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quote:Originally posted by Incredible_SeriousHow many people actually move TO Nuw Zulland??? Poms don't count [] Alex id="quote">id="quote">We took in over 200 refugee's this year![8)] Does that count?[] Cheers John

quote:Originally posted by WillyChang quote:Originally posted by Renco5012... I'm moving to Oz as well, but to Melbourne in about 9 months (well that's if everything goes smoothly). id="quote">id="quote">Women make men do crazy things. [}] id="quote">id="quote">You got it wrong Willy! I thought Mike was going to Aussie to thrash old Tamiya's with other like minded TC members.[]lol

quote:Originally posted by WILD ONEHi guys. Well sorry to say but[], I'm packing up the family at the end of 2005 and heading to Perth. So at the moment does this make me a Pom living in New Zealand, soon to be an ex Pom-iwi living in Aussie. Got a question for you Aussie R/Cers. What are the hobby shops like over there? Mainly Perth. If anyone lives there I'd like to know what's about. Cheers' Del id="quote">id="quote">Sorry to hear that Del. But Aussie's just a swim across the ditch. A famous New Zealander once said that "when a Kiwi leaves for Australia it raises the IQ of both countries".[] Cheers John

quote:Originally posted by pro-4x4Well I guess that's what happens when you get too much of Merry Renco!![] Me-From Tokoroa[]- you New Plymouth?[] id="quote">id="quote">Tis' I from New Plymouth.[] The closest TC member to you would be Scott (user name Scoot) in Te Aroha. I guess you would do some of your RC shopping at Frankton Models in Hamilton? Not much vintage Tamiya stuff left there anymore![:I]

Very true pro-4x4. Looks like we beat the Aussies at something else![] lol All the best for Xmas and may Santa bring you lots of prezzies.[]

Holy cow Jerry.... whats your wife been feeding you anyway...??? [] lol. How did we get on to this subject anyway?[:0] Cheers John

quote:Originally posted by poulpitRC grabbag, Maybe this forum can help you to replace the "used decals". I use one free film of adhesive (It's just one film of adhesive between 2 siliconed sheets) to "reglue" my old decals....[] http://www.tamiyaclub.com/xforum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14836 Cheers, François. id="quote">id="quote">I took poulpit's advice and must say that it definately works.[] And the best thing is that it doesn't cost much.[8D] Cheers John

quote:Originally posted by Renco5012 quote:Originally posted by pro-4x4Thanks Renco I may have to start my showroom then![] We have to beat the Aussies!! (at something?)[] id="quote">id="quote">No problemo [] We did, we successfully defended the America's Cup...then lost it again. id="quote">id="quote">Don't forget Murph at Bathurst.[] Pity he drives a Holden.[V]

Wow, this thread scares me[:0]. I'm getting married in 8 weeks time, maybe I should run while i've still got the chance[]. But seriously, i've got it good. My Mrs (to be) used to race and knows all the cars well. Whenever i buy something pricey i'll ask for her opinion first. She always gives her honest opinion but says that at the end of the day the decision is mine. But i think she appreciates it that i value her opinion. She also enjoys checking my progress on resto projects and has recently decided to start a small collection of her own mainly consisting of Mini's. [8D] When i told the guys at work they thought i meant 'mini skirts'!!!lol Cheers John

Hi vansamang, This might help answer your question:http://www.tamiyaclub.com/cars_stats.asp Cheers John

Yep, the new wheels are so much the same, that the sprue even has 1979 stamped on it. My cars also got new feet.[] Mmmmmm... new rubber smells good![]

But on a slightly funnier note, I had a mate who decided to tidy up the wiring in his touring car, only problem is he 'cable tied' the front drive belt to the top deck.[:I] And on a not so funny note, another club member recently had his battery short out in his tourer -massive cloud of smoke at the end of the back straight. Upon closer inspection it was VERY evident that his LRP speedo was also history, without a word of a lie it had blown the case upart and had also blown various electrical components clean off the circuit board. He found no less than 13 parts either in his car or on the track. [:0] Without a doubt the worst 'fry up' I've ever seen.

