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Just recently ordered from Tamico some LED lights/cables/parts mainly for an incomplete MFC-02 i bought from Oxfam. Missed Parcelforce delivery on Thursday and Friday which i have discovered was the Tamico order. That made it through customs without extra charges from the look of it as no ransom for customs fees have been asked for to get it. Don't count on it all the time and definitely budget for it and treat it as bonus if you get no charges added.

What boxes do you have Andy? I could probably collect as i frequent Surrey. Mike

I did query about this because i wanted a Ford F-350 High Lift kit saying about the fact the tax was included and i'd be charged again when it reaches UK. The only shipping option was Fedex. After reading their shipping t&c's i asked for the order to be processed manually and sent with Japan Post so that the Royal Mail will deal with it this end. I was advised that they still collect and pay the tax to HMRC and use Fedex because they are the only company to accommadate the pre-payment of VAT on orders over £135.00 They seem to think i will not be charged any more but i think i may get a letter soon from Fedex asking for payment of import duties plus their admin fee. The paperwork on box shows value of item as $240 and shipping as $0.00 so this will be interesting. So far cost of item, shipping and paying through paypal with their fees etc the total is just under £300. Third order from them this year, first i got a blue one of these erasers and this is my second pink one. Would have been nicer to have something different but i'm not picky, they'll probably go to my nieces or nephews children anyway.

Still waiting on the Plaza Japan order, been told it will arrive on Saturday. Made another from them in meantime for alloy hub carriers with 8 degree caster angle, some toe-ins for rear wheels, a B parts sprue and some other screws. Took another look at chassis and took hex's off to realise 2 of the pins were missing, one on front, one on rear on oppsite sides so may as well order some alloy hex's now instead of just the pins. Bought another Wild Dagger which has had some mods done including alloy shock towers and 95mm Fastrax adjustable shocks with springs that suit body.

The Carbon mounts i ordered arrived today so must be made to order. I'm still waiting on some essential stuff from Plaza Japan which should arrive next week some time. It took them a week to get everything i wanted together which included things for other chassis, made sense as including postage everything was about half UK prices still. I still had the steering rods, TL-01 ball bearing set and a pair of chromed wheels which i purchased back in 2014 i think. The 2x E parts were bought towards end of last month. This week these all arrived though:- 100mm Desert Lizard shocks in black, 2x Carbon shock mounts, TL-01 battery straps, 2x 540-J motors, 2x motor plates, 2x sets of 3x25mm screws for motors, a pack of 10x 5mm ball mounts, another pair of chromed wheels and some custom made tyre inserts Waiting on 5mm adjusters for steering rods, 2x 18T pinions for motors, 3x10mm tapping screws for body mounting posts and the servo stay posts which i may not use now as considering a 3D printed reinforced servo stay which the guy hasn't been selling recently but will do again sometime in April along with a 3D printed large ESC mounting plate probably able to take both ESC and receiver on it at same time. I found some old Bonzer Cross Tiger wheels which i stripped the tyres and inserts from to put on the gray Wild Dagger wheels and will be using the original tyres and custom inserts on the chromed wheels for display and the others for running.

Wondering if the chassis is similar en There is quite a selection of 100mm shocks to choose from, the Yeah Racing Desert Lizards also come in various colours. I've just sent email regarding the carbon mounts for Wild Dagger plus a TL01 chassis brace and battery straps. https://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/fl/cars/tamiya/tl01.html The battery straps look likely to fit the Wild Dagger as there is no visible difference for this part of both chassis, the TL01 battery retainers fit precisely on Wild Dagger though the parts supplied by Tamiya look different.

Would 4 inch shocks be any better? There is a carbon fibre mount available for fitting those - https://www.fibre-lyte.co.uk/fl/cars/tamiya/wilddagger.html

It's definitely a keeper, not for sale. Paid a song of £46.00 plus postage which i cannot find out now for it back in the day so seems quite a bargain nowadays. I personally think the Wild Dagger is the best looking truck Tamiya have done and the shell on this one is still extremely good condition with no cracks or other major damage but has definitely been used. I'm quite new to the hobby still, have never ran a WR-01 before and my knowledge is basically zero but i'll learn as i go along. I'm leaning toward trying to keep it original but do away with some of it's weaknesses and make it more capable, it'll be run sometimes but not often and only in good dry weather as alot of water gets flung up under the body into electrics. I'm treating it more like a crawler so speed is not a necessity I've got a few brand new silver cans available in some new kits i bought recently so can use them and replace those later. Found some bearings i bought for the TL-01 which will do this chassis aswell. Weaknesses i've read up so far are mainly the servo stays, i've got some Carson aluminium ones which may be shorter than the originals like the Tamiya 49320 are so may need 54587. Any recommendations on what shock towers and shocks to use?

