mongoose1983

That was pretty neat! Thanks for sharing

Kyosho's first attempt at cashing in the monster truck craze. Absolutely Iconic AND a must to anybody into vintage Monster trucks!

Somehow I reconnected with the hobby. Well, that only after being able to locate some paint for my project... Detail here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/90548-rc-project-for-2019-big-bear-body-chassis/&do=getLastComment

Well, I'm coming back with my beloved BIG BEAR rc monster truck after nine months! I've to tuck away the primered body until I was able to get some paint for it... So here's what I've been up to RC-wise... The body finally getting sprayed! Some magical number here Sideview: I love this thing... Time to find some paint for the detail. I really don't care about the broken tires or the missing gears. I would love to have a better window. That would have to be someday. Y'all stay safe and have a fantastic Friday!

This one was designed by @Problemchild

Hubs have nothing to do with the problem, mate. The Monster Beetle gearbox is a flawed design. The aluminum covers (sides) of the gearbox are too thin and the flex and the differential gears get stressed in action. You need to stiffen the gearbox with some extra bits like these: The gearbox in your MB was actually designed to be fixed. It just happened the Tamiya guys thought that fitting a differential inside of the gearbox would be a good idea, back in 1983. There wasn't too many problems with the FROG buggy in 1984, but two years later when they mounted big wheels to that chassis the flaw really showed up. This has been discussed thoroughly in this forum, I truly expected some other Monster Beetle owners here were going to share some knowledge on the subject but that didn't happened unfortunately. The good thing is that it can be fixed. You better buy a extra set of spider gears if you keep using the Monster Beetle.

Yes, please hold them for me a bit. I just sent you a message to your Gmail.

Before the end of 2020 I will be receiving this lot from a fellow TBer in France: thread here: https://tamiyabase.com/forum/5-for-sale/19280-fs-ft-vintage-tamiya-parts-more?start=10 Now, I have no interest in turning this into a Manta Ray. What I want it to build a custom TA-02 offroader. So the red bits and knuckles in your lot would be of use to me. This is more or less what I would like to make: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/87375-custom-chassis-tamiya-hummer-ta01/ This particular vehicle was modified by: @87lc2 Y'all stay safe and have a nice Wednesday!

Got some present from a local buddy. MSCs to restore for mid 80's Tamiya & Kyosho buggies AND the Futaba ESC I used to dream about three decades ago Too bad it's raining here. Such a long winter and no parts to finish anything in here...

Matt black for the grill, and specially between the bars to make them pop up and look realistic. ALSO, don't forget a very lil touch of clear orange or yellow for the front lamps.

Should be the spider gears inside the differential, but since you mention it is a new build vehicle I can not be sure. Thing is, sooner or later you'll need a new set of those. That's a design flaw, since that gearbox was first conceived for a fixed gear instead.

Haven't been able to work the cars the last couple of months, but I still got to make a nice trade here with another local RC enthusiast. Here's what I just got in exchange for... a NIP set of Tamiya TLT-1 wheels and a partial sheet of LRP decals. Tamiya Willy on a Suzuki. Not only that but holding the wheel on the British-side. Didn't know these exist. It is battery operated, just like the Academy boat. I'm liking the motor storage. It's my very first one You all stay safe and have a fantastic Tuesday!

If you care to have your Lunchbox all done properly don't forget to finish the front grill. It is a critical part of the body for the thing to look completely and realistic.

Where did you get those? Any link with prices?

Very nice truck. Reminds me a bit about Dan DeGrasso's BEAST from mid 80's...

Glad to see your project buggy coming along, Bert. It looks absolutely fantastic!

I haven't used the Proline brand but Parma's Faskolor is absolutely fantastic and bang-for-the-buck. I've had great results with it using both, brush and airbrush. I would definitely recommend the brand.

That's right up somewhere beyond this hobby... WAY TOO GOOD! By now I believe you're more a Ford man, Jeff. If you ever consider doing some Chevy would you do Jack Willman's original Taurus?

Ab-so-lu-tely FANTASTIC. WOW!!

It's GREAT to have you back in here Jeff !! I understand you're working on more classic Monster trucks these days. I know I would love to see what those trucks are. If any help is needed to share pictures here just let me know, I'll be more than happy to help

I like them A LOT. Specially the fact that it's ABS that you can fix to the body! About a decade ago I've made my way to some custom solution, with trash, mind you. Here's part 1 & 2: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=118467&id=23692 https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=118355&id=23692 And the patterns, because some friends here asked me for them back then: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=118606&sid=23692 I of course like yours better, though.

Tell us more about those extra bits

That's a common fail in the new version. I've yet to see that happening with the original part.

I'm using these ones. At a price you just can not beat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/292727270438

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-Painted-Traxxas-Rustler-Body/203038099518?hash=item2f4603883e:g:6DsAAOSwL7Ve~laB I see piercings there to match the tattoos! Not your typical Midwest girlfriend.