mongoose1983
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Kyosho's first attempt at cashing in the monster truck craze.
Absolutely Iconic AND a must to anybody into vintage Monster trucks!
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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
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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!
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This one was designed by @Problemchild
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10 hours ago, wintersdawn said:
Cheers. Its all smooth in full forward/reverse with the wheels off so may just be the size of the wheels that cause some instability/vibration. I have the alloy replacement hubs but it happens with the plastic hubs also.
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.
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8 hours ago, Wez-li said:
Yes, please hold them for me a bit. I just sent you a message to your Gmail.
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On 8/21/2020 at 6:37 AM, Wez-li said:
First lot from box one
Anyone need anything here?
if you do, just for fun tell us what project it's for, or even post a pic
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!
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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...
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6 hours ago, jellon said:
What are the main changes to the grill - besides the lunch-box sticker? Is it mainly the black detailing?
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.
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14 minutes ago, wintersdawn said:
seems a bit noisy
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.
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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!
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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.
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On 8/5/2020 at 11:18 AM, theplumber said:
Wheel Arch
Where did you get those? Any link with prices?
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On 8/13/2020 at 7:15 PM, woppini said:
Waiting for my ff03, but in the mean time fished the paint work on my power wagon crawler. Tamiya copper backed with black
Very nice truck. Reminds me a bit about Dan DeGrasso's BEAST from mid 80's...
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Glad to see your project buggy coming along, Bert. It looks absolutely fantastic!
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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.
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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?
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Ab-so-lu-tely FANTASTIC. WOW!!
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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
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1 hour ago, Lee76 said:
I’ve been experimenting with some abs moulded parts bought from shapeways:- https://scorchedparts.co.uk/collections/tamiya-srb/products/inner-fender-wells-tamiya-sand-scorcher
They are a bit of a pain to trim out not a perfect fit and will take a bit of body filler, but I think they make the beetle bodies look a bit more solid especially the rear. I added some to a monster beetle, for this you have to chop off most of the front ones, the one’s I’m working on now are for a sand scorcher (now a practice shell which I’ll use as a runner because I’ve stuffed some bits up) So I’ll need to order another set...
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.
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On 7/30/2020 at 4:51 AM, Lee76 said:
Started the laborious but enjoyably therapeutic job of customised Sand Scorcher body work.
Tell us more about those extra bits
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That's a common fail in the new version. I've yet to see that happening with the original part.
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I'm using these ones. At a price you just can not beat. https://www.ebay.com/itm/292727270438
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On 7/15/2020 at 9:03 AM, Tamiyabigstuff said:
Just had to click on 'See other items'...
I see piercings there to match the tattoos!
Not your typical Midwest girlfriend.
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Ever wanted to see the original Sand Scorcher, Rough Rider and Blazing Blazer in action???
in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
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That was pretty neat! Thanks for sharing