If you have a look at scalemates here it'll show what it could become with relevant shops advertising on there in time keeping the site free to use https://www.scalemates.com/

If any of you are familiar with and use the scalemates / diecastmates websites then you'll be pleased to know RCmates is now live and active - https://www.rcmates.net/ For those of you unfamiliar with those sites it is a stash management site first and foremost where once items are added to database (you can add items yourself) you can make items part of your wishlist/stash/projects/completed lists. Items will include rc models and spares from various manufacturers so basically anything rc related goes. You can state when you got item, where you got items from, item cost, postage cost, items condition, where you keep the item like in the garage on a certain shelf or in loft in a certain box etc and all this info is only viewable on your account. Your wishlist/stash/projects/completed lists are public so you can post items for sale on there and see what others are selling but obviously trade wisely as it's open to abuse like anywhere and get confirmation item actually exists if it's rare and or expensive. You can add people as mates so you can follow certain people more easily, do build threads, ask and offer advice. It's very early days yet but i'm certainly hoping it'll get to be as good as scalemates itself, if not better. Approximately half of Tamiya kit and XB model releases have already been added to the site

I bought this slightly incomplete Wild Dagger from eBay about 11/12 years ago maybe along with a TL-01 chassis with intention of making a HBX Bonzer Cross Tiger clone using all Tamiya parts. Sadly or not sadly as the case may be life got in the way and this project never happened and into storage this went along with most of my belongings where it stayed untouched until now. I'm pretty undecided what to do with it at the moment, whether to go ahead with original plan, rebuild it to WT-01 standard or keep it original Main parts missing are rear body posts, battery retainers, steering rods, motors, servo with stays along with various screws. I've already bought 2x E parts which contains the body posts and battery retainers, i've also got the steering rods and some Carson aluminium servo stays meant for TL-01 chassis i think so should be just minor things like screws. Now it is back here with me again i can see plastic bushings on the wheel hubs so no doubt will also need a bearing set for chassis. Any thoughts and advice/suggestions from anybody would be gratefully received.

JC Racing Products moulds his own wheels/tyres for selling and is wanting to create a bit of space so having a clearout of certain items that fit the Tamiya 12mm hex. I only came across website a couple of days ago, made order 15.30 on Friday afternoon and it still got dispatched and was received on Saturday but he is planning to have this coming week off, there is a notice on website saying this so be patient for your orders. https://www.jcracingproducts.co.uk/touring-car 190mm spoilers in Gold, Silver, Black, White, Blue and Metallic Blue colours at £0.48 each Wheels currently available @ £0.48 per pair: Ascari - Silver 24/26mm, White 24mm & Gold 24mm Dished - Yellow 20/24mm Esprit - Graphite 26mm, Silver 24mm, Yellow 24/26mm & White 24mm Hockenheim - Yellow 26mm, White 24mm & Black 26mm 26mm Ribless 16 Spoke in Silver & White 26mm Ribless 5 Spoke, 12 Spoke and BBS styles in White Other products are competitively priced 26mm width 5 Spoke, 6 Spoke, 8 Spoke, 12 Spoke, 16 Spoke, 24 Spoke, BBS & Minilite in various colours @ £7.20 per set of 4 - https://www.jcracingproducts.co.uk/rally-wheels 26mm width tyres with inserts @ £6.00 per pair - https://www.jcracingproducts.co.uk/tyres-2 He also caters for buggy's and makes other than Tamiya so worth a look. Postage seems to be set at £5.95 for UK, not sure about overseas.

Drywall tape and Shoe Goo is pretty good for fixing large cracks and splits in body work. Shoe Goo may also be used like a filler i should think on hairline cracks/scratches etc on body exteriors as it dries clear and being meant for shoes will tolerate different weathers/seasons.

I had been and got one tonight along with the Toyota Hilux High Lift

That one is not included in the clearance sale, what is included is in link in my first post.