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Anyone into R/C?

Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by A.D., Feb 7, 2009.

  1. Mar 29, 2012 at 7:59 AM
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    DanglingFury

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    I don't think that it's possible to be "in the sticks" if you're in Cali...
     
  2. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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    Trust me, we have "sticks" out here.
     
  3. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:27 AM
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    DanglingFury

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  4. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:36 AM
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    Up north, yeah. Except we don't have rednecks in our sticks :p
     
  5. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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    wesrunner Gang Gang

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    a buncha fuckin toyotas
    Changed my mind. No TC4 Club kit for me. Thinking parking lot basher RC18R. Just because shit's cheaper. Lipo's for 30 bucks... Mamba Pro for 100 bucks. MIP CVD's and Diffs are only 20 a set.
     
  6. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:51 AM
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    SACTOWN Mr. bougie, apparently

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    We have drunk and high rich kids that think their redneck.
     
  7. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:52 AM
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    You can get 1/10th size lipos for that.
     
  8. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:53 AM
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  9. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:56 AM
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    SACTOWN Mr. bougie, apparently

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  10. Mar 29, 2012 at 11:57 AM
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    In my experience you can find rednecks just about anywhere if you look. Now the're higher concentrations in some areas over others.
     
  11. Mar 29, 2012 at 12:01 PM
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    I see old Popcorn, and those like him, as hillbillies, not really rednecks.
     
  12. Mar 29, 2012 at 12:36 PM
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    Yea. Hillbillies are special breed of people. You can't find them just anywhere.
     
  13. Mar 29, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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    SACTOWN Mr. bougie, apparently

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  14. Mar 29, 2012 at 12:42 PM
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    I think this thread has been totally unrelated to r/c for at least 2 pages now...

    HA!
     
  15. Mar 29, 2012 at 1:34 PM
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    Reported
     
  16. Mar 29, 2012 at 2:22 PM
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    -reported for reporting
     
  17. Mar 29, 2012 at 2:46 PM
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    FearNothing321 You gonna eat that taco?

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    t4, have you ever used any of that liquid mask stuff?
     
  18. Mar 29, 2012 at 3:10 PM
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    Yes sir I have. I find the Parma the best/easiest to work with, you can thin it a bit and spray it on, however I find brushing it works the best, for me at least. I like to use a few (4-5) coats, and changing stroke directions every time yields the best results. With ample drying time between. Another thing I like about it is, you can draw out your design on the protective film on the outside of the body with a Sharpie (mask dries translucent) cut out the pattern with a BRAND new #11 Excato blade, by "lightly" tracing your lines, inside the body of course, use the tip of the blade to lift unwanted mask sections. Only down fall I've found is, if left on for a long period of time, talking weeks or longer, it becomes brittle, and hard to remove in large sections.
     
  19. Mar 29, 2012 at 3:13 PM
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    FearNothing321

    FearNothing321 You gonna eat that taco?

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    cool, thank you

    I was thinking about picking some up when I eventually get a couple of new bodies
     
  20. Mar 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM
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    t4daddy

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    Is every one asleep? My buddy got his RC8.2e in this evening, it sure looks good. I wish I could assemble it for him, but all I got was the body to shoot. I'm trying to come up with a scheme know. I'm green with envy...
     

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