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tamiya_1971

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  1. If you took a paypal payment his info should be accessible by running a paypal report on all activity.
  2. I pre-ordered mine on 9/9, so I don't have much hope for this one being fulfilled. I got the Blockhead though, so 1 out of 2 pre-orders ain't bad.
  3. That sucks. But on a brighter note, not everyone is going to get one, and you did . I'm beginning to think I pre-ordered too late. I'd take one with a bit of damage if that's what was delivered, although a price adjustment should have been given (20% at least). You could try and pre-order another one and see how your luck goes. If it goes well, then sell that one (for a bit of a profit) with a bit of box damage.
  4. Received mine today but I never received an official email from Tower but received one from FedEx. Also, still doesn’t show as shipped in my Tower account.
  5. I received a shipping notification from Fedex. When I look at my Tower account, I do not see it showing as being shipped, nor have I received any official Tower email. Hopefully they get some of this updated today and it will clear up whether you will have one shipped. When did you pre-order? It looks like mine was preordered on August 11.
  6. I thought about this when I was over at my mother-in-law's house on Sunday. Her husband (wife's stepdad) passed away 5 years ago with about 25+ rc's in a hobby shed. He left all the rc's to his son. She thought they all were worth nothing since they were just "toys". I added it up and told her there was at least 7-8k worth of toys in there. The son and other family members finally showed up last spring after years of asking them to please remove the items (4 years into his passing) and basically ransacked the shed (they were entitled to the stuff, it was the condition they left the shed which miffs me). I went through the remaining leftovers and found a couple brushed motors, decals, and some other Tamiya parts/bodies. More or less some nice remembrances of him. The pic is just one side of the shed from 2016. He had a lot of unfinished projects. Tons of bodies, esc's, partially built stuff....I was shocked at how much he had. I think you have the right idea on finishing the projects, I have a few that need to be done. Perhaps I'll work on them this winter.
  7. D3 = 8mm diameter, 3.75mm thick B1 = 7mm diameter, 5.25mm thick
  8. I received an email from Tower this early morning requesting a review on the pre-ordered Porsche. Sadly, I do not have one. I was kinda hoping I missed the “shipping out” email, but there is none. ☹️
  9. Took the redneck Thorp Blackfoot out for a spin.
  10. I just tried the coupon code on the Blockhead (and an in stock Thunderdragon), it worked fine in the cart on both. Maybe it was just a glitch.
  11. Prayers to Shodog and his family. I always looked forward to his posts. Great guy, talented, and someone who really enjoyed the hobby. I have his paint guide that is extremely helpful that I downloaded a couple years ago. Good to have some of Shodog’s guidance available whenever I paint a body.
  12. Just received this email: Dear Valued Customer, Our records indicate that an item you had on back order will no longer be available and the back order was cancelled. A replacement item with the same features and price is expected and we have taken the liberty of backordering the new item for you. The effected stock numbers are listed below. Old Stock #: TAM58695 New Stock #: TAM58695A
  13. I've had my Blockhead pre-ordered from Tower since August. I spoke to someone at Horizon to update my CC expiration date (don't want to miss shipment due to something stupid) and he told me they were due to arrive at Tower (as well as the 45th anniversary Porsche) in about 2 weeks (this was a week ago). Hope he is correct!
  14. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/110-trucks/rc-bullhead/ Bummer. I picked one up last year but haven’t built it yet. I could let it go for a cool G. 😁
  15. https://www.hubhobby.com/tamiya-58489-110-avante-2011-off-road-buggy-kit.html
  16. Thanks. Those are ProLine Dirt Paws! I'm not sure if they are made any longer. Those Traxxas tires look awesome!
  17. My summer Blackfoot purchase has turned out to be some work. The Thorp rear end was in excellent condition as were the Trinity shocks. The original Blackfoot body had taken, what I can only assume, a really bad jump because the cab was broken in multiple spots and basically unfixable. I attempted to fix it, but decided it was never going to work based off the overall condition, so I chopped the cab off. There it sat, until I finally just tossed it in the garage trash. It sat for about a day and I finally was determined to do something with it because I just wanted this Blackfoot to be an occasional runner and I hated to toss the body. First fix was a newly printed tailgate (and some body mounts) that was available on thingiverse, which turned out fairly well. Then I messed around with a roll cage "cab" build in Fusion 360. This took a few days to mess with off and on, in between breaks at work and lunches. Finally printed it in petg and it ended up fine (not the prettiest). It feels like it'll handle flips/jumps and some general bashing so I think I'll leave it as is. Last on the list to update/print are the axle retainer K parts since the originals are cracked.
  18. It’s in my cart. I noticed they have a body parts set due in November so I’m trying to decide (I have an old TD that needs a body and a NIB Terra Scorcher). It’s a tough decision 😃
  19. I feel like this is similar to the XBox/PS5 shortages. Thankfully, I can just add it to my cart without it disappearing in a split second and an OOS message.
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