RC10 box art project

[Asso_man!]

Finally decided to bring to light the complete box of parts I've been accumulating since 2009 and started tearing some old plastic bags. Worked a bit on the front end and still debating whether I should modify the front kick up, have the motor plate back holes filled and everything re-anodized the same color including the front shock collars. We'll see, I think I'll assemble the whole car first and maybe do that at a later stage.

Reference:



Donor cars, both early Edinger ones from 1984:





The very very first Novak ESC featured on the box:



Custom parts made by Fibre-Lyte:



FRESH PLASTICS :!:



1984 6-GEAR PARTS:





Comparison shot showing the custom box art shock tower on the left and a '84 one on the right:



Assembly:







Shocks (front collars need gold anodising):



I'll use 4 original recessed spring cups, above are 4 reproduction made a few years ago. They are much brighter.



Some progress on the chassis:



Shocks are done:



Tires had seen a better life, especially the rear ones, which are softer than the fronts, and were a bit cracked, so I went to the pharmacy and bought a bottle of glycerin to feed them and prevent further drying. It is a natural compound that helps preserve natural rubber. Silicon-based treatment should be avoided as it accelerates aging. It gave the tires a new youth definitely.



After the treatment:













Next is assembling the front and rear sway bars and chop the front nose tubes, stay tuned!

[MiCk B.]

Nice.

MiCk B. :-)

[Peakey]

That is going to look better than the box David 😎 and I'm loving the shocks and that heatsink looks great on that Novak might have to strip mine 😁

[Asso_man!]

Thanks for the nice comments fellas Car is now sitting as a full roller waiting for the rest of the electronics. Not so sure about the servo used so I'll go for an early standard Futaba one. Yesterday I noticed the ESC switch is not the original one that came with the Novak but can't bring myself to change that. I will have to be creative on the antenna mount as well.

[OptimaFan]

Nice, both the base material and what you are making of it.

[Asso_man!]

Originally Posted by OptimaFan

Nice, both the base material and what you are making of it.

Thanks a lot!

Here is the beautifully painted body I got from Doug (Squarehead design) years ago along with the wing, window netting from HotShot and Tamiya SRB driver. There will be some homework to complete this!

[grovenik]

Very nice. I've got to get a new shell and get it painted in box colours for my rere shelf queen car.

[archtech]

This looks like a artistic recreation of a masterpiece. Going to be beautiful when you finish it. Are you going to run it or is this going to be a museum piece.

[Asso_man!]

Originally Posted by archtech

This looks like a artistic recreation of a masterpiece. Going to be beautiful when you finish it. Are you going to run it or is this going to be a museum piece.

Thanks a lot for the compliments. It will be a shelf queen indeed, no chance these really hard to find early parts are being at risk of being broken and not being replaced because of scarcity. I have a few runners for that

[Asso_man!]

I found a NIB Airtronics servo that is probably period correct, not sure what model was used exactly, but I know for sure it was an Airtronics because of the 2 black and 1 grey cables featured on the box art picture. Maybe someone has more info on the release year of this one?



And I also rewired the ESC and added the correct plugs.

[Peakey]

Originally Posted by Asso_man!

I found a NIB Airtronics servo that is probably period correct, not sure what model was used exactly, but I know for sure it was an Airtronics because of the 2 black and 1 grey cables featured on the box art picture. Maybe someone has more info on the release year of this one?

Stupid question, you have asked Curtis to see if he know haven't you?

Looking good though 😎

[Asso_man!]

Originally Posted by Peakey

Stupid question, you have asked Curtis to see if he know haven't you?

Looking good though 😎

No I didn't and I'm afraid no one would be really able to tell now as the original chassis on the box was stolen like 25 years ago at a show if I remember correctly. They still have the original body though or a double at least.