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    I finished mine last night! Loved the build (other than the ball diff!) and it has been my most successful body shell for both painting and decals.

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    Not driven it yet other than to check the alignment in the front steering. Can’t wait to get this out on the track!

    Thanks for all the inspiration in this tread 👍🏻

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  3. Posted

    On 4/29/2022 at 5:10 PM, Toad16v said:

    Fitted the TD4 stabilisers/anti roll bars to mine, nice bit of kit. Not sure it is helping much, but it is shiny. Also fitted the gear diff to it after getting a tiny bit of slipping from the ball diff. Not tested it out yet.

    I have been wondering about the stabilisers and also considering the gear diff. Interested to hear how it works out. 

  7. Posted

    Hello everyone,

    I am back for another season of backyard fun this year with a new improved track! We have upgraded from a loop to a figure of 8!! I know… super high tech 😂

    There is also a jump in place for this season using some skateboard ramps and some plastic matting I had knocking about the garden. The track is very much a work in progress but it should provide plenty of amusement this spring/summer. 
     

    I do have bigger plans going into 2023 but more about that later. Please enjoy the video below all about how I am going to run the cars and how this years leaderboard will work.

    Hope those interested enjoy the content.

     

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  12. Posted

    Just stumbled on this tread and love what you are trying to do! I have all these aspirations but lack the technical ability to do this. Instead I will enjoy watching your progress.

    Thanks for sharing 👍🏻🙌🏻

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  16. Posted

    On 2/12/2022 at 10:11 AM, Kai City RC said:

    I use three different motors in my Legendary Series cars, videos of which can be seen on my YouTube channel. The gearbox/transmission can handle hotter brushless motors, but I preferred to stay on brand and keep with brushed motors. 😊

    The Le Mans 490 is fitted to my Scorpion, Turbo Scorpion and Tomahawk. It's a fantastic looking motor, but not fast by any means. I'd say it's not too far off a Tamiya Sport Tuned in terms of top end. My Optima runs a Kyosho G20, it's not much to look at (silver can with a sticker) but it's slightly quicker than the 490. My Javelin and Ultima run the Kyosho G15 Single. Another silver can with a sticker, but again very cheap. That thing is plenty fast for the 2WD buggies. All of the cars use Hobbywing 1060s (or the Kyosho branded equivalent) and I run them on 7.2 NiMH. 

    Hope that helps!

    Always wondered what gear you ran in those Kyosho videos dude! I have an Ultima for next year and have been wondering what motor to get for it! The 490 motor looks so good but I was wondering about the performance of them. 

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    4 hours ago, stulec52 said:

    Interesting discussion. 
       How about we do something as a group to flip it around?

      Like I know most of us with kids already try to push the hobby onto them, but how about we go a step further, set up a few cars so kids and their friends can run them, work on them, whatever. 
      I feel like we most be at least partially responsible in keeping the love alive in the next generations. 
     

     I’m sure many are already doing this, and kudos to you, maybe we could share some ideas on how to make sure it’s doesn’t die off with us. 
    😃

    Love how this topic has progressed! Kudos to @Juggular for starting the thread! Sorry for making the connection with Lego and some excellent points on the different business models. 

    It is hard to see how Tamiya can find that appeal to the younger generation as it did back in the day for many of us. I agree that licences would be expensive and would dilute the profits but might get kids hooked on the hobby and lead them into discovering more of the RCs we enjoy from yesteryear. Perhaps there is some way to bridge the gap into the digital world? RC game with real world models to match those on the screen. 🤔

    I like what @stulec52 says above and we should all try and do what we can to keep the next generation interested. I am only running my cars in the back yard but I have been trying to engage my Daughter (5) in the hobby. She enjoys blasting a CW-01 about in the garden and on our track. I am hoping she is better at controlling it this year!! 

    She has recently decided she wants to build a car together so we’ll be getting something to sit at the table with through the rainy months in the spring and enjoy some hobby time together. We are lucky as she is more into crafts than anything else, so RC could be an extension of that for her. I fully expect her to bounce of it and onto something else as she gets older but then I did back in the early 90s (thanks Sony PlayStation!!)

    Until that happens I am going to enjoy every second of it and keep enjoying my rediscovered hobby for as long as I can!

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  18. Posted

    9 hours ago, Alangt4 said:

    I don’t have any of the TRF buggies but it is quality wise much superior to the other typical Tamiya buggies. It is also pretty robust and benefits from being a newer design.
     

    Handling wise- I’m not sure between the top force evolution and the TD4. Need more time testing them back to back. Top force I know well, TD4 a little tweaking still I think will get more from it.

    Thanks for your views buddy. That is something I hadn’t considered…durability! I am going to give both chassis’s another view 👍🏻

  19. Posted

    Interesting topic.

    Lego went through a tough patch back at the start of the 00’s and had to turn their business model around to appeal to a new generation of children.

    I would say that modelling/RC probably needs to do the same for future generations. There is a purple patch at the moment where lots of people are getting back into the hobby later in life thanks to having more time and disposable money. However, there will be an issue once that market ages and the younger generations don’t have the same desire for the product.

    Tamiya needs some new licences to appeal to that younger generation at a price point to get them hooked but I would imagine they are not cheap to get nor easy to keep. 
     

    Until that time I am going to keep having a blast in my garden with my cars and promote the hobby best I can. My Daughter is 5 and loves getting out in the garden with the RCs. She has even asked to build one with me! 😄👍🏻

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  20. Posted

    2 hours ago, Alangt4 said:

    It is a better quality kit going by my experience of the td4. Better plastics, more precise engineering of plastics, bearings spring to mind. But yeah top force is hard to beat, it’s a great all round car.

    from other comments- not sure the TD2 needs hop ups? Slipper clutch maybe- not convinced it needs anything else for most people.

    How would you rate the TD4 against the other Tamiya 4wd chassis? 

  21. Posted

    4 hours ago, A-Baum said:

    I am pretty put off by the price. $275 for a 2wd car that isn't a Top Force? 

    That it what I thought! I picked up a Kyosho Ultima rerelease for the same price as the TD2 here in the Uk. I am still interesting the the TD2 chassis though but might hold off until the early reviews are in. Just picking up the slipper and the universal drive shafts will put it well above the £300 mark!

  23. Posted

    So who else is getting excited about the TD2??? The recent videos from Tamiya have me considering a pre-order again. I just worry that it is going to need a load of those hop ups to make it perform well.

    I do like that body shell though 🤔🧐

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