OnTheTrail

Folks across the pond have discussed the VAT here and how it effects their hobby budget for years but somehow seem to manage it without making it political.

Would appear so. LOL Look, I think virtually all of us come here because we prefer our Tamiya sans politics.

Because he didn't take the hint last time.....

I have the MB01 Mini Cooper on preorder from my LHS. Other than that, nothing on the list for me.

Anyone know if anyone has the M06 sway bar in stock? Been trying for a few years but can't seem to find a set. Tamiya no longer makes it ( 54295 ) . Aftermarket..???

While the OP asked about "go anywhere Tamiya", I'd have to say, for my fleet it would be the BBX. With a larger (than most Tamiya buggies) wheels/tires, Super Stock motor and the rear stabilizer, it performs very well on a lot of surfaces. Very quick (for me) and the stabilizer makes a huge difference, especially when you run it on the road. I'm not crazy about running any RC through grass but the BBX will still do pretty well in grass. Now.......since others deviated from the original intent , if we can add in other brands, I'd say one of my TRX4s with 2-speed and selectable diffs would be the overall go anywhere RC. That's just my preference as usually my "anywhere" would include trails, hills and rocks. But when you shift to the higher gear and unlock the diffs, it's rather fun on other surfaces as well.

Hmmm, I'd have to think about this. Don't know if could narrow it down to just three. but from memory, I'd say: >Led Zeppelin (by this time I had all of their first ten albums...all in rotation...all on vinyl) >The Who - Who's Next > JVC Jazz Festival 1986 My barometer for which were my favorites back there are when I owned the same album both on vinyl and cassette. One for the house, one for the car. CD players were starting to come out at that time but way above my budget.

Glad to hear you and your doctors have you on the right track. Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery as well as a recovery filled with lots of RC builds!

Another batch of car washes to get rid of the