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| Mueller |
 May 2 2003, 11:00 AM
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914 Freak!  Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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I'll swing by the local hobby shop today (Sheldons) and grab a set of wheels to look at....hmmm, any interest in 1/10 scale Fuchs????
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| djm914-6 |
May 2 2003, 11:39 AM
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Happiness is: Getting on the road Group: Members Posts: 1,864 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Burlington MA Member No.: 248 Region Association: None |
How would one go about making scale Fuchs?
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| Mueller |
May 2 2003, 11:59 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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Billet- I have a small CNC mill and lathe which actually works now
(built it myself, it's one of those cheesy 3-in-1 mills you see in the back of Car Craft or Hobby magazines---converted it from ACME screws to ballscrews, built a Servo Controller including the power supply, it runs off of a PC) I am slowly buying tools and accesories (expensive) or Cast-I've always wanted to make a small foundry for some of my scale projects.....used cast aluminum pistons make great material for melting into new parts...... |
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May 2 2003, 11:59 AM
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Machine some aluminum! yes, they do have nice aluminum 1/10 scale wheels. Don't remember any Fuchs though. They do make some wheels that look like Fikse FM10's.
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| Aaron Cox |
May 2 2003, 06:25 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
they dont even need to be aluminum. didnt one guy on the email list say he could vaccuum form stuff? make some five luggers out of plastic! would be cool. how would one go about milling bizillions of lil fuchs in a reasonable amt of time?
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| seanery |
May 3 2003, 10:37 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I've got aluminum on my car and IMHO they are much nicer than the plastic ones.
Mueller, I'd be interested in some fuchs if you made some. |
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May 3 2003, 10:41 AM
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Mueller just picked up a pair of 993 Turbo Twists made by Proline today. (I met up with him at my 1st place of employment at age 15, the hobby shop).
Note that 1/10 scale RC wheels are made to be large in scale, so they are actually equal to about 19 to 20" wheels. ( they are 2 inches in diameter). You can't go smaller as they don't offer any scaled down tires to go with them. |
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| PorschePony |
May 29 2003, 12:19 PM
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NorthROLLERcoaster Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Northcoast, Ohio Member No.: 187 |
I'm still here. Here is where I am at...
I have been told that that they were to be shipped from Germany a few weeks ago. I posted that to you. Since then I have been hounding the distributor wanting status. He keeps saying that they are overdue and was part of other orders that they are late on. I ordered a lot of extras, so I have a lot of personal money invested as well as yours! I am really frustrated with the wait, just as you are. If I don't have bodies in the state by Monday, I am going to after the distributor to get our money back. This is taking a lot more time than I thought, and I will follow it through, so don't think I am in Cosomel, sipping drinks on your money! |
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| Mueller |
May 29 2003, 01:01 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None
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I don't mind waiting a few more weeks...heck, the darn body is going to be just sitting around collecting dust for a while anyways (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| PorschePony |
Jun 12 2003, 01:41 PM
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NorthROLLERcoaster Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Northcoast, Ohio Member No.: 187 |
Believe it or not, the bodies are in CA and being shipped out as we speak! I am having the distributor send some of them out from there, such as larger quantities, people in CA or close.
THe few remaining I'm getting and will ship out next week. I thought it would never happen, but as long as everyhting is as told, you guys should be getting a UPS package soon! PLease email me as you receive them! Thanks for your patience... |
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| PorschePony |
Jun 17 2003, 12:57 PM
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NorthROLLERcoaster Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Northcoast, Ohio Member No.: 187 |
The distributor said they should start hitting the larger orders or CA guys today. He said he wasn't very happy with Carson, in the time it took and the look of the car isn't quite as nice as the pic..
The 356's didn't come over, so he will either send you a 914, or refund the money. Please email me as you receive them and your thoughts. Thanks again for your patience... I hope it was all worth it. |
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| Bleyseng |
Jun 17 2003, 07:41 PM
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Aircooled Baby! Group: Members Posts: 13,034 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Seattle, Washington (for now) Member No.: 24 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Great news then!! Thanks and I can't wait!
Geoff |
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| kafermeister |
Jun 17 2003, 08:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 778 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Cincinnati/Northern KY Member No.: 174 |
QUOTE(PorschePony @ Jun 17 2003, 01:57 PM) Thanks again for your patience... I hope it was all worth it. I appreciate all of the time, effort and patients you've invested in this project to ensure that 914 enthusiast have an opportunity to own something that wouldn't otherwise be available to them. Thanks Again (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap56.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) Rick Harris |
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| PorschePony |
Jun 27 2003, 08:37 AM
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NorthROLLERcoaster Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 23-January 03 From: Northcoast, Ohio Member No.: 187 |
OK, Here is where we are at.
I asked why we didn't get them. He stopped shipment, because the parts were not good looking. When he said that it wasn't quite as nice as the pic, he looked again and said that he didn't even want to ship because they would all be shipped back. He sent me a part. It is a cross between a 914 and a Pacer. Very rounded, must have been blown out of mold to quick? Carson apologized and is sending replacements. He said he will send out from there (CA in 2 weeks when Carson makes good on their promise). If anyone wants out, email me and I'll refund your money, and try to get it back from the distributor. I'm going to stick it out, since I have waited this long, its becoming the "Harry Potter Book " in the form of the R/C Body. Its not a lot of money individually, but overall it adds up. So I'll email again in 2 weeks when I hear from our Guy. I'm trying to keep on top of this and will do whatever it takes to finish it. Thanks again for your patience... I hope it was all worth it. |
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