Still in project stage, here is almost finished the master of the MiD44 bodyshell (based on Team-Azarashi Tateego bodyshell, with their agreement):

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/4894/img1160df1.jpg

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8100/img1161zk3.jpg

Hope you like it :eh?:

Stay tuned

Olivier

Looks fantastic! What's it made of? Some sort of styrene?

Hi SHY :)

It has been made with plater for moulding. I hope to succeed in vacuform it at home. If someone could give me some good advice to perform this job, I will be please to read him (or her) :thumbsup:

And what about SHY's MiD44 ?

Olivier

I was away on vacation, and I'm getting married in one month... so I'm kinda "grounded" as to playing with my little cars for the moment :lol: But you can see the church program if you like? :p

Going to the Nordics in Finland next weekend though...

I promise I will test it as soon as time permits! :thumbsup:

Who's the crazy girl wants to get married with you :woot:

Who said it was a girl :woot::lol:

I looking forward to seeing that shell when you've vacformed the first few and its painted and put on the mid44 :drool:

Any girl getting married to one of us RC car nerds MUST be crazy! :thumbsup:

It's never gonna happen...sorry...
Wes and Stallard are 20 year racers

Stallard will have a better chance beating WES than I would.

At least I got the facts outa the way.

What colour pens do you use on your wheels? Make and model number would be good too :thumbsup:

Do you find you wheel better with funky designs on the wheels?


You are kick ass :thumbsup:

How many B-Mag threads do we really need ?:confused:

Please save that for the playground section. :)

Well, I'm a 20 1/2 years racer, so that makes me better doesn't it?

I could beat WES no problem.

G

Who couldnt?

I stopped the sharpie madness.
I hand paint my wheels now with testors model paint.
It hasnt scrapped off yet.:)

Good point! :lol:

IMHO there are others on this forum that are not far from B-Mags level... one might wonder if the goal is to make as many postings as possible as opposed to the content of the posts... :bored:

Sometimes human viruses are way worse than computer viruses... :lol:

Ben is not that bad.

He also said, he hopes your efra proposal fails:woot:

Ben's OK! :)

Now, let's stick to the topic of this thread: The MiD44... :thumbsup:

Olivier, you've seen this? http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8145

You might also ask Craig Harris, he makes shells for A-C

Did i? I dont remember that redaV :woot:

Well, some pics of my own-moded Mid44 can't hurt in this thread..! :thumbsup:
And hey guys, it isn't necessary to comment the battery tray attachment-solution, they do the job! ;)

Cheers, Ole


http://lagrebilder.no/out.php/i45683_IMG0136Large.jpg

http://lagrebilder.no/out.php/i45684_IMG0135Medium.jpg

Thanks for the links SHY :thumbsup:

Ole, aren't you the secret son of SHY :woot: ?

BTW, fantastic job you've done, and I like the way you achieved to do what you want to do. It's pity the front top desk isn't mounted with screws on the center bulkhead, but I know you have to cope with it anyway...

Have you test your moded-B44 yet?

:woot::woot::woot::woot::woot::thumbsup:

'Imitation is the best form of flattery' Can't agree more!
Nice work here. Nothing a dremel and some TLC can't do, right ? bravo!

Here it is: Team-Azarashi becomes our main partner in this project. Now, they will produce and distribute the MiD44 conversion kit in early July.

Follow the link of the home page: Home
Follow the link of products page: Products

http://www.team-azarashi.com/AZ-0019/IMG_0459.JPG

http://www.team-azarashi.com/AZ-0019/IMG_0468-2.jpg

Olivier

Good work Ole! He's kinda my protegé...

Not really, he's a real young talent and figures out most things by himself. And he's ice cold and drives really smooth and makes few mistakes. He's 16 and MUCH too sensible for his age! When he's past 30 he'll be falling asleep while driving I think...

I even think he likes to pass me :lol: I'm sure we'll have a nice fight at the Nordics this weekend in Finland!

Crap! He even got oOple stickers before I did!...

Myself I still struggle getting more than a decade of jammed throttle fuel onroad out of my system... :lol:

Thanks guys!

The front top-deck is actually mounted with screws on the center bulkhead. Dremmeled some holes in the rear of the top-deck, so the cap head screws go through the Center Bulkhead Cap, and down through the top-deck and then to the Center Bulkhead, and it's on! ;)

Have tested the car now, and DAMN, this car is ACE! :thumbsup::woot:
Looking forward to see how the car goes at the Nordics this weekend, or what SHY? ;)
Don't feel safe now, when I have this one hell of a ride! :D
Yeah, we'll have a nice fight at the Nordics SHY, no doubt, gonna' be ace!


Will come back with some words after the weekend about how the car was!

polish
 

anyone know the steps involved to get the driveshafts polished like olivier has done.

they look superb

Here is what I've done to achieve it:
Roll a piece of sand paper (typically 640 grade) on a simple shaft, this way:
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/7875/img1230oq7.jpg
Use this tool on Dremel to prepare polish

Then, put polish paste on the parts and still with dremel, equiped with polish drum polish them :woot:

Hope this helps :thumbsup:

Olivier

thanks olivier, Ill give it a go on the weekend. got some polishing compound this morning.

I gather you use the sandpaper on the shaft to mix it up in to a paste as it comes in a block that looks pretty hard?

So when can we get this in the States? sounds like at least July. I still have not seen the price though.

Hello,

please consult Team Azarashi, you ll get the informations you need.

Best regards
Jean-Christophe

Sorry if this has been mentioned before! can you use this conversion on the BJ4 WE? if so what B44 bits would you need to do it?

Only B44 ;)

Hehe, Ole you just couldn't keep your secret any more?:yawn::thumbsup:

Did you show it to Ketil in Finland last weekend?

I'm really looking forward to the first weekend in August and the race in Trondheim! I will try my very best to keep up with you there:)


I am really impressed of the Mid44 "project" Oliver! It will help a lot to get that help from Team-Azarashi. Good luck, and keep up the good work!:thumbsup:

Should I???
 

Hey there people,

Seriously considering purchasing a MID44 kit for my B44.

Was wondering what people think think, if you would recommend it??? :confused:

Many thanks.

A

looking at all the pictures both on here and mid44.com I would say yes, it is a great looking car, it also looks awesome round the track in the video on youtube. Anyone have results or info. on how it did at the euros??

I think that if you already own a b44, go for it :):thumbsup: