Finnsllc

Its so frustrating looking through used listings. What a @$#% Show. Prices are just way beyond what i think is reasonable. I was looking for a parts car, Yeah, I can buy a new kit for the same price. Where do you draw the line? What i mean is, Leta just use a hornet restore as an option. Parts are around, But a kit can be found for $80 so why restore? I mean, If anybody would buy a kit to retore that means you are breaking up a new kit to fix an old beat up one. But thats the only way it makes sense to do it in the first place. A used hornet is $50 to 75 more than a new kit!!

Gotta say im pretty excited about this one.

ive used them. Shipped to USA. I didnt have any issues at the time.

Completely being reasonable, available Tamiya kits are not really out there. The "pandemic" has shut down thr production of many companies. Now i find i am exploring the other brands more and more. ive had no real problems getting kits and also noticing that all spares are ready to go. Have you found that there are other ways to go at this point? And are you feeling that another provider will give you the products to keep going? Or will you transition to refurbishing old school kits and hunting down parts? Is the transition from 80s buggies now modern buggies, and the on road another brand? Tamiya isnt trying to compete with offroad and hasnt been for some time. Not championship racing but offroad usability. In other words, bashers. Other brands are certainly more track oriented but also, a Tamiya offroad "dune" buggy would be welcome. Im actually forced to go modern buggy because im not an onroad guy. so what, i now basically loose my Tamiya buggy thing because i already own all the derivatives of what is avail from Tamiya. i dont need the same chassis with a different shell. TRF is gone, now my long term allegiance to Tamiya is not really working. I dont wan a $500 kit that a $250 modern kit will destroy in use. without part backup and support from the manufacture. I appreciate the nostalga of tamiya but im starting to loose faith. Am i wrong?

M chassis im not using. No hopups all stock kit. Very little use. No electronics. Please refer to my showroom to view pics. USA based. Basically ill take offers or possibly trade but would prefer to just sell the car. Original box and parts trees and manual included. Pm me. https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=135659&id=46110

Wair, you are doing the decals then doing the roof? Brave man you are....

Ive got a mon-tech mini body and i started to work up a pint scheme. the window masks are not great. But the rear side window masks are so bad the im just going to mask them myself. Really? Like if you are going to provide masks then they need to "fit". If not then dont include them.

and they are?

Cant wait to throw my "now completed" cars in the mix. Have scouted my dirt spots and will have buggies running as buggies should....in actual dirt.

@Golden yeah man i would cut them out completly. I use a hobby knife basically a scalpel. If you dont trust your hand use a pair of scissors. Then just test fit. remeber the decal will move based on shape so a gentle pull to keep it on track is needed or it will follow a strait line. press the bubbles out as u go but stop if u feel a crease is forming, go back and re adjust. Im not a soapy water fan because the decal wont stick so fine adjustments dont work. my opinion.

I kike the Turnigy Trackstar brushless combos. Nice range of KV chices. I have 5 of them and they are nice

One of the things u may try on those long decals is leaving the backing on and test fitting to get some muscle memory. then only remove a third of the backing from the front. making sure the initial placement is correct. Body contors are tough. Lots of practice basically. But yeah the soapy water thing works. The hairdryr works. Just go slow.

@Kelleye Great buggy. I have 3. one is pretty much a trf201. Get the slipper correct and its a fun kit. Im running 3250 kv brushless. Fast enough. However i did melt diff once.

And welcome to TC. @ScoTT-02

Wasn't rere per say, It was the existence of what i remembered still being available. The longevity of tamiya is what makes the brand valuable. Granted there are many things that in our eyeys could be improved on, but the long term consistency is a comfort zone. Not a perfect situation after re entering. But we all know what we are dealing with now.

the fact that this thread was on the second page just goes to show how bad our hobby is suffering right now. These motors and esc have been out of stock for months.

Since covid there sure isnt much available. It would be great if Tamiya could comment.

For some reason the B2 part of my trans is loose and not seated correctly on one side. any thoughts before i tear it open? SOLVED. forgot a bearing

it doesnt last, looks awesome for a bit then u need ti re apply. think about it. its an after thought. looks good, has no function. dont expect a fine paint marker to last. its a vanity thing. every tire i my fleet is paint markered. if and when it wears off i can reapply. its a hobby thing

yeah thre is brush paint for lexan or u can shake well and spray a bit into a cup and dip your brush if its just detail

is there a designated start finish line?