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    Tamiya cars of my youth (the nineties) and overkill ultra performance conversions for 6€ chassis xD

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  1. @ruebiracer Thanks! That is a nice tip!
  2. @BuggyDad: I am not sure how far I will go this time. I start slowly with some Xtra Speed parts @canyoncarver: Ah, ok! Now I know. I had two colors in mind as favorite choice in the end: Teal as contrast to the orange sticker. That would have made the look more toyish. And the gold, which fits to the anodized front hubs and overall has an elegant serious look. I didn’t want to make something with three or four colors as I am a bit unmotivated with making bodies in the last months.
  3. @canyoncarver: I watched the build timelapse, but don't know what I can take for the Egress here? The great final awaits with the body work. Tamiya wants to have stickers for windows. Something that makes body work easy, but I don't like painted windows on my cars. I made masking stickers: And now the surprise... my color of choice: Without protective layer: In between the sticker job: All finished: Phew! What a beauty!
  4. @canyoncarver: I would for sure. There are only a few models from Kyosho, that have my attention, though. The Outrage ST and for example their large F1 cars they had ('92 Jordan Sasol). And both didn't cross my path in the last years. I reached the final phase of this build. To complete the suspension the dampers were up next. I spare you the micro build steps for the Hi-Caps: Installation rear and front: Regarding the shock body color, I am fighting with my choice. I would love to use the golden variant, but then it would have a taste of being the "black special"... and I don't like the black special version... I thought about a mix: Golden cap with silver body or silver cap with golden body... One of the seldom tuning options for this car could be added here: The plastic servo mounts somehow don't fit this chassis. I ordered a set of 53596. Also a black High Torque Servo Saver would make sense. Or better should be part of the kit. The wheels are one of the most popular designs Tamiya offers. For me it is a first with these. And they look awesome on this car: Chassis completed:
  5. More hot stuff arrived from @GermanTA03Guy: In hindsight I recognized that I cannot install the Quick Release Battery Holder, because none of my cars have the necessary parts installed for it So I have to console myself with the precious steering hop-up The bushings were asap replaced with bearings. Full hopped up steering in aluminum and carbon. As always it is hardly visible This car looks so good! Love it…
  6. @ThunderDragonCy: Finding bodies for the F103GT is easier. It has the standard 190/257mm size. You could drive a lot of actual LM super car bodies from Montech (Porsche/Ferrari/Lamborghini) and what Tamiya offers (Toyota/Nissan). Also the GT body world and their performance shells like the ZooRacing BWOAH!. Of course all the TC 190mm shells, too.
  7. @Room335: I think it is also about width not only wheelbase (of 280mm). RM01 are about 170mm compared to the 206mm width of the C11 body. @ThunderDragonCy: Finding Pro10 bodies is already a challenge. Tamiyas 280mm wheelbase is not the „industrial standard“ for Pan cars or Onroad cars. I couldn’t find anything that is not a Crawler…
  8. These are from the DTM C-Class of (roughly) the same time: https://www.modellbau-seidel.de/index.php?firma=Tamiya&best=9005434#bild
  9. I love the L&L shop especially for that. I could buy the Nissan body in a german shop before the C11 was released, but would be too afraid now to run it. That is were L&L comes to play. Unfortunately their location makes it an expensive experience.
  10. … yes, and I got this: And the concept of 30-60 minutes sounds fun for a day of parking lot racing.
  11. @BuggyDad I never used 6mm for my competitive conversions. Since Tamiya came out with the 54869 adjusters, I saw no reason for more precision or durability. Also the weight penalty of a 6mm ballstud (steel or brass) is not welcome. I understand why they were popular up to the nineties. One huge advantage though, is their freedom of movement compared to a 5mm version. That is why I used them for my Tamico Cup Top Force. The steep angle needed for a strengthening brace could only be mastered by the 6mm ballstud and ballcup combination.
  12. No stress guys. I enjoy your discussions/exchange @canyoncarver: Unfortunately, I only see one solution for your question: A new stiff lower deck. I see no elegant design to effectively stiffen the car other than replace the plastic "tub" with a stronger lower deck/chassis plate made from a harder material... This is (in my opinion) one of the cars, that needs a nice detailed scale body. You meet with your fun friends on a warm summer day, all brought their scale bodies and TA-0X's and enjoy a reenactment of their favorite racing series (Super GT, DTM, all kind of Touring Car championships, ...). Parking lot racing, a chalk track, no serious setup work, just battery after battery
  13. One last step at the rear before the manual switches to the front again. The rear shocktower installation: In front adding the arm mounts is next: The tasty front suspension: Now that was fun and eye candy The stabilizer mounts on the Egress miss the last bit of accuracy, but I like Tamiyas bend metal sheet style mounts. Stabilizer and bumper: Front shock tower: Steering: This was a great build chapter, no problems so far, pretty parts and a positive build experience!
  14. @GermanTA03Guy: Regarding the chassis, I found the TA-03 to be the right stiffness. Overall it has too much internal resistance with all gears and then the belt. I also think too many screws are used for these cars and the TA-03 series could be much lower. The front motor version is cool for its realism, but speed wise it can hardly outpace a FF-01 on track. The R is the most complete design for competition in my opinion. The RS then again like the F is for realism and nice scale bodies. Overall I like the TA-03 series very much, especially with the Hop-Ups (just ordered some more off Ebay ).
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