Sayer

I think I have won a TL01 from ebay it turned up today so I will post a piccy and hopefully one of you nice people to confirm what chassis it is..

 

is this a TL-01?

 

 

Yup

          Odd ?  well in Japan you can buy a fresh pair of y fronts from a vending machine . NOW THATS ODD

You can also buy a not so fresh version of the opposite gender's underthings.

Ha, yeah it's somewhat cheaper than the UK £399 price tag, that's for sure. The seller has iffy feedback so I'll likely wait for RCMart, ETamiya or Stella to acquire stock I'm guessing their prices will be similar with any luck.

Oh and I managed to grab a new built and never run Jugg 2 a couple of weeks back...I'm rather happy

Jugg2. Sexy, sexy truck.

I once impulsively purchased a set of Short Course Red Bull decals on eBay for a project idea. In discussion with the seller, it became apparent the sizing would be wrong for my use, so I offered to eat the cost and purchase another set at the right size. Instead, he ended up custom designing the entire livery for the project at no extra charge - and I discovered he was a member here. Though i haven't seen him around recently, Much appreciated WillyChang

Not a member of the SIG, but as its one of my peeves too, the new pic gets my vote as better.

fraggle20
Member Since 16 Jul 2011

Welcome to your 12th post?

Made a painting "error" with automotive paint on the super rare rear window of an Isuzu Mu. Cursed a blue streak, and yelled at the dog, but thanks to some very nice people here, I was able to salvage the job.

Why yes, a plastic propshaft is totally a good idea and does not cause me to tear my hair out in frustration at all.

I have no idea. I have so many prized creations, but possibly my Willy's FAV Scorcher. Good all around RC that is unique and looks great. ON-road, OFF-road.

Of course I'd have to put a faster motor in, and get different types of tires.
Cheers,
Skottoman

Don't be silly, we'd start a charity telethon to save your collection.

I made good on my promise and got engaged (technically it was on Sat but I think it still counts)

Except axial doesn't really, and tamiya has detailed and scale bodies all over a whole mess of RTR TT-01s which are in no way the most expensive. Tamiya has been doing detailed bodies since the beginning. Brands like Kyosho taking a break from their melted coke bottle spaceships to release a couple of realistic buggies isn't a sign tamiya has had their lunch swiped. Tamiya's done some stupid things, but not making enough scale looking cars and being too flimsy aren't on that list.

Oh come on! You're not allowed to learn any more awesome techniques until the rest of us have caught up!

On the other hand it's not all rosy in Tamiya land and here are a few reasons.

Most of Tamiyas buggies look like stupid spaceships or blobs...
Most are overpriced yet feel toygrade..
Many of the low detail bodies are starting to look like ****...for example the Nissan Titan
HPI has many very nice looking bodies and kits ie Cup Racer line
Kyosho recently released a couple of nice looking cars that aren't overpriced like Tamiya ie Sand Master and Nexxt
Even Duratrax grabbed some of Tamiya's lunch with their recent releases.

Being different is a double edged sword...

The cup racer comparison is unfair. Those would be better compared to Tamiyas m chassis line which are more than detailed and realistic enough

Additionally, I have plenty of toy grade buggies from the heyday of RC and in no way do Tamiya buggies feel toy grade when compared to them. Not the old ones not the re-res. nor do they feel feel flimsy when compared to my Traxxas or Kyoshos.

For every Nissan Titan, there are a sea of Pajeros, Hi-lifts and highly detailed and liscenced touring car bodies.

Thanks guys!
I used to build plastic models, balsa airplanes, and even balsa/monokote sailplanes. But that was many, many years ago...
I do consider this to be a form of artwork, and I guess I'm an artsy person for sure.

Yes, I wish there were a build thread forum.
Cheers,
Skottoman

I'm still waiting for the "actual functioning human being" build that starts with a Mr Potato Head toy as the base.

*sigh* so what I'm going to do is just send you my paints this time.