kadtoy

Fantastic looking motor, no wonder they didn't pick up on it. []

Welcome to the club,

That has to be the funniest post that I have ever read, Fantastic. [] Me too, I have saved it in my fav's, looking forward to the next installment.

Yip, I think that there are loads of us like that. I was given a Manta Ray chassis the other day, By 8pm that same night I had stripped it down, cleaned every part and was assembling it. So far in the last week I have ordered a new "A" and "B" tree as I wasn't too happy with the play in the bearing journals. Have also replaced the drive shafts and now looking at the wear in the gears. Where will it all end? Also at the moment stripping the paint of a midnight pumpkin shell............. well the lad who owned it must have put the paint on with a builders trowel. So far three coats have come off and I have also found the original stickers. But hey, we love it and will carry on with it. If it wasn't for this hobby, what would I spend my money on, the pub maybe? So in answer to Petes question about being too fussey, I don't think we are. We just take a lot of pride in what we do.

Hi Shodog Had water papered the shell with 320 paper last night, it's not looking too bad at the moment, but will take ages to get the whole shell clean. The person who owned it had caked the paint on with a brush, will take my time and see it turns out ok. Cheers Dave

Hi Guys, A big thank you to both of you. Went to Tesco on way home and got the oven cleaner, will give it a go tonight. Will definatly check the search before I post a question like this again or ask if there has been a post related to this. Thanks again, will let you know if it comes clean. Dave

Hi there, I managed to pick up a Midnight Pumpkin body as part of a lot that I got on ebay, The paint work is to say the least Very Rough. What is the best way of removing the paint and getting it back to bare plastic? Can I use break fluid to remove the paint then wash it all with a solvent? Not too sure. All help would be appreciated. Dave

Hi Andy http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58360 Have a look at this site, I am restoring a Manta Ray at the moment and down loaded the manual off this site. Managed to get the part numbers of the parts that I needed. Looked up these on the TC parts shop. Some part numbers have changed so you may have to email Neil at office@goldstarstockists.com Neil managed to give me all the new part numbers and I managed to buy them here at the Tamiya Club online. The process was really easy. Hope this helps. Dave

Thanks so much for the info. Will look up the info right now and see if they will fit. Dave

Cheers for that advice, I will have a look into it and see if they are available. many thanks Dave

Hi, I am restoring a TL01 project and am looking for information about parts that I need. At present the chassis has the short suspension wish bones and dog bones, I would like to get a full set of the long ones, so it will suit the body that I want to mount on it. Also in need of the wild ceptor wheels and tyres. If any one could help me with the part numbers of the respective parts trees etc that I can buy that would be great. I also have a Mants Ray project on the go, and require the part numbers for the front dog bones the rest I have already managed to get my hands on. Any advice would be great. Dave

Fury, Saw your post about the Union Jack for your mini. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-Mini-Cooper-R...oQQcmdZViewItem Hope this helps Dave

Hi Kai, Thanks for that Info, I will let you know what sort of time I will get into town as I will be testing at Bast. so will sort out what times the trains run from Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg. Will be in touch before then. Thanks again. Best regards Dave

Hi. I am going to be in Cologne Germany next week for a few days and have managed to get the day off on the Thursday. Is there anyone who knows of any good model shops in Cologne. I am not looking for anything in particular, but been there so many times already, seen all the sights so best way to spend my day off is to check out the LHS in the area. Address's would be good. Cheers Dave

Hi Pete, Sent an email about the clod axles, just to confirm the price is for the pair. Still interested. Send me a pic. Dave

Thanks for that, I was getting worried that I would be messing up my batteries, will have to find someone that sells the dischargers now, you don't happen to know any good dealers that have them? Thanks again Dave

Still very new to all of this and have heard that it is best to discharge your batteries before recharging them, is this true? Dave

Hi I have an ABS body shell that I would like to paint, what I need to know is do I need to put an undercoat on the plastic before I start to put the top coat on. If the undercaot is required which one would I use, as I will be using Tamiya paint as the main colour. Another question, I also have an air brush. What sort of compressor would I use for it and what sort of paint could I put through it. what sort of mixture ie: paint to thinners etc. All help would be greatly appreciated. Dave

Cheers for that I will look up the links, and get hold of them. Dave

Hey, Thanks for all the info, have you got any contacts that I could get hold of to find out more about the tracks, like where they are and when there open? Thanks again for all the info. Dave

Hi Chris, Thanks for the reply, that would be great. Who could I contact to find out when and where etc. I have transport so no problems there. Best regards Dave

Hi you all, I am a total rookie, just built my first car and getting hooked. What I would like to find out is this, are there any tracks that the guys use in the area, I would love to have some one to show me the correct way to drive the car. What to do and what not to do, would be nice to chat about the cars and the correct things to look out for and the best way to keep it working properly. Any help would be great. Dave

Andover England

What a great fabrication, looking forward to seeing it finished.

Check this out, Had the link sent to me this morning. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4898212.stm Looks like a good sort of deal to me. Dave