203 - Kyosho Mega 16x2 Motor

 

I'm not the kind of modeller that make stocks of everything and I'm not a collector at the point to buy two or more of everything. I collect only useful spares and some vintage brushed motors that I intend to refurbish but this motor is different: it was my first high grade motor, the one I've ran in my Yokomo Works '91 and the only RC present I've ever received from my family. I own yet that motor but anyway I've decided to buy this second one, it have been an impluse buy but it's fine. 

202 - Holidays

 

As usual between july and august we spend a pair of weeks in the alps in regenerating our batteries. Unfortunately this year (due to health reaseons) I can't dedicate time in discovering new local breweries and beers so I mostly do gardening works (we have more ore less 1000 square meters of lawn to care) and I increase my knowledge of interesting cheeses.

My ride for 2022 summer holidays 😅

I've also renounce to bring on holidays a Tamiya to have some fun because neither my Blitzer and my Wild One were ready and because I didn't feel confident to bring my Delta Ray without basics setup and without a proper shakedown: too much risks of breakages without not much possibilities to work to fix it properly.

Often when we discover a new cheese the only leftover is paper 😇

201 - Stadium Blitzer Update Detailed

My Stadium Blitzer has been neglected for a long time without a reason because it is a car that I like and that I've lightly upgraded in the past (handmade crossmembers for shock towers and radio plate removing).

I've also some good memories with it.

Weeks ago I've swapped the old chassis, that I've ruined in the attempt to make room for Lipos, with a new chassis bought last year (if I'm not wrong) and more recently I've swapped the dogbones with DT02 unis as I have planned for ages.

To complete the trasmission upgrade I've in stock a Carson steel pinion so I can push a little more in choosing the motor.

A new servo saver is the not planned upgrade but it will be useful in a car without bellcrank setup for steering.

The main update concern the ESC: I will swap the Mtroniks usend in the past with a brand new Robitronic Speedstar 2 (I love its square shape) that I use widely in my cars.

New tires are also ready to by installed and in future, with more time to spend in the search, I will prepare a secon set more specific for grass.

The more evident change it's about the body that will be swapped with a Kamtec Blitzer Beetle body mounted in a lowered position in the attempt to create something unsual.

Unfortunately both this car as the Wild One will not be ready for my next holidays.