Hello my friend. Thank you very much for watching, and also for subscribing. I really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy your Sawback. They're great RC's 🙂👍🏼👍🏼
And yes, my initial thought was that they are a tiny bit too big/tall, the drivers. I remember seeing the sawback elsewhere with similar sized drivers, and thinking the same. But I still think it’s so little that it’s still fine. But if it is an easy job to modify them it might be worthwhile
Yes I think they need adjusting. I have seen people use 12" Action Men in these and they look much too big for it. These figures are 10" so not as tall, but after watching real Willys Jeeps on UA-cam I think my figures are a little too tall. Thank you for your opinion my friend. I appreciate it.
Thank you very much Sean. I've always wanted a Gmade. I got this from someone who bought it new and never did anything with it for couple years. Then they decided to sell it. I got it for half the price of a new one ! I got the Swaback because of the leaf spring suspension, (the same reason I like my Tamiya Hi Lift). They screams scale lol. It runs really nice, and the suspension isn't as stiff as I thought it was going to be. I wasn't sure about the height of the figures at first but I did some surgery on them today and removed 10mm. I think they look better and I am happy with them now. Thanks for watching mate.
That is a beautiful Sawback Derek. You certainly have an eye for making the crawlers look very scale and realistic. And those two driver figures just hit the spot just right. Welld one and big thumbs up!
Hi Daniel. Thank you very much my friend. I've always liked the Sawback, but they are very expensive. I got this for half price from someone who bought it then decided they didn't want it.
Looks brilliant Derek. It's great that you can get a whole driver and passenger in. In answer to your question you could possibly cut them down a little so that they are looking through the windscreen. On the other hand they could just be very tall men 😁
Hello mate. Thank you very much. I've always fancied a Sawback so when this ARTR Gmade appeared on my radar I didn't hang around and bought it straight away. Someone got it new a few years ago and never did anything with it. Then they decided to sell it and I bought it for half the price they paid ! I love the leaf spring suspension and the scale look of it. This was it's first and only run so far, and a very basic one too. But I'm very happy with how the suspension feels and performed. It wasn't as stiff as I thought it was going to be. Even if it's only challenge was over some tree roots lol. I'm thinking I may make some civvy clothes for the figures as this isn't a military themed Jeep.
Wot a lovely truck or shall I say jeep. 👍 😊Back in them woods again decker nice. 👍 Them guys in that jeep are pretty laid back. Don't you think.👍😁 They 6ft army soldiers 😳. Great video decker. 👍
Now that, my friend is a sweet looking bit of kit! The chassis looks amazing. On the run, the thing looks so capable, the quality shines through. I read from the other comments that you reduced the figures by 10mm - seems that would be perfect! Great job, all the very best, Derek! :))
Thank you very much Mark. Sorry for the late reply my friend. This Gmade is very nice indeed. Because it has the leaf spring suspension it's not as capable as the four link version with the coil over shocks. But that scale factor is what I like about it, and why I wanted it. It's a pleasant change and I enjoyed this maiden run very much. Yes, I decided to trim the figures and I'm much happier with how they look now.
