I have a Super Shot shelfer and is too good to run. So with this new addition to my collection it will be my vintage racer. Im going to fit bell cranks to it...
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Thanks Brandon.
Looks good.
What shocks did you put on it???
I have a set of Yeh racing shocks that are 100mm and are perfect fpr the back but their 70 mm are too small for the front. The original ones dont much throw either.
Finished 4 bodies last week, and 3 more this week!
I found some netting and wanted to try a trick to get a lizard skin-look; something I had read about years ago.
This cheap body seemed perfect for the experiment.
First I did the metalic black; to...
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Neat effect!
I've seen similar custom effects done on full size vehicles using plastic wrap on wet paint for a marbled look, spraying water droplets & dusting over them for a 3D look...very cool.
Now if I only had the patience to do this kind of...
Taking my time on the new buggy champ. I really like the kit but my favorite is the sand scorcher . I don't know what tamiya is up to but hope the re-release of sand scorcher is in the future . So I don't know what to do use the tower $60.00 off...
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Buy the buggy champ now. You can always get an SS body later. If they do re-re the scorcher, then the bodies will be widely available and inexpensive.
I am going to do my first build third with pics as I go. This is going to be a replica of the Hornet I used to race in my teeny years, as best as I can remember it. I have a couple of old photos that I need to scan and I also have some video I need...
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alright, i'm gonna let you slide on this one. have fun reliving your younger years. :)
Met up wit fellow TC member Crash Cramer today for a run. He brought his Nissan King Cab and VW Beetle. I brought my XC Brat, vintage Grasshopper, and Datsun 240Z rally car. Had a good time and did'nt break anything for once.
Crash's VW
This...
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I've seen the Fox, Avant, Hotshot, Hornet, Grasshopper, and online, I saw a Buggy Champ. That's the one I'm looking for. They run pretty well but have limited range and run time. Try micro terrain titans . That's what my box said. On the bottom of...
Hi all,
First post in the Tamiya section,here's most of my Tamiya's all in various states of condition.
cheers Peter. DSCF0120.jpg DSCF0121.jpg DSCF0122.jpg DSCF0115.jpg
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Nice collection you have. The only thing I see missing is a striker and FX-10
Wow, very nice collection! That wild one looks awesome! It seems like the vintage scene could be the largest growing sector of RC! The amount of interest in vintage cars, and vintage racing is amazing! I guess it's guys like us, who for what ever...
G'day guys,
Finally sort of finished my Scorcher. Specs are, chrome plated metal front & rear end, youge wheels, Technigold motor, 4200lipo saddle pack, hand made front & rear bumpers, chrome bits on body.
It's seriously fun to drive, will be...
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Wow, great shots, and very nice Scorcher! It's always nice to see a shelf Queen get a good work out once in a while. I hate getting mine dirty (initially) but once you have passed that pristine state of cleanliness, it's time to let'r rip!
well had this kit for a while. it started as a Hotshot Re-re Kit. But i had a hotshot II runner (beat to hell). So i salvaged the body and Bottom Battery Plate from it (different than that crappy fiberglass thing with bodyclips..
Restored the...
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In genral a brushless will require at least 4 to 5 teeth bigger piniom of the brushed equalivant.
I do only have a little experiance with brushless but this is were it gets weird.
The bigger the pinion you go the faster it accelerates as well....
I was cleaning out my closet and found this from years back. I believe they sold them at KB toys and had a few different Tamiya models. 1/32nd scale I think and were called 'Juniors'. Has a little Mabuchi motor and runs on two AA batteries. Not R/C...
Since everyone is complaining about the lack of threads regarding new projects, I was able to muster up some time to get this project just about completed, short of bending the wing wire and putting on some shocks. This project has been center stage...
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I figured that. If Mr Lexan is waiting for a certain body , this should be cool. I always liked how those rough rider variations fit on a Frog. (Thanks for the Yoke-RPS you sent me a few weeks back by the way. Actually notably better quality than...
G'day Guys
Finally finished my sons Sand Scorcher. Took it for its first run yesterday. Very Cool.
Sits on a custom alloy chassis, adjustable oil filled coil overs, Sport tuned motor, fully ballraced.
Not the best pics but I will get some better...
Well, I convinced the wife to get up early last weekend to get to the sales right when they open, and I am glad I did! I scored this lot of a clod rtr with some nice hopups, a HPI RS4 rtr and a basket case nitro RS4. All for $100 :D The clod had a...
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The chassis is from a Bullhead, (same as a Clod, but in red instead of black) but everything else looks like standard Clod parts.
The Heavy Metal Lunchbox thread got me motivated to freshen up my LB with some upgrades.
These are some pics of the CRP front end conversion kit that I just recently installed(much better photos than the ones I previously posted). The kit is made...
i had a sand scorcher that was heavily modded. it had a aftermarket ball diff and 48 pitch brass internal gears. it was the same layout as the steath!! i just wanted to point out that tamiya had it right the first time. i sold the ultimate collector...
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yernat is right. The earliest MIP tranny used gears compatible with tamiya's Sand scorcher tranny. Then when eustace made the SP1 that still used the same gears.
I was able to squeeze some project time in today to get this CRPed Re-re frog off the in process table (short of a body). My CRP stash is running a bit thin these days, but I tried to muster up as many parts that could with what I have left. Also...
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errr, what does that mean? It doesn't stroke withone of the suggested paintthemes, nor am I ready to believe you are going to actually run it ;)
This truck has JG shock mounts and front shock tower brace. Parma spindles. And a few CRP parts. I mounted a roll bar on the lexan body with some repro KC decals . I had to make some 1/8 inch spacers for the front roll bar mount to level it out. I...
