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  2. El Gecko
    I love that there's people still running and racing the 380. I'm constantly going back and forth between 380 and 540 in my vintage Brat. I have a few different motors without pinions, and I struggle to find sleeve adapters for sale by themselves here in the states. Everything I see is for going bigger, 1/8" to 5mm etc. and the Tamiya set isn't available separately unless I buy a whole new motor. And as I was thinking about it, it makes sense that this series and most of the support would be coming from Japan. It seems (here comes a gross generalization) that the Japanese prefer smaller, less powerful, and more efficient vehicles, in contrast to the typical American response to "go big or go home" with some bonkers brushless monster. My opinion is, as we saw with the AE86, you don't need a lot of power to have a lot of fun
  3. El Gecko
    Maybe all the Gran Turismo fans are hoarding them?
  4. El Gecko
    Blitzer rear tires are great all around, but for something a little grippier on carpet, basically any carpet tires from any manufacturer should work. Pro-Line has the Holeshot and Prism, and JConcepts has a bunch too. Tires that are meant for clay tracks will also work ok for carpet as long as they still have all their tread. They will most likely all need foams, and to be glued to the rims. For general outdoor/offroad bashing I go for the Traxxas Canyon AT (not the ST version, which is for Short Course trucks) and the Pro-Line Trencher, which are both a bit larger overall than the Blitzer tires, but still much smaller than the big Monster Beetle tires. Here's a pic of the Canyons on my ORV monster buggy, on stock Blackfoot rear wheels and HPI Super Star MT fronts: and with Trenchers: These are Pro-Line fronts and JConcepts rears, both intended for clay but work great on tarmac and elsewhere (nearly bald from many stints on Racing by Post): and a pic of a Blitzer rear tire on a Blackfoot rim (as @Kol__ mentioned above, King Cab rims are the same exact size):
  5. El Gecko
    Beautiful truck, and likely something her father spent a lot of time working on. IMHO it's a great thing that you actually still have something he built with his own hands, and it would be nice as a display piece in remembrance of him. As @Tamiyastef said above, the memories are hopefully worth far more than the truck itself, and it can live on with the family for many years to come.
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  7. Siclick33
    That's the same price they list the Wild Willy 2 at, and you can get that a lot cheaper elsewhere.
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  9. Torhaantje
    Breath in, breath out.......
  10. svenb
    That's the one with black plastics right!?
  11. GToddC5
    I've seen enough patterns in your posting, to predict you will ponder this all freakin' day long and order one before midnight - Just save yourself the torture and order it now!
  12. BuggyDad
    I'll have to have a word with my dealer!
  13. BigJag
    Fantastic! Would really appreciate it if you can find those pictures.
  14. GToddC5
    I guess ETA of April '25 release is fitting, since TB has the previous release date as 4/01/15
  15. Twinfan
    Thanks for the pricing info So it's a similar price to the upcoming Super Astute, which here in the UK is around £239. I suspect we'll see the Bigwig at around £245-£249 at the usual stockists, so pretty much what I thought it would be. Nice one!
  16. tamiya3speed
    I believe street price is typically something like 65% of the listed MSRP, so maybe a little under $200? Hoping a little less than that when it’s all said and done.
  17. GToddC5
    They (Tamiya USA) always list high though, don't they?
  18. BuggyDad
    That seems like a lot of money. Anyone know how much it was last time?
  19. CMshooter
    "Local" shop had one of these in stock and we just got our bonus at work, so I did the only reasonable thing and clocked out early. Got the Fazer, a pair of swing shafts, and sway bars. JACKPOT, I thought I got it all in one stop. Got home and tore open the box, put oil in the shocks, front cvs in it, but figured I would hold off on the sway bar until I at least test drove it. Cut off factory plug only to find out I am out of the esc side of EC3 connectors. **** it.
  20. GToddC5
    Fantastic!
  21. Zippotech
    Zumindest in Deutschland sind 2 Hülsen dabei.
  22. GToddC5
    As of 12/14/24:
  23. WonderaMur
    Thanks guys. In the five years I knew him from 1999-2004 he never had this out, it sat in the closet…my wife remembers him building it in the 1980s and says he likely never ran it after the 1980’s…he moved on to bigger toys.
  24. GToddC5
    As of 12/14/24:
  25. Kol__ started following Knight Rider K.I.T.T. cockpit 1:10
  26. Kol__
    It was a slippery slope he dribbled down...
  27. tamiya3speed
    I believe!! Both items are no longer marked as discontinued at Tamiya USA and instead are now showing as not available (as recently as yesterday both kits were still marked discontinued). Now the question is when? I certainly hope a couple months at least, I am hurting from Associated and need some wallet detox for a bit 🤣🤣
  28. BuggyDad
    I get the impression the 380 motor comes with the sleeve? There look from the pictures to be two in the pack: https://www.plazajapan.com/4950344543939/ https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/54393/index.html
  29. MadAnt
    Owning two Clodbusters, I can can say I'm well experienced with slow twin motor trucks lol. The plan will be to upgrade in stages and experiment. I have some 20 tooth pinions I could try in the future and 19turn motors I can swap from one of my Clods. Also, that low gearing may benefit me if I decide to put larger wheels and tires on the truck at some point. Lol, imagine these tires on the dagger build, but that's if I decide to go that crazy in the future.
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