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If anyone in the UK is interested in the XM-01 I have one listed in trades section for less than retail with an added bonus of a Full Tamiya Titanium Screw Set and the Alu Damper Spring retainers. All Brand New and unopened £270 Delivered (UK only) Via Royal Mail Special Delivery :-)

Price reduced to £270 delivered UK only I had every intention to build this up but got distracted by other builds and this has just sat on the shelve so available for less than retail making the Titanium Screw Set and Spring Retainers a added bonus :-)

I have recently made a conscious decision to not take pictures during the build process on a couple of recent builds, which were a TB04 Pro with a decent amount of Hop Ups and a XV02RS with almost every Hop Up parts available. I was finding it was taking something away from enjoying the build - were the pictures good enough, were they interesting and what dialogue would accompany the pictures. its not a competition, but it feels like you are creating content and it needs to be great in all of the areas above - maybe it’s just me or it might be the rise of professional content creators in all areas of social media raising the bar of expectations. I have never been one for chasing ‘likes’ and just enjoy the hobby for what it is, which for me is time to relax, focus on the task in hand and let the stress of modern life wash away. Tamiya for me is reliving my younger years where having a Tamiya RC car was the pinnacle for every pre-teen in the 80’s With the above in mind and just being ‘present’ in the build was great and I found it much more enjoyable.

Couldn't resist the deal from Modelsport so pulled the trigger and found a home for 'some' Hop-Ups I had lying around ;-) Really looking forward to building this one and now mulling over which body to use.

Tamiya XM-01 Pro Rally Ready Chassis Kit Includes Tamiya 47509 Titanium Screw Set and Tamiya Alloy Spring retainers (not in the picture) to match the alloy dampers in the kit Brand new and factory sealed £300.00 Free UK postage via Royal Mail Special Delivery paypal friends and family or fees covered - happy with either can be collected from Cheshire Oaks during office hours if you’re local

Saw this today on the Blockhead Motors website. I hope the person that sold one for £555 on eBay last week doesn’t accept returns 😩

My kits is due from TTP Models tomorrow - very excited to build it! Had the OG Astute and Super Astute and let them go a long long time ago and regretted it ever since :-(

Thanks, I wanted both options to mix things up. I ordered a workshop stool that arrived today to cover all options. They are just cheap white shelf brackets off Amazon. I was going to make something out of wood but thought these would do just fine - which they did.

It’s something I have wanted for such a long time, a dedicated space that I can just walk away from when I have had enough and then just come back to everything exactly where I left it 😀

Just got the skirting boards to fit now and then the inside is pretty much complete. Trying to get the whole thing complete before Christmas. The roof was completed last weekend so now, the only exterior work to be done is to get the cladding on the walls - probably about a good 2 days work but shoudl be able to meet my christmas deadline. In terms of a first build - NOW WE ARE GETTING TO SOME ACTUAL TAMIYA ACTION - I have been gathering hop ups for 2 cars - both a bit modern for me really but both lool to be interesting builds and quite detailled: Tamiya TB04 Pro - managed to get a good haul of option parts for this one Tamiya TC-01- worked my way through the list on the Tamiya USA website (a good resource for seeing whats availabel for a particular chassis) and got every single hop up part available Also got the new Group C Porsche and dug out some nice option parts and a cockpit Think those should keep me busy over Christmas

Worktops completed and now time to start the long process of moving all the boxes of spare parts, tools, finished kits for the display, a few kits that will be my first builds in there and lots more associated stuff. Some of the boxes of spares havent been opened in decades so found some great vintage parts in them and also parts I thought I had lost and re-bought - I know I am not the only person that does this!!! Getting to feel very real now and something I have wanted since i got serious about the hobby about 25 yrs ago.

Thanks and Yes, its nice and flat and solid too so should be a great surface for builds. I wanted it to be a nice place to be in, hence the underfloor heating, nice lighting and premium materials, My job is pretty full-on so a comfortable place to retreat to will be lovely.

New the next part was very time consuming although a very important process - oiling the worktops!!! They need to have a minimum of 4 coats with ideally 24 hrs and a light sanding between each coat. After reading lots of 'how to's' I went for a premuim Danish Oil in a natural colour as I didnt want to change the colour, just bring out the natural wood finish. I did have a little helper that has been involved throughout the build process - she thought the correct PPE for the job was a witches costume!!

You will also notice that I have added some shelve brackets into the bookcase so that I can put 2 cars into each section.

Worktops arrived so time to get busy I went for solid Beech worktops - I know a bit 'fancy' for a hobby room, but wanted a nice place to spend time in and soemthng that will look and feel premium. Really happy with how they look.