You read my mind with this one. Definitely the Sawback is in my wish list but holding off for now. I think it looks great in black and definitely these rigs need the roll cage👍🏾
Thank you Paul. I always liked the scale look of these because of the leaf suspension. But I do think they're expensive. I was lucky because even though this was new, I got it for half price from someone who didn't want it. "Right place, right time" 🙂👍
Nicely dun there bro she definitely looks ready for action especially with the two figures in the cab nice run at the end to bro and I think The action figures look spot-on to bro
Hello Kirk. Thank you very much for your thoughts on the figures mate. I decided to do a bit of surgery on them today and managed to lose 10mm off the height. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
Nice going bro I like how that was all built and put together and the cab just looks amazing too I think the soldiers look cool I definitely wouldn’t chop them down a bit I would leave them bro hope your keeping all good
Hello Kirk. Thank you very much for your thoughts on the figures mate. I decided to do a bit of surgery on them today and managed to lose 10mm off the height. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
Nice to see it from being opened to the end results love the detail in the truck and the to army soldiers just sets it off perfect 👌🏻 another great video bud. 🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻
Awesome Derek I have always like the Gmade line up and the Sawback is certainly well tested and the changes you have made has improved the look brother. I really like the Beadlocks you added they look great. I wondered about that front bumper. But that looks great too.. Thanks for sharing brother. Now are the figures too tall. Well they seem a little tall. But I think you will have no problem getting away with it in this style jeep. They were pretty small even at 1:1.. Thumbs up brother. Looked good on the run as well my friend
Thank you very much Nick. I've always liked the scale look of the leaf spring suspension on the GS01 Sawback. It has a bit of torque twist but I can live with that : ))
I've always liked the Sawback! Good job Derek!! The Driver's are a bit tall.... It seems the standard 12" GI Joe type Figure is just too big. I believe that a 9-10" figure would be perfect... But finding them would be a huge challenge!! I'm sure you'll get that sorted. 😉 Carmine ✈🚂🚙
Hello Carmine. These are actually 10" HM Forces Action Figures. The problem is the Sawback being such an odd Scale. I agree that 12" Action Men and GI Joes look way too big, and also the 7" action figures I use in my 1/10 RC's look way too small. But I did a bit of surgery to my boys today and managed to lose 10mm of height. While not looking perfect I think they are better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
I KNEW you'd sort that! I just talked to a few People who know more than I, and they prefer 8.5"-9"... Which you are now much closer to. I've never seen 1/6th Scale Figures anywhere I've looked. These guys I talked to were NO help at all...
Hello Paul. Yes I agree. I've reduced their height by 12mm since this video and they look a bit better now. They may still get hurt in a roll over though 😄 Video coming soon. Thanks for watching 👍👍
Hello mate. Yes the Gmade Sawback 4LS has the 4 link suspension and coil over shocks www.modelsport.co.uk/gmade-sawback-4ls-crawler-kit/rc-car-products/397380 There's also a 4 link conversion kit for my version. But I wanted the original leaf spring version because I love the scale look of it. I'm very happy how it performs too. There's a little bit of torque twist but I can live with that. It's nice to run something a little different from the rest of my crawlers. The only other leaf spring RC I have is my Tamiya Ford F350 Hi Lift. Thanks for watching my friend 🙂👍
This jeep is brilliant. I dont have anything like this in my collection but i would certainly like to have. great job on it matey. As for the figures and all the comments about them, i actually like them the way they are. Some of these army jeeps are not actually that big in the past are they, so i dont think it looks out of place, i also think that these are 2 brutes that you just wouldnt want to mess with lol, there will be tyson fury`s in the army no doubt, top stuff buddy
Hello mate. Thank you very much. I've trimmed 10mm off the figures now and I'm much happier with them. I really like the Sawback and think it's a great scale looking RC.
Hey, Derek! Great video editing, congratulations. You managed to perfectly mix photos, video of the run, and you end by asking the audience, what a talent! You're not going to be able to cut off the legs of your two warriors. . . like you did with Vickie and Cesario. Grating their buttocks or digging the seats seems difficult to me too and it might do some damage. . . in short as you can see I don't know how you're going to shrink your two guys, sorry! I hope you're well and better than you were a while ago. Take care mon ami.
Hello Alex. Thank you for your kind words my friend. I did a bit of surgery to my boys today and managed to lose 10mm of height without any buttock scraping hahaha. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
Nice looking Jeep. Would love to have one. Someone would pretty picky to catch the hight of the figures. Could you trim the seats? Anybody give you trouble. You tell'em just talk to... Nickster.
Funny I was thinking that about the figures, I was worried that they are abound the roll bar, which won’t work out great for them in a roll over, maybe they are just big lads 🤣🤣
Well Del, the figures as the smallest at that scale because the dragon are a lot larger. There is a couple of things to make them sit a little lower, trim a little off there arses and maybe lower the seat a little. Does not help the body is more 1/7th than one 1/6th. But for someone to say something is nit picking.
