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I didn't build this rere Lunchbox, but I've been enjoying it enough to want to make some improvements.
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If it stayed stock, I wouldn't see a need for a more powerful motor. That would be phase 2, if warrented by improvements in...

Hello all, long-time lurker here that got back into the hobby recently. Any GH2 Black Edition owners out there? Did you notice that the rear springs for the included CVAs are incredibly light? As in, lighter than the stock GH2 rear springs? So light...

I think every collector has that 1 build you take your time with even if it takes months or sometimes years

So I picked up a couple vintage super champ buggies recently and decided to use the best off of both for one nice rebuild. The one in these photos was definitely the better of the two and the one for the bassis of the build. I kept a couple things...

Frank said take me outside to show off my new Easter shoes 🤣 Happy Easter Everyone!
#blitzerbeetle #volkwagenbeetle #thepunisher #frankcastle

Instead of throwing away these wheels I took off one of my runners that was beat up pretty badly I decided to give them a second chance. I started by stripping the chrome, fixing the cracks with bond, sanded everything down smooth, then hit them...

Red or Blue 💊 Wich one you taking?
#blitzerbeetle ##tamiyastreetscorcher #tamiyadt02

Is there a difference between the metal uprights that come on the SRB chassis cars vs the ones on the Frog/BRAT besides the included steering ballstuds?

SRB part numbers 19808262/9808262

ORV part numbers 19808036/9808036

Thanks.

... or, A Tale of Two Beetles.

My very first surface RC was the Tamiya Sand Scorcher, ordered from Tower Hobbies catalog around 1979 or 1980. It was built box stock and finished box art except that I replaced French Blue with Orange. Fitted to the...

I ran the hell out of the Ghettoday buggy until the wheels came off literally as it was my fun car I like to bash and pop wheelies with but when the esc burnt out from running thru puddles it was put in the basement for about 2 years now so I...

I think it looks ok

I built my first Tamiya Blackfoot reissue and want to share hop-up tips for your build. These are simple, cost-effective improvement suggestions that can improve the performance of your Blackfoot, Monster Beetle, Mud Blaster family line of vehicles....

Hello. New R/C guy here.
Totally late to the game. I always wanted a LUNCHBOX as a kid. Finally bought one. Sadly, I cannot get it to work. Anyone have insight on what to do to get it to work correctly?

Thank you!

If anyone knows me, I am a huge Tamiya King Cab and Tyco Bandit fanatic. I really love the yellow King Cab that was featured in the 1990 Radio Control Car Action Magazine, so this is just a little tribute truck I created with a Bandit. Im really...

So I'm playing around with a boomerang at the moment and have never been happy with the crappy battery pin set up.
Had some 4mm od carbon tube and decided to see how I could improve it.
Realized pretty quickly a small lathe would of been perferred...

In case you didn't see em, Dunn's have rere'd their roll cages and nerf bars. Built on the original jigs. Get em while you can :shock:

I've mentioned this a couple times in other threads but, my brother had been storing my childhood Blackfoot for the last 20 years or so and I just found out he had it about a year ago. Got it back from him last Thanksgiving and went over it to...

Hi
I have never driven an RC car before but I found this car on a rubbish bin outside the local fish and chip shop. It is missing the transmitter but the car is in good condition.

I want to restore it and I am looking for advice. The aim is to keep...

I love to restore more than building new out the box. Its just something about bringing old forgotten RC'S back to life so when I came across someone who had this old blackfoot body and Sees Aluminum wheels with a vintage Sassy Chassis thats been...

Absolutely not! This is my shelf queen Hornet. Still no electronics or body, but the chassis is all finished now. Its come a long way from when I got it. Future plans are a Novak Explorer Sport esc, Novak Polaris reciever, and a candy apple red...

Going to throw together a little build thread for my Hilux. I went looking through my emails, and I purchased this rig around July 2006. I ended up buying two Hiluxes, and putting the better parts into one build, and selling it off for close to what...

Not sure if everyone saw this but it looks pretty cool, not very fast but I'd give it a go.

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I have an interesting twist comin on an Astute build in the coming weeks......stay tuned.

Hi All,
So, the Falcon was my first car. Does anyone know if a rerelease of this might happen? I was once told that Tamiya lost many of the molds...

Thanks

This is our new chassis set for the Fox and Nova Fox. It took us a while to come up with this design. We use a similar interlocking setup as our Hotshot. We have two sets of servo mount holes, you can leave it offset or center it up. We designed it...

Does anyone have a resource for a list of parts that Cross Racing made for the M-02? I have a Carbon fiber chassis kit that I bought sealed. I did eventually build it and did not keep the paperwork. I've never run that chassis. I can post pictures...

Box stock except bearings
Oil shocks on order
Torque Tuned motor
TBLE 02 ESC
Repurposed radio gear from a Red Cat Scout
3S lipo from RC plane (only 10C, ~13 years old :lol:)

I was pleasantly surprised with the performance.

Still have some minor...

This is my Vintage racer for an upcoming event in a couple of weeks, I don't think I could have picked a worse race car, lol. I only picked the Hotshot because it was cheap and I needed something to fill in a second class. I hate silver can racing...

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In admiration of 1300GT's 4wd SRB, I'm starting on my own attempt at building a similar car. I figured out a B4 slipper gearbox setup in this thread -

Now I'm mocking things up for the chassis. 2 3D printed replica MIP gearboxes, 3D Printed front...

Hi Everyone. I am picking up this project again after 7 years (one could argue it's been in progress for 17 years but that's another story!). This build has been through a lot of changes over the years but I think I am now close to a solid final (?)...

Building a Top Force Kit and stumbled across a slight problem. I'm like where are the threads.

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Hi, I´m new in the forum. Could someone help me in telling me, where to buy MIP IRS, CRP parts (80s stuff) second hand in good conditions or any member of the forum has these parts to sell?
Thanks

So, I stumbled into this MIP 4X in a lot that I picked up yesterday, not having any idea what it was, outside of being cool. I am just starting to break it down now to get a jist of what is there and not there, and get nylon soaking. I am going to...

Well I have to say for $248 shipped for the HG tamiya bruiser version iam very impressed! I changed it to a mountaineer never like that bed cap. I added the rc4wd IMG_9928.jpeg hex wheel conversion and 4 traxxas front Bigfoot wheels/tires with cool...

I picked this old thing up at a swap meet, does anyone know what exactly these are and what the scoop is?

I wanted to start a thread for Tamiya Egress enthusiasts. This is easily my favorite buggy of all time from Tamiya. Whoever designed this mean-looking buggy hit a homerun. It looks so fast and awesome right out of the box.

This is my all-out 2022...

I built a Sand Scorcher (2010 re-release) for a vintage class race on a clay track, with the following modifications:
- Kamtec lexan body & black ABS mechanism box
- 12 mm hex adapters for modern wheels
- Softer DIY 2 mm brass torsion bars
- Tamiya...

Hi ...I'm seeking some help on the geometry of this shock set up. Doing a test fit, I have nice spring and compression in the shock itself, but the way I have it, the set up basically pivots left side to right side, that is, it doesnt lift the...

Hi All,
I recently picked up a nicely hopped up MIP SRB which is added to the list of my projects.
I don’t recognize the nerf bars or chassis plate. The nerfs have an additional section of tubing that is different from others I’ve seen.
Can anyone...

Classic RC10 rival, Turbo Frog complete. Mods inspired by re-re Turbo Scorpion. Livery inspired by Jammin Jay RC10 and Frog boxart (behind Frog) 🐸.

Custom made parts...
*Gearbox mount +10mm wheelbase.
*Rear arm hanger +10mm wheelbase.
*Rear wing...

20230218_172014.jpg I'm hoping I can get a little help in the way of a measurement , I'm slowly restoring a Sand Rover and both the rear body mounting clips have broken off , now I can see the cross section of it but I need to know how high up the...