Dear Santa...

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 12/22/2014 at 14:54 • Filed to: None

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Can I has this? I was real good this year

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 14:57

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That picture screams Radio Shack to me. And I bet that K5 has been sitting on that same shelf since 1986.

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 12/22/2014 at 14:58

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with those rims?

It was a shitty pic, they want $400 for it! (not radio shack, actually an RC place in CT)

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 15:01

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Kind of just look like chromed versions of the stock wheels K5's would have come with.

Regardless of the vintage, that is one cool looking truck. I always wanted a "real" RC car. All I ever had was the Tyco stuff. Although the Fast Traxx that replaced my Turbo Hopper was pretty badass.

505Turbeaux > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 12/22/2014 at 15:02

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my mom always got me shitty tyco stuff too, and all my friends had Lunch Boxes and stuff. I think I am old enough, but $400 for something I didnt build...damn I pay that for real cars sometimes

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 15:20

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I so badly wanted a lunchbox, or a grasshopper. But I'd probably would have blown the thing up anyway. Maybe my mom was smart with only getting me the Tyco stuff.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 15:31

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I payed exactly that for my Taurus lol. But then again, when i was real heavy into RC i had/have about $10k worth of RC stuff over about 9 vehicles. The Slayer I build had about 3 grand into alone.

505Turbeaux > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 12/22/2014 at 15:32

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damn, heavy investment. Jealous I am

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 15:32

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Do you know what make it is? Axial makes good crawlers like that.

505Turbeaux > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 12/22/2014 at 15:36

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not at all, I had to remove myself from the area or I would have been pulling out some benjamins

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 17:25

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You have more self control than i do, thats for sure. Ill have to get a video of my Slayer winding out some time. Its amazing how fast that little animal is. Only problem is, the township gets ony case when i run it casue its so loud. OS 18TZ nitro powah!!!

505Turbeaux > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 12/22/2014 at 17:32

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you might inspire me to spend alot of money. Yeah I want to see!!!

I want to build something off one of these...

bad idea? All I care about is the body

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 17:37

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Top to bottom,

Tamiya F-104Pro, with a Ferarri F60 shell, i just bought a new shell, will be painting it up soon,

The 80mph Traxxas Slayer, CF chassis, OS engines bigblock, whole nine yards.

And thr bottom is a 2wd Traxxad Slash. Its wearing a Jconcepts '79 F250 that i painted up.

Not pictured, an old Tamiya TT-01 with a parma '49 Merc body, a Tamiya M-05 Pro that thinks its a lemon yellow Civic, A bone stock Traxxas Tmaxx and a Traxxas Revo set up for road racing.

Maybe ill make a post.

505Turbeaux > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 12/22/2014 at 17:39

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if you do, make sure you post back here so I know it is live please.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 17:48

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Depends on what you want to do with it. Those bodies were injection molded plastic, pretty heavy, easily damaged. If you want to race it or bash it, you'll want a polycarbonate/lexan shell. You could make your own lexan body if you have access to a vacuum forming machine, just use the hard ABS plastic Brat body as a positive mold. Check ProLine and Parma ESC, they have good stuff.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 17:54

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That being said, if yoy want to go rock crawling or slow off roading, the heavier ABS body would be better. And you can really make those ABS bodies look nice. shaving door handles, filling gaps, hell, do a real base-clear paint job.

505Turbeaux > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 12/22/2014 at 18:01

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awesome, now I might have to actually do it

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > 505Turbeaux 12/22/2014 at 19:00

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keep me posted. I'll run some of the cars tomorrow if its not too wet. Get some pictures and whatnot.