Hi Mal. It just didn't sit right with me that their heads are above the roll bar. I couldn't make up my mind if it looked ok or not. I did leave out the bottom part of the seat at first, but I didn't like the look of that. I think I can get away with trimming 10mm off the bottom of their torso if I can't drop the seat bottoms a bit. I've done that with the Mulder figure in my Proline Bronco SCX10. That worked out ok and doesn't notice at all. I guess it's my OCD kicking in hahaha 😄
@@hollyhillrc If you take a little from the seat and the figures bottom then it will need less off the torso. I'm OCD but these are better than most you see with the little people so silly.
@@BasBoyRC After further inspection of the figures I found that they had a ball section part on their shoulders that their heads sat on so they could swivel. It made their necks look really long so I removed it and lost 10mm off the height. I had to glue their heads back onto their shoulders, so they can't turn now. But I think they look better and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
pinkze he say " Sawback- possibly the most underrated scale truck out there ? Stick an Rc4wd logo on it- pay double the price and get half the quality. This may seem harsh to Rc4wd, good products but for value/ quality per pound- the Sawback takes some beating, i know as own both, great video Derek btw "
Gmade Sawback is a great truck..you did good work..Don`t think you have to cut down on figures. In real life i believe driver head is as high as windshield..I had to cut the legs of mine though..hahaha..
Hello Jan. Thank you my friend. Today I have taken 10mm from their height and I am happy with them now. I also had to remove their feet to fit them in hahaha
Thank you mate. They are HM Forces 10" action figures. There's lots on Ebay for sale. But be careful because some of them have helmets actually fixed to their heads and they can't come off. That's why I have two without helmets. I'm thinking of making some civvy clothes so they have something different to wear when they go on their holidays hahaha
pinkze he say " nice to see also what lies beneath, like the wheels and how the passenger holds the grab rail on the trail, here's how my Sawback looks now it's evolved " ua-cam.com/video/2HgiA5zGY_4/v-deo.html
Both hands on the figures are capable of gripping stuff, and the grab rail on the roll bar was a perfect thing for the passenger to hold onto. Neither of them are glued in. They just hold on tight and enjoy the ride !
Hmm - the figures do look a fraction high mate. But don't look overly out of place. But it's a matter of choice. If you wan't absolute realism you'll have to give them 'The Mulder Surgery.' Ultimately if your happy how they are, leave them. Personally I'd downsize them ever so slightly.
After further inspection of the figures I found that they had a ball section part on their shoulders that their heads sat on so they could swivel. It made their necks look really long so I removed it and lost 10mm off the height. I had to glue their heads back onto their shoulders, so they can't turn now. But I think they look better and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
@@hollyhillrc Great solution, but I'm struggling to comprehend how this model is 1/10th scale. In your repy to Pinkzy you stated that the drivers were 10" action figures. In yours and my Axial Broncos the Mulder figure was about, I think 7" tall and he needed major surgery to fit. I can't imagine a 10" action figure fitting in a Bronco, which is also 1/10 scale. A 1/6th scale model would need a 12" driver, so doing the maths I'm wondering that if this model accommodates 10" figures, is it in reality 1/8th scale, because that would be correct scale-wise.
Cool build.
I got a sawback build starting soon
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Hello my friend. Thank you very much for watching, and also for subscribing. I really appreciate it. I hope you enjoy your Sawback. They're great RC's 🙂👍🏼👍🏼
Stunning vehicle, Derek! Well done!
And yes, my initial thought was that they are a tiny bit too big/tall, the drivers. I remember seeing the sawback elsewhere with similar sized drivers, and thinking the same. But I still think it’s so little that it’s still fine. But if it is an easy job to modify them it might be worthwhile
Hi Mikael. Thank you very much. It's a very scale looking RC. I really like the leaf suspension on this one.
Yes I think they need adjusting. I have seen people use 12" Action Men in these and they look much too big for it. These figures are 10" so not as tall, but after watching real Willys Jeeps on UA-cam I think my figures are a little too tall. Thank you for your opinion my friend. I appreciate it.
Man that thing looks so good. I don’t know why Gmade don’t get the respect they deserve
Thank you very much Sean. I've always wanted a Gmade. I got this from someone who bought it new and never did anything with it for couple years. Then they decided to sell it. I got it for half the price of a new one ! I got the Swaback because of the leaf spring suspension, (the same reason I like my Tamiya Hi Lift). They screams scale lol. It runs really nice, and the suspension isn't as stiff as I thought it was going to be. I wasn't sure about the height of the figures at first but I did some surgery on them today and removed 10mm. I think they look better and I am happy with them now. Thanks for watching mate.
