Couldn’t help it.

I’ll keep it in the box.

Collecting and life

Haven’t posted on here for a long time. Haven’t really bought anything new for a long time. I’ve more or less stopped collecting RC. The thrill of having 130 cars and no place to display them is not the greatest feeling in the world. I’d really like to be able to say I enjoy dusting them off, but I can’t.

I’m contemplating reducing the collection by at least 50 cars.

The pictures below constitute only 3/4 of the collection at the most.

Robi Video!

Movement test video. Control program is stored on SD card. About two months till he is completed.

Sound is very loud.

Nova Fox

Got my Novo Fox yesterday.
Never had an original, but have wanted one since I started collecting.

Built, just have to get some paint for the body.

Black special land cruiser cc-01

I’m a little disappointed Tamiya didn’t think it was necessary to put this kit in a special black edition box.

Body paint is really good though.

Nice smoke Windows, probably my first car with smoke Windows.

Glass cabinet for some of the shelf queens.

Top half. Knight Hauler full function, S800, Arbath, Alpine A110. 1978 Super Champ, 2006 Frog, 2010 Scorcher, 2010 Rough Rider, 2012 Hilux

The bottom half. Monster Dump, Chrome King Hauler, 2011 Fast Attack, 2003 XR311, Assorted aircraft.

Dropped a fair bit on this cabinet to hold the shelf queens. Really happy with the reduction in dust on the bodies compared to my other open shelves.

Farm King painted, just have to finish the driver.

58059 Porsche 959

Took 8 years to complete this. Got the chassis by itself from eBay in 2005. Then I ordered a Kamtec replica body in 2006. I was going to paint it that year, but I moved back to Australia and many things got shelved.
I also didn’t have a sticker kit for it at the time.

Fast forward to today, I found a reasonably good sticker set, missing the white stickers unfortunately, and printed it out.
Just have to complete the wing, which is a clear lexan piece from Kamtec.
I have the interior somewhere, may have left it with my cars in Australia. When I find it, I’ll get on completing the lot.

 

ROBI, Robot from Deagostini Japan.

Started making this Robot kit from weekly subscription magazine company, Deagostini Japan. 
Am currently up to vol 9 of 70 odd.
His head servo is working, so at this stage it can move left and right. The half body in this picture

is just a stand to allow for testing of the servo. 

The completed robot has voice recognition and can walk, dance and do other activities without need for a controller or programming. Just ask him to dance and he will.
Here is a youtube video of the finished product.

The first kit also came with a “mini figure” which is about 5cm tall.

To give an idea of the size of his head, here is a picture of me holding it in my hand.

I’ll see if I can post updates on the progress of building him. It may be a while before anything really substantial is ready to show. It appears the next month or more of magazines will be mainly arm or leg parts.

He looks a little like Astro boy.

 

Scania highline

Have yet to start making this, may get into it in coming weeks.