Kpowell911

Ive been real quiet lately RC wise. Was supposed to be getting a new roof and velux windows on the house, so my RC stuff could live in the loft. The roof has been delayed for now but my RC stuff needed a home so Ive made a start

I paid far far too much for this. Continuing my Gran Turismo Fetish, I needed this, and was extremely excited to see this been re released. However, it appeared to be a Japan only release due to the licensing for the Renown decal I believe? However as soon as it was released in Japan, they sold out and they turned up on Buyee. Buyee scares me. I dont understand it, and I dont like not knowing what the postage is. I found one on eBay and to be fair to the seller, it arrived 6 days later. I did get caught for a £65 customs charge, but DHL handle it so much better than Parcelforce. It got dispatched, I was emailed with a customs request, which I paid all whilst the product was on a plane! Compare that to Parcelforce who seem to take a week to even get the customs notification to you…. I guess if this had released in the UK, at a normal RRP for a Group C Chassis, I couldve bought 2 for the cost of this but hey, Ive saved a fair bit on my Avante and Egress from Tamico lately.

Thats the combo I use in things like a Slash 4x4 etc. so big fast 10th scale

https://tamico.de/Tamiya-47390-Avante-2011-Black-Special-Kit This weeks deal of the week at Tamico. I appreciate these arent as special as they should be, but there maybe someone on the fence about buying one and Ive never saw them this cheap. UK guys, add around £60 (and a weeks delay….) for Parcelforce and Customs

One of these has been on my “list” for ages, but considering I had the Black Edition, I wasnt willing to pay the £450-500 they are in the UK. Last week these were Tamico’s deal of the week. I paid £246 inc postage and then some customs. Just under £300 all in is more like it! Now what?

I want one of these. Will it financially ruin me with hop ups?

Egress is on its way, potentially the Enzo on payday if its still on eBay

Girlfriend wanted to go for a bit of an easter walk with our daughter this morning to test out a new baby carrier we have bought. The walk was off road and would take around 90 minutes. I decided fo take the TRX4 which I dont think Ive used for 15 months (I remember using it a few days before my daughter was born). Ive not used my RCs for an age, but a few months ago I decided to invest in a decent fast charger and discharger allowing me to be more spontaneous with taking and RC out. My new charger is 2400w so I can charge my lipos fast. I know this will ruffle feathers but to me lipo’s are a consumable so I dont mind charging them at a higher rate and sacrificing some of their longevity. I opted for 10.0a and charged a 3s 5000mah in next to no time. For all Traxxas have done wrong. The TRX4 is just absolutely incredible. Its the ultimate RC In my opinion. So insanely capable out the box. Yes mines got some added brass and a brushless system, but they havent massively improved it. This one is 5 years old now, and could do with a refresh. Id like the clipless body, but Ive been looking at just buying a brand new Bronco TRX4 for me and my Mrs can have the Defender. The majority of the run wasnt exactly tough running, so I used cruise control for a lot of the 3 or so miles we walked. What an astonishly good RC! The 3S 5000mah Lipo lasted the 87 minutes we walked for, and it was on 3.8v per cell after the run!

Im currently building/painting/stickering the white colourway version of this. Its taking a while and is costing a fair amount in paint etc. so when I saw the black one built and painted to a decent standard for cheapish I went for it. Bit dusty, and the body posts need a trim but Tamiya and Porsche are a match made in heaven

https://ttpmodels.com/products/tamiya-63794-rc-50th-anniversary-1974-2024-perfect-album-new-pre-order?_pos=1&_sid=edcace397&_ss=r&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR5WZhwjGrJuLS-AP6y-9PZYAx27iEXgFYFfsehWhxsZpAdh4lju168gh_eShw_aem_VLCMhxgH5dw96E9flfzh6A TTP will be getting them in

This is a valid point. Id imagine in the 70s/80s seeing any toy car that can be controlled by a radio would be mind blowing. It wouldnt have to do 50mph or jump 30 feet to be impressive. In 2025? Standard are much higher, thanks to the love or hate RTR options. Theres a thread a few down from this asking about a Monster Truck, I cant fathom why, other than for nostalgic reasons, youd buy some of the suggestions over say a Stampede VXL?

I totally agree with this. Im 38 years old, my particular blend of Tamiya Poison is 90s Touring cars, Im not old enough to lust over a Frog or a Hornet, so I try to obtain all the amazing bodyshells that came on the TA02/3/4s. Im trying to re buy the things in Tamiya Catalogues that I used to read and dream about as a kid. Once my generation die out, who’s going to lust over as you say a Plasma Edge II? Id be concerned if I was Mr Tamiya about my companies future, at least outside of Japan

Were supposed to be having a new roof and velux windows fitted, along with some plastering rtc but its been delayed. However we’d got to the stage where the RCs needed to go up into the loft. This loft has been derelict for at a minimum of 25 years, more than likely a lot more, So Ive tidied, boarded and lit it the best I can. I couldnt just throw everything up there Ive had to lay it out in some sort of fashion. Itll have to be covered over with some sheeting for now Considering I hardly use an RC, I dont need this much charging power! Now for a few bottles of Mahou 🍺🍻

Did a little bit more this morning and got the chassis finished. Now for the body.

For all the stick it gets I dont mind building a TT series car. The slop and shocks are terrible I agree but hey. This flew together to be fair. I also had an apprentice to help me. I dont normally work on the floor but my daughter couldnt reach the desk and wanted to help