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  1. Are these differences only on the front box? I didn't have the front to look at side by side today.
  2. Are you sure about that Mat (@matman)? I used to think that too, but I changed my mind that the difference in thickness only relates to the placement and width of the groove in the outdrives so as to accommodate the C vs E clips. I don't see any difference in thickness... although if you are sure I can figure out a way to compare measurements.
  3. Wow, really?? I think for Hotshot parts especially we're going to need more gradation than vintage vs re-re. Obviously there's Mk1 and Mk2 then onward, but I was unaware there were further multiple variants. Thanks Mike (@terragni)! Rob (@Hibernaculum), I wonder how best to organize / present the internal variations??
  4. No problem! Will definitely do, Rob... but it might be a while to do a proper job of it. If I can get to it this weekend I will, but have been hard-pressed for time not already spoken for. Procrastinating on four 5min tasks somehow feels more acceptable than procrastinating on one 20min task. LOL...
  5. I just did a comparison of the vintage vs re-re rear Hotshot / Boomerang / Bigwig gearbox so adding those pics here. The only visible differences are added braces (i) between the upper and lower suspension arm mounts on the re-re; (ii) an extra brace inside the upper arm mount on the re-re; and (iii) the re-re plastic is a bit shinier. No other significant differences I detect. There, of course, is a difference when using re-re vs vintage drive cups, driveshafts, axles, etc. The most significant of which is that on the vintage outdrives you use C-clips to secure them inside the bearing housing, whereas with the re-re parts you use E-clips.
  6. OK, I don't have time at the moment to compose a very detailed post, and since we now have @Hibernaculum nicely organizing everything it'll probably make it easier to get more into the topic to worry less about composition and more about just supplying pics, details, etc. So, I have two little bits to add at the moment. One on the Frog (plus Hornet/Grasshopper...) and one on the Avante. The bit on the Frog has already been covered: the bumper. But here are a few more pics I took in case they are useful plus an example of a re-release bumper with the "nubs" attached. Indeed, seeing the sprue nubs still attached isn't sufficient to know you're looking at a vintage bumper. Which one is vintage? The top one! Here's the bottom one... Now onto the Avante, for the moment I have a set of both original and re-release decals.
  7. This is off to a great start, Rob! I wish this had existed when I first got serious about collecting. The detail on the Frog one is fantastic.
  8. FYI - sorry again for being remiss in getting back to this. Should have some time to post a few things over the next few days.
  9. Where's the fun in that?! I haven't ripped the skin off my finger tips in like 20 years.
  10. I know I've been late in posting on a number of topics, so I probably shouldn't be posting in a totally new thread (feel free to throw tomatoes in my direction!). But anyway, recently I discovered a (new to me) fascinating German WW2 airplane and decided I had to build a static model of it. I used to love building static models... lots of good memories, in addition to lots of glued-together fingers and such (admit it, you did it too if you used super glue on static models, and I hated the gooey glue). Now obviously, I hate Nazis and all, etc, etc... but they made some pretty cool airplanes. Between the Allies and the Germans in terms of the coolness of the aircraft designs from WW2 I have to give it to the Germans - in terms of looks and creativity anyway. Probably one of the advantages of the less interesting Allied aircraft designs was that they were probably easier/cheaper to produce. Which was probably a good strategy fighting a war. But check this thing out...how weird is that design?! A prop in the front and a prop in the rear. Here are the different configurations of it they made... So I managed to snag two Tamiya static models... one the DO-335 "Anteater" version, and a bonus Messerschitt Me262: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamiya-Dornier-Do335A-12-Anteater-Messerschitt-Me262-A-1a-1-48-scale-New-/121982021231 And here is a bonus video of a HUGE R/C version...
  11. I'll have a bunch of stuff to post up this weekend. Heavy work week. It's not easy getting on stage all oiled up for the ladies night after night. Constantly flexing all my bulging muscles while still looking relaxed takes a lot of practice.
  12. Hey H. I think the idea of having a page on your site where the results of pooling together all this info will be curated is an awesome idea. I don't think it's a one or the other kind of thing. The key thing we both point out is that this can only be done by pooling together bits of individual knowledge from many of us to make, an ever-changing(ish) amassed resource. In my opinion the natural place to do the 'pooling together' part is here on the forum. Any of thousands of collectors can add their little piece directly into the pot without anyone's intervention. With any luck there will be many such little pieces... which doesn't necessarily lend itself to maintaining organization of the aggregate. In my mind that's where you and your new page can come in curating the information stew bubbling up in the forum into an orderly reference suited to a wider audience. So maybe we proceed with the agreement that this is how it'll work, and people who add details to this thread can expect that their contribution will end up being included in your page.. We could call you "The Curator" (cue dramatic theme music)!
  13. I think what you suggest might (eventually) be a good idea. For now, though, we can get started like this. If / when we compile enough info it starts to become difficult to navigate, and if it's demanded by members and OK with the mods, then it should be pretty easy to reorganize like this... given the whole cumulative concept.
  14. Thanks Terry! What I think we should do, unless others disagree, is aggregate all the other reliable information we find together in one place here. That way people don't need to dig through the entire thread to get all the info we've documented in order to find links to other sources, then probably have to go through those as well. Instead they'll be able to just search the tread or start at the end and find the most recent entry for a model and that should have all the details we've found (that we collectively think are reliable) together in one place. Do you want to try adding some of the details from those links into a re-post of the Frog entry? If not I could try later today / tonight.
