DeadMeat666

May his soul rest in peace.

I believe this is the same gentleman, I've dealt with him twice and he's a stand-up guy: Borivoje Radicevic <custom.rc.part@gmail.com>

I have both the Plasma Edge 2 (TT02B) and the Dark Impact (DF03). The DF03 drives better and jumps better, but honestly it is fragile and parts WILL break. The TT02B on the other hand is a right workhorse. Every part I've fitted to mine has been an upgrade, I've yet to replace any part because it broke. Also as mentioned above, DF03 parts are quite hard to find, while TT02B parts and upgrades are literally everywhere you look. I too recommend a TD4, because it supposedly handles better than both and it's a new buggy, therefore very well supported by Tamiya. But it is more expensive. If your budget cannot stretch to TD4 money, then I'd go for the TT02B.

Speaking from the perspective of someone who has been attempting to get even close to sourcing all the parts, I would advise against it. This is what made me resort to looking for an NIB set, as "needle in a haystack-y" as that is. At least if you find one, you can build it, instead of finding most of the parts and building nothing.

The biggest weakness with YR shocks is that their springs are usually on the stiff side, so if you plan to swap out the springs, I don't see a problem with getting a set. They're pretty decent shocks.

I'll go out on a limb and suggest that the DT02 spring set 53832 would serve the purpose.

I know this is a VERY long shot, but I'm interested in buying an NIB DB02 from anywhere in the world. I'll take care of shipping cost even if it's from Timbuktoo Name your price.

Battleship red? Is this an inside joke of sorts, or have I finally gone colourblind?

They're all over ebay. For example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334140993023?hash=item4dcc5aedff:g:kKIAAOxycD9TVfrB Just pick the style you like and click buy now At least that's how I got mine.

Sure! The Hobbywing 1080 brushed esc is a very popular unit, and it comes packaged with a program card.

I personally don't put too much AW grease in diffs; most of it will be flung off anyway. As for greasing other parts, I use minimal cera grease on plastic gears, since they're made of pretty slippery plastic to begin with, and a little more moly grease on metal gears, but again not too much. External parts (outdrives, dogbones, universals, etc) I don't grease at all to be honest; I feel the dust that the grease will attract will do more damage than the grease is supposed to be preventing with lubrication, if that makes any sense. I've ran my monster TT02B hard in very sandy/dusty conditions at least 20 times with no ill effects on the external drivetrain so far.

I can hook you up with a guy, and he's in the US. PM me.

Yes! I am waiting on a set of 230mm chassis plates, and a shorter carbon driveshaft to match. Once those arrive, it will be built.

Got mine today from a private seller on FB. It's a fantastic looking package that's for sure! I'd be happy to answer questions if you have any.

Let me turn your question right back at you for giggles : Considering that this "will effectively be a display model that will move about a bit, and slowly" why would you need to care about parts and upgrading? Seems you already made your mind up to get a standard TT02, so why don't you just do that?

The M-chassis cars even in their longest build have a 239mm wheelbase, which is still well shy of the required 257mm wheelbase of a standard 1/10 road car. They are also narrower than 185-190mm which again is the standard. So I'd say you can safely disqualify them. Perhaps you could track down a used FF01 if the body is meant to be FF? The benefit being that it would be more realistic.

There is no reason. You had written earlier that alternative suggestions would be considered if they would fit. I'm just confirming that they most likely do. Especially if the body doesn't have holes in it yet, and probably even if it does.

Needless to say, very excited about this! It's my first TA02, first TA02SW, and first 934 anniversary kit!

TA, TB, and even TC chassis all fit the same body size, so perhaps you don't want to limit yourself to a TT02.

The short answer is yes. Slightly longer answer: Yeah Racing has made it a business practice to closely mimick tamiya hopups, with a few exceptions such as their long-arm suspension set. I've bought YR parts instead of Tamiya parts (when I couldn't find Tamiya parts) time and time again with reasonable confidence that they will slot right in, and overwhelmingly this has been the case. Disclaimer: I don't have first-hand experience with this particular part, but by looking at it, I'm quite sure is more of the usual.

Building upon the abovementioned idea, consider the TT02 Type-S. 1. It comes with oil-filled shocks and bearings, so 2 out of the "Big 3" are already covered. All that's left is a steel pinion. 2. It's a very capable chassis, whether for parking lot bashing or racing 3. It comes with everything (well everything a Tamiya kit comes with) except a body set, so you can pick your own to go along with it This was my first on-road car, and I have zero regrets.

A word of warning regarding MST tires: Even though they do indeed make nice tires, I have found that they are very low-profile (smaller outer diameter) compared to Tamiya tires of the same size, and thus don't fill out the wheel arches as well as they should. This is from first hand experience.

https://www.asiatees.com/display?Miscellaneous-All-Parts-Hop-Ups-Upgrades&brand=Miscellaneous&model=All&id=162637&c=recommend-int https://hk.rcmart.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=545

From a purely academic standpoint, I've noticed that modern RC shocks are quite large compared to the rest of the car, and accordingly the amount of shock oil they contain makes that part of the shock comparatively heavy. Mounting the shocks with the oil end up reduces unsprung weight (the part of the suspension that has to move in reaction to the road surface), making the car handle better than if the shock was oil-end down. Add to that the fact that the oil-end of the shock is usually quite bulky, and may interfere with the wheels - especially at the front where steering has to be accounted for - and it simply makes more sense to mount the shock the way you see it on buggies today.

Thank you, it was indeed very helpful. As for contacting Kyosho, I'm in the US, and besides I've already ordered replacements so that's all done. I just had high hopes with the TO considering how nice the TS was to build.