junkmunki

Ive not done it with a Sand Scorcher, but i did the Subaru Brat conversion. I found that the original Sand scorcher body pin, was a tight interference fit on top of the Super Champ mount, so i pressed it on. I didnt need to fix it in any other way. J

I have always been a bit reluctant to build my vintage body sets, because when they are gone, that is it, but when i restored my vintage Opel Ascona, i didn't have another body use, so i opened my vintage set. I spent ages getting the paint just right, and getting the decals as good as i could. Then after all the good work, i pressed a bit to hard when screwing the body mount onto the roof, and promptly cracked it! I have not seen another original body set since. Not my finest hour. J

Thats what i am trying to find J

You are absolutely right. I must have hit an extra key, it should be PS3. J

So what would be the closest spray colour to the blue car that i could use for box art? Tamiya dont seem to have anything like it in their range. Thanks for the info. J

PS 63 is the closest Tamiya PS paint to the original Gulf blue. The orange is PS 7. J

I know exectly what that is like, i had Bells for about 4 months a few years ago. I was jokingly known by my friends as 2 face (after the Batman character) because if you sat on my left, i was animated, but on my right i had no facial movements at all. After a course of steroids, i did regain facial movement, but it was an ordeal just doing the basics like cleaning my teeth etc. One thing i did find, was if you wear an eye patch over the affected eye while you are doing stuff that requires focus, the other eye will compensate. It will stop you getting blurred or double vision when working close up. Stick with it, and i hope you recover soon. J

The box art car is quite a dark colour, whereas the one that i painted Tamiya French blue, is too light. TC member Purple ob has one which is painted the right colour. I've reached out to him to see if he can help. J

Can anybody tell me what colour the box art is on the 58005 Lamborghini Countach? The listed paint in the manual is not correct, but i have seen a few members on TC that have got the colour right. The real Walter Wolf car was painted in Bugatti blue, but i cant find it anywhere. Any suggestions would be appreciated. J

Are you looking for a specific part of the manual? I have one of these kits NIB, and i could photgraph or scan the manual for you. J

Our 'friend' trxgreen is back again. I got this reply to the advert i posted for F2 parts; Guest Started conversation: 9 hours ago Referral: Hey, Are you still looking? In case you haven't found anything yet, give Allen a jingle. He might be able to help. Send him a note at trxgreen@outlook.com Ive seen this email address come up in the scammers list before. Stay alert. J

I am looking for a pair of mirrors, a drivers head and a rear spolier with good chrome for one i am restoring. If anyone has the parts, or even a complete spares car, please contact me. J

The second kit is from Team CRB, and has a website address at the bottom of the sheet, so its a lot newer. Its for the SRB chassis cars, and converts the original shocks to thicker rods, and adjustable springs. J

While searching through my spares drawers, i found a couple of vintage coilover shock absorber conversion kits. This one is from SRM racing models, and was for the ORV chassis cars such as the Frog. SRM racing was a shop in fareham, but closed down in the early 90s, so i would guess this kit is from the late 80s. Has anyone used this kit, and did it improve the cars handling? J

Hi Jonboy, I have a bunch of SRB chassis parts and i think a couple of gearboxes. Let me have a look and see. Will DM with pictures over the weekend. J

You need to rephrase the question and ask, How do you budget for a wife, when you have a hobby? J

I think the Tamiya Road Wizard has to be a contender. It also remains the only box to be orientated upright. J

I work in the industry for a famous car brand, the one with the silver horse. I also have a 1970 Alfa Romeo spider veloce, and up until a few months ago, i owned a 1978 Jaguar XJC. I also have a classic boat. I have a bit of blood running through my petrol stream J

So the moral of the story here is, if you want to continue to be a part of Tamiya Club, dont invite them round! J

A couple of years ago, the Tamiya club bods decided to start a series where they visit members, have a chat, and film their collections. I believe there were two videos, but then nothing. Are there likely to be any others? J

Probably my original Tamiya Audi Quattro Rally body set. I've never seen another one. J

Looks like a good fit, the wheelbase is spot on for the body. This is not the only conversion that Tamiya had in mind for the Champ. https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=135377&id=40804 J

I vaguely remember a company called Lectricar (?), in the 1970s that made cars with a very simmilar chassis to this. I knew someone that had a Ford capri with the same set up J

I would just like to make it known, that i have had contact from vdubclub explaining his situation, so he is definitley genuine. I wish him all the best. J

There have been a few new members offering parts etc, and then turning out to be not genuine, so when someone offers me stuff and then disapears, it looked suspicious. I'd rather give a heads up and be wrong, than someone else on here get scammed. Quite what my TC name has to do with it, im not sure. J