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Your right that they come and go and they are a bit thin on the ground at the moment. I don't see why a PM would cause a problem to hand them out, it's when you put them up on another site like this without permission you'd get your hands slapped, hence I put the Yamaha link in. A request to see if you have, with no financial gain, shouldn't be an issue. Besides we're talking about papercraft plans and not the blueprint for the R1 The floor is the only thing I haven't looked at yet as essentially it's my desk top so your right again it's not to scale and does look a bit odd. It was always mean't to be a quick to erect set and easily stored away under the desk when not in use. It certainly isn't on perminent display with my little one attacking everything RC related 'can I have, can I have!'.... Cheers for the comment Jonny Retro

I'm thinking of light sockets and plugs on the wall, I did try some windows at one point but with various images I couldn't get the feel of anything realistic. I've been working on and off for a while on various cars and the first shoot will be a drift RX7 I've recently finished. Followed by a new build Grasshopper and Hotshot I've just finished.... with some of our parts on though Still on the workbench is a Subaru Brat and Lunchbox which both need the bodies finishing really and a modded Boomerang hybrid thingy me bob. My plan is to now start shooting in this layout soon and just add little bits as I go along, vice, pillar drill, car lift, jack, ramps, axle stands, welder etc., so I will keep posting them here and they will just be popping up as and when I do a new car showroom entry. Thanks for everyones interest

Thanks Leethal Driver Last of the big furniture! Storage cupboard. Made with flat sheet, 'L' angle sections and 'I' beam sections. Some round tube section was used for hang pegs and rail on the end and also the flip up bottom panel. Sprayed in acrylic gunmetal grey from a can I found at the back of the shelf which must be 15+ years old. It gave an almost galvanised look as it was that thick spraying on, but it all added to the used and abused look so it's OK Main sections measued out..... Sides on..... Front on..... Shelves up and flip lid on.... Hangers and rails on..... Sprayed up and obligatory stickers applied ! Brick wall photoshoped and printed off on A4 Laser paper then mounted on MDF. Starting to take shape now

Black is no problem, the Hotshot and Boomerang parts we have coming out next week are black and they do look good. Good job I asked this as there'd be a load of Gold ones collecting dust..... what was I thinking!LOL

Hi Tamiya friends, I've gone flat out and pushed the chassis development in front of a lot of other production work and here is a first off trial sample for the SRB chassis. Final hole details have yet to be finished. I will present these in two anodised finishes, one with a machined edge and one without to appeal to all tastes and budgets. Biggest dilemma is what colours to anodise these at present my only thinking is clear anodise which gives it a natural sheen to the part and a gold, maybe a bit much but I don't know? Will keep you all informed as to when the first batch is nearing completion. A range of bumpers/skid plates are also underway - not the one in the background, that is for something else All the best for now....

Another quick build, approximately half an hour again this time as an oil container unit for drums to sit in the bottom. I used 35mm camera film cases as the drums and sprayed them up then placed some vinyl cut stickers on the unit and the drums. Until next time....

I've bought cheap and cheerful 'EC Power' Lipo's from Hong Kong (Ebay Seller bulk-verkauf) and they get used twice a week, every week at my local club and they've never let me down. Before I had the hardcase versions I use to run the soft cell's which I ended up doing my own cases for and again they never let me down. The hardcase versions cost £19 for 2 and the delivery I think was around £12? They are 7.4V 3200mAh 25c burst rates....... chances are most of the batteries come from the far east anyway.

I agree with TA-Mark the Kamtec one had a more 'Thunder Saloon' look about it with the boxy wheel arches rather than the Kyosho's RS500 replica arches. The Kamtec Sierra shell is a 1/12th scale though.

It does seem a bit alien to touch the parts with the plastic weld after mating than the other way round I know! Yes it is very strong also. Put it like this you can get two pieces say A4 size and as thin, say 100gsm thick, lay one flat stand the other one on its end and then brush the liquid on and it's stuck fast. It actually enfused, or melts, the two parts together making really one piece. You could then place a straw type section, thin with minimal foot print, use the plastic weld, leave for a few seconds and pick the lot up! As with curving if you use thin pieces anyway they should conform easily. But I guess with the thicker material you could submerge in water, I haven't tried it personally but I see no reason why it wouldn't. SRB parts are being done by our CAD department at present, chassis and bumpers to start with. It's funny to me everyday seeing large engineering projects on real 1:1 cars like the Morgan Aero 8 chassis we do and then having all the RC stuff now starting to come to fruition. It raised some eyebrows when I embarked on this project first with various colleagues here, as i'm sure everyone on here is aware when you mention RC to the unanitiated they think of £10 (or $10) toys and not what we all know. Since we began selling just before Christmas theres alot of bears with sore heads after eating ALOT of humble pie LOL! Back to the garage photoscene....... Just finished a replica toolbox. Forgot to pick my camera up on this one though until nearly the end - too busy tapping my foot to the 'Kings of Leon'! Made with 'L' angle extrusions for internal support and for the draw handles and flat pieces everywhere else. Sprayed in Halfords Ford Cardinal Red then finished off with some Humbrol Silver for the draw handles. Finally some replica stickers printed off onto laser gloss adhesive paper and a few vinyl die cut stickers. In the background you'll see an origami version which used to be available as a free download on the Yamaha website but now they only have 1/12th scale motorbikes which are still good fun. Try them out at Yamaha. First coat of paint..... Laser printed decals...... Finished item awaiting wheels Until next time.......

