Britaff
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I wish I could pluck up the courage to sell a few vintage kits I’ll never build/use on eBay. I’ve never sold on there before but bought loads of times
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Hi Philbyw
if you are just after the mfc connector and round “DIN” socket then Astec models sell these already assembled for £8.95 which comes in handy if you have several tractor trucks and maybe one trailer
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Hi Sturge
I’ve had this problem too, I ended up making a plasticard wall behind the seats to mount the mfc unit and did away with the body stay altogether so now if I want to get inside the cab I just undo the 2 lower front bumper screws and then the front cab screws and lift it off which is a bit of a pain but I found i never go in there unless I want to fit extra lights/beacons etc. I’ve got quite a few big rigs and they are all done the same way now, The hardest one was the Volvo heavy recovery truck which has plenty of room in the cab but is quite fiddly to get the cab on and off because of the rear body
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I wonder if the optional wing is included this time like the first rere
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Thanks for the replies I’ve been looking for the correct battery holder on eBay for ages but I haven’t found one so I’ll use this one
thanks again
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Hi everyone I hope someone on here can help I’ve got an old type futaba radio, the ones with the male pins but I haven’t got a battery box so I have got a battery box with a modern 2 pin plug, my question is are the red and black wires on the old radio switch red for + and black for - and white for the signal
if somebody can give me this info I can solder the correct plug in place and get my hilux 3speed churning up my lawn
thanks Brian
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Mike that sounds amazing I’m sure I could swap out the larger leaf (I fx 1:1 cars for a living so quite handy lol)
if you could let me know how much you want for 1 and how much for the postage that would be great
brian
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Hi Mike thanks for the quick response I hadn’t realised there were 2 types, I’ve compared the pictures to my springs and it has the longer leafs like the ones at the bottom of the picture you posted
thanks Brian
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Hi everyone I’m trying to source a Toyota hilux/ blazing blazer leaf spring as one of mine has snapped I also need the metal servo saver that attaches to the speed controller for the Toyota hilux 3 speed.
Hopefully somebody on here has these spares they can part with
thank you for looking
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I thought I recognised it I’ve got a madcap and saint dragon on the shelf but they were built from full kits so I couldn’t check for you, but on the plus side it reminded me of my childhood madcap!!
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I think I’ve seen this bag in the saint dragon body set. I think you are close with the bracket as it’s an adapter to fit the saint dragon body to various buggies, I bought the saint dragon body set for my madcap in the early 90’s and used that bracket as a front strut brace across the front shock top screws
i haven’t checked the manual though so I might be wrong
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Hi, just a thought are the plastic spruces the same as the ones included in the mfc03 kit. If they are I have about 5 of them surplus from my euro truck builds if they are any good to you
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I know people have had this problem with Lego in the past, they just disassemble the model then tie the parts in an old pillow case and then put it in the washing machine on a cool wash. This should work for rc car plastics too but I’ve never tried it myself
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Nice job buddy
before you know it you will have a full fleet of trucks!!
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I always use full ball bearings in my trucks but I don’t change the metal bushings BD5 in the gearbox but I know some people have with out issue
i also use ball bearings in the steering too
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Hi yes it should fit all the tractor truck chassis I’ve fitted a few of these to some of my trucks but I don’t have the actros 1851
as far as I know the chassis rails have the same mounting holes but in different places to suit 4 or 6 wheel bases/lengths
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Delivery from modelsport today,excellent service as usual!
volvo tow truck (this must be the biggest kit box I’ve seen)
mfc03
carson 14 channel radio
paint and driver figure all ready here so just the actuator unit To arrive
let the fun begin 😂😂
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Soapy water and a nail brush will bring the rear tyres up a treat, it’s good to see the front and rear wheels reunited
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I finally remembered to dig out the Lancia front wheels at work i know how hard they are to get hold of but if they are any good to you I would sell them to help a Tamiya club brother out! They don’t owe me a lot and I’m not out to make a profit.
i think if you can get the paint off and they leave them in peroxide in the sun (if it comes back out) they should come out good the edges are a bit rashed but should sand out ok
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Hi ALEXKYRIAK I bid on those wheels on eBay too because I have the fronts which have exactly the same goldish paint on them, I’m not kidding I bought them off eBay about a year ago and the paint is exactly the same as yours I’m not sure if they are from the same seller but they must have been a set at some point
the paint is unbelievably difficult to get off so far I’ve soaked them in brake fluid but it hasn’t touched it! My next try was going to be desolvit graffiti remover, I only bought them and bid on the ones you bought because I know how hard they are to find (I also have a good set of used front tyres and 2 sets of nos rear tyres) all surplus to my requirements as my vintage Lancia 037 is all ready complete and restored. I’ll bring them home from work next week and post a picture of them,I’m loving your Lancia build it’s one of my favourite tamiyas even though they look a bit out of proportion there is just something about them
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Long shot I know but does anyone have a 58022 Datsun 280 for sale?
anything considered but preferably a complete ish model
thanks in advance
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I was wondering this too I’m near Chepstow so not that far from Newport, I don’t get much time to run my cars because they are mostly built for display and only two get driven but it would be good to arrange something
also I recently found out the local rc club in caldicot still meets every Friday for in door races if that’s something you was looking for
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I usually use the clear areas between the stickers that come with the kit, I cut them into strips and stick them over the body hole in the same direction as the body clip slides through then slice a cross inside the body hole and push the ends in
you can’t really see them as they are clear and they can be removed/changed easily. I don’t know how well they would last on runner with lots of use but for shelfers it’s free and to hand and works a treat
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Hilux / Blazing Blazer Transmission Rebuild
in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
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If I remember there was a guide on tamiya 101 website if it’s still working