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RC Building Day 2 - Beware of Moving Parts

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Okay, after last night's charging faggotry I need to make up for lost time. Luckily overnight my nose stuffed up and I almost choked to death in my sleep, then prompting me to wake up at 6:30 in the morning with no chance to get back in bed. So, a good headstart to building the car.

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RC Building Day 1 - Recession Issues

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Look, I know the recession has hit everyone badly, but you'd think a charger would come with its own power supply. That extreme charger I ordered? Nope. It came with the charger, which is all nice and all, but it DOESN'T HAVE ANY OF THE CABLES I NEED TO USE IT. Let's start with getting power to the damn thing. It ships with an AC adaptor to... alligator plugs? What the fuck is this shit. Give me a giant brick on the other end with a plug on it! Then come plugging the battery into it... oh great, it came with all these attachments but NONE OF THEM FIT MY BATTERY! So, after 2 hours of scavenging for alternatives, here's what I've come up with:

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RC Building Day 1 - First Cuts

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Continuing on with Day 1 of festivities, it's time to cut my first car. Is it the mikucar? No way. Since I got two Impreza shells to work with I'll practice on both before putting the blade to the BMW.


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