Seems everything is being reproduced these days. I like it a lot, but a bit pricey.
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rb5 ? lovely: smart not to stick with vintage models only. Maybe you can make the parts compatible with the much cheaper almost clones of Ansman, Kawada and (oops forgot the name again).
Another product idea: 2.2 front wheels that match your rears...
Here a couple of pics of my pride any joy,only run in doors once(4 mins) and then i had ge a new chassis,ouch.
Its just a little bling,altho i go for purple i love this blue.
Hey Gary here you go. this is a Blackfoot I got from Red Scampi. all I have done so far is paint the body put on some decals Ive had forever.
Future plans include chrome wheels, Cvd's, working lights and better rollbar, with working light.
G'day Guys
Finally got myself a Tamiya monster beetle. gave it a paint job, new tyres, chrome shocks & working headlights.
hope u like it. Lots of fun to drive & is very quick with a 23 turn tamiya motor & 3200lipo.
Heres a video my son made...
Just want to see what you guys think of me trading my 2009 buggy champ used(about 20 packs)for a new built never ran tamiya nissan king cab. Does it seem like a even trade?
what year did these things come out? also , if the trans is stripped out in side, is there another tamiya vehicle that i could swap internals? also does anyone have any pics of they woulda looked like box stock? (wheels ,tires, paint scheme ect..)
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You can use all the internals from the new re-release on the old car. Slightly different moldings - but work.
Original RR was released in November of 1979. There were 4 versions of the chassis. Most common term for these buggies is SRB (Special...
i got this hornet a while back with a few other cars i got.pretty much threw this in for free. used when i got it, and worn out too.first time i ran it , it fell apart. tie rods kept coming off,msc kept sticking. didnt have the heart to throw it out...
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update on my hornet restoration. ill upload some pics later on .
click on the link below to watch my update vid on youtube.
I was reading the hotshot manual and was trying to figure out the type of ball bearing it needs. But there was no measurement in the manual.
Can someone tell me the type (size) and number of ball bearing in a hotshot? :roll:
Thnak you. :lol:
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Yes, that's 4 more. That's why I buy 100 of them at a time... for $40. You can replace them as needed without going broke. Tamiya used 5x11 and 5x8 in almost all their 1980s releases (at least the ones that I have owned) and Traxxas did/does as...
Note that in figure 6, there is this thing called a 'motor' plate to be placed between the motor and the gearbox. I remember ta01 also has something like this, sort of like a thing piece of green/grey piece, it...
I have more Tamiyas' in my collection, but this is the most recent one. I got it mainly for tormenting my son around the house. he loves to pick it up and carry it, so theres a small wrinkle on the one side.
Its Box stock, no upgrades yet, but...
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That's awesome!
We may be looking at a future world champ!
Start him off with a great hobby.
I can't wait to get out and run my Christmas present with my son...('course I have to wait until he get's his (Slash) first...)
Hi all :) This has been done quite a few times before and I just wanted to show how my Frog with BB-shell turned out. I made a very simple dampermount for the front so that I could mount some oilshocks. The rearbumper is from the Savage and the best...
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It looks like you are a fan of VW's.
You build some of the cleanest cars on this forum.
Here's a link to a You Tube video. It's a race with a hotshot in it. If you move the end of the video you will see footage which shows a unique HotShot four wheel independent suspension set up. It really looks the business and I'm trying to find out...
Anybody seen one of these before..they look like the Tamiya Wild Willy MB38 but it's not..
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This very thorough Japanese site raises doubt as to whether the Wild Willy may even be a knockoff of the Tomy 4wd Army Commander...the similarites are incredible.
By the way the not just boxart, but box cutaway art of the Rat Buggy on page 2 is...
On a recent free Saturday afternoon (rarity indeed), I got in some local track time with my VONats Hotshot. There's a racer at our track who likes to take pictures and he's doing a great job! Thanks to Corey for the images. :D
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@emerson- thanks! :D
@sonic- no problem. It's a little cold for the vintage plastic anyway and I'm going to my kids' soccer games. :wink: Hopefully we'll catch you up there in the spring.
this is the Bruiser im getting in a few days ( put a down $$ on it) he said its a roller, body is a toyota hilux,and missing parts.
there is no electrics. looks mostly complete too me,
can any one tell me what all i need for it? i plan to complete...
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From what I can see in those pics you are missing the radio box, transmission plugs, shocks and steering linkage.
I think your body is the new Hilux body, judging from the holes drilled for the turn signals. I'm pretty sure the old...
heres a frog that i wrecked way back in the day. found it in a bag while doing some cleaning. the front A arms and suspension is broken, the rear swing arms broke clean off. few other broken parts. the front shock tower will get put on my original...
