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1:28 scale RC racing club

Having a good time racing RC's, chatting with drivers, and enjoying good fun!

We have grown from a basement hobby to a fully managed racing program within Hobby Works in Laurel, Maryland. My education started in 2004 and still working on self improvement, growth and achievement.

10/25/2026

Stopped by Hobby Works today to pick up some ordered stuff and just couldn’t pass on this. I never had one of these when initially released and always wanted one. I don’t think I’ll race it unless a group of us do, but it’s fun to look at!

10/24/2026

Reminder, last race day at Hobby Works for 2026 is October 31! Lets wrap the year with some on track fun! Do to to holiday shopping ramping up in November and December, event space will be full of fun things for everyone to purchase! Sadly, no room for race tracks. During these time, we have coordinated with our local race partner Columbia Mach 5 Mini Raceway. Be sure to support your local hobby shop this shopping season!

For November and December, Columbia March 5 Raceway will host!
Race fee will be the same $10 for the day!
Date: November 21, 2026 and December 19, 2026

We know this isn't the usual last Saturday of the month however due to where holidays land this year, moving the dates up a week.

For those whom have not been to Columbia Mach 5 yet, the track width is essentially the same, but about 1.5x the overall size. It's the middle ground between small track racing Hobby Works and large track racing -RC Hobby Shop in Manassas VA.

10/06/2026

I'm heading back to Japan! Trip planning for a return trip to Japan in November 2027. Last time we hit the primary big travel cities, this time were spreading out. I was able to find Kyosho Village and Super Rajikon in Tokyo on my last trip however I'm looking to spread out more this next trip. One of my personal journey goals are to find more interesting RC stores (mostly for Kyosho Mini-Z) and Gunpla (not so much the new stuff) and toy shops that might carry vintage GI Joe or Transformers (not the modern stuff).

Last trip, I never saw any vintage GI Joe or Transformers and I bought mostly new RC stuff that hasn't made it to US yet. This time, want to spend more effort looking for some vintage stuff as well. I'd really like to find some good (new or used) MR-01, MR-015 or MR-02 cars or kits if they exist.

The following places are on my travel list, looking for recommendations for places to go.
Hakodate
Norboribetsu
Susukino
Sapporo
Fukuoka
Hiroshima
Osaka (I was told later there is a Super Rajikon in Osaka as well)
Kyoto
Tokyo (Kyosho Village and Super Rajikon)

Always interested in any other recommendations for places to go to while I'm there. We have a growing itinerary but building in time for toy hunting as well. Other priority for me is good food.

I might even look for a nicely equipped 2002 Subaru Sambar (should be legal to import then) if i have the time. I've been keeping an eye out for one for years but local importers are asking VERY high prices with the rise in popularity. I should have pulled the trigger years ago when they were dirt cheap. Thankfully, they are road legal in DMV.

09/24/2026

MS-06J White Ogre Zaku II Radbody Piranha
Materials:
Radbody Piranha unpainted body
Krylon Fusion Matte Deep Gray
Krylon Fusion Matte Glacier Gray
Kyrlon Fusion Satin Black
Krylon Fusion Satin Clear

Delphi MG MS-06J White Ogre Zaku II WATER DECAL (holographic)

This body came highly recommended and with the recent restock everywhere, I couldn't pas sup the opportunity to get one done in the team theme. This one I chose a winter camo that lends itself to the White Ogre Zaku II. For the base, I left it bare plastic white. The real tricky part was getting the lexan lid areas to line up since you have to mask in reverse. I was off slightly on the drivers side but still looks good to me.
Unfortunately, I didn't have any sunlight in the photo session. It's been raining for 3 days straight so I took the opportunity afforded today instead of waiting. I chose the holographic decals which have a prismatic effect to them which glints nicely in bright light. I wonder if they have them in chrome silver? That might have popped a bit more.
I hope to get this on the track this weekend!

Anyone have suggestions for another camp color combo?

09/07/2026

Wanted: Nose clips for nose clip adapter

Looking for the nose clip portion for the following bodies;
2002 Supra
Porsche 934 RSR
Porsche 935 Turbo
Porsche 911 GT3 RS
Mazda Savanna RX7
Nissan KPGC10

Is there a catalog of nose clips available on any of the 3d print file sites?

09/07/2026

Porsche 934 RSR Sakura Skeleton Rexy

Materials:
Kyosho Porsche 934 RSR unpainted Autoscale
Kyrlon Fusion Satin Black
Molotow Liquid Chrome pen
CooRiart Chrome Marker Gold
MCI Racing PORSCH – REXY – SKELETON DECALS, Custom colored to replace white with brushed metal red (looks more pink)

I wanted to do a Skeleton Rexy however I don't like painting black bodies as I don't race with them, too hard to see on track. So, I 'borrowed' from Bushi Rexy in making the skeleton red (pink) on inverse color scheme, so a white background.
This meant is was super simple with only one real color to lay down. I laid out the back to mimic a street 934 RSR and overlay-ed the Rexy on that.