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That's pretty cool. I have four old blackfoots and I just got a set of aluminum wheels today. I have the parma body also. It looks good but it cracks really easily where the cab and bed meet. The lexan is really thin right there. yes sir.. cracked...
I bought this for my son, me and the wife assembled (mostly her) and I painted.
Had to be bright so he could see it well. Overall a very fun kit to build! It's got full bearings, and I will be dropping in a Sport tuned motor as soon as I get it...
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the second buggy i owned, always loved its looks. nice examples guys
I am all for the re-release thing, making stuff that is out of reach in terms of cost available to everyone, BUT COME ON ALREADY, where is the new stuff. Yes, I know there are some new releases mixed in, but the re-res seem to over shadow/out number...
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dude, you live in Brooklyn and your trying to eat BBQ????
Have some Pizza! and chase it with a canoli :lol:
(I'm just geographically jealous, having grown up in Queens, upstate NY pizza sucks big time.)
I started this project with a pile of old TA02 parts originally from a Promarkt Mercedes Benz C class. I then collected some new bearings, Hummer parts, which are exactly the same except they come in black, and replaced a few worn parts, so I now...
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you should get one of teambluegroove's repro interiors for this :idea:
Was wondering, since I have been having a hard time figuring out how to do the 1.9 conversion up front. ANy help is appreciated, and if you can help with the 1.9 conversion even better.
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I don't need the brat wheel adapters, the Hornet-hopper ones will work huh? Cool Thanks
Since it is not a secret that Tamiys is going to re-re the SRBs soon and a lot of SRB guys would not mind a 4wd conversion, I think we shall try to petition one of the aftermarket manufacturers to also develop a SRB 4wd conversion kit or simply...
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Didn't the SRB 4wd use a speedo cable to power the front tranny. The ones I saw looked interesting but far from something I would want to invest loads of cash in just to have a unique piece. There's lots of other cars that interest me more. Just my...
ok there is a thread exciting news that already deals with the re-release rough rider, i did not notice that. but where
is my posting with the german link? any reasons to remove this?
I found this 84 or 85 bruiser this last week. Fella bought it second hand in 1985 and only drove it a few times. Lots of original still on the tree spare parts as well. Obviously missing the rear view mirror, but also had the tires changed (dry rot...
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thats a real nice find...always wanted a Bruiser..unless i find a super deal i dont see myself geting one..besides the world/ebay has made me dislike these trucks .. its like i dont want to really use a truck that if mint can be worth $2000 or...
A few years back i was blessed whilst trawling through ebays vintage section when I came across a MINT condition FAV. At $250usd I was stoked to finaly have a flawless example.
Unfortunately I needed some money in a hurry a while back and it was...
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Thats cool. Where are the pictures of the stripped down car?
Ive had this for MONTHS, and have been chompin at the BITS to get started. Finally got the Wife to let me buy the Tires I needed, so here we go.
This is what I got.
Assembled, with tires. Will (eventually) get 31mm, Offset Wheels all around....
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It definately moves better now, but is still very noisy (whining). Is that just the Nature of them, or can they quitened :roll: :lol: ? Only ran it for about half a Pack, so I'll check it out a bit more tomorrow.
I just picked this up recently on Craiglist. I drove about a hour to pick it up and ended up spending another hour talking rc with the seller and tinkering around with the car before I went home. Its actually a Celica Gr.b with the Porsche body set...
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what a great find. If you plan to run it much, then you should invest in the aluminum suspension parts off of ebay. The front arms and and knuckles have plastic that is not UV stable. My new built shelf sitter even has a broken knuckle just merely...
I've been looking at the new Tamiya Lamborghinis. They look pretty cool. They've got the 1/12 Tamtech version, and the 1/10 TT-01E version. I've never had either platform. Anybody have any experience with either of those chassis'? Will the Tamtech...
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I have a few of the Tamtech porsches and the off road fox and frog. They are really a slick engineered car with it's inboard front dampers. They accept mini radio, battery and ESC gear just like what you would use in an 18T or Mini T. I dropped a...
I'm looking at ditching the stck friction 'shocks' :shock: on my M-03 and I was thinking maybe some Associated RC18B shocks might do the trick-Has anyone tried this,or know the measurements of the RC18B shocks?
Or another option,besides the Tamiya...
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Aaaaah,well that would explain it-I had 55mm shocks on mine! :oops:
Thanks again,guys. :wink:
Hi guys,thought I would share some pics of my Tamiyas.I promised myself I wouldnt buy anymore Tamiya cars around 6 months ago and have somehow ended up with more.Just love those scale looks.My favorite and most recent edition is my Supershot.The...
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Nice pics James.
I well put togeather Tamiya 4wd always goes well.
Its ashame to me that alot of people think that they are only for beginners.
Think about it.
Tamiya always had a MID 4wd motor placement unlike some others.
Thought I'd show ya'll what a Team Bluegroove repro BigWig body looks like on a car.
I just popped it on a parts car,to check the dimensions,still a little trimming to do.
It's for my NIP BigWig build....Getting there!
Couldn't resist popping the...
Here is my BRE 510 Datsun with M01 Moss green chassis with all Tamiya hop ups new built, sway bars, manta ray diff, ball bearings, aluminum steering,
motor heat sink, axles, aluminum damper, and Genetic 510 body...
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Genetics ABC makes the body, and its a very nice body decals make it look real, the datsun 1200 sunny is even nicer I posted it here also check it out... Who makes that body. it sure would be fun to autocross a real 510
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