That is a beautiful Sawback Derek. You certainly have an eye for making the crawlers look very scale and realistic. And those two driver figures just hit the spot just right. Welld one and big thumbs up!
Hi Daniel. Thank you very much my friend. I've always liked the Sawback, but they are very expensive. I got this for half price from someone who bought it then decided they didn't want it.
What a great looking Sawback! Superb run Derek! 👍
Hi Charlie. Thank you very much my friend. I love the leaf spring suspension on this rig. Very scale and fun to drive. Have a great weekend mate 🙂👍👍
Looks brilliant Derek. It's great that you can get a whole driver and passenger in. In answer to your question you could possibly cut them down a little so that they are looking through the windscreen. On the other hand they could just be very tall men 😁
Thanks Pete. I'm inclined to agree and think they could do with some body reduction surgery !
Looks great Derek. I especially like the military drivers. I've always like Willy's Jeep models. Very WWII.
Hello mate. Thank you very much. I've always fancied a Sawback so when this ARTR Gmade appeared on my radar I didn't hang around and bought it straight away. Someone got it new a few years ago and never did anything with it. Then they decided to sell it and I bought it for half the price they paid ! I love the leaf spring suspension and the scale look of it. This was it's first and only run so far, and a very basic one too. But I'm very happy with how the suspension feels and performed. It wasn't as stiff as I thought it was going to be. Even if it's only challenge was over some tree roots lol. I'm thinking I may make some civvy clothes for the figures as this isn't a military themed Jeep.
That's cool my friend thank you for sharing it with us you have my like#15
Bonjour Xavier. Merci beaucoup. Bon weekend mon ami 🙂👍👍
@@hollyhillrc Avec grand plaisir, mon ami, Bon weekend aussi mon ami
Wot a lovely truck or shall I say jeep. 👍 😊Back in them woods again decker nice. 👍 Them guys in that jeep are pretty laid back. Don't you think.👍😁 They 6ft army soldiers 😳. Great video decker. 👍
Thanks very much Gaz. I may have to perform some mild body reduction surgery on the figures 😄
Very nice! A soldier looks good on the jeep.
Thank you very much my friend 😀👍👍
Now that, my friend is a sweet looking bit of kit! The chassis looks amazing. On the run, the thing looks so capable, the quality shines through. I read from the other comments that you reduced the figures by 10mm - seems that would be perfect! Great job, all the very best, Derek! :))
Thank you very much Mark. Sorry for the late reply my friend. This Gmade is very nice indeed. Because it has the leaf spring suspension it's not as capable as the four link version with the coil over shocks. But that scale factor is what I like about it, and why I wanted it. It's a pleasant change and I enjoyed this maiden run very much. Yes, I decided to trim the figures and I'm much happier with how they look now.
You read my mind with this one. Definitely the Sawback is in my wish list but holding off for now. I think it looks great in black and definitely these rigs need the roll cage👍🏾
Thank you Paul. I always liked the scale look of these because of the leaf suspension. But I do think they're expensive. I was lucky because even though this was new, I got it for half price from someone who didn't want it. "Right place, right time" 🙂👍
Very good deal, it looks very scale👍🏾
Nicely dun there bro she definitely looks ready for action especially with the two figures in the cab nice run at the end to bro and I think The action figures look spot-on to bro
Hello Kirk. Thank you very much for your thoughts on the figures mate. I decided to do a bit of surgery on them today and managed to lose 10mm off the height. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
As always a Nice Video 😎🎥
Thank you very much Adam 😀👍
Nice going bro I like how that was all built and put together and the cab just looks amazing too I think the soldiers look cool I definitely wouldn’t chop them down a bit I would leave them bro hope your keeping all good
Hello Kirk. Thank you very much for your thoughts on the figures mate. I decided to do a bit of surgery on them today and managed to lose 10mm off the height. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
Great video 👍👍
Hi Sam. Thank you very much mate 🙂👍👍
Nice to see it from being opened to the end results love the detail in the truck and the to army soldiers just sets it off perfect 👌🏻 another great video bud. 🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻
Thanks very much Mark. I appreciate it my friend 🙂👍👍
Awesome Derek I have always like the Gmade line up and the Sawback is certainly well tested and the changes you have made has improved the look brother. I really like the Beadlocks you added they look great. I wondered about that front bumper. But that looks great too.. Thanks for sharing brother. Now are the figures too tall. Well they seem a little tall. But I think you will have no problem getting away with it in this style jeep. They were pretty small even at 1:1.. Thumbs up brother. Looked good on the run as well my friend
Thank you very much Nick. I've always liked the scale look of the leaf spring suspension on the GS01 Sawback. It has a bit of torque twist but I can live with that : ))
I've always liked the Sawback! Good job Derek!!
