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Wanted for an upcoming project / cunning plan - at least one Tamiya 7.2v hard plastic case hump battery & at least two flat 6v cased batteries ... I'm not bothered about the state of the wiring, connectors or even the batteries inside - but the case does need to be unmelted, unpainted & not too scratched/bashed up.

TBH I'm hoping not to go much above just the postage costs



Some batteries, yesterday

HI!... J/R keep an eye out on Ebay. I've bought around 10 of those in the last year. Most I get for less than $20 each. A few guys around here take them apart and fill them with LiPo internals so they have modern technology but still looks vintage.

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HI!... J/R keep an eye out on Ebay. I've bought around 10 of those in the last year. Most I get for less than $20 each. A few guys around here take them apart and fill them with LiPo internals so they have modern technology but still looks vintage.

That was my cunning plan

I might be able to help.
I have:
A 6V pack that is in very good condition apart from a couple of melted bits on the side (6-10mm dia marks)
A 7.2V hump back which is very grubby and the case is split along the join on one side. It's a fairly clean break and I am pretty sure it would glue back together. Also the labels are good. Some scratches/bashes on the bottom (fnarr, fnarr!).

I'll post pictures later.

I'd be happy to trade for some SRB parts for my projects.

I gave the hump back pack a wipe with a damp cloth and it revealed a bit more damage.





There's some weird delamination thing going on with the bottom of the case



6V pack:







With a good clean and a tickle with some wet and dry, they would both be quite presentable.

Thanks Martin - I appreciate you digging them out & taking photos, but TBH they're a bit far gone for me

I don't have much in the way of SRB parts, but I'm pretty sure I do have a bag of small body parts (sunroof, lights, etc) somewhere - I just haven't been able to find it yet

I do have a Radshape aluminium SRB bumper though - like the one bottom right here , but in a brushed finish rather than shiny. Let me know if you're interested

Y'know how you went out & bought a lathe cos you fancied a go at machining your own bits...
How do you fancy some casting your own battery shells? (Thought about that myself, just haven't got around to it yet). You'd just need a good battery shell to take a cast of, some moulding silicone, & some casting resin. Granted they won't be "original Tamiya" shells, but neither would the Lipos inside, so does it matter... Resin's fairly cheap, but moulding silicone can be quite expensive. However, once you have moulds, you can make as many shells as you like, & I suspect there's other people out there wanting to do a similar thing with their vintage packs

Thanks Andy

What's this thing called eBay? I've never heard of it before

Jonny wrote:

Thanks Andy

What's this thing called eBay? I've never heard of it before

Lol