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Re: A Wallaby of my own.
« Reply #780 on: July 05, 2018, 09:50:29 PM »
I would smell a business opportunity but the business model probably wouldn't fly these days.
Back in the day, our local hobby shop also had a 1/32 scale slot car system. Loads of fun getting together with some friends and racing.
But the owner probably wasn't making a lot of money on us.
I'm not sure if it was a private or franchised...and franchising can sometimes be a killer (you can't customize to your local community).

Hm...hobby shop + maker space + place to play.

Oops...sorry for the sideline Dave. (Naturally, with you and your son racing...I thought maybe it's an idea for you.  ;D )
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« Reply #781 on: July 05, 2018, 11:43:25 PM »
I would smell a business opportunity but the business model probably wouldn't fly these days.
Back in the day, our local hobby shop also had a 1/32 scale slot car system. Loads of fun getting together with some friends and racing.
But the owner probably wasn't making a lot of money on us.
I'm not sure if it was a private or franchised...and franchising can sometimes be a killer (you can't customize to your local community).

Hm...hobby shop + maker space + place to play.

Oops...sorry for the sideline Dave. (Naturally, with you and your son racing...I thought maybe it's an idea for you.  ;D )

You'd think....most of the RC drivers are pretty …….delicate.
the track doesn't have enough traction!   It has too MUCH traction!   The jumps are too big!   The jumps are too small!....Hey I bought the latest car, why doesn't it beat all the others first time on the track?!

You'd be amazed.....William sometimes gets frustrated with a track, but I keep telling him....work the set up....and we get there...regardless....that's why he wins races....work your set up...

But as a business opp...... :vomit:
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« Reply #782 on: July 06, 2018, 01:48:53 AM »
But as a business opp...... :vomit:

 :lolb: Gotcha.

As for the condition of the track...I suspect many sports (skiing, curling, even bowling!...) would have the same complaints.
It's like dancing...never on a rug...and never in tennis shoes.
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« Reply #783 on: July 06, 2018, 11:42:30 AM »
OK - so we are back to the old saying in racing …:

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How do you make a small fortune in racing ……  :shrug: ….. You start out with a big one  :lolb:

Still rather impressed with the both of you - and yes it does require an effort to win  :cheers:

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« Reply #784 on: July 06, 2018, 02:45:55 PM »
OK - so we are back to the old saying in racing …:

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How do you make a small fortune in racing ……  :shrug: ….. You start out with a big one  :lolb:

Still rather impressed with the both of you - and yes it does require an effort to win  :cheers:

Thanks Admiral.   I'm blessed with great kids, and I'm really blessed to be part of their passions and day to day lives.   Kinda rare from what I've seen once they get to "that" age.   We're tight.

The conversations have NO boundary's    Sex, Drugs, Rock and roll.....doesn't matter. 

Now I hear there's a Wallaby lurking around here somewhere...…..

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« Reply #785 on: July 06, 2018, 06:15:35 PM »
My daughter was out there with me cleaning up stuff....guess it's time to mess it up again....LOL

 :pinkelephant:

I have a bunch of fatigue mats I picked up in a "free stuff" pile on the side of the road, each about 2' square.  Let me know if you want a few...

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« Reply #786 on: July 06, 2018, 06:17:08 PM »
Sure!!!!
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« Reply #787 on: July 12, 2018, 02:47:20 AM »
Well   After I took my wife to the doctor, took her to dinner....something we've not done in over 2 years!....got home, received the new radio receivers for William, helped start the remodeling of my daughters room, and tried to sort out the gremlins in Williams RC plane project.....I got the 4-40 holes in the conrods tapped....as I now have a full set of brand new 4-40 taps   taper bottom, plug and gun.


Ive almost forgotten how nice a new HIGH quality tap cuts...   8)

Not much progress...but it advanced...

Dave
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Re: A Wallaby of my own.
« Reply #788 on: July 12, 2018, 12:34:37 PM »
Progress is progress Dave. Remember the tortoise won the race in the end.

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« Reply #789 on: July 13, 2018, 11:47:32 AM »
I'm very jealous of all the free time some of our membership have fallen into!...ah well,, Ive only been professionally employed for 32 years....I'm still a youngster!.... :lolb:

OK....  Tonight  I can get the conrods going.  Saturday we have a test and tune day  at a track in Connecticut, and if I have anything left I'll continue the conrods in the evening

Sunday is plane day!......I'll describe that adventure else where...


Dave
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Re: A Wallaby of my own.
« Reply #790 on: July 13, 2018, 12:57:30 PM »
Glad to see you back at work in the old shed. Just wondering; do you need to borrow a camera  :stickpoke: :lolb: :lolb:  Carry on  8)

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« Reply #791 on: July 14, 2018, 12:04:11 AM »
Glad to see you back at work in the old shed. Just wondering; do you need to borrow a camera  :stickpoke: :lolb: :lolb:  Carry on  8)

Cletus


Man it must be a slow night in Springfield if a picture of 4 tapped holes gets your juices flowing brotha,...….

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Re: A Wallaby of my own.
« Reply #792 on: July 14, 2018, 12:48:46 AM »
Glad to see you back at work in the old shed. Just wondering; do you need to borrow a camera  :stickpoke: :lolb: :lolb:  Carry on  8)

Cletus


Man it must be a slow night in Springfield if a picture of 4 tapped holes gets your juices flowing brotha,...….

 :lolb:

Well...you are talking about Eric.  :lolb: :lolb:
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« Reply #793 on: July 14, 2018, 04:27:22 PM »
So, I had finished watching the paint dry on some steps that I had painted and needed something to look at  :lolb:

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Re: A Wallaby of my own.
« Reply #794 on: July 14, 2018, 04:53:36 PM »
Glad to see you back at work in the old shed. Just wondering; do you need to borrow a camera  :stickpoke: :lolb: :lolb:  Carry on  8)

Cletus


Man it must be a slow night in Springfield if a picture of 4 tapped holes gets your juices flowing brotha,...….

 :lolb:
Keep the old Dog straight Dave and in line he needs it.   :lolb:

 :cheers:
Don

 

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