Put new fuel lines or if it comes to it, a tank in the TG-10, the fuel is partially forced into the carb by the backpressure in the exhaust to tank line. If the tank isn't properly sealed where the 2 halves join, then the engine is getting less fuel since the pack pressure gas is escaping. Same goes for holes in the fuel line. Try turning the tank 180 degrees first.

Those first gen minis are getting on now. I still have mine in it's box, not even built.
I like your TG-10, just get some black on the bonnet! I got some of those TG-10 wheels for one of my 1/10 minis, but I am currently short of the correct size tyres.

So Harley aka mr RC Mini, where is the best/cheapest place to buy an M-03 shell? I needa new shell, cause the paint job on the one I bort second hand sux!

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Metro hobbies in box hill has 1/10 frewer mini shells for $29. If you come to the VMCI meeting this week, I can have one there for you.
It has the bumpers and grille moulded in, and doesn't have the detail of a tamiya shell on the back end, but it is cheap. (The car on the far left in the photo is a frewer)
An original mo3 shell will set you back around $80, a monte carlo shell around $100US. That is the best shell in my opinion.

Nar I can't make it to VMCI meetings, it's just too far to go!

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i spotted a clubman RC mini for $15 just before christmas - and i couldn't resist! i'm yet to actually try it out, but it's living on my mantle in the living room with my other assortment of matchbox minis.

What size is it?

i take it all back - it isn't a clubby afterall. it's a roundie with the square tail lights. i think i need to get my eyes checked

about 5" long, and 2.5" wide, as a rough guess.

all this talk about RC minis...i want one! but i think the real mini takes priority, it needs an engine rebuild.

i could have bought one in a plastic tin a while back, but instead i bought a peugeot based on i already had a mini and it was the right size. wasn't too quick but really fun on a slippery (not wet) floor...180 spins and then reverse out of it...was awesome and not hard to do.

Harley- i would be interested in a hong kong RC, what sort of price would we be looking at? and did you say it was a Tamiya? i think that would be best, just for the detail.

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78 Leyland Mini - Prince

I tried new fuel lines, I reckon the tank seals, but maybe I'll take it off and put it in some water. I thought about putting a balloon on the fuel filler to give it some pressure, but that probably wouldn't work very well.... maybe a little air tank I can pump up. I've got an old petrol Celica that goes really hard, I was thinking about swapping the motor, but it has clutch troubles now.... I swapped the wheels & chunky tread tyres off it, and I reckon it looks ace, I'm not a fan of superlights/contessas anymore

more pics to bug you guys with like the detail on the mini badge - my tribute to my Mini K...

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

This is where I bought my M-03 mini the other week.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=5955953402&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT

I opted for the express post, It arrived overnight. That's better than Auspost!

Harley's painting tip #47- Backmasking



Backmasking can pull off layers of paint, undoing hours of work. (!@%#$*&$@*($)
This car has upwards of of maybe 15 layers, through 8 paints. The problem is that some of the paint I have used here was waterbased, and others whatever the hell tamiya paint is made of. Unless the paint has taken quite a few days to dry, and as long as the paint went on in lots of thin layers, the chances of this happening are minimal.

In my case here, the paint that went on last, the black, has come off with the masking tape that was covering the headlights so they remain clear. A hairdryer or heat gun is a great way to speed up that drying time for all those layers, but it can also have an effect on the glue in the tape In my case here helping the tape stick to the days old paint, and taking a large portion with it when peeled off. The damaged area is bigger than the tape, as the paint holds itself togrther.

This has happened to me a couple of times in the past, and it is a bastard of a job to match the paint up when you have multiple colours. So, how to minimise damage and repair?

First, If worried it will happen, take the tape off very, very slowly. If the paint starts to peel, get a knife and litghtly cut along the tape edge. Once the tape is off, you will see the damage extent. There are two options for repair.
1. Cut out all the paint that was affected or stretched, and repaint.
2. You have to move quick, get a heat gun and heat the damaged area. Get a round pencil end or similar and push the paint down onto the shell, working towards the hole.
If done properly, the paint won't look too bad from the outside in these small areas.
For the big bit, go back to the brush. If your paint was in a can, spray some into the lid and get it from there. Don't do heavy layers and let dry in between. If you can put a sticker on the outside, it will cover the damage.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have some paint to repair.

So can i get the radio gear from the same place? the only think that i dont think i would like about building it is the fact that i have to paint it. i can just see it turning out really badly. But i still gonna get one

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heres mine

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oooooh yeah thats nice. I like the Euro style graphic on the side.... it looks like minis i've seen on German websites.

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[NATHAN] -- Sold everything mini related and am back in big beautiful BMWs

its got a big mini logo on the roof too, heres a better one of the side

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