Hey Guys,
Re-Building a blackfoot and I wanted to apply the screw together diff fix. I ended up buying a whole bag of the darn 2.5mm screws as I couldnt find them individually locally. If anyone else needs one let me know and Ill drop one in an...
anybody else following this?..whos gonna get one?..i love when they do stuff like this...
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I will most likely get a BigWig 2017, it was one of my favorites as a kid!
I remember like it was last week, after carefully building my BigWig, charged up the big 8.4-volt battery, and blasted off in the driveway, the thing was powerful! * Here's...
I was wondering if anyone knew what is going on with Nimrod Racing and if they are still in business. I tried emailing them and got it kicked back. I'm interested in what that make (or made) for the Dyan Storm. Any help is appreciated.
I'm looking to have a Tamiya Astute chassis set done out of carbon fiber. I usually get my stuff from Fibre Lyte which is respected in the RC community and does a great job. However, they of course are based in the UK which I have to send the parts...
Ok, I've been out of the hobby for some time, so all of the grease and oil I had is gone. I'm rebuilding my Thunder Shot/Terra Scorcher, and I'm wondering what grease to use in the diff. It's a stock gear diff, and I'm just rebuilding the car for...
The Tamiya....not related to the cold weather. In search for a couple vehicles for my 4 and 6 year old to learn driving on, I stumbled upon a box of vehicles on the local craigslist. They were all radio shack except for an original blackfoot. Its...
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Thanks for the history and info. All great stuff. I started pulling this thing apart and I wrongly assumed the shocks were the friction type, when they are indeed Yellow CVA shocks from the 1980s. I was also shocked to find some bearings in this...
I pulled the trigger on a Dyna Storm a few weeks back! :D
It's had some light use with only a handful of minor scratches on the chassis, and came with some other goodies that I'll go through later. The body is unpainted and uncut, but has a few...
not been on for a while amongst other things ive been building this
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its obviously a work in progress i just got the driveshafts cut down, alloy sleves epoxied on and bolted into tamiya uj's and went to fit a set of...
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got my unflanged bearings fitted and jobs a goodun, so its now sat on modern wheels will post some pics when ive sorted a body,thanks again chaps!
Excited to finally get my HS re-re up and running. My 7 yr old daughter and I took it for a spin today. This are videos of her ripping it up. Brings me back to my original HS II in the 80s!
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Nice car. I have my original sitting on a shelf. When I took it for a spin it seemed so slow. I remember it being so much faster back in 86 lol. Rose coloured glasses I guess
Thanks! I certainly don't have my original anymore (my folks finally...
I got this Unimog a couple months back, collected a couple upgrades before the build, and then started working on it during Christmas break.
I upgraded the motor mount, got the ball bearing steering kit, a 60T motor, and some better...
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But like he said, it hides the inside, electronics and such. We do soo much to these cars that are unrealistic, tinted windows are the very least of our worries.
After watching me build my Monster Beetle and her Older sister building her Grasshopper, my youngest daughter decided she wanted her own tamiya kit, the other kit at the hobby shop....The Lunchbox....we couldn't spray the new body due to the cold...
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Here's a little video of the STAMPBOX running on the beach....
I was looking for a stock length Butterfly chassis for my new project for a Ford F150 Ranger XLT. There are couple of them on evilbay, prices were ranging from $125 to $200. Outrageous prices too. So I decided to make one myself. I have an original...
Here is my template for the Race Prep SRB Dual Rear Shock Mount. Just like my Butterfly Chassis template, it is 1/1 scale in pdf file.
Please refer to my Drop box link to my template artwork below. When you open the link, if the create an account...
Got a 1984 custom built car which uses a mono-shock front end. I´m not sure what make this shock is but I was told this should be from a Frog where the shock body was machined for accepting collars.
Someone could confirm this or knows something...
The first time I saw a Lunchbox was outside the LHS rippin' up gravel. I was around ten years old.
Well it was finaly time to get one. It's a kit as I had all I needed at home except for a fresh battery. So here is my first basher.
