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I've had my eye on these for a while. Finally got one! Awesome car to finally get to see in person. Tamiya nailed it with this one.

I have a Tamiya King Cab that I use as a runner every now and then, but on the last outing it stripped the splines on the wheel hex and axle. For a fix I drilled and tapped a 3mm hole thru the hex and axle, this held up for awhile until eventually...

New build. Maybe a candidate for 2wd at the 2011 Vonats??
Maybe not the most popular 2wd buggy out there, but it reeks of quality. Typical Tamiya.

I got it already painted. I would have opted for the 2 tone if I had my choice...

Hey guys, I thought I'd post some pics of the TA02 F-150 I've been restoring, before it leaves for it's new home, and I finally get my JRX2 Junior. I used most of the original parts- gear cases,servo, prop shaft, body posts as well as some NIP...

My buddy has the re-released Brat.
What options, that you know of, would work for larger wheels that will work with the Brat.
(We're only concerned with axle/hub/wheel mods, if the body needs to be cut to make room, that's ok.)
He'd like the Monster...

Hi all, I've been looking to get a Tamiya buggy for some time and a guy on my friends street has this:
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I know very little about Tamiyas, The guy says its missing the bumper, and front right wheel. He wants $30. Is that good? How much...

G'day guys

Just got back from holidays, took my Sand Scorcher & Wild One along. My son & I had a ball.
All the pics were taken ny my 9 year old son. (I'll get in trouble if I don't say that)

regards
Jak

Was wandering the isles at Walmart today and saw these. I'm thinking if they had a Frog, I would've bought one.

Well i made a new years promise that i would start(and hope to complete) some projects that have stacked up over the years. Loss of my job late last year has been frustrating. I have been unloading alot of parts that i would of never wanted to part...

Hi Guy's,this is project bluehopper.i know its only a grasshopper but the memory are there.its not much for now but ist getting there.
i'm still waiting one some parts but most of it is there..

its got CRP front suspension,blue shock all...

rc channal Buggy Champ 2009 kit

Hey Tamiya people... :D

I've got a bunch of MadCap/Astute transmission parts in a box as well as many other Tamiya buggy components that I could use to make myslef a sratch built buggy.

The only thing is that I dont have all the parts for the...

Im going to be honest, im not realy that good with roll outs/gear ratio's for these kinds of cars. I want to run my Super Shot with modern 2.2' rims and rubber and want to get the most out of this runner. My question here simply is- what motor...

Finally finished my Sand Rover. I got this as an ex toy shop display so it's never been used. Thats about to change.
Should be lots of fun on the beach, just need to find time to put some electrics in it. Hopefully next weekend.
If anyone in...

I bought this car about 8 or 9 yrs ago and it's about 90% complete. The guy who sold it to me rebuilt it as a shelf queen. All of the parts are IMMACULATE, including the inside of the gearbox. The gears and shocks have never been oiled/ greased....

so i been slowly working on my hotshot re-re.... finally got to the servo/electronics setup...

is there anyway to increase steering a bit on these cars? basically the steering is a direct servo turn (like frog and others). no bellcranks or anything...

Ive recently purchased a pair of Tamiya old school uni's from dave but was wondering if there are any modern CVD's that are around for the above mentioned cars?

Got my trade to day and i'm pretty happy with it.Traded my white rc10 runner for a Zilla chassis and axles.Everything pictured.Lower chassis brace needs a little straightening but overall pretty nice.The diffs are very clean and smooth turnin.

Thx...

Just won this on ebay. I'm very partial to the Blackfoot since it was the first real RC I had. This one needs some work but parts seem to be still pretty common for these. I bought this to help ease the pain over my Super Champ mishap. Haven't...

Hey gang.
I know the Tamiya lovers will dig this!
My buddy recently got the re-release of the Brat and Hornet.
We decided to whip up a fun little video. :)

Please let it load! The original upload was huge... it'll be worth it, I promise. :wink:...

Finally got myself a set.When I got them mounted,I had to laugh.These things are huge.Got a body from a friend that fits the overall size alot better.Gonna be more fun than a barrel a buttered monkeys!!

Thanks for lookin, Dave

The other day I was bored so I pull out my Hornet parts box and built this.I started with a chassis with a broken front tower and fabed this alloy one to accept longer shocks,I left it rough till I see how it works,it gives the shocks a negative...

Seems everything is being reproduced these days. I like it a lot, but a bit pricey.

My buggy champ

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.

Hi:

The old SRB shocks with single o-ring leak like anything.

The new re-re srb has new shocks with double o-rings, do they still leak? Does the new design really work well?? :D

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.

Wanted to venture on another of my waiting builds.
What do you guys/girls think I should start?
The Black Foot or the Beetle?

i have the 1/16 m4 sherman tank from 1974. its bone stock, with the manual speed control set up, with the dual 380 motors.

when running the tank , it likes to twitch a lot and the speed control set up is not proportional, its basically a on/...

Another project I am itchin to complete. ( I think I have most all teh items that I wanted to include ) Just could'nt hold out anymore.. :)

What do you think??

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...

Hi I just bought a NIB Stadium Thunder.

Just want to know if you can use any different pinion than the 13t in it.

Doesnt say any options in the manual but the rear gearbox is based on the falcon.

Any advice on this much appreciated.

Thanks

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?

Stock build with box art paint. Has pargo alloy rims, trinity wing, and crp battery holder.

Almost finished my Super Shot.

Just wondering what tire /Rim package you are running.

Ive come up with a 5 spoke 2.2 rims with hex drive shod with losi studs.

Gives a little more clearance for max lock with bell crank steering Mod.

Cheers.

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..)
i...

Won this yesterday:

Always wanted a Hotshot type buggy. Nice thing about this car is is that most the re-re Hotshot stuff is a direct bolt on....

I will take more pics when it gets in, and progress along the way....

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...

For those of us into scalers of any kind...this is pretty good stuff:

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:

Anyone has any idea if there is any compatible alloy rear hub that is a good replacement of the hotshot red color plastic rear hub? :)

The plastic one looks very flimsy... :roll:

Hi:

I found this hotshot manual:

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...

Does anyone have one as a runner???

Are they any good on the track and what are their weakness and strengths.

Any input much appreciated.

Thanks.

Mark.

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...

Here are a couple of pics of my aluminum motor and gear covers mounted on a super champ.

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...

Here is my new Hotshot almost finished

I figured I'd start a new topic for my buggy so it doesn't get lost in the Exciting news thread. I'm not done yet, but I'm getting there.

I wasn't looking forward to trying to find one of those weird little batteries that Tamiya says you're...

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..