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So I caved and ordered one of these despite the stupid price tag. They are more than the Jay Halsey edition down here, but all the RC10 releases seem to be selling out pretty quickly so made sense to grab one. I'm also finding that my Tamiyas are breaking a lot more than I'd like in the backyard, so hopefully this will be a decent backyard runner. Reading through the RC10 threads it looks like they're pretty bulletproof so is there any need to carry a few spares? Also, it's not clear if they come with bearings - can anyone confirm? And if not, are there any weird sizes or just the standard ones you'd expect?
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The TRF104 is really interesting. I still run a TRF102 which holds its own, but the 104 looks faster as mine are the black edition with no blue Wait, so Ford needed a 4.7L V8 to take on the 1275cc 4 pot? That seems ridiculous!
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I had the B7 in a 21.5T touring car which was awesome, but unfortunately not waterproof and it died. I think the R12 is a cheaper version of the B7 but with very similar specs (doesn't look as cool!) so figure it would be good. Actually, I think I need one for a TRF102 which doesn't get used, but needs a servo to sit on the shelf...
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You don't help by mentioning the R12 either! - been looking for an excuse to buy one for ages, but I really don't need one. Do you think the specs are accurate on that one?
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Totally a car guy here. As a youngin I would have the best/quirkiest I could afford. Mini, KE35 Corolla SR Coupe, Pug 205 Gti etc. Started working and got a Legnum VR4 (estate/wagon with a 2.5l V6 twin turbo) and WRX (surely everyone knows these!). I loved track days so bought a ae92 Corolla GT, the small sport 4AGE powered track toy. Life happened with company cars and money spent on sensible things like mortgages and food Now I have a daily drive Jaguar XF Sport Brake and a 1995 Toyota Levin (yes 4age!) race car. I'm really fortunate to have these cars, but as always want to add another. F Type for me, I'm a few years away, but living the dream with the XF and race car!
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47381 Super Astute (due December)
Jonathon Gillham replied to tamiya_star's topic in Re-Release Discussions
I found the Super Stock motors fit fine, but nothing else, due to the shorter motor shaft. Which is a shame, this is the kind of car i would like to run in the backyard and the Super Stock is a bit fast for the small space -
TA series - what's good, what's bad?
Jonathon Gillham replied to JimBear's topic in General discussions
I would go for the TA07, and your comment about getting a TRF421 is sort of relevant. If you go all in on the upgrade path, you pretty much land on a TRF420, which is much better than spending the same money on a TT02 and ending up with....a TT02 TA05 could be good too, but parts are probably harder to come by and the kits will be that much older and more broken. TA06 wasnt liked, and TA08 has the chassis issue and also new suspension arms. The TA07 can use all arms from reversible 416, to 418 and 420 which should be available for years to come and in themselves give tuning options with different materials. The hop ups are all available still as well. The single belt allows for 3 motor positions by changing 2 screws so you can play around with settings and is a quirky feature that adds to it rather than quirky annoying. I raced one (started as Pro, ended up as an MS equivalent) for years and the only things I broke were c hubs. The Pro has all the good stuff that you'd want to start, although the R is probably better value overall since it has a lot of nice to haves. The TB05 Pro could be good too if you prefer shaft drive. -
@qatmix what are your thoughts for low grip/asphalt? I was thinking the TRF420 would have a better layout with the motor further back, but obviously newer chassis with more development should in theory be faster everywhere?
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Mine has the TRF Aeration dampers built per the manual and the chassis bottoms out at both ends as usual. Its a standard Durga kit with some upgrades, but nothing that affects the suspension travel (other than the dampers). It was all built as per the manual too. I guess this isn't much help, other than to say I would expect the chassis to bottom out
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I'm really interested in this one. Whats the expected price though? The Jay Halsey version is NZD799! Thats USD480 or GBP370 ish. I'm hoping this one is going to be more realisticly priced, or am I being unrealistic and thats what they cost now?
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Possible New Zealand Interview/Meetup?
Jonathon Gillham replied to netsmithUK's topic in Tamiyaclub News
Hey Chris, I found the email last night in the junk folder and have replied. Looking forward to it -
Yep, you need to match the pitch of the spur and pinion gear. The kit mod .6 works fine, the only advantage of switching to 48p or 64p is they are far more common so its easier to get the sizes you want. Places like RCMart have a big selection, but around me the local shops generally just stock the (far) more common 48p and 64p. Gearing is simple once you know the formula to work out the FDR, and setting gear mesh is really simple too. I just line up by eye, but you can use a piece of paper to give a paper-thin gap
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Yes thats the high speed gearset. They key is the mount itself, i allows you to fit any spur gear so you can change the gears from the Tamiya mod .6 to 48p or 64p which are more common. You need the adjustable motor mount with the slot rather than holes though so you can set the gear mesh yourself. You're right, reducing pinion is just going to a smaller size. Its useful to have a few around the same size so you can adjust when required, eg running on grass or a small space, go smaller, or running on some tennis courts go bigger. And yes, thats exactly it. A 19T pinion has a bigger diameter so needs to be moved further away to mesh properly