MCI only let me choose 1/28 so the decals are a smidge to small for my liking and I had to do some surgery on the decals to adapt to the 934. I prefer 1/27 personally. I had wanted to do this livery on the 911 GT3 however sadly, I don't actually have any of those in my backlog bin.
I would caution, don't get the brushed metal finish unless you know you don't have to touch anything. It looks great and the down side is, it scratches if you so much as look at it sideways. I made any number of mistakes simply handling it. I was very thankful when I got the clear coat on it making handling it less concerning.

Overall, love how it turned out, it's different and I love it for that. I'm not crazy about the hood 'skull' look and if or when I do another, it will look more like the Bushi Rexy MCI doesn't have that livery yet though.

Yes, I did the wheel as well, chrome deep dish with gold spokes. Turned out great, just didn't want to fuss with taking wheels and tires off the photo chassis base so I left the stock wheels on.

I have a couple more Skeleton versions on my creative inspiration board. None of which are straight black/White. I may do one of those in the future but I enjoy putting my own twist on things. Any suggestions for good color pairings?

08/09/2026

Blaze Zaku Phantom Warrior Jaguar XJR-14
Materials:
Kyosho Jaguar XJR-14 unpainted body
Krylon Fusion Matte Deep Gray
Krylon Fusion Matte Glacier Gray
Kyrlon Fusion Satin Black
Rustoleum 2X Fuzzy Peach
Rustoleum Husqvarna Orange
Krylon Fusion Satin Clear
Molotow Liquid Chrome pen
Delphi MG BLAZE ZAKU PHANTOM WATER DECAL

I've been running an XJR autoscale for awhile now, while I was working on some back log projects and with those completed, jumped back to the XJR to make a team body. For this one, I choose Orange as the primary color and was familiar with the Blaze Zaku and jumped in. It was NOT easy finding two tones of Orange. I like the Huqvarna as a bold color but not in the same way that Popsicle Orange is. The lighter shade took a couple weeks to find. It wasn't my first choice but it was the closest thing to my target color that was available in store near me. So Peach it is. I have to be honest, when I got done with laying down Peach, I almost walked away from it. It's a touch lighter tone than I has hoping for but I stuck it out and kept telling myself, just finishes it and maybe it will come together at the end. Now that it's one, I like it a lot more than I initially did and glad I completed it. If I were to make another, I would choose a different color and not Peach. I also completely forgot to add a splash of Red other than the door handles.

With this one done, I need to take a break and knock out my back log of Gunpla that need decals applied. I kid you not, it's at least 8 deep. Some of them have so many it's just too easy to keep putting them off.

Next Gundam camo car may be a black, white, grey color pattern. Not sure what that bod would be at the moment. Any suggestions?

07/27/2026

Green Camo Reflex Racing MF-1

Materials used:
Reflex Racing MF-1 unpainted body
Krylon Fusion Satin Clear
Krylon Fusion Gloss Popsicle Orange
Krylon Fusion Satin Black
Krylon Fusion Matte Beach Glass
Rustoleum 2X Gloss Key Lime
Rustoleum 2X Satin Lagoon

This one was a request from a local racer. They wanted specific colors with a camo pattern and left the rest up to me. I ran with the greens for the camo and used orange and black to accent various body lines.
I don't have this one mounted as I'm to leave all the smaller pits for them to install.

07/26/2026

Camo Gundam Zaku theme race liveries just increased by one!

Left to right, Oldest to newest. My son has one like the Porsche in his pit bag.

07/26/2026

MS-09RS Rick Dom Reflex Racing MF-01
Materials:
Reflex Racing MF-01 unpainted body
Krylon Fusion Matte Deep Gray
Kyrlon Fusion Satin Black
Rustoleum 2X Gloss Grape
Rustoleum 2X Satin French Lilac
Krylon Fusion Gloss Red Pepper
Krylon Fusion Satin Clear
Delphi MG V2.0 decals, Delphi MG MS-09RS decals

I'm sticking with my Gundam theme for my own personal cars for awhile however I'm not making all the the same. I'm creating camo patterns based on a characters model colors. For this one, I bought an MF-1, being the latest and greatest thing to hit the market and decided to go with a Rick Dom Purple color way. In general, the camo pattern is mostly the same on all of them, as I pattern the next off the last. They are all hand drawn out and cut so no two are identical but the general ratio of colors is the same except for any specific trims. For this one, The Rick Dom has a distinct red trim on the head and translated that to a ring around the front glass. Most of these have Char's unit symbols so I carry that forward on all of them at this point.
Taping over swooping curvy surfaces is not easy nor fun but I think it turned out well. Next question will be, what do I use it on? I have an RX28 with KISS front end, if that fits.

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