The Driver's are a bit tall....
It seems the standard 12" GI Joe type Figure is just too big. I believe that a 9-10" figure would be perfect...
But finding them would be a huge challenge!! I'm sure you'll get that sorted. 😉
Carmine ✈🚂🚙
Hello Carmine. These are actually 10" HM Forces Action Figures. The problem is the Sawback being such an odd Scale. I agree that 12" Action Men and GI Joes look way too big, and also the 7" action figures I use in my 1/10 RC's look way too small. But I did a bit of surgery to my boys today and managed to lose 10mm of height. While not looking perfect I think they are better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
I KNEW you'd sort that!
I just talked to a few People who know more than I, and they prefer 8.5"-9"...
Which you are now much closer to. I've never seen 1/6th Scale Figures anywhere I've looked. These guys I talked to were NO help at all...
- Great lookin' Sawback, but figures way too big !! 🤔 In a roll-over, they would die !! 😆
- Thankyou for the video ! Have a great week ! 👍🙂🤘
Hello Paul. Yes I agree. I've reduced their height by 12mm since this video and they look a bit better now. They may still get hurt in a roll over though 😄 Video coming soon. Thanks for watching 👍👍
They are growing on me these sawbacks. There's a version without the leafs too isn't there?
Hello mate. Yes the Gmade Sawback 4LS has the 4 link suspension and coil over shocks www.modelsport.co.uk/gmade-sawback-4ls-crawler-kit/rc-car-products/397380 There's also a 4 link conversion kit for my version. But I wanted the original leaf spring version because I love the scale look of it. I'm very happy how it performs too. There's a little bit of torque twist but I can live with that. It's nice to run something a little different from the rest of my crawlers. The only other leaf spring RC I have is my Tamiya Ford F350 Hi Lift. Thanks for watching my friend 🙂👍
This jeep is brilliant. I dont have anything like this in my collection but i would certainly like to have. great job on it matey. As for the figures and all the comments about them, i actually like them the way they are. Some of these army jeeps are not actually that big in the past are they, so i dont think it looks out of place, i also think that these are 2 brutes that you just wouldnt want to mess with lol, there will be tyson fury`s in the army no doubt, top stuff buddy
Hello mate. Thank you very much. I've trimmed 10mm off the figures now and I'm much happier with them. I really like the Sawback and think it's a great scale looking RC.
Hey, Derek! Great video editing, congratulations. You managed to perfectly mix photos, video of the run, and you end by asking the audience, what a talent! You're not going to be able to cut off the legs of your two warriors. . . like you did with Vickie and Cesario. Grating their buttocks or digging the seats seems difficult to me too and it might do some damage. . . in short as you can see I don't know how you're going to shrink your two guys, sorry! I hope you're well and better than you were a while ago. Take care mon ami.
Hello Alex. Thank you for your kind words my friend. I did a bit of surgery to my boys today and managed to lose 10mm of height without any buttock scraping hahaha. I think they look better now and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
Nice looking Jeep. Would love to have one. Someone would pretty picky to catch the hight of the figures. Could you trim the seats? Anybody give you trouble. You tell'em just talk to... Nickster.
Ha Ha Ha Ha, Great comment Gary !
