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  1. I've had a lot of challenging builds but to be honest, buying a used Tamiya and restoring it is the biggest fun. I even restored a Leopard tank once... that was pure fun. Another one was a Juggernaut 2. Just buy a used big rig, disassimble it, restore it, put it back togeather again...
  2. You don't need to draw... prepare all the parts, put a squared paper under the plexy, place the parts in place without glueing. Take a picture from above, print it in size and use that as a guide sheet.
  3. Thank you! I use CorelDraw vector graphic software. The Merc was easy couse I found the manual with all the parts trees in PDF format but I had to draw all the parts for the Lamborghini one by one. The frame is two IKEA deep frames bolt together. The parts are glued on a transparent plexi glass which is on another white plexi glass. The sheet with the parts is between the two plexis under the process and pulled out when finished.
  4. Made another one for my other brother before the Countach... found those pictures too. Even work in progress
  5. I made a parts panel picture for my brother. It was really fun and challenging build.
  6. Yes, you can even build the whole car from aftermarket metal parts. That would cost a fortune. And you can add some nice Gear Head metal 1.55 rims for another 80 bucks. I was planing on building two SW01 together and make a 8x8 army truck... maybe one day.
  7. Yes you need two of the C parts. They are worth it. Much more rigid compared to the stock soft plastic parts. Also would recommend the reinforced spring set and the metal ball joints. SW01 is my favorite car in pair with the Clod Buster.
  8. Hello Guys, I've been working for a while on a project and now it seems to come together. So as I'm a graphic designer and also an RC fan I like to make rc stuff in my freetime. Now I started my Patreon page called The RC Workshop to make unique RC posters, decals, stickers and other useful material for those who are interested. As I'm a Tamiya fan and also vintage RC lover, you can bet that there will be a lot of vintage themes. I work with vector graphis software so the printable materials will be high quality, decals for cars will contain cut contours so you can get them printed and also cut in graphic shops or at home. Also opened for any requests and ideas. If you are interested feel free to follow and join if you like; www.patreon.com/rcworkshop Best regards, Daniel
  9. Hello Guys, Maybe somebody has both... I only have the Race truck tires... so: The question is that can a stock Tamiya Race Truck tire (which is 1.55) be streched on a standard Tamiya Tractor Truck dually rim (which are 1.7). I know that usually 1.55 tires can be easilly streched on 1.7 rims but these tires are a bit hard in compound. Thanks in advance, Daniel
  10. CC01 - no matter what you want to build, you can build it from a CC01. Good on road, good off road. Easy to maintain. Hard as a rock. Good for drifting. Good for crawling. Good for racing. Good for backyard bashing. Another one is the MF-01x... also a cool chassis for almost everything.
  11. I regretted buying the SW-01 Lunch Box Mini... because now it is my all time favorite tamiya... oh lord, how? And I regretted buying the Full Op Leopard at the first time... than I regretted buying another... And I regretted buyin any of my Tamiyas when I take a look at my bank account...
  12. I had a Bruiser and I installed the High Lift MFC-02 unit in it... so it was heavy as a rock. Now one time I was trailing with the truck and I made a mistake so the whole thing rolled down the hillside. I was really surprised that there were only a few scratches on the truck and the body made it even with the extra weight of the chassis. It rolled about a hundred times... That was the moment when I realised that the sleeper cab adds a big amount of extra strength to the body. I think that the Mountain Rider wont have this kind of advantage...
  13. Tamiya bearings are super quality precision bearings. I never seen one go wrong. But in such a small car you wont really notice the difference. Tamiya bearings will last longer I guess but you can always use rubber shield bearings instead to keep water and dust out.
  14. Going on holidays tomorrow so built this quite bizarre thing...
  15. I'm useing the Tamiya battery holder with 4AA batteries. They are standard not rechargable... Thats a quite heavy setup too but as I mentioned I changed the suspension parts to the reinforced version. AA batteries are ok with the standard motor but they are too weak for the Sport tuned version. Bearings are a must. Night and day compared to the plastic bushings.
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