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Winniez

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  1. I'm thinking about selling my Marui Shogun NIB, the pride of my collection so to say but I need funds for other projects. It's complete and I would say in a very good condition but has few minor defects, like the blister is not perfect and some of the screw bags are opened. But it is 100% new and complete. I'm more than happy to take as many pictures as requested. As for the price I'm trying to determine a fair price, I'm not looking to scalp it for the highest possible price but I'm not giving it away either.


  2. Striker/Sonic Fighter chassis (at the front where the front suspension arms are mounted) would be one notorious weak spot, there is just not enough material there. Without jumping it will prob hold up fine but most used ones come with this section pre-cracked.

    Not so much something you can prepare with spares though. There are some aftermarket braces to enforce the front section.


  3. 6 hours ago, Saito2 said:

    The Falcon has been the one re-release from the 80's era that's conspicuously absent for some time now. I've had no personal contact with one but have read they are either relatively fine or are failure prone. I guess mileage may vary. If its the later, perhaps Tamiya deems them too risky to re-release. This may be why we didn't get the original Astute, for example. Another possibility is the car lacked any following in the domestic market, which goes back to the theory Tamiya only caters to its domestic market trends/desires and the rest of the world gets what it gets. Or, they're simply waiting for planet x the align with its moon and sun in the Zoltan star system in the VsQs galaxy. Who knows. Theories are just theories, but I wish they'd just bring it out already. I'm not even a big Falcon fan and have plenty of cars I'd like to see re-released before it. Yet, the simple fact its so obviously missing from the re-release lineup is like a noticeably missing tooth or something.

    Well said, Falcon certainly feels like a missing link. I think their decision not to re-release it so far has something to do with the gearbox. Maybe it's the durability or just awkward assembly (mating the gearbox, suspension arms and chassis). I think Tamiya sees these lower end kits also as potential beginner vehicles, or something nostalgic fathers will buy for their kids.

    Striker/Sonic Fighter has the same issue with the gearbox and in addition have that weakish chassis. Plus they are no where near as iconic so I would be really surprised to see either of them before the Falcon.  All 3 share quite a few parts so it could also be a rare case of molds gone missing or something similar.


  4. 7 hours ago, taffer said:

    My current sonic fighter and all my other versions of this chassis (striker) have survived no problem while running sensibly, no jumps!

    At some point in the near future i hope @Pintopower can find the time to work his magic on this with a few structural mods!

    I got really lucky recently and found a completely intact Sonic Fighter from a skip. Was complete with the electronics too and had no damage to the chassis. Other than being really dirty it is in great condition, just needs respray (and possibly some sanding+putty for the underside), new tyres and decals.

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  5. Not sure there are any more big re-releases they could do, something like Porsche 959 perhaps but the licensing could be problematic (although there is the Celica). My guess is something like Hot Shot 2 or Super Sabre. Easy piece, they don't need any particular improvements and they have the molds ready.

    Striker chassis I doubt it, they would have to heavily modify the front end of the chassis and even the drive train is not all that durable, maybe a modified Falcon?


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    4 hours ago, Pablo68 said:

    Are you doing anything with the front shock tower? Even a broken one would be handy, then I could draw it up and 3D print it.
    This goes out to anyone else reading this too btw.

    The part is different in Striker and Sonic Fighter since Sonic has oil shocks, you specifically want the Sonic Fighter one? I would like to keep the shock tower for now, the project will be totally useless without it if I ever come back to it.

    I could loan it to you though if you just need it as a sample

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  7. These really need some sort of brace on the lower chassis where the front suspension and steering are located. They are really fragile there. In addition to that you have the typical Falcon gearbox problems. For now I have given up hope to run one but I do have a Sonic Fighter wreck with which I would like to do something with.

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  8. Not sure if this belong here or in the vintage section.

    I have always liked Ko Propo radio gear, back when I was a kid I always wanted one but couldn't afford it, henceforth the legend of Ko Propo started to grow in my head and it almost was my preferred radio brand before I had even tried one, I also like how narrow their consumer market is, they only make mid to high end transmitters, receivers and servos for surface RC vehicles, that's pretty much it.

    For the past almost 20 years I have almost exclusively used Ko Propo gear and due to the nostalgia I started collecting some of the older ones. It's fun just to play around with them and try to restore them. I have tried to google a lot but it seems pretty difficult to find good resources in English, I have also tried some Japanese keywords. I wonder if there is some cool stuff available I haven't managed to find. Like histories, catalogues, ads etc. Like these images but in higher resolution and/or translated to English https://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=5886

    So far I have found that on their Japanese site they have more catalogues available than on their English site but it still only goes down to early 2000s.

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