Problemchild

the Yeah Racing stuff is awesome and ships quickly from oz JJ

i may try some "no nail" the issue isn't the screw loosening - it just gets pulled out servo saver still fitted ordered some df-02 adjustable dampers from fusion hobbies for the TT02b (fronts are on back order though) got my dual block K tyres from RCMart (order and shipped japan to uk in 4 days) hopefully my suspension mount in on way ALMOST bought another NeoScorcher for parts and hop ups but had second thoughts almost bid on a terra scorcher too JJ

i LOVE the terrascorcher my fave car as a child v jealous JJ

how do you keep control of your trigger finger while moving your thumb?? they are intrinsically linked......!! do we no longer have opposable thumbs? hahaha JJ

managed to snap my front suspension mount yesterday its the FRP mount from the MS kit hit a hole in the road at speed another shopping trip to yeah racing JJ

Ha - was thinking your had a baby and had called it Tamiya that would be commitment personified JJ

Oh - and my monster beetle steering servo screw keeps coming out! Dab of Superglue?? JJ

Aw - broke the FRP front suspension mount today just on normal road use (think I hit a pot hole haha) this is supposed to be the stronger one another order into yeah racing - should have them on speed dial JJ

hey buddy...... i know how that shell got like that i remember it coming down your street at about a million miles an hour (adjusted for young eyes and inflation) on its roof bouncing off the curbs!! haha remember the days when a main road was an ideal place for 2 young lads to play??? anyway, i know this is a 5yr old thread but really had to catch up and comment - brings back lots of memories JJ

aaaaaaaah - twas a falcon..... not a hotshot! JJ

i never owned a new tamiya.... i was hooked on tamiya when my friend got a monster beetle and brought it to school as a show and tell type thing (c. 1989) so being poor i started with a hotshot (i think) as it defo had the rear engine cage (which i thought was yellow) and the bend up battery holder on the side BUT i don't remember it only having the single front shock. then i sold it and bought a clod buster 4x4x4 and remember having issues with the wheels tearing up the hubs and having to modify them then i eventually sold that and bought a terra scorcher which i fitted a dynatech was may fave model by far but the gear box died so easily then i had a 20yr lay up until i requested my first new kit - lunchbox re-re for xmas and i was like a school boy again JJ

fitted the firebolt motor to the beetle as well...... in the heavier chassis its not sooo great as the sports tuned plan..... torque tuned from unused neo scorcher into nexxt, sports tuned back into beetle, firebolt to bung the hole in the neo haha JJ

so got the nexxt and it was a fab build for me and my 6yr old he did 90% of it it was different to a atamiya build in a number of ways and the instructions are the megablocks of the lego world (ok but not as good as lego) given it comes with an ESC and motor and screwdriver all for £55 then its great some components pre assembled (gear box and shocks) but the rest is good and the body is superb initial thoughts..... tyres are hard so wheel spin a lot (but can wheelie now i have the sports tuned 540 in) steering is light so understeers (combined with crap tyres) its heavy but seems a tough unit ( the shell screws to the chassis so its v rigid) the ESC has no slow reverse and if you change the end points on the redio gear to say 40% then you lose the breaking BUT - the main thing is he LOVES it fab entry into model RC kits JJ

i do like the stadium trucks - bargain JJ

^^^^^^ snap will try and fit mine tomorrow alon with high speed gear see how fast we go now stll awaiting the tougher diff parts and the tamiya paint for the scorcher and the beetle gear box bits - come on model sport JJ

Haha - been through that years back with my vinyl wrapping on my actual car JJ

For my 6yr old.... Lots of bits pre assembled but plenty of bits to assemble no painting either JJ

i don't get any adverts...... i do have to pay for my account though due to amount of traffic JJ

http://www.thercracer.com/2014/08/tamiya-tt02-guide-mods-tuning-and-tips.html JJ

pop the shocks off and motor cover then you can do the 4 screws each end to remove the diff covers and get access i've just ordered the kyosho nexxt for the little one (he's 6).... £59 inc speed controller and LOADS of cheap parts available on line so thought it was worth it he doesn't care for oil filled shocks or full ball race set so at great pains steered away from a higher spec car (money that i can spend on my set) i'll post a review when it arrives JJ

Just also recheck that your gears are mating properly and that everything is aligned as it should be any slight angle and the gears will get pulled off although is the pinion coming right off and after can it slip back on freely? JJ

959 came with technigold as standard didn't it? i saved up xmas money and birthday money to buy a dyna tech for my terrascorcher - still soooo slow really haha JJ

just my input i'm running the 02S on an 8.5T speed passion brushless sensored spec sheet states the ESC takes up to 60W which is more than many other ESCs (all it doesn't do it list peak W) Turns can mean varying W rating (depending on material and thickness of wire) so always go on motor wattage otherwise you are comparing apples and oranges I ran the car (just 3300 nimh) on this set up for half hour and ESC gets to 50degC and motor 30degC (just on tamiya battery connectors) agree with the LiPo warners - £4 for 2 off ebay JJ

thanks wonder why modelsport struggle JJ

DF02 parts bag A Beetle metal bevelled gears both out of stock with modelsport but on back order with the supplier are these parts quick to come back into stock? or should i be looking on ebay for stock?? OR suggest a good supplier? JJ