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They were freely available 7+ years ago |
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I think I have about 10 of them If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem mate
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AndyAus could u sell me 3 mint ones how much thanks
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I've sold on quite a few cars that were on my "must have" list - pretty much anything I or my friends had BITD, or we lusted over in the catalogues & RC guide books.
Holiday Buggy/Sand Rover, Grasshopper/Hornet, FAV/Wild One, Hotshot, Bigwig(s), Fox(es), Falcon, Monster Beetle, Striker (really? ), RC10, Mardave Meteor(s) and Cobra(s) have all come and gone, and others - but I've been Frogless for sometime now, having had a (very) used one around 1984/5, an NIB re-release one in 2008, and several more, both old & new since. TBH they don't handle that well, the metal antennas are a liability in any sort of crash, the rear wing is especially fragile, the diff & drivehafts can be problematic, I think the boxart pink is silly, the chassis is liable to brown badly, the shock mount points on the rear arms are weak, and so on - but nevertheless I kind of miss having a Frog around. Another new one didn't hold that much appeal - I like the restoration process too much I guess - so I have been keeping an eye out for a half decent one. Today I spotted one on eBay that looked to be minging - especially the remains of a balloon, sorry "Rubber Bag" on the MSC - but fairly intact & honest otherwise. It needs a new body, decals, driver sprue, rear tyres & probably drive boots, but appears to have a box, hump battery & early (non-BEC) Acoms mk.III radio set. Looking forward to it arriving I've drawn up a #7 to replace the 1 & 2 decals (started with a 2, flipped & mirrored), as that's at least the number I'm up to now. "Highlight" are in the seller's pics below Attachments: |
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I like this compact design. I got one in the box but never tried. If it is like the brat.... I should be desappointed with a standard silvercan. I had more fun with a sport tuned.
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It's arrived
The decomposing rubber bag on the MSC I already knew about (note remains of the white print in pic 2), but apparently the 4x AA battery holder & RX had been waterproofed in the same way, and the resulting tar (mixed with failed alkaline battery juice) was also on the inside of the drive battery door & on the chassis. Attachments: |
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Resistor casing has failed
I already knew about the melted insulation and body, but unfortunately all the conductors in the wires - all of it, including the servos/RX/chargers - is all rotted out. Green on the connectors & black in the wires, so it's never going to work without replacing everything. TBH I'd rather have a non-functional, vintage looking setup than a running modern setup in this case though Driveshaft boots looked very suspect, but one is also split. Attachments:
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