Alvarez

Thanks. I really didnt want it to turn out like that either. My intentions for taking off him were honest as I wanted it to go to someone that would look after it and restore it. I feared that it might end up in someones hands that would just destroy the thing by throwing it around a skatepark. I really want to tidy her up and get her into a fit running condition. The gentleman that gave it to me said he was given it by the local locksmith who found it in his shed. Given that it was given to a chap that had no clue what it was or what it did I feel I saved it from a horrible death. I really did want to give him some money for it, even when he was saying he would just take it down the pub to get rid of it in my head I was saying dont let this guy walk out with it! I had absolutely no money on me and if I did I would happily have given a tenner or two for the sake of it. But thankfully the chap reconsidered and said it would probably be best of in our hands with people that knew how to deal with it. He left very happy with himself and I said thank you. I ment no ill harm by taking off his hands and I dont intend to sell it to make any gain from it. I want to honestly restore it and have it in a great condition so I can use it along with the rest of my cars. I did as you said and did some backlog search on ebay and am glad to see some parts are still avaliable for it, Id really like a new shell as I dont think this ones in a restorable condition and is badly cracked along most of the edges and roof. It appears to be quite a good chassis as far as I can see by looking at the showrooms on TC. I apologise for offending any people on here I guess I should have worded it correctly in my original post. I didnt try to con the guy and I was about to let him walk away with it until he just handed it to me. I also apologise for Modelzones lack of interest in RC of coming years, unfortunately MZ as a company dosnt see RC as a profitable market as much as it used to, We are constantly competing with the internet and on a daily basis I turn away customers who ask for basic things like glow plugs or car parts because we just cant stock it anymore. I have sent requests to our buyer to stock a better range of Tamiya cars the other week (included cars like DB01, DT02, DF03, CC01) but I feel it was neglected. Sorry is all I can say, However if you want a static model plastic kit or a micro helicopter we have you covered.

QUOTE(Olly_Lunchbox @ May 1 2010, 04:56 PM) * Back pedalling indeed. Either way you cut it Alvarez you ripped that guy off good and proper - you might as well have stolen it from him and you know it. You've been using this forum long enough to know an older Tamiya with box is worth more than a tenner. What are you looking for here - absolution for being a bad word? Is that the Modelzone code of practice or did you just decide to take him for a ride all by yourself? It's a shame because for some reason Modelzone doesn't seem to enjoy great patronage from TC members and stuff like this will not help. In fact the area manager for Modelzone in the south of England is a user of this forum and has, in the past, started his own thread to try to generate interest and discussion in Modelzone. It's stuff like this that I think keep people away from Modelzone. Some say it's the prices but to be honest I can live with high prices within reason but when the staff of said shop come on internet forums revealing themselves to be complete jerks then what can you say? Except - Don't go in Modelzone (particularly south coast ones) unless you want to be treated like a fool. Yeah, you keep telling yourself that and then if you ever do develop a conscience it won't intrude on your behaviour. Oh back off man dont start harping on about guff like that if you wasnt there at the time. I was also with other members of staff who also viewed the item, I was not however the one that consulted him with it I was just offered it as a free item when he knew that trying to sell it was to much of a hassle. I honestly had no knowledge on this car and neither did the guy that brought it in. He was hoping to off load it for anything he could get, he wasnt interested in selling it on Ebay as he didnt even own a computer, he was hoping to flog it to the local cash converter but they wouldnt accept it. He then said he'll just go down the local pub and swap it for a free pint with any of the chaps in there. At that point he turned to us (staff) and asked if we would take it of his hands for free. I said I would take it with the intentions of restoring it. So I would appreciate it if you would retract your statement as I have on many occations turned away many people like him in favor of them getting good money for their Bruiser or Scorcher on the internet. This particular chap just wanted it gone and he didnt care how or to who and if nobody would have taken he was going to just sling it into the nearest skip. Thank you.

