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  1. Sounds like you need the XV-02RS https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/58726/index.html
  2. I've decided to let this go. I have an Avante Black to build, and as these two are so similar, I've decided to sell this before I build it. Shipping included with in the UK. Either: £399 for just the kit OR £449 with all the Xtraspeed Hop Ups.
  3. Sounds like a great day. I'm just over 2 hours away, so really must make the effort to get to one of these.
  4. You're welcome along. The Lunchbox/Pumpkin are probably my most favourite Tamiya. If I could only have one RC car, I'd be hard pressed to get rid of the CW-01.
  5. What made you sell it after all those years?
  6. To be honest I don't really like the look of the alloy cases, and they are very heavy. Also, I've never broken the kit plastic one, where as I have broken a couple of chassis in the past.
  7. Thank you. Much appreicated. I knew someone had mentioned about this build, couldn't remember who though. Thanks Cy. Thank you. I guess it's an attempt to rid the build of Tamiya ABS stuff! Thanks. My work bench is usually organised chaos. It's nice to move my build parts to the scale garage for photoing where it's nice and tidy though. UKM do some amaxing stuff. And the fit and finish is exceptional. Thank you very much. The Kingfly chassis superb. I just wish they had their own website to buy from rather than going through eBay. Nice. I was considering a brace for the wheelie bar, the the UK Monster carbon bar is so tight I don't think it'll be needed. We'll see. Here's where I got mine from: https://www.rcbearings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2079&search=bz Thanks for all the replies chaps. It's heartwarming. I only mentioned about the mass of photos because as I was uploading all the pics for this build it dawned on me that most of my build pics all look kinda the same. It's nice to know that they are not monotonous, so I'll keep 'em coming.
  8. Subscribed, with popcorn at the ready. I've got an Egress to do in the near future, so will be paying attention to your chosen upgrades.
  9. Finally got round to starting my Ultimate Lunchbox build. Thread coming soon... Just waiting for 'mod' approval.
  10. This build has been on my agenda for some time now. I started collecting parts about a year ago, and now is the time to begin. A little back story. My first ever RC car was the Boomerang (I'll be doing a similar build for that in a month or two) in 1987 and the following year I got the Midnight Pumpkin. So, these two chassis have always had fond memories for me. As a kid I preferred the Midnight Pumpkin, but these days, it's the Lunchbox, so that's what I'll be building here. I wanted it to be 'my' ultimate build (similar the Wild One I recently finished) so once again opted for the lovely Kingfly RC aluminium chassis. Then I ordered the double wishbone kit and a host of other option parts from UK Monsters. Mix all that up with a few more parts from RCJaz and here we are. Here's the nice aluminium chassis. I think I may put some clear lexan panels on the sides with some sponsor decals when it's finished to give a nice clean look. And a small selection of hop ups. I'll be using all stainless hex hardware so started off using my thread forming tap. Next, installing the rear transmission support piece from UK Monsters. I really like the 5th shock mod but as I'm not using the kit plastic chassis, that will require a little fabrication to fit the top of the shock. That may be something I'll look at in the future, so for now, I'll try this. Also from UK Monsters, the carbon rear suspension brace. I drilled right through the transmission halves so that I could use a nut and bolt instead of screwing in to the plastic. Should be stronger, and prevent the plastic from stripping (as they often do). Next up the Hot Racing aluminium main gear. I bought this a few years ago, so may as well give it a go. Gearbox all buttoned up. More UK Monsters parts. Their carbon wheelie bar. This fits so much tighter than the kit one, and it uses a nice wide, large diameter wheel. Small piece from T4 Works, finishes off the gearbox. I'd considered going brushless, but have decided to lower the power a little. I had a look through my small selection of brushed motors, and this one jumped out at me. Having seen @ThunderDragonCy switch the bushes in his motor to bearings recently, I thought I'd do the same. Last piece to fit the motor in. Transmission all done. Here's the double wishbone kit from UK Monsters. A mix of machined delrin arms, aluminium hubs and carbon pieces. Nice. So, I found out that I could only use the carbon mount with the kit plastic chassis. It doesn't fit with the aluminium chassis, so I had to get creative and drill some mounting holes in the front suspension arm mount piece. Next alloy piece to go on. And, here's where I'm up to after a full days work. What a thoroughly enjoyable build so far. Thanks for looking. ** Apologies if my build threads look a bit 'the same' ** I'm not that creative when it comes to different photo angles etc....
  11. That looks great. Good to read of your progress and that you're enjoying learning along the way. Be sure to post up the completed buggy 👍
  12. I've always had Customs from Tamico since brexit. So you've been lucky. What are your plans for the Egress? I'm close to ordering one from Tamico too.
  13. The other tip I'd say is to practice on a scrap piece of plastic first. Better than ruining your nicely painted body.... I sometimes prime and paint a scrap piece to test whether I've got the hang of the masking tape or not. Ans DON'T EVER use cheap masking tape...
  14. I usually use masking tape. But, make sure the paint has fully cured before you start. I'm saying this from experience... and not a positive one.
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