quote:Originally posted by vintageracermade the 2wd modified a final at the aussie 1992 off road nats , qualified last mind you , lol ,, got halfway into the 3rd and final deciding leg , which was to be decided by the two top guys , make or break which ever one finished first in this final leg was the national champ ,,, and on the last lap as the leader was overtaking me ,, i.e lapping me with the second guy right on his tail , i did the unthinkable ,,, ,,,,, i clipped a corner and took out the race leader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , i nearly died right there , but to my absolute utter relief he retook the lead on the last corner before the amb loop , i still shake when i think about that day[8)][8)][8)][8)] id="quote">id="quote">Hey Vintageracer, I've had a similar situation to yours except that I was on the receiving end. It was the New Zealand offroad nationals back in the early 1990's. The 4wd stock title was to be decided in the third and final race. All I had to do was finish within 5 seconds of the guy holding second spot. Everything was going fine and I had pulled out 1/4 lap lead. With one lap to go we came upon some back markers. One of them (who also happenned to be from my own club) pulled out from the infield right in front of me and put me on my roof. The marshall quickly had me back on my wheels but my rival had taken the lead. No worries I thought, as long as I stay within 5 seconds of him I'll be fine which is what I did. Sweet, successfully defended my title..... NOPE! He just made it over the finishing line just before the 5 minute buzzer and I didn't. He therefore got in the extra lap.[V][][!] Took me a long time to get over that one, needless to say my clubmate is not exactly my 'mate' anymore.

quote:Originally posted by sosidgeTop Force Evolution I'd say, even though it's over 10 years old. id="quote">id="quote">I second that. They just don't make em like they used to![xx(]

Greetings from NZ. Is this the offical trans-tasman thread?[] (And no wise cracks about the state of NZ test cricket)[]lol. Cheers John

Excellent fun Chris.[] I'm all over the place[:I], i think i'm getting interference! Someone must be on my frequency.[]

Here: http://search.stores.ebay.com/search/searc...=y&query=tamiya []

quote:Originally posted by ScorchioI've no idea of dates but somwhere there should be some small print giving copyright and publishing dates in either first or last pages of the books themselves. id="quote">id="quote">You're absolutely correct![] Thanks Scorchio. I've looked many a time for publishing dates but never ever found them. They're written in very small print vertically at the edge of one of the last few pages. Most of my guide books have it but not all (but i'm still looking)[].

Do you mean the Tamiya RC guide books or the Tamiya catalogues (the ones with static models in them)? Does anyone have a comprehensive list of guide books including release dates from the first one to present date?[?] So far i've collected 17 different guide books but i'm unsure about the dates of them. What makes things a little more difficult is that i've come across two different books both with the hotshot on the front cover, and three different books with the bigwig on the cover!!! (there may be even more[:0]). Any info would be appreciated.[]

Hi Mike, I think from memory the O1R is a 19 double. Sounds like your speedo has fet damage. The 112B's are prone to melt downs. If you like I can get a friend of mine to have a look at it for you. He's a bit of a whiz on speedos and fixes them for modelshops all around New Zealand. Cheers John

Well done. Very informative, I'm also looking forward to seeing more updates.

What a lovely story.[] Sad thing is that somebody, somewhere in this world will probably fall for it.[:0]

Must be just you.[:0] I think it looks awesome.[]

Funny you should mention this. Not 5 minutes ago I was just saying to my girlfriend exactly the same thing. While I like looking at the photos, I always find it extremely interesting to read about the cars history, the rebuild process or the hunt for that last elusive part. For me the bigger the read, the better. [] I'm not exactly the worlds greatest writer but it only takes a couple of minutes to write a few sentences.

I had a Monster Beetle shell that the previous owner had spilt CA on. I soaked it brake fluid for about 10 days (to remove the paint) and it had no effect on the CA at all. So to the best of my knowledge you shouldn't have any problems.[]