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Good points Tamiya1/10 - I asked about the decals too, I think that and the bearings are probably common questions, but not mentioned in the manuals. I only picked up the idea of the soapy water for decals when I saw it on some programme on satellite telly.. However, like you mention, they might contain the bearing greasing info in the hopup bearing kit, but I didn't want to spend an extra 30 quid to find out! Maybe someone who's got a Tamiya bearing kit could let us know if they tell you in the instructions? J

That's what I thought - thanks for the confirmation though, I didn't want to put them in without grease and find they seized up or something!

I've got a sealed bearing set to upgrade my cars when I build them. Do you have to grease them in the same way you would grease the standard plastic ones, or should they go on the axles dry? As they rotate (unlike plastic bearings) I would think that they wouldn't need greasing, but I want to make sure as I don't want to do the wrong thing! Thanks for any advice!

quote: Originally posted by CJ UK ²ºº³ © thanks for the link [] whats the difference between baja champ and baja king? it said on one site "Basically same as Baja Champ but with a new body design. New model for 2003" is that why its £10 more? id="quote">id="quote"> I've asked at a few shops, and apparently it's just that - different body and £10-£20 on top, depending where you go. I would get the Baja Champ if I had to choose between the 2, as there doesn't seem to be any other difference apart from the price.

It is a long way, I'm going from Essex, but I'm afraid there won't be room in my car, as it's gonna be full of kids and tents [] It's about a 3-4 hour drive for me, which is why I decided to camp, didn't fancy 8+ hours of driving on the same day! What about the train? Though you would probably have to go into London and then out of London again, which is a PITA.

I suppose some of the pattern bearings are better than others. I think I'll drop into a good model shop and see what they recommend. At the end of the day, non Tamiya sealed bearings are probably going to be better than the Tamiya plastic ones though.

quote:Originally posted by netsmithUKAs for demographics of those visitors there is not much you can tell without getting them to fill in questionnaires, which people won't do - basially, and I fall into this category - they think "why should I have to tell them my age, sex, education and income, when all I want to do is talk about RC cars." Having met a lot of members now I would say the average is male 25 - 35, with a strong yearning to be 12 again[] id="quote">id="quote">Spot on! (well, a couple of years out for me, I'm 37, but certainly fit all the other criteria for an average visitor [])

I've just seen the price of the oil filled dampers [:0] Think I will stick to the bearings for now! Should I get the genuine Tamiya ones, or the pattern parts which are about a quarter of the price?

Thanks for all the feedback, there's certainly some good arguments for/against each model. El Mexican, I'll be getting 2 cars (one for me and one for the lad) and building mine at the same time as he does his, so that he can see how to do it and follow my lead, that way he can do it himself with my help, rather than just watching me do it all []. You're right about the parent/sibling thing, It's always good to be involved with their interests (and as I'm a big kid, that's not too difficult, I'm the most console and computer literate dad amongst their friends). We will also be taking the cars out for racing, so the lack of space in the garden won't be a problem, as we have plenty of fields, woods and other places where we can have a go with the cars. Good idea about the bearings too, Bullah. I think that I will do that upgrade, it's certainly a good idea to do it first rather than after the car's been built. I did ask about oil damped shockers too, but the guy in the model shop suggested that they might not be necessary. I visited Time Tunnel models in Stevenage, couldn't find Models in Motion though. I intended to look at Models in Motion en-route, followed directions to the cemetery outside Stevenage but then I got hopelessly lost, so I found my way to the town centre and went into Time Tunnel. They were very helpful, well stocked shop (like the ones we used to have near me) and the prices were good. Thanks again for all the helpful information; I think that I will be getting Mad Bulls to start with, and then I think I might get a couple of Mini Coopers (old style) for on-road racing so probably will get those as soon as I can! I think this is going to become expensive though, as his older brother is now getting interested too, so each time I buy a new kit, I will just have to buy 3 [] John

Hi, I'm after some advice from the Tamiya gurus again [] I'm looking at getting a car suitable for my 9 year old to build, and decided on the Mad Bull. I also want a car for me, and like the look of the Baja Champ/Baja King, but I've read this is based on an on-road (TL-01) chassis. Does anyone have experience of the Baja Champ vs the Mad Bull, or opinions on the merits of each kit? Also, would the Baja Champ be any faster/different to the Mad Bull when running (I don't want to build a car up which will be unfair to race with the young lad).... And is the MB suitable as a first car for a 9 year old to build? Any opinions/experience of these cars would be gratefully appreciated! Thanks John

We will be building a couple of Mad Bull R/C buggies, so I assume they have the sticky vinyl decals. I'll try the soap solution, I don't know if Windex is available in the UK, probably sold under a different trade name to confuse me! I will have a try with a soapy solution.. Thanks for the advice, should be handy as my youngest is 9, and might have trouble getting sticky stickers lined up first time!

I remember seeing a thing on a model making program saying you can put soapy water onto the adhesive side of decals to allow you to line them up, and then the adhesive will stick when the soapy stuff dries out. Anyone know if this works, are the Tamiya ones sticky, or are they the ones you soak in water? (I'm about to build a couple of models, first ones I've done in a few years, and would like to know if this will work, and does it affect the life of the decals). Thanks!

I saw a simulator like the Ripmax(?) R/C copter one but for cars, it's got a normal 2 channel radio unit which is adapted to plug into the PC. Didn't get to look at the software though, too busy looking at cars. It was in a model shop in Southend (Essex) called Fast and Furious (sorry, don't have any website address for it but they are probably in the yellow pages). I've also played Revolt, which was okay, but dunno where you would get hold of that from as it's a few years old now. John

I'm new to Ebay, so didn't get used to the old layout, which is probably a good thing for me. The best bit is the "return to listings" link after you put a watch on an item. I got really fed up with double back=paging to get where I was before.

That's a great idea, using a horse riding school track. There's not many off road tracks in the Essex area, I would definitely be interested in coming to take a look, and maybe join in as soon as we've got our cars up and running. Have you got any dates for meets yet? John

I'm going - just booked a tent site today, and was told that it would be in the overspill area cos the main campsite is fully booked, so it sounds like it's popular. Should be a good couple of days, and it would be interesting to meet up with the Tamiya Club regulars, as we are new to this (well, my lads are, I'm currently firing up my second childhood []