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  2. Posted

    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.

    21 minutes ago, gkatz said:

    this is funny.
    I have never seen a person nick-named "JUNK MONKEY" caliming someone else is a scammer :D (no offense @junkmunki )
    FYI, there is a scamming forum in TC. you can find it here: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/forum/26-suspicious-traders/

    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

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  3. Posted

    I had an advert on TC asking for F2 parts and kits. A newbie member called 'vdubcluvb' replied and said he had a large amount of stuff for sale.

    He sent a few pictures, then asked me to contact him on an external email address. When i said id rather carry on through TC, he vanished. No replies to mails, and no further contact.

    He may be genuine, but it seemed a bit suspect.

    J

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  5. Posted

    I have purchased a couple of items from Japanese sellers in the past.

    Once the item enters the UK, the tax and duty system kicks in, and then the price pretty well doubles.

    If its a very rare item that i'm after, fine, but otherwise its not worth the money.

    J

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  9. Posted

    The other thing to consider with the older F1 models, is that a lot of the components were metal, as opposed to the later plastic parts. If you go back to the late 70s and early 80s kits, the chassis plate itself was metal.

    If you want to go short wheelbase, consider one of the 80s F2 kits from Tamiya. Quite rare, but lots of fun.

    One thing to remember though, the older kits are getting a lot harder to get spare parts for. I have a collection of vintage Tamiya F1 cars, but would never use them for that reason.

    J

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  10. Posted

    Hi Parky,

    As long as the the 3 peice wheel diameter is the same, they should fit fine. Most of the early Tamiya buggy type rear tyres designed for the split rims, will fit most of the models.

    J

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    1 hour ago, hairyjon said:

    Watch out for Boatingislife83. Usual reply to a wanted add. Zero feedback etc. 

    I just got the same new member replying to an old wanted add, suggesting i contact another TC member, but giving me another email address to contact.

    Beware

    J

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  17. Posted

    23 hours ago, Hairyjon313 said:

    I'd love to get it all down from the loft some day, but don't think my knees could take the numerous trips up and down the ladder.

    The bit thats most annoying is there is a lack of light up there and it doesn't do the finishes and paint justice. I'm sure others have similar problems. Space in the UK is very expensive. 

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    I am in the process of converting my loft for this purpose. It's quite a big space, and i have the floor and windows in, just the walls and shelves to go.

    j

     

     

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  24. Posted

    32 minutes ago, Grumpy pants said:

    Nice weekend, mostly family ‘Honey Do’s’ as my wife is away watching tennis in Paris - However,  I found an hour or so this afternoon to Tamiya tinker with my new to me M-07.

    Simple stuff, setting up the handset, steering, putting foam body pads on the body shell, etc. 

    Very therapeutic and really nice using items I have already in my spares as well - using what I have makes me very happy!

    Really looking forward to running this one, it will be a good litmus test as to whether road going models get used or moved a long 😎

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    A cold beer and some rc tinkering. Perfect afternoon.

    J

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