2024 Spec Check.

2024 has been a flash... not much has changed, but time for a spec check. 

The YD2 ZX is now a Weight Shift Spec. The battery sits super high and gives traction depending on how aggressive you are. It's a bit hard to get used to, but I love a flick into a big entry with a small dab on the brakes to get the chassis inertia deep. with the battery super central it also transitions so fast.   

the differences in the YD2 specs end here. Right at the rear end. 

YD2 - RX Rear Motor is smooth as and transitions more slowly. but once there it's soooo stable. 

It's my favourite chassis at the end of 2024, but i just with there was a little more room for activities.

2025... I want to do some rally drift. see how that goes. 

RC Drift QLD Catchup

 

Old is as new. Testament to those that don't crash too often. 

New is New. Tyrone's Blue Supra is addiction and the black is MST. Definitely the addiction body is more scale. with sharper edges and not as flat. 

My black beast hides a lot of bash. 

The rear getting the chop in a couple of spots. one for aero flow and the other for ESC "rear radiator" fitment. 

Enter another Supra. Driftline's A90 coming together with some custom cut stickers. 

had to line up the boys. 

Marty's JZX100 running good 

And Jay's FC running the Haraguchi FC.

Definitely need my green rims at RCDQ

Real camera... maybe I need one again. 

Second Fortune

 

Boring white didn't last long

This one decided to take a lot of RC branding. 

I have enough street cars, but this one seems a bit less dimensionally challenged now. Hide the lines enough and change is good. 

Mounting the Rocket Bunny FD for it's third outing in 6 years.  

RC Drift QD - Short

 

A short session with a big smile. A lot of fun!

Veil Side Fortune FD Rx7 Debut!

 

The ABC Hobby + Addiction RC Veilside Fortune Madza RX-7 FD3s is 99% complete.

The LED are soo bright that 1% will be to tone down the underglow. 

I needed to add a driver back to the car. They just look much less RC when the chassis is populated.

Met up with some friends... 

The fortune in this spec is a cruiser. the heavy rims and heavy driver in YD2-RX Rear Motor config means you need that power a little earlier in the range. 

Still an awesome thing as I threw it in hard. 

It's long so on 90 degrees angle it covers half the track but the driver is staring at you...  

On the complete other end of the world, my YD2 ZX +Yaris high battery machine transitions in about 1/4 the time it takes for the RX to. 

Makes it an ideal match for short cars like the 370Z etc.  

Always a shame I can't stay at the track for 10 hour sessions. but good. 

Fortune Build #4 - Glow Time

Getting it onto the bench... in a final form

front underglow is not matching and the car is sooooo low. it's hard to see.

But still looks good. 

Dual tails on the FD. peeking through the Veilside bumper 

I hate the wiring but I love the lights. this was another checkpoint in the build  

the intention was always to match the alloy wheels with a blue underglow . this also matches friends cars. 

the test fit was difficult to see the result and they still may be a bit bright , but I'll adjust that later with some different tapes.

Time for Debut!   Off to RC Drift QLD for a run. 

Fortune Build #3 - Assemble

 

Getting the body to a point where all the panels and parts are GOOed in is another benchmark

When you can start to see how it fit's in the collection

You may notice I didn't run the Veilside wing... it wasn't a great design piece in Lexan, so I went with a combination of my favourite Mark X blade and Rocket Bunny 86 Upgrights. 

The result as the rear is awesome. and because the front is an expanse of white and the body is longer there, it helps to balance the proportion well, which on this one the body is a little out. 

But I'm very happy with the result... 

Fortune Build #2 THE PEEL and REVEAL

 

The first time you see the colour and potential is awesome!

But it's a hard slog... Cutting....Washing

Masking... and not getting confused inside outside upside down.

Then the first layers. 

And eventually after many many hours.... 

THE PEEL

And then the excitement kicks in... What will it become. 

Fortune in the making

 

Finally ... I have my hands on an ABC Hobby+Addiction Mazda RX7 Veilside Fortune FD. 

When I lived in Japan, I had the experience of working with the Ex-Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift FD and other cars brought back to Japan by Newera imports. 

The hero cars from veilside and the stories behind them were part of real life. 

So why didn't I buy the real Veilside FD. Well I wanted to build my own RX-7. 

And that I did. a couple of times. 

and now those days are pretty far behind. the RC build can start. 

Can't wait to get this to a point where it can be bolted together.