light bucket

[Nova™]

hi...im da new kid here....i've seen alot of dis light buckets word keep popin up...and since i dun really understand much bout RC cars...can any1 spare a few mins 2 explain 2 mi wat is a light bucket and where do i put it and hw do i attach it...thnx alot....sry if dis is a repeat post...

[J]

ok b4 u apologise for it being a repeat post, u should really check other post first and do ur best to ensure it is not a repeat post. if u've already done ur best to find and still can't find then nvm.
but here's the answer for u anyway.

These are lightbuckets.. u attach LED lights to them so they look like real car headlights..
and this

is where u attach it..
on the inside after u have sprayed the car ( and u must mask the area where u wanna put a light bucket )

[E3lipse]

*Light bucket, don't the word light give you a major hint? j/k j/k*

To add on, not every shell have proper light buckets, most if not all yokomo's come with lightbuckets(sold separately).
Some HPI and Tamiya ones have too.
Should this question be under helpdesk or here? Think either way also can,however this question has been brought up recently.

[Nova™]

jtjoatmon said:

ok b4 u apologise for it being a repeat post, u should really check other post first and do ur best to ensure it is not a repeat post. if u've already done ur best to find and still can't find then nvm.
but here's the answer for u anyway.

These are lightbuckets.. u attach LED lights to them so they look like real car headlights..
and this

is where u attach it..
on the inside after u have sprayed the car ( and u must mask the area where u wanna put a light bucket )

wat u mean mask the area???

[E3lipse]

darknova said:

wat u mean mask the area???

Nonono , you just spray over and put the light bucket so you can only see it from underneath
;D

Of course mask that area!
When we mean mask, we mean sticking the provided masking material or tape over that area where you DO NOT WANT TO SPRAY, then once finish spraying, remove that area and it's not painted. Takes some skills before you can mask properly.
Yokomo provides masking for that area but i think other brands you need to it slowly.
Now as it seems, yokomo seems ex but it boils down to lots of convenience

[Nova™]

oo okay i get it...so the light bucket if wan can put LED light rite??

[E3lipse]

Dude
That's their purpose

[Nova™]

oo...wow din noe dat...haha...paiseh fr my lame ques i noob...haha

[J]

mmm. ok. i know this is a bit mean, but i already did my best in replying.. and i did write "These are lightbuckets.. u attach LED lights to them so they look like real car headlights.." together with the picture, and u still ask " so you can attach LED lights?"

while there is some tolerance for helping newbies, it's really quite irritating when the answer is right b4 ur eyes, right ON this thread, right ON the answer i gave, so u didn't even have to go find it elsewhere, and u STILL ask the same question.

i repeat the instruction to please go read the rest of the threads, because i'm sure the term masking and instructions on how to do it are available in the forum.
Please go read the stickied thread "For newbies please read b4 asking any questions" done by my teammate X.
and do try to follow the instruction "Read, B4 asking any questions"

[[R]ome]

J, i did't know u installed light buckets, lol

[E3lipse]

jtjoatmon said:

mmm. ok. i know this is a bit mean, but i already did my best in replying.. and i did write "These are lightbuckets.. u attach LED lights to them so they look like real car headlights.." together with the picture, and u still ask " so you can attach LED lights?"

while there is some tolerance for helping newbies, it's really quite irritating when the answer is right b4 ur eyes, right ON this thread, right ON the answer i gave, so u didn't even have to go find it elsewhere, and u STILL ask the same question.

i repeat the instruction to please go read the rest of the threads, because i'm sure the term masking and instructions on how to do it are available in the forum.
Please go read the stickied thread "For newbies please read b4 asking any questions" done by my teammate X.
and do try to follow the instruction "Read, B4 asking any questions"

Very straightforward J

[Gucking Fenius]

e3lipse said:

jtjoatmon said:

mmm. ok. i know this is a bit mean, but i already did my best in replying.. and i did write "These are lightbuckets.. u attach LED lights to them so they look like real car headlights.." together with the picture, and u still ask " so you can attach LED lights?"

while there is some tolerance for helping newbies, it's really quite irritating when the answer is right b4 ur eyes, right ON this thread, right ON the answer i gave, so u didn't even have to go find it elsewhere, and u STILL ask the same question.

i repeat the instruction to please go read the rest of the threads, because i'm sure the term masking and instructions on how to do it are available in the forum.
Please go read the stickied thread "For newbies please read b4 asking any questions" done by my teammate X.
and do try to follow the instruction "Read, B4 asking any questions"

Way to go J
Drives the point straight.

I think that's a bit too mean to the guy rite Wj?obviouly the answer is there and this dude didnt open his eyes wide enough..but all of us were noobs once and we had our fair share of mistakes and mishaps, a little bit more tolerance maybe...just my opinion...

[Max]

hi dont mind i ask....what about those chassis that is already coloured? is the yokomo chassis interchangeable with tamiya chassis? thx...

[Gucking Fenius]

npsuxman said:

hi dont mind i ask....what about those chassis that is already coloured? is the yokomo chassis interchangeable with tamiya chassis? thx...

dude rephrase your question and this is a wrong thread...maybe u cld read the rest of the newbie faqs page...

[E3lipse]

Zul I don't mean that way, misunderstand la
but to be honest with you, i've informed darknova a few times liao.
Nevermind about that. Small matter

npsuxman, i don't think they are interchangable
Start a new thread under newbies or helpdesk if you want more response.

Very very interesting id by the way ^^

[Nova™]

okay..i realized that the questions i asked were a little noobish....so if i caused any tension among any1 now...here is my apology.....sorry....and dun worry i dun feel angry by the comments by J...i figured wat he said was rite....i shld hv opened my eyes bigger..haha

[Champagne Supernova™]

npsuxman said:

hi dont mind i ask....what about those chassis that is already coloured? is the yokomo chassis interchangeable with tamiya chassis? thx...

yo dude! do you mean the bodyshell? the car cover? if that is correct, then yes you can interchange them.

[Max]

yeah body shell say wrong...just got my first car a TT01 S15 with LED. looking forward to join u guys!

[NoSurprises™]

hmmm.... maybe this is a intro thread?? Read it first b4 u post thread?? Cos the internet can find many answers related to questions. If really in doubt of something and couldn't find an answer, can post a thread at the help desk thread? Hopefully this helps... ;D

[Kido Seishirou]

kezumix said:

hmmm.... maybe this is a intro thread?? Read it first b4 u post thread?? Cos the internet can find many answers related to questions. If really in doubt of something and couldn't find an answer, can post a thread at the help desk thread? Hopefully this helps... ;D

Newbies, Interested Parties, Pls Read, the whole purpose of this thread is to let new drifters and interested parties to read before posting any question they may have. I can say almost all the questions they have in mind, answers can be found here OR 'Help desk'.