  15. The Frog - Originally Released in 1983, Re-issued in 2006 Original Model Number: 58041 Re-release Model Number: 58354 Example of a non-vintage Body / Wing claiming to be vintage Item Description: "Vintage Tamiya FROG Body and Wing new uncut unpainted by Tamiya" Vintage vs non-vintage differences spotted: Vintage body came with holes pre-cut in rear window for installing on/off switch Vintage body came with the motor arch pre-cut Correct item status: Genuine Tamiya Re-release Example of non-vintage Decals claiming to be vintage Item Description: "Vintage Tamiya FROG Decals new GENUINE not a ink jet copy By Tamiya" Vintage vs non-vintage differences spotted: Vintage decals do not include the black roll-bar decals on the far right Vintage decals had real sponsor logos such as Budweiser Correct item status: Genuine Tamiya Re-release
  16. Since becoming serious (as much as a non-humorless person can be said to be) about collecting Tamiya, rediscovering it after the beginning of the re-release era, it turned out I wasted a lot of time, effort and resources on quite a few projects and purchases that I thought were vintage but weren't... or that were but I thought nothing of replacing parts with new re-issued parts thinking they were identical. Often the differences / tells were staring me right in the face but I didn't know what to look for. Even now, and even among experienced members and collectors I find there are pockets of knowledge many have on this subject with respect to a few models they've become sort of 'specialists' in, and simultaneously quite a bit of uncertainty or total unfamiliarity for others. Although there are some resources that do a great job of introducing and explaining the situation, such as this excellent post from the TCer @Hibernaculum on his own blog, there is no one place I could find that could be considered a good central reference for someone trying to find out how to tell if something is original / genuine / vintage or not. By no means do I know enough on my own to fill this need, so I invite you all who know anything from one little tip to an encyclopedic knowledge of every variant of a model Tamiya ever released. We may as well also include Kyosho, Associated, etc to the extent relevant. The format that I think would be easiest and most useful for expanding on the existing compiled notes on a given model is to keep each post related to one model per, then anyone who'd like to add details or make corrections just quote or copy/paste the full contents of the most recently updated information about that one model, add their piece or modify what was there if/as needed... and then do the same separately for any other model(s). I don't have time right this second to do a complete coverage of the Frog, which I'll start off with since it was a couple mislabeled-as-vintage Frog items that made me think we needed a place to store and reference information like this. I also think it's important that people know they can add just fragments of useful information and don't feel like they need to post perfectly-formed analyses covering everything about a model. It's fine to do that, but not necessary, and I think we'll amass more useful information by keeping the bar low. If you have $20 of info to contribute, great... but also great if you only have $0.20 to add right now. So, I will start us off with a few Frog things in the next post. ps - I want to point out that for the most part, parts or models that are described as vintage or original that aren't one or both usually aren't the result of intentional misinformation. It's probably just a lack of knowledge combined with an under-appreciation of the significance of the difference that results in the proliferation of these kinds of mistakes. But it certainly doesn't help people who do care but are still learning develop an accurate knowledge. Hopefully, this thread can help.
  17. Yeah it was just a thought. I just remember having a bag full of lots of loose TT-Gear parts not really knowing for sure whether GB01 or GB03 etc. R/C stuff aside... I like dogs. Are you taking reasonable offers for the dog? Any mechanical issues?
  18. You don't need to slim down your collection, moffman, you just need to build a collection cloaking device...
  19. Hey Lee thinking about it after I traded all the GB-03 NIP parts to you I later traded a similar set of GB-01 parts to @markbt73 but if I recall, I meant then to clear out anything I had left sitting around, including some bags of loose misc hardware, etc. It's entirely possible some of the bits you need and can't find might be sitting in a baggie somewhere on Mark's work bench in Portland. Does anyone know if people get a notification when you tag them in a post? If not then I'll send him a PM to loop him in to see if he thinks there may be some chance of the above. That is if you're keen to check with him Lee as this is your rodeo, as they say in the wild west of New Jersey.
  20. Yeah it can only do anything that you are using it for by breaking down to other molecules/ions/radicals. The simplest version is 2(h2o2) -> 2(h2o) + 1(o2). So the h2o2 molecules in the solution will turn into the more stable water an molecular oxygen, which is a gas and why you see all the bubbling.. the higher energy light helps break down the h2o2 into more reactive ionically charged configurations, but eventually these will also react down to a delicious watery broth.
  21. Hey Lee, here are a few... I can try to help find more later if u still need. MA2: https://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=3450072 MA3: http://www.planet-rc.ch/Accessories/Cars-Spare-Parts-Car/Tamiya/Tamiya-Special-Spare-Parts/3450073-Slipper-Shaft-for-56711::142838.html?language=en MA4: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Tamiya-9808047-Slipper-Spring-Set-56703-/161868554208 MA6: http://www.planet-rc.ch/Zubehoer-Ersatzteile/Auto-Ersatz-Teile/Tamiya/Tamiya-Spezial-Ersatzteile/9808149-Link-Shaft-2-pcs-for-56711::150535.html MA7: https://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=9808046
  22. Well, not that I think there's any chance of this happening, it's not uncommon in a lot of industries for last minute changes to be made to products. Up to and including pulling out ready to ship product to swap in a redesigned part... like a different grill, for example. As we all know, Tamiya's done this well after the initial release of products too... like in the case of the Mk1 Hotshot. Is Tamiya reading all our moans about the lame BF3 grill and choosing to avoid further criticism by making a change that will add 50 cents to the cost of each kit for them to do? Can't be more than a single-digit percent chance, IMO. That would probably screw up some young B-school hotshot's chances for a promotion. Some hard-hitting powerpoints would hypothetically be butting heads over there right now... well, probably not right now since it's 3am over there and up and coming executives need their beauty sleep.
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