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I use Shoe Goo in place of rubber cement. Gorilla makes one called Clear Grip, And there is another called Clear 3000. All found at my local hardware store. They seem to be the same formula, goes on clear, dries semi hard, but can be removed.
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I'm waiting till the price comes down to "free" before getting one
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+1 for Kyosho 490 motor, 1060 ESC. Motor is made for the scorpion series, and is surprisingly quick. Esc gets tucked under the driver, so wires are minimal.
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Top Force 2017 (47350) back for another run...
Hobbimaster replied to Twinfan's topic in Re-Release Discussions
True, but if you had that same standard TF driver drive/race both versions, I would venture to say the EVO would be the preferred car. -
Top Force 2017 (47350) back for another run...
Hobbimaster replied to Twinfan's topic in Re-Release Discussions
Not so sure about that. Full carbon decks, carbon towers, Hi-caps, lightened aluminum diffs, CVA shafts, one way, seems worth the premium to me...I only say this because I made an EVO out of my TF, cost way more than $200. -
RC10 Crystal to be displayed at SEMA Las Vegas
Hobbimaster replied to Raman36's topic in Re-Release Discussions
Really would not take much to make it a proper runner. Replace the bulkheads, and a-arms with the nylon parts. The transmission can be left clear along with most other bits. I personally like the silver chassis, and shocks, but do plan to lightly run this. -
Hotshot 2 (original black body) rere announced
Hobbimaster replied to taffer's topic in Re-Release Discussions
Tamiya must have some sort of sales figures that show majority of kits sold better with painted, and cut bodies. Otherwise, why go to the extra expense? Now to just get all decal sheets precut like Kyosho...... -
Hotshot 2 (original black body) rere announced
Hobbimaster replied to taffer's topic in Re-Release Discussions
If its a kit I want, I order from overseas. RCmart, Tamico, and Rcjaz......always get kits before the U.S. Prices are usually excellent too. -
Thundershot chassis, mono shock vs dual front
Hobbimaster replied to Saito2's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
Yes, you must buy before Tamiya decides to end this run of kits for another 10 years. -
Thundershot chassis, mono shock vs dual front
Hobbimaster replied to Saito2's topic in Vintage Tamiya Discussion
+1 Mono shock. I've owned the Terra Scorcher, Fire Dragon, Thunder Dragon, now Thunder Shot. Just on driving impressions alone the mono versions just seem to be more agile, and steer a bit better on a grass surface. However, jumping would have to go to the 4 shock variants. -
I have the Eagle Racing version of comm lathe, similar to the Team Cobra. Any o-ring similar in size will work just fine. Any decent hardware store will stock different sized o-rings. Its the diamond cutting tips that are near impossible to find these days.
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FYI, Tamiya Frog universal shaft set #53908 can be used on the Wild One. While its not necessary at all, I added this to my Blockhead WO as an option part.
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Kyosho Legendary Series availability
Hobbimaster replied to Saito2's topic in Re-Release Discussions
If you look at Kyosho Japan's web sight, it lists several of the "legendary series" kits as undecided. Its been this way for several months now. While I'm not suggesting Kyosho is ending the series, it would seem they may be determining if the demand is still there, and there is a slow down in economic conditions around the globe. I've noticed even the mighty Traxxas has started discounting their overpriced RTR models, which they have never done this before. I personally wanted to build a new Kyosho Javelin kit, but none were available. Managed to source a Optima kit from Tamico and all the necessary conversion parts to build my Javelin. Tamiya seems to make batches of "special edition" cars now to peek interest, and once their sold out, those are gone too. -
I would have to say chances are yes to another batch of Bigwig's. The Boomerang is on its 3th, or 4th re-release. Egress, Green Grasshopper, Black Avante, NovaFox, all in a rotation.
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I too was holding out for a Turbo Ultima kit. But after Kyosho put out the video with Joel Johnson recreating his Turbo Ultima with a parts list of hop ups used, I realized they did this so anyone can make their own Turbo Ultima using new hop ups.