fristajlo
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This is one of the last cars on my (huge) wish list. Pretty much satisfied with my collection if I succeed to score one of these. Let me know if you have one of these you can part with. PayPal is waiting (or trade if preferred)
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I highly recommend Banzai. I have done numerous orders from them and they are fantastic. In addition, if its not listed on their site, all you have to do is ask and they will contact Tamiya and have the part in within days.
Their are many parts that TamiyaUSA lists as discontinued, but Tamiya Japan may have left over stock. When in need of such parts, I always contact Banzai.
As great as Stella and RC Mart are, neither have been willing to go the extra mile for me with these requests.
The reason their prices are less expensive than HK stores is because they are in Japan. Its difficult for HK stores to compete with a store in the country of origin. Also their English is very good.
Most TC members live in the UK and EU. So I can not speak to Banzais shipping charges.
However for those of you thy live in the states, their shipping rates can not be beat either. If you are not in a rush and select SAL for shipping, you'll pay less than you would with Tower Hobbies. Keep in mind this is not insured, so it's to be used for small orders. Thus far I have found it to be super reliable and had no issues. In addition, if you pay with a US credit card (even as fundin source on PayPal) you will be provided with protection, (outside of paypals) should your package be lost. The SAL option is not available for high value items such as kits.
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I think they're excellent. Just make sure not to add small bits and parts if ordering a kit. Order the small bits separately.
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This rugged piece of history
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BOOOOOOOM I've got it! Just rang the local depot to see if I could pick it up and I could! Heading home now, pics to follow.
Banzai pack REEEEALLY well too, the box is mint!
BUZZING!
Great news! 😃
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Beautiful car! Was it hard to source new decals?
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Another used TA03 chassis and 2 sets of shocks from Hobbyking. Can really recommend their Trackstar shocks if you want a clean look for your car. Black anodized body and red springs. Cheap as dirt. (Haven't tested them properly yet though
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Thanks, but I think you mean BloodClodOooh I love those smoked windows Fristajlo!
I'll stick with box art.
Anyone else planning to use blue adjusters on their regress? I think it looks a bit silly, but still a distinguishing feature.
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DON'T , it's a trap , when you check it . He will grab your Egress's off you
. .The oldest trick in the book
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Hey guys, just thought I'd share a picture of my re-release Egress. Local hobby shop received stock a week ago.
It's still awaiting decals but it was an awesome build except for the hi-cap dampers which I had some difficulty bleeding. But all in all I'm *very* thankful that I have a chance to assemble this kit after all these years.
Looks awesome! 👍 Looking forward to building this soon.
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The Egress!
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Thanks, the kit is so sweet! 4 day shipping from japan to Europe, not bad at all
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It's here!
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I though collector meant you keep them for yourself because you like them, not buy them now and plan to sell them in 10 years as vintage for 5 times the price, then be dissapointed that a re-re messed with your plans
But english is not my native language
Totally agree. The hobby is collecting the cars. Making money out of them isn't really a hobby? I collect for the enjoyment of restoring, tinkering and just looking at the collection;) Value is really of no importance. Some cars has been expensive because they're rare, couldn't care less if the value drops. Love the whole re-re business too. Enables me to buy the cars I couldn't dream of owning as a kid. I just want them, I want them all;)
If you are in it for speculation then you must calculate with the possibility of depreciation obviously.
Bring on all the re-res!
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Now it says $599 and sold out. It was $400 earlier today if I'm not mistaken. I guess they're milking it as much as possible.What ETamiya site are you guys looking at? I just looked and the Egress is listed at $499, which is $99 more than Stella were estimating.
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Just got mail from Banzai, my Egress is on its way to me
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Anyone knows what size the brass nuts are? Thought they were 4-40 so I ordered some. Wrong size:(
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does Stella still run a manual/email preorder system?
Yes, got a mail from them about 2 weeks ago. Will not go through with the actual order though.
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Are Banzai not prepared to "assist" people in their hope of avoiding customs?
They have "assisted" me on every order I've made. In checkout you write a comment on the amount of assistance you need;) Prefer Banzai over Stella nowadays. Very fast shipping!
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For us in Europe Tamico still have some for 254 euros shipped. Just ordered one.
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Very good runner or future shelf queen.
Contact me for more info about the car and more pics. Offers are welcome.
PayPal as gift please
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It came out really great! The YZR sure is a classic.
Not really into rc-bikes but stumbled across a NIB Nouva faor and it was a treat to build. After reading your thread I need one of these too;)
Could you tell me where you found the originals for the Yamaha decals?
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Thanks for sharing! That Yamaha looks great! Did you make the decals yourself or are they available somewhere?
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When I tried combining kit + small parts the shipping went up considerably. Don't remember the exact amount, but it pretty much killed the deal. The expensive and larger items is shipped by EMS, but smaller items can be sent by SAL at a fraction of the cost for EMS. It's much slower though and not insured.
When done adding items to your cart go to checkout to get the cost for shipping. It doesn't seem to update this cost in the cart itself. Fooled me a couple of times