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This is my road wizard. This car is all original and correct. I have had it since new and assembled it about 2 years ago. Don't want to run it because parts have become vary rare and hard to find.

Been draggin my feet on painting the driver. Had some spare time over the holidays and got her done. I can finally put this project to bed.

It's got all kinds of goodies... CRP front HD spindles, CRP rear HD bearing holders, adjustable motor mount,...

Just a couple of nice pics of a really cool car. Has full radio gear, sport tuned motor etc, but will probably only sit on the shelf. Road cars aren't really my thing, only got it because it's a Porsche
Hope u like the pics
Jak

That sucks, I just spent (in my mind) way too much for a NIP bodyset. I guess the parts will become cheap here shortly to those restoring an older one..... :roll:

I have a ton of parts from auctions I have won over the past several months and being the type of person who can't throw anything away I decided to see if I could put some of them to good use. I have had the two black rear rims for a while and I...

any info on this body what should i pay for a new uncut one are they rare?

Just finished this for my Father, thought I'd take it to the beach for a good flogging before it goes on the shelf.
Painted Mettalic Red, orange bits painted metallic black, had the wheels chromed, custom made nudge bar, custom made rear tow bar for...

I just picked up a DF02 4wd buggy for the kids to use next season to get some more practice on the track. They got pretty good at getting their Grasshoppers around the track this past year- which is no small task in stock form with a 27t motor. They...

These are just a few. I must admit I'm spread pretty thin right now. :/ P1010783 (Small).JPG 6f3d_1 (Small).jpg P1010565 (Small).JPG P1010769 (Small).JPG

Hey everyone, just introducing myself. My name is Bill, Ive got a old King Blackfoot that Im messin' with.

I bought it like 8 years ago, but for the last 5 or so it sat in my attic. I just ran accross it the other day and decided to blow the dust...

Got a few runs under my belt with my new M-03 Mini.
What a blast of a car!
Even more,when I bolted in a Reedy MVP 27 turn stock motor...When I took the body off,the inside of the body and the front of the chassis was covered in rubber from the...

The tamiya Avante was the tamiya car i always wanted.
When i was young i could not affort it , but now i could get a great deal and took it.
It is not mint , but in great condition.

A car that quite impressed me when i was 12 :mrgreen: The Supershot , now in my collection 8)

I picked up a cheap M-01 Mini to blow up with my 5700kv Brushless,but the darn thing survived.
I have since found out it's a Monte Carlo edition.
Everytime I ask someone about the best mods/upgrades for the little M-01,I get told to by an M-03.
I...

I know the price is a little high, but I don't care.

I have been looking for one of these for a while now. Funny, I now have 2 (in the last couple of days).

Yeah my 401k is in the toilet, but you can get the better stuff on the bay now for...

Hi,

Can any Tamiya aficionado's out there tell me if Tamiya Hi-Cap dampers are particularly rare or valuable? I've got a mint set of buggy dampers that came as spares with a Yokomo buggy. I'm guessing they were originally intended for an Egress?...

Check out the first buggy on the left..... What does that remind you of?

I got this a couple of years ago, it was apparently built for Toy traders in Sydney back in 85 for a hobby show. It was run a few times at the show then put in the box. Until now. I got the box, manual, second set of wheels with slick tyres, preiod...

1/12 scale tourer built from TF2 and a mixture of other parts

Runner as you can see from the tire dust on the shell

G'day guys
I have something to show thats just a little different from the Norm. My father who is a retired toolmaker, hand made & scratch built this 1/10 scale caravan. He scaled it off his 1:1 caravan, right down to the decals on the side. It's...

OK, this is for you guys whom say I don't run anything or have anything in my collection that does run. Yes, we have one.... a Tamiya New Beetle dressed up to look like the 2000 Beetle Cup Spec car or RSi (Anthony should be so proud! :mrgreen: )....

This is my SRB. Started as a new built Rough rider and see how I changed it :P

P.S. More photos to come :)

bscotti got me thinking last night about Porsches last night and it spurred the below. To my surprise they are quite a close fit, with the re-re body being a touch wider, but not by much. All this really means for me is more projects that I want to...

Note to self and others, DO NOT use Acetone to removed glue from early Tamiya wheels, the greyish colored wheels. Specifically I tried the 1/12 on road wheels, but I believe based on color this would include Rough Rider and Holiday Buggy. Not sure...

This still remains to be one of my FAVorite vintage tamiya vehicles. This one is unrestored and near mint. This was a $85 kit back in day and seemed not to popular. I'm searching for 2 parts trees for another FAV,#8911 and 12.