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its hard to tip over, but it pops a wheely and sometimes flips over. might just end up putting on different rims and tires, convert it to a bug or a poor man's f150. i need them rims for another project,and ill be replacing all 8 that are on the...
I recently picked up this vintage BRUISER 3 speed truck from a friend on this forum. Although the metal parts are showing there age with evidence of oxidation (if thats the term?) and could do with a polish up. From what i am told this truck has...
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No offence taken Mark,just stating facts.I had to sell it to fund my trip to the vintage 4 hour enduro in Melbourne.I checked with Jason to make sure he didnt mind me offloading it and he had no problem with it at all.I it wasnt for me selling some...
I am pretty excited. First new RC purchase in about 10 yrs. I ordered a Rerelease Grasshopper for my 10yr old son for Xmas. (Notice how I stopped buying RC stuff about 10yrs ago AND I have a 10yr old son? LOL)
I wanted a good solid beginner kit...
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Good points! I guess I'll start looking for another Hopper or Hornet. I'm glad I bought his brand new since it's a gift, but I'll look around for a beater on the bay and craigslist. Do you guys realize how much I'm kicking myself right now for...
okay, i thought this thing was a tamiya toyota hilux race truck, m racer or some thing, but was told that it was something else? was told it was a blitzer, sorta looks the same, but not exactly, plus the guy i got it from said it was a hilux.
can...
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you have the blitzer body. they look similar from the front, but the rear of the hilux is different
Here is my frog project, I wanted a nice scorcher but I really don't like the chassis, yes it is more scale but I want a runner. so I an using a Frog chassis. its a little dusty its been on the bench for a year, while I search for parts. who ever...
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I wonder if it's the horizontal rear shocks or the perfect wheelbase that makes the Frog a good car to adapt bodies to? The Blackfoot rear body mounts work perfect for lots of body adaptations. Back in the '80's I did a '55 Chevy dirt car based on...
This is my Wild One that I recently finished and I didn´t want to go boxart since there are so many nice ones out there. I chose a simple white, black cage and the damperparts are red as on the sprue. Had to repair the chassis since it...
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That's a pretty one! I always wanted a Wild One to add to my Tamiya lineup. Nice pics too by the way. You obviously know what you're doing with a camera as well as the RC stuff. :) When I get my cars ready for quality pics like that, I hope to set...
I just bought this from a church op shop.They wanted $3 but I gave them $5.I would have been happy to pay that for the servo.Im sure its Tamiya from the stubs and rod ends.Can anyone tell me exactly what I have here?My local track just started...
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Any tire or rim for the F103 should fit. I don't think that changed between the 102 and 103
With three days left on my vacation and after finally feeling close to 100% after having the flu (not swine) during my vacation I decided to just start opening boxes and not closing them til the projects inside are done. Sorry Scr8p, no 10s yet....
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The body is on the list of wants for reproductions. I still need to find a decal sheet for obvious reasons/purposes.
I watching a video from another link on here and ended up watching several as they offer up more and I ended up watcking about an hour and didnt even realise it. :lol: well on to the point I found this one I really enjoyed it and after seeing...
How hot a motor you guys think I can run on that esc that comes in alot of the re-re kits before it lets the smoke out?
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ive seen people running the 19t trinity komodo conservativley geared. i ran it with my hotshot re-re for a while with the 17t pinion and it worked just fine. didnt get too hot on me, neither the motor or esc.
I built my son a Midnight Pumpkin. He's only 3 1/2 but he loves helping me with my cars. and he spent as much time as his mother could stand at the track watching me race last summer. I think he will be into it to. its all stock I bought it from...
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Rick, I have a Super Champ body I need to send you! That yellow paint looks great!
send it I owe you one, I would love to paint it for you, do you still have my address?
Other than its looks . what makes the wild one so wanted as a kit?
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Wild one is said to be the last of the 1:1 scale buggy kits... the others that came out were based on designs not actually buggies.. . I personally prefer the Fast Attack Version.. would love Tamiya to re-re it.
A little something I have been working on and driving the last few weeks!
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I have a feeling the Sand Scorcher will be available by Christmas. Its the 30th Anniversary for the Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher and what better way to celebrate it by releasing the VW for Christmas :mrgreen:
I have had this kit for awhile now . I finally took the time to look at the manual. My god there must be a least 35 to 40 bearings in this car. What was tamiya thinking about on this one. I love the looks of this buggy but it seems they over...
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