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I have a M-06 and didn't like it much. It feels too much like a DT (or 2WD buggy) driven onroad.
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Plaza Japan - what it's really all about
alvinlwh replied to BuggyDad's topic in General discussions
The longest I had was 5 weeks wait from order to delivery, to Asia! I waited for 4 weeks and actually emailed them and then it turned up a week later. -
I think this had been discussed elsewhere that front brakes can be achieved with one way diff fitted the wrong way around.
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Have You Ever "De-Powered" your Tamiya?
alvinlwh replied to Kowalski86's topic in General discussions
On the right chassis, a 380 can be quite fast. On a super lightweight chassis (not Tamiya though), I got 37mph out of a 380ST. -
Even running on tarmac will cause scratches. This is a road car after just its first run. It is far worse now after about 20 battery packs. Granted it is lower than a DT. The only way not to get much damage is to run indoors or on astro turf or something.
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Do you buy hopups for your pros too? 🤣
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This one?
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Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
Yes please! With hex fronts. -
After that underwater run, I stripped some of the screw holes on the lockers (?) of the wheels. I got some brass ones on order so hopefully they will do better. Also, the screws rusted at the first sight of water so I think I will carry out a screw replacement exercise soon.
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Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
Don't worry about it, unless you want to be the first, wait it out a bit for the price to drop. I got a preorder rere Thunder Dragon once and the price fell by £20 after a year. I am not looking for the latest or the best, just somewhat disappointed that Tamiya is still boxing up old 02 and 01E as 'new' release. -
Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
No we certainly don't. But the 02 is 10 years old now, not 3 or 4, and looking at the cycle, 01 (2003), 01E (2008) and 02 (2013) a new one is probably on the way. Completely agree. I use a some AliExpress 'special' along with GPM, 3R and YR. -
Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
Old designs are fine. I recently did a TA-02 and that is a three decade design, and I love it. But as you said earlier, the TT-02 is badly needing some updates, so IMHO, a new TT is overdue, rather than another reboxing. -
Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
Truth is, the TT-02 is a decade old chassis. Instead of coming out with a TT-03, Tamiya just kept reboxing them. Throw a few different bits in an call it S, R, X or as someone suggested, a 'brand new release' TT-02 SRXXXXXX. -
There is the Solar Eagle going for stupid money.
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Plasma Edge II straight from box: Good or not?
alvinlwh replied to skom25's topic in General discussions
Try GPM or 3R for parts, much cheaper and sometimes offer more than Tamiya parts.