I bought an Boomerang a while ago in ebay. Its an original back from the 80's . Seems to me I'm out of luck forever with this car.
My first one was stolen and now my " new " boomerang is distroyed while the first testdrive. My neighbour knocked the Boomerang down by his 1:1 car.
But, what a pleasant surprise ! The only part which looks irreparable is the chassis !! My neighbour hit the car exactly in the middle.
Now my question to you. Is it possible to use a chassis from a re-release ? Are there generally differences between the new and the old boomerang ??
Everything between the old and new cars can be intermixed with exception of the center driveshaft and the cups for it. The older one used a wire driveshaft, while the newer uses an aluminum shaft, dogbone style. All the plastic is the same.
thank you very much. Very good news for me. There are a few sellers particular in the US with really low prices for boomerang parts.
I wonder why it is so difficult to get re-released Tamiya parts in Europe. Not only for the boomerang. The full range re-released stuff is awful hard to find. There should be millions guys like me who make a new start with their 80's hobby
The resurrection is making great progress with. Now I have to think about the details. My Boomerang will be converted to 4 damper. Can anyone recommend good, affordable, yet beautiful shocks ? I think about 70mm front and 90mm rear. Thanks for suggestions
the DF03 shocks are certainly a good idea. To give you a better idea of my project, I should probably show you the status.
I am a little nervous because here in the forum are so many great projects. But I think every project is a good project.
how it all began
As I wrote at the time, I wanted to save my boomerang with new parts.
But then I decided to build something unique. A chassis without the negative parts of the original. Better steering and improved front suspension.
Next Step. The connection of the upper plate to the rear gearbox. I have spent hours, measure out this part right. Many attempts have ended in the dustbin. But now it finally fits!
Here now some pictures of the current status. I hope my little picture story makes some fun of you. I would be happy to receive suggestions . As I said, I still do not know what shocks and I'm looking also for the right body.
nice job!!!!! way better than the factory, that is for sure......
the only thing I would advise to change is on that small block that fits in the transmission. I would give it at least 2 screws to mount it to the chassis, not just one. this way the trans will have a harder time twisting on the chassis. If three would fit, I would do that.
'Throttle Jammer' is the name given to those who do not realise the full benefit of digital proportional control on these shores :mrgreen: Loving the term 'Flat Biscuit' though!
P.S; is it only me who is not 'that' overwhelmed with brushless...
Just wanted to show off my Boomerang. Several months ago I bought a Boomerang parts lot from Flipwils with the intention of using a couple of parts on my Royal Ripper. Well last week I won a Boomerang with a broken chassis on ebay for a pretty cheap...
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For the metal gears in the diff I use Tamiya Anti-Wear Grease - this is quite stiff and gives some 'limiting' to the diff.
HI!... I just picked up this Boomerang off E-bay a little while ago. It's in really good shape. By the look of it, it was never run. Needs a few things like a new body which I already have. I just need to get some decals....
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HI!... Decided to take some studio type shots of the Boomerang tonight. I just picked up a Futaba servo for the MSC. Still have to install it. Also need to find a vintage RX to put in it, and paint the driver. :mrgreen:
I think my collecting vintage cars finally bit me on the butt this time. I tore this Boomerang down completely this past Saturday and am now wondering what I am going to do with it...I still have no idea. It appears to be missing nearly everything...
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Nice boomerang. I've been there too. I got a big bear that cracks, splits, or just plain laughs at me whenever I move it. I saw this and thought of you. It is not mine and I don't believe I am breaking any rules by putting up this link for your...
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I recently bought this re re boomer for my son Dominic. I didn't want to do another box art boomer so we tried to do something a little different. I had all the blue bits chrome plated, changed the yellow shocks for some chrome yeah...
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Love those shots on your first post, that boomer looks sweet!! This car got me into RC, although I never owned one - jumped to a Mid-Custom, but my mate had one which inspired me!
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:
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No sorry but I have pictures of the car at the track I will scan them and post them
Here now the story of my Tamiya Boomerang or how Tamiya influenced my childhood:
Cars were always my favourite toy. When my father bought his first RC car 1989 (Tamiya Thunder Shot for 370 DM ~ 200Us$ at that time), it was apparent, that I need...
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Brilliant interpretation of the boomer, love the air scoop and spotties, great job
Hi All,
Just like to share some modifications I've been making on my re release boomerang i bought a few years back.
I grabbed this off a bloke a year or so after the 2017 re release. He had partially assembled but not finished the chassis, But kids...
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Had to do something with that battery space, so I made some side plates from 2mm Carbon and used the factory holes to fit some plastic servo mounts to hold them home.
Keep the dirt out. And kept my Carbon tube retaining screw I mentioned earlier...