Funny I was thinking that about the figures, I was worried that they are abound the roll bar, which won’t work out great for them in a roll over, maybe they are just big lads 🤣🤣
Hi Adam. They would definitely protect the roll bar with their heads if they rolled over 😄 Thanks for watching 👍
Well Del, the figures as the smallest at that scale because the dragon are a lot larger. There is a couple of things to make them sit a little lower, trim a little off there arses and maybe lower the seat a little. Does not help the body is more 1/7th than one 1/6th. But for someone to say something is nit picking.
Hi Mal. It just didn't sit right with me that their heads are above the roll bar. I couldn't make up my mind if it looked ok or not. I did leave out the bottom part of the seat at first, but I didn't like the look of that. I think I can get away with trimming 10mm off the bottom of their torso if I can't drop the seat bottoms a bit. I've done that with the Mulder figure in my Proline Bronco SCX10. That worked out ok and doesn't notice at all. I guess it's my OCD kicking in hahaha 😄
@@hollyhillrc If you take a little from the seat and the figures bottom then it will need less off the torso. I'm OCD but these are better than most you see with the little people so silly.
@@BasBoyRC After further inspection of the figures I found that they had a ball section part on their shoulders that their heads sat on so they could swivel. It made their necks look really long so I removed it and lost 10mm off the height. I had to glue their heads back onto their shoulders, so they can't turn now. But I think they look better and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
pinkze he say " Sawback- possibly the most underrated scale truck out there ? Stick an Rc4wd logo on it- pay double the price and get half the quality. This may seem harsh to Rc4wd, good products but for value/ quality per pound- the Sawback takes some beating, i know as own both, great video Derek btw "
Thank you very much my friend. It's very interesting to hear your opinion on the Gmade compared to the RC4WD. Definitely food for thought 👍
Gmade Sawback is a great truck..you did good work..Don`t think you have to cut down on figures. In real life i believe driver head is as high as windshield..I had to cut the legs of mine though..hahaha..
Hello Jan. Thank you my friend. Today I have taken 10mm from their height and I am happy with them now. I also had to remove their feet to fit them in hahaha
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Thank you very much for watching 🙂👍
pinkze he forgot to say " the figures look great, the real Willys Jeep is quite small, so driver/ passenger would be quite high as in this "
Thank you mate. They are HM Forces 10" action figures. There's lots on Ebay for sale. But be careful because some of them have helmets actually fixed to their heads and they can't come off. That's why I have two without helmets. I'm thinking of making some civvy clothes so they have something different to wear when they go on their holidays hahaha
Thank you
I am going to buy this on ebaye
$289.99
$14.15 shipping
Thank you for watching 🙂👍
pinkze he say " nice to see also what lies beneath, like the wheels and how the passenger holds the grab rail on the trail, here's how my Sawback looks now it's evolved "
ua-cam.com/video/2HgiA5zGY_4/v-deo.html
Both hands on the figures are capable of gripping stuff, and the grab rail on the roll bar was a perfect thing for the passenger to hold onto. Neither of them are glued in. They just hold on tight and enjoy the ride !
Hmm - the figures do look a fraction high mate. But don't look overly out of place. But it's a matter of choice. If you wan't absolute realism you'll have to give them 'The Mulder Surgery.' Ultimately if your happy how they are, leave them. Personally I'd downsize them ever so slightly.
After further inspection of the figures I found that they had a ball section part on their shoulders that their heads sat on so they could swivel. It made their necks look really long so I removed it and lost 10mm off the height. I had to glue their heads back onto their shoulders, so they can't turn now. But I think they look better and I am much happier with them. 🙂👍👍
@@hollyhillrc Great solution, but I'm struggling to comprehend how this model is 1/10th scale. In your repy to Pinkzy you stated that the drivers were 10" action figures. In yours and my Axial Broncos the Mulder figure was about, I think 7" tall and he needed major surgery to fit. I can't imagine a 10" action figure fitting in a Bronco, which is also 1/10 scale. A 1/6th scale model would need a 12" driver, so doing the maths I'm wondering that if this model accommodates 10" figures, is it in reality 1/8th scale, because that would be correct scale-wise.
Yes the dolls are too big for keep. Try smaller dolls
I've cut 10mm off their height and they look better now. Thank you for watching
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