Tamiya CVA...
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Sweet build man!!! i like the upgrades
i know it was much fun watching it bounce around. Ive always loved the lunch box fat tires.
So a fellow racer has decided to build a track in his backyard.
The goal is vintage Bashing Tamiya/Kyosho/etc and less about the competitive cars
(Not cars like the RC10s or JRX2s- though 6gears could be allowed.)
Hi
My favorite VW style: Parma Body on M06 with options: M-chassis aftermarket alloy wheels (with offset for the rear) + Sand Scorcher tires and Tamiya + Eagle Racing option parts
Still wait his Eagle Racing FRP chassis: I just removed the blue...
I bought these for a future fox project. The fronts had common Tamiya bearings but there is no aluminum in between to seat the bearing. The bearings slip right threw. No wonder they were never used. I assume they take a flanged bearing but what...
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Those wheels are quite narrow, 5x11 flanged bearings should do the trick. I gave a set to my buddy to use on his girlfriend's Buffalo that I restored, after removing the dull, faded red anodizing and polishing them up.
I need some advice/thoughts. I need to get a set of Tamiya Hi Cap shocks. I really don’t have any spare funds at the moment but have started to look around at the prices these go for. The ones I want are currently on ebay for over $275...
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Thanks guys.
Bit worried today as my front wheels are showing as delivered two days ago but I don't have them! I'm hoping the tracking means the wheels have been delivered to the UK for onward forwarding to me. I have contacted the seller to see...
Hi all!
I am new to the forum and need some help with my Astute. I have been out of the rc hobby for years and recently got a new machine but I also found my old Astute in storage from when I was younger and need to get the knuckles for both front...
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Pictures not showing up? I never paid too much attention back in the day but the Astute was always one I loved the looks of if nothing else. I think those ads on the back of RC Car Action with the smoke billowing around it left an impression....
Back when I first got into RC, these cars were current. My first car was a Fox but I always wanted a Hotshot or preferably a Supershot. I never got one. Fast forward 25 years and now I have a chance to pick up a Hotshot for less than $50 which I...
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Awesome, thanks! I will get it setup and then post pics
This pics of my favorite subject : Rod on Tamiya custom chassis
The FF03 is hop uped with after market parts to have Blue, Black and Red colors who should be the colors of the body.
Mercury body is from Parma with Parma fenders option: very...
Hey guys,
It's good to be back here at the forums, with something to show....I caught the rc bug again, and what a better way to comeback, than having a little project....
I drove to NY fron CT to pick this up, along with a nice rc10 gold pan, i...
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Keep in mind, this is still a mock up, so this is not the final stage, I used a fiberglass plate that works as a temporary shock tower, front Traxxas shocks that are a bit long...but it all looks pretty good, I'm trying to stay away from drilling...
Grasshopper + Parma hop up !!
I spent a lot of time to find all hop up, even front schock tower is alloy option part
Most difficukt to find: the Shark body and the rear rims !
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Super super cool! I ran that body, and the front shocks on my original Hornet. Pretty sure it didnt handle any better, but those were the few extras my parents let me get. Generally I had to patch my RCs together as they broke. For some reason the...
For some inexplicable reason, I have taken a fancy to Grasshoppers recently. I really love the Grasshopper body and would like to mount one on a Rising Fighter that I ordered. Can I swap out the RF/Grasshopper 2 chassis for a Grasshopper/Hornet...
New project I need to begin:
A friend of mind made us a few year ago a short batch of VW181 bodies and I need to make a special chassis different of my other.
I think it will be an other M02 but I need to work on T2M chassis replica
The link to...
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I lover that second bug body! That is freaking awesome!
Hi
This is my Parma Beetle body on Blackfoot Extrem chassis
Chassis plates and spacers are home made in alloy. Chassis plates are cut with hand tool and Dremel
Alloy part are old hop up for differents Tamiya chassis (old and not old)
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Woah, nice work on the chassis plates... they look professionally made!
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