Plastic Modeling

[soundman98]

hey! nice aiwa stereo!

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by soundman98

hey! nice aiwa stereo!

That has sentimental value for me, so I'll never get rid of it. Been lugging it around everywhere I moved to since I got it. Lol

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Didn't have time today to throw in the light buckets and muffler, will do that another day.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

That has sentimental value for me, so I'll never get rid of it. Been lugging it around everywhere I moved to since I got it. Lol

i started off with 1 as well. first stereo the parents allowed me to buy.

for a while, there was a run on various similar models and speaker sets getting donated to the thrift stores. i've now got 3 main units and 4 pairs of the speakers

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by soundman98

i started off with 1 as well. first stereo the parents allowed me to buy.

for a while, there was a run on various similar models and speaker sets getting donated to the thrift stores. i've now got 3 main units and 4 pairs of the speakers

This was/is my one and only bookshelf stereo system. I can't remember when I got it, but I want to say around 2000 or 2001??? It's still kicking and sounds good still, even after some major abuse in college. Although the CD changer is acting up, and the volume knob does what ever it feels like doing when you try to adjust the volume

I don't use it anymore, and is more of a decoration at this point.


Why do you have 4 pairs of speakers, but only 3 mainunits?

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

This was/is my one and only bookshelf stereo system. I can't remember when I got it, but I want to say around 2000 or 2001??? It's still kicking and sounds good still, even after some major abuse in college. Although the CD changer is acting up, and the volume knob does what ever it feels like doing when you try to adjust the volume

I don't use it anymore, and is more of a decoration at this point.


Why do you have 4 pairs of speakers, but only 3 mainunits?

well, i once had 6 pairs of the speakers. 1 was sacrificed for science to learn what was inside, and another was torn apart for using the speakers in a different bookshelf speaker build.

it's just what the thrift stores had on the shelves. i buy it when i see it because i like the functionality and the sound of them. haven't found anymore lately, though i do look from time to time.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Another 1/10 scale

[JD001]

Originally Posted by soundman98

hey! nice aiwa stereo!

And here I was thinking that it's an ICE system installed under the bonnet, with a see through bonnet...

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Tried out various offsets for the LM wheels, had to settle for the highest offset (still don't get why in the RC world, the lower the the number, the higher the offset). Otherwise, they would have been sticking out way too much.

Also got the light buckets and muffler on. I want to lower the body more, but the front are at the lowest position possible without me modifying the stealth mount.

[Kiske]

The thickness of the stakes in that diffuser throw off the scale? Is it a durability concern?

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by Kiske

The thickness of the stakes in that diffuser throw off the scale? Is it a durability concern?

Quite possibly. If I do hit a wall, it is usually the rear. I believe it's actual function is ballast bearing. I know just the additional weight by itself has made the car feel more controllable for me. I might experiment with finding various things I can tape down on it. haha.

[soundman98]

could file down the sides at an angle so the edges finished surface appears thinner

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by soundman98

could file down the sides at an angle so the edges finished surface appears thinner

Considering I smacked a bucket and box hard enough to dislodge the magnetic system forward, I think I'll sacrifice the realism.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Update for those that care about the RC cars. LOL. I moved the motor from the bottom mount, to the top mount. Did a very quick test run, and it's much more controllable. I guess I'm one of those that prefer higher center of gravity for drifting.