I do work in a model shop :] I said a tenner as to be honest the guy looked half drunk and could barely get a full sentance out. Also I only glanced over the car and from a quick look it looked very poor being covered in filth and me also not knowing anything about this chassis. But after getting it home and giving it a thorough going over its in fantastic condition everything is almost new, the diff feels fine there are no cracks in any of the plastic. I did indeed get lucky, And im well chuffed he gave it to me for free as if he did want a tenner for it I wouldnt be able to pay him as I didnt have a tenner on me lol

. Cheers. I was curious about those Tamiya tyres they did look very familiar to me. I'll certainly take note about not using them and instead just clean them all up. I will probably look at buying some different wheels and tyres to use for running, any ideas on what shells will fit this thing? Over the next couple of days im going to completely strip and clean every part and install a Tamiya ESC, the period Acoms radio gear looks like its working fine but I dont trust those old MSC so that will come out and go in the spares box. Also great to see a fellow Brighton resident :]

Removed as some members are to quick to judge and have resorted to childish insults and messeges towards me. Thank you to anyone that took the time to actually reply to my topic with helpful infomation. POSTS RESTORED "Quite randomly at work today a bloke comes through the door carrying a Tamiya Toyota Hilux box. He drops it on the counter and asks if any of us (staff) were interested in buying it from him. I took a quick look over the car and said I probably wouldnt give him much more than a tenner. The bloke says is that alls its worth then and then says that if thats all he can get for it he'll just give it away so I happily agree and take it off his hands for no money at all. Took a look over it after he left and it seems to be in very good shape with all its original parts intact however covered in almost 20 years of grease and dirt. The shell has seen better days by the looks of things there are some very deep scratches all over it and looks to be painted with enamel paints in some areas. Also came with a handful of rear tyres, the ones fitted are Scumachers, there were some oversized padlatraks but they were almost bold and were perished so I tossed those into the bin. there are also some Tamiya branded tyres which look pretty much new. Had an overlander 1300mah nicad in the box which I also tossed into the bin. Box is rather tatty and crushed in many areas but thankfully it still comes with the original manual which is in readble condition. Anyway I dont know anything about this model so im hoping to get some info on how well it performs and if its worth restoring to runner condition. Also what body shells fit this apart from the Hilux and the Nissan king cab? So did I get a good deal and is it worth much if I strip and cleaned her up?

I have some 5000mah Turnigy Lipos coming from HK but I have had to send an email to nag at them about their slow service. They have already charged me for the batteries almost 2 weeks ago yet they are still flagged as processing on my order. The batteries are also still in stock by 100+. Either way once they finally arrive I will gauge an opinion if they were money well spent and I shall trawl through their battery selection for something suitable to fit the SS.

3000mah should be alright i'll just have to buy 2 instead of one for extended run times. Any tips on which ones are the best ones to go with? Id rather have soft case Lipos anyway as you can monitor the condistion of the cells easier and see if any has expanded.

Hello Just wondering what Lipos will fit into the Sand Scorcher / Buggy Champ radio box? Im looking for a 2s pack at 7.4v and offering atleast 4500mah, so what are my options? Ill also be running it with the stock Tamiya ESC with a Lipo cut off monitor. Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the help. I looked around on Ebay but I cant for the life of me find a complete HBX/HSP Max4 chassis, I found a couple of parts for it but that was about it. IIRC Nitrotek used to sell the car complete but that was over a year ago, Had a look on there and it looks like that car is long gone... Frustrating as i'd like to get the TL01 converted so I can let the wife use it when I take my cars out as at the moment all she has is the Sand Viper.

As the title says what are the parts I would require to turn a TL01 chassis into a TL01-B. Also is it worth doing money wise or should I just get a complete 2nd hand Baja Champ and use my current TL01 for a few spares. Thanks for any help :]

Thanks. Another good tip I found is to make the VW badge stand out a bit more. I got some gloss black acrylic and filled in the gaps on the badge, fill up the gaps with quite a bit of paint and then just lightly rub a finger over it to remove over run paint. Once dry you are left with the crome VW logo backed with gloss black or whatever colour you fancy.