Hi SRB Bloke Thanks for your comments. It's really easy stuff to use. Simply put the two mating parts together first, even large flat pieces like panels then you dip your brush in the Polyweld and brush along the two pieces where they join. It melts the two parts together very quickly and it takes but seconds. Polyweld evaporates if you leave the lid off for too long and if the brush gets stiff it simply goes soft again when you dip it in the liquid. Overspill wise there isn't alot because it evaporates that quick, hence the reason you put the two parts together first unlike supergluing. You'll probably find that you'll be giving two or three strokes on long pieces. Sanding or filing the Styrene is simple enough and with the extrusions available also the things you can build is infinte. It's inexpensive. A bottle of the liquid cost £2.50, a cheap brush is all thats needed for this type of work I found so £1 I guess, and a good craft knife set. The flat pieces need only a score mark then when you bend the piece it breaks apart in a perfect line. My hobby knife set has plenty of different style blades and a mitre box for doing angles, plus it's a lot easier to cut the extrusions straight in a mitre box. Give it a go my friend.......

Cheers Skottoman Here's some racking made up with 'Evergreens' Styrene 'I' beams, 'L' angles and flat sections for supports and shelves. Sprayed using Halfords auto paints. Didn't know wether to make a couple of these or not? I will probably wait until I start piecing the garage together to see if more is needed. Total time to build...... Max's bath time which mummy was doing this time, which is about 30mins. Next up Toolbox and Oil Stores......

Thanks Olly_Lunchbox we're going flat out on all Tamiya's at the moment. Theres also two new styles of the Wild One/Grasshopper bumper due soon. The Sand Scorcher is a BIG priority here at the moment.

I have actually done a Pirelli calendar but as this is a site for all ages I thought best not to!

Hows this Andy.....

We're working on various chassis plates, skid plate/bumpers and possibly cages. Will upload more info as and when the prototypes are done.

Hi TamiyaClub friends, A few years back I did a very quick mock garage wall scene to shoot photos of my RC cars for my showroom entries. Having been very busy lately starting up RadshapeRC.com getting to build personal cars has been an escape from the madness and after I recently uploaded my Dark Impact, which I used a photo tent to shoot the images, all seemed to look a bit bland for my liking. I personally like a bit of drama in the images so I've decided to embark on a new garage scene to shoot all my up and coming cars but with the emphasis being on easy to pack away and store items. I really enjoyed building static kits when I had a break from RC cars and it was a good excuse therefore to put on my old scratch building hat and use the excellent 'Evergreen' styrene products to make some little detailed shelving and boxes again. I would like to share with you some of the builds which I intend to keep adding too whenever I get half an hour or so as it really is inexpensive and easy to use material. This is the old scene you may remember .... Here is the first of many, the workbench, made with angle sections for the legs, flat cut to size pieces for the top, back and leg braces and some mesh used from an old pencil holder for the peg board back held in place by more angle sections.... All painted up and awaiting the draw. The hardest thing sometimes is to weather items when modelling and trying to get a scale looking garage it will naturally need to have the used look. Over the builds I will scratch, graffiti and rough up the parts to make it look more like my real garage.... I can be like a bull in a china shop sometimes, LOL! More tomorrow friends.....

I forgot to add that bit!! Thanks Zak001

No rules at all on an open day. There were Touring cars, 1/12ths and Buggies all sharing the same track time. It's a real nice atmosphere. I ran both 10.5T and 9T brushless systems today and whilst it flew down the back straights there were some alot quicker down that straight than mine.

Hi TamiyaClub friends, I wanted to share with you this new venue I visited today in the midlands near to Derby and Ashby-de-la-Zouch. This is a new permanent RC track with pit area including electric points, cafe, small spares shop, kiddies TV room and ample parking. Whilst it is a race venue Tuesday night, Friday night and Sunday, during the day and all day Saturday it is an arrive and drive to run any of your electric RC cars which I thought would be perfect for those who run there cars on their own wanting to meet new friends or those who want to try club racing but didn't want the pressures of the unknown on the night. It is a very relaxed and laid back affair and costs £5 for 4 hours or £10 all day. We've just comeback and it is well worth a visit. I have uploaded a YouTube movie here which is not intended to be a close up of the racing cars but to wet your appetite for the track and venue itself. Another thought is that they hire out and all the talk of a TamiyaClub get together could be a great little undercover affair. www.ardentracing.com Thats my car at the front!! Trust me to be leading when we're stationary!

Thanks VagabondStarJXF I did mean the Re-Re Scorcher and Not the Buggy Champ, I got all confused and excited at my first SRB. It is the Scorcher but no bag? I won't cry about it (much) but all the others I've seen have come with them?

The Buggy Champ has arrived today! Very nostalgic with the blister packs and like all the threads and comments on here it feels almost criminal that they have to be opened. I can't see the blue carry bag inside though that I seem to see on other peoples purchases?

I think I may just have to come and have a dabble this year. With a spot of camping chucked in for good measure is it a no go to bring a few bevvies with us to enjoy the mayhem?

Hi TamiyaClub friends, I'm after a set of TT01 front body posts as i can't find mine for the life of me. It is the short mounting ones like in the image below i need. I have plenty of rears if anyone wants to swap or if you have a price please let me know. Thanks in advance Chris

You know your obsessed when you complete a DIY job around the house to please your wife and you think..... mmm I'll treat myself to something RC for all my hard work. Best bit is the wife lets me do it!

Try these no links to live ebay auctions except your own Look pretty smart to me.