paint work out.

Forgot I had painted the gearbox end plates so built that up this evening. Used the Tamiya chrome casing for a bit more bling factor. Trial fitted my new prop too. Fits a dream but needs work as the other one did. Not going out to the workshop now so it can wait.

Made the most of a lovely day and a rare day off. Got some bits into colour, enough of them to reveal my colour scheme. And here it is, Ford Electric Orange and Rover Gun metal. The orange is the most unforgiving colour I have ever used professionally and is even worse on a home based project. Lamp bodies need painting inside and a bit of detail work to do. wing tops placed on, detail still to add. The sharp eyes may see the masking. Wing tops will need flatting and repainting because of a slight accident. Someone meaning well covered them over while still soft so there are a number of imperfections that need addressing. Won't be for a week or so though as they will need to fully harden before I start.

Yes it does come with all the spot lights. The Tamiya truck kits are good for that, you can build it exactly like the box art if you choose just by using the suggested paints.

@Daddyroo don't give up hope of painting, plenty of decent days left yet. I pant middle of the morning and move stuff indoors by 3. Plastic sheet set up over a couple of poles makes a great drying space with even the weakest of sun. Got these flatter down and two coats of white primer down on Sunday. Also got a few bits into colour but they need another coat. Any one care to guess the colour ? Got the cab partially together. Ignore the Lego brick rear mount, it temporary. ☺️ Fit was fairly good, just a few minor tweaks needed to get the parts to fit near seamlessly. Looks like my front axle mods will work too.

45-50mm should work for the short one, that's what I ordered but got the 50-70 instead. Couldn't be bothered with Asia tees again so I cut it down to suit. I've a 110-130 too but haven't built the gearbox yet so can't report on that. Should fit as all the 6x2 Tamiya chassis are similar apart from the Grand Hauler.

Now you say. I ordered one too long so it had a proper chop. Lol. Spent this after Infront of the log burner test fitting some more bits. And this is the result. Wing tops are just dropped on hence why the rear one is the wrong side. Both side tanks are built up and on. Think the battery carrier will need some work to allow my prop to fit. Need to get the gearbox built but I wanted to paint the end plates first, no chance of that with the cold weather so I may be on hold for a while.

Had a few hours on the build over the last couple of evenings. Not posted due to pure frustration. Wheels are finally on the rear. Tyres wouldn't sit true on the head so lots of careful filing required. Sorted that then found the off set to be wrong, cured with some shims but took an age to get the correct set up so as not to foul the suspension or the rear wings. Rear prop fitted. This thing was the work of Satan. I know AJ fitted Hercules Hobby shafts to his build without too much fuss but this was Friday afternoon job. Most of the holes were not fully drilled, threads partially taped and a bur in the slide. To top it off 3 of the nuts for the dummy bolts had no thread inside ! It was all easy enough to put right but just made a quick job into a long ordeal.

Bit more progress over the weekend. Loads of bits in primer and the remaining chassis parts painted and fitted. Plenty of cleaning, flatting, degreasing and priming. Just need to assemble the second drive axle and test fit them with the rims and wings before a wet flat and more painting.

My last order with them was really bad. Loads of stuff went back order without warning. Try using the chat option, they will try to help if possible but the service lately has left a little to be desired for me.

. Thanks. Shock mounts are listed for the Grand Hauler but fit all chassis. I got them from an eBay seller JP Trendy shop. Few bits on there and really fast shipping direct from Japan.

Those of you not sleep deprived may have noticed the GPM steering crank fits perfectly upside down too. So with that sorted I test fitted my GPM axle. Lovely bit of kit with bearings on the king pins top and bottom. After much shaving and shimming it's on. Had I wanted to run narrow wheels it would have been a direct replacement but I'm running wide fronts on this. Stock axle is set up for wide wheels if my tweaks make it sit too wide when cabs on but they tend to be too sloppy. GPM front shock mounts on. Fit a treat, just have to drill the thread out of the chassis as these thick ally blocks are fully threaded and sit inside the chassis. Also my clone wheels, Tamiya fitment clone on Hercules Hobby wheels, only in China. ?

Not had much free time of late so only managed to do a few bits until today. Chassis rails and a few plastic parts have been painted over the last couple of weeks so I decided to test fit some of the chassis parts. servos built up on GPM mounts. Chassis roughly together. The GPM cross member with air tank was very disappointing, threads where not fully machined, so much so the air tank rattled about even though they the screws had been partially round out by the force used during assembly. Easily fixed with a tap and some new hardware. The other cross member though is a different story. It's simply too deep for the chassis, I think it's a Hercules Hobby one passed off as a GPM item. GPM steering crank is very nice. Just need to trim the standard Tamiya ball stud. Need to decide what to do for the missing cross member. Think I will just paint the stock one when I paint the aluminium rear end.

I got some clone tyres for the back of the knight hauler for the same reason but they have got gready so Lesu are the better buy now. Asiatees order waiting for me at home, should be some rims, drive shafts, few gpm goodies and some ally chassis bits. Waiting on my 80t motor and the paint now.

I blame AJ. I was happy with 3 until I saw his tipper build and then a few more truck builders came along. The itch got too great and here we are. First of many parts arrived today. Still waiting on a large asiatees order and some bits from Chinese eBay sellers. Also waiting on my order for paint for the cab.

Whoops. Finger slipped on the buy button. Already order loads of bits for it, this is going to be a much slower build than previous ones as I intend to paint and modify lots of it.