This is the way I went about painting my SS10 shell. Paint I used was Humbrol acrylic gloss white and gloss Ferrari red, along with some 10mm Tamiya masking tape and some high tack 3inch Homebase masking tape. Tools were a very sharp modeling knife and a decent paint brush with a smooth pointed ended handle. First of was to lightly sand down any rough spots on the edges of the shell or any unsightly moulding lines (wheel arches) with very fine Tamiya finishing abrasive. Once I had sanded it down I then washed it in warm soapy water and then rinsed in hot water and used kitchen towel to dry it. I set-up a little spray booth out of 2 boxes taped together, I started with the white paint at first and made sure I sat it in a bowl of warm water to heat it up allowing a better spray finish. I lightly went over the shell 5 times letting each coat dry sufficently before the next. I let the white paint dry for a day until I went to tackle the masking of the red paint. First of I got the major straight lines masked up with the 10mm Tamiya tape and any intricate curves I layed a large piece of the 3" tape over the area making sure I overlapped onto the areas I wanted to be painted red. I then got a very sharp modeling knife and gently cut the tape following the bodies lines. Do not press to hard you dont want to cut into the shell just the tape itself. Peel off the excess and your left with a perfectly clean masking line. The two bonnet areas I just did the same by laying large pieces of tape over each part and then cutting out the centres. Once I had masked the whole body I went around the edges of the tape with the handle of a paint brush and burnished them down, the better the tape is stuck down the better the finish. I didnt attach any of the body parts for painting I did them all separately. I painted the red in the same way as the white allowing sufficent time for drying. Once it had all dried I then peeled all the tape off and was left with a perfectly sharp painted Scorcher with absolutely no bleed marks. To paint the window surrounds I applied large strips of 3" tape which covered them entirely. I got the end of a paint brush and press the tape into all the window lines and then used a knife to cut out the inners. I then went around them again to burnish the edges of the tape down with the brush handle and then painted them with some Revel semi gloss black acrylic. Left to dry and then removed the tape and was left with sharp clean window surrounds. Then applied the stickers trying to avoid putting my fingers on the sticky side of them and instead used the blade of a knife to apply them where I wanted them. Pressed them down firmly by running the back of my finger nail over them and they came out perfectly too. All in all it took about 5-6 hours total to paint and decal the body. In my opinion it really does come down to the quality of your masking tape and how well you apply it. Avoid if all possible not to layer tape up on the painting lines as the paint can bleed under the gaps very easily. Also take your ime with the spraying dont go over the top with it and allow fine coats to prevent bleeding and the orange peel effect.

Corrally IMO are the best ones I have found. You can buy a pack of 10f/10m with heatshrink on ebay for £5. Solder iron for £7 and a length of lead solder for £1. So easy to solder just fill the well up with solder and poke the wire into it then cover the connector with heatshrink. As alot of Lipos come with these connectors as standard aswell as most high quality chargers you shouldnt have any compatability worries :]

I have always wanted another Tamiya Porsche 959. I had one way back when but being a kid I wrecked the thing, painted the chassis in blue paint and ended up taking it all apart when it could no longer function. All thats left of it is a few parts in my spares box and the Technigold motor currently installed into my wife's DT02. My mum ended up throwing the suprisingly intact shell with full cockpit and lighting system in the bin when we moved house. I have searched Ebay for Nib's or well looked after built examples but they are alway out of my price bracket :[ Maybe oneday when I find £1000+ on the floor I could buy one *fingers crossed*

When I enquired about getting one I was asked if I definately wanted it. They appear to be very limited and its unlikely they would be shipped out across stores as general stock. Therefore I was told if we had any customers interested that we should get their details asap and take orders for them. I dont know how limited they are going to be but if you are after one I would highly recommend trying to pre-order them somewhere and not just hope for them to turn up as stock from any sites. Please don't take my word as final on this I am only relaying a messege I was told :]