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Holiday Project
| model | 58023: Holiday Buggy [ click here for more Holiday Buggys ] |
| status | Project |
| date entered | 18/07/2011 02:42:10 |
| description | This is my first Holiday Buggy. I didn't have one as a kid, so I think it was about time to get one  I got it from a good friend of mine who is always on the look for old Tamiyas for me. One day he said: I have 3 'new' Tamiyas for you. 'What'???? 3 at once!', I said as I started to get dizzy The 3 were: 58023 Holiday Buggy, 49501 Grasshopper 2 Super G (I think) and a 58044 Mitsubishi Pajero. Wow - what a score!
As you can see from the pictures it's in need of a clean up and total rebuild + some new, or good used, tires. The chassis is in pretty good condition, but the body has to be glued in one place and I think I will try to smooth out some scrathes here and there. The decals also need some attention. All good hints and tips on what to use and how to fix this beautiful body are very welcome! Can I use regular super glue and sanding paper on this one?
As a curiosity I will leave the 'Hobby Disken' and 'KITS Hobbykjede' stickers on. I think they add some kind of 'soul' to this vintage model. Besides that 'Hobby Disken' is the name of a hobby shop that used to be in TC member Larbut's home town. Did you see that Lars?
This car will be driven on sunny days when finished. Restoration starts tomorrow.
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Give it a go its not let me down yet and as a example! i got a set of pin spike tyres of e-bay for a cheap price for my Raider runner. some one had cut the outer spikes off and cut to deep on one spike and made a big hole so i filled it with this glue and spread it a bit and left it for 2 days and its like a rubber plug now and i have used the tyres loads and its still holding great and my driver in my pajero is glued in at the front point and i have been driving it down the beach(as seen in my showroom) and with rolling it 3 times its still holding strong! and you know the pajero has bucket loads of bounce to try and break the glue join loose!!But all as good as new after the beach drive! just make sure you put the glue on nice and generously and leave it for a day or two before you use the shell! I look forward to seeing this baby all dressed up again! And take it easy when driving this beaut when she is finished! The old girl is 30 years old!!
Great mate, Great MB, enjoy hte restoration and look forward to updates
Have fun! I've just finished tidying mine up - these are great fun to drive!
Thanks for the tips and comments guys! @gr2fltp: Don't think I have the nerve to test the soldering iron method, but thanks any way
Fantastic....I love when a collector finds Tamiya stuff...It is always exciting....Nice Score !!!
Great original and (best) holiday buggy
Thats a top mate you have!! And now you have the Top Legendary Holiday Buggy!!
Definitely good times and he sounds like a top friend. Can he keep his eye out for me too haha
A true classic. Fantastic resto project, it's the body that will give you the most fun.
Great find! Can't beat the originals.......
Thanks for your comments guys! A very good project base for sure and I think it will give me many enjoyable hours in the future. My friend Robert (who found this car) and I used to race 959's in Tamiya Cup back in the '80s. Good times!
Perfect candidate for a restoration. One of the true legendary models of the first 100!
What a nice find and you certainly have a good friend there. I find it really interesting when old kits like this are posted, especially when some carry the signs of the kits previous life. Definitely keep the KITS and Hobby Disken decals. This looks like it'll be an enjoyable project.