Panther6834
I wanna be Dave
Let me tell you a story about a man named Jed. Oops, wrong story…my name isn’t Jed. Anyway, a long time ago, on a dark desert highway, in a galaxy far, far away, there lived a little boy. This boy loved playing with his RC vehicles (I should also mention he saw the original “Star Wars, as well as all subsequent ‘official’ SW films on opening day). Then, one day, when he was a teenager, he was told he needed to “put his toys away, and grow up”…so, he did.
Moving forward 35+ years, he started to get an itch…no, not THAT kind of itch…an “RC itch”. So, he told his wife that he wanted an RC vehicle. Her response: “I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that” (Ok, my name isn’t Dave, either). Well, I’m here to tell you, there’s something else…They can’t take away our freedom. So…disobeying my wife’s ‘orders’, I picked up a Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL…and, the RC bug bit me…HARD.
Several vehicles later (don’t ask, tho I will say most are off-road racing vehicles), something “coming soon” caught my eye…so, I looked ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light. Being the curious cat I am, I had to go take a look…and, you know what I found? A goat…but, not just any goat. This goat was unlike any other in the universe. No, it couldn’t make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs (which, btw, is a measurement of distance, not time…better luck next time, George). And, no, it wasn’t like those droids you’re not looking for…although, they may have crossed paths. It was all white, and shiny…but it had Attitude, with a capital “A”. while this goat couldn’t use “The Force”, it could be very forceful. I thought to myself, “This could be heaven, or this could be hell.” Do I, or don’t I? obviously, I did. So, what does all this mean?
It means, I finally completed my Capra…well, until upgrades start getting installed (which I will post). The primary part of the build only took me about 5 hours (not including electronics, or filling/bleeding the shocks), but it was the detailed additions that took a lot of additional time…mostly because of my job, but partly due to the “special” interior (Well, isn’t that special.” Get lost Church Lady). It was fun building it, but this is not a ‘build thread’, nor is it meant to be (several others have posted theirs, so mine is more about the theme).
Anyway, one thing leads to another…and so, without further adu, say hello to my little friend:
~ More peace, love, laughter & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place
Moving forward 35+ years, he started to get an itch…no, not THAT kind of itch…an “RC itch”. So, he told his wife that he wanted an RC vehicle. Her response: “I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that” (Ok, my name isn’t Dave, either). Well, I’m here to tell you, there’s something else…They can’t take away our freedom. So…disobeying my wife’s ‘orders’, I picked up a Traxxas Rustler 4x4 VXL…and, the RC bug bit me…HARD.
Several vehicles later (don’t ask, tho I will say most are off-road racing vehicles), something “coming soon” caught my eye…so, I looked ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light. Being the curious cat I am, I had to go take a look…and, you know what I found? A goat…but, not just any goat. This goat was unlike any other in the universe. No, it couldn’t make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs (which, btw, is a measurement of distance, not time…better luck next time, George). And, no, it wasn’t like those droids you’re not looking for…although, they may have crossed paths. It was all white, and shiny…but it had Attitude, with a capital “A”. while this goat couldn’t use “The Force”, it could be very forceful. I thought to myself, “This could be heaven, or this could be hell.” Do I, or don’t I? obviously, I did. So, what does all this mean?
It means, I finally completed my Capra…well, until upgrades start getting installed (which I will post). The primary part of the build only took me about 5 hours (not including electronics, or filling/bleeding the shocks), but it was the detailed additions that took a lot of additional time…mostly because of my job, but partly due to the “special” interior (Well, isn’t that special.” Get lost Church Lady). It was fun building it, but this is not a ‘build thread’, nor is it meant to be (several others have posted theirs, so mine is more about the theme).
Anyway, one thing leads to another…and so, without further adu, say hello to my little friend:
~ More peace, love, laughter & kindness would make the world a MUCH better place
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