I just dropped my daughter off at a friends house and started having a conversation with her friends father hey noticed my bruiser in the front seat and told me he just tossed the exact truck out in the trash last week it had a broken shock and he...

Had it forever before I got to work on it. Now Im just waiting to get some Bearings before I run it anymore.
By lvlonster at 2008-03-17

And Naked

By lvlonster , shot with KODAK EASYSHARE C300 DIGITAL CAMERA at 2008-03-19

Well I was looking to get rid of my traxxas rustler roller,and this guy offered me these and I couldn't pass up the offer....so I am the new owner of these beauties...:D

for those who dont know these cars are the Tamiya F101 and F103...

Well guys I picked up a Mad Bull from a guy on RCU all I had to do is reimburse him the $9.38 shipping cost...lol

here is a stock pic of the mad bull...Ill post pics of mine tomorrow... the pics looks small but this buggy is actually pretty...

...I saw the front wheel sticking out of a box curbside while going to visit some friends.

It appears fairly low mileage although absolutely filthy. There were a few stick packs as well as the landfill charger and radio.

Hint: Always cut back...

hi everyone,

does anybody know what body that is on this frog. was it made for the frog? i think i have seen this body somewhere before,
but don't know where. maybe somewhere here in this forum. i remember it to be a parma body. anyway, i would...

Does anyone have information, ads, photos, part numbers, etc. about Oil-Filled coil over shocks for the Tamiya Grasshopper, either a Factory Tamiya hop-up, or aftermarket ???

I picked this up off Ebay. At first I just wanted the cool Novak stuff, but fell in love with it once I got in my hands. I don't know to much about it. So I'm posting it on here to see what you guys and girl think about it.

Here is my completely resto'd 80's Lunchbox.

I rebuilt this before the re-releases from eBay parts lots, and NIB parts, pretty much everything looks brand new excpet the body which had a few roll over scratches when i got it.

It was and still is...

Thanks to Brandon for the wheels, they look great. The gold anodized centers have more of a copper tone to them than the tamiya plating, which is more yellow, but I think they look good together.

I found this MIP IRS 400 Kit. I have never seen one in the bag before.

Well, I have been reminiscing about my younger rc car days as I have been rejoining the rc ranks.... and I have two questions I can't seem to find an answer to...

My first real rc car (non Nikko or toys-r-us special), the first car I bought with my...

So can you guys talk me out of buying a Tamiya Hot Shot. I really shouldn't get it but have wanted one for a while and there's one calling my name.

Cheers

Ed

Won this on ebay and thought I'd share with you guys....Got it rediculously cheap if you ask me. Anyone recognize the chassis?

Here's a link to the auction if you wanna see what I got it for...

This is my vintage tamiya ligier js9 matra cs. Nice old school f-1 8)

First post.
I got this barely used Grasshopper from a co-worker for a good price. He aquired it from his uncle when he died and it has sat in his basement for the past 16 years. I told him I would gladly take it off his hands and give it a good...

Hope they are worth $36 posted to the UK :D
And it's been a week of cheapies

$58 posted from HK, he normally sells memory cards :shock:

and another NIB unbuilt with spare carbon fibre chassis $50 posted

and a beauty of a 1/5 bike
:mrgreen:

This one is my Tamiya Frog, called it, the Sand Slinging Slasher, cause its a Frog/Monster Beetle :D

My daughters -- Sand Slinging Slasher

And this is my Traxxas Bullet -- named Bala de Plata :D

If I can't get and RC10t...

I was wondering what the hilifts go for new. I have the chance to buy one for 250. Here is a pic. What do ya think?

this is my frog. re-edition. shocks by bill from clinehobbies.
aluminium rims. color is a dark tamiya green with black roof top (frogs are green aren't they :wink:), just like the real deal, though on the pic it almost looks all black. must be the...

My latest restoration...after 15 years in it's box! Still run well with my vintage Sanwa Vortex ESC and 2.2 fronts and rears...

This is car #3 from the lot I bought...Has some nice period hopups....I modified the body mounts to fit my Monster Beetle lid...

This is probably going to be of little interest to most (being none competition orientated) but I thought I would post some pictures of my latest purchase anyway :)

This is where my relationship with RC model cars started at the age of 7, actually...

Does anyone know what is this?

Seller made that pic, but now bushings are replaced and its almost clean.
I bough it very cheap and is it worth of restoration?

Is it vintage anyway?

an 80's Tamiya Lunch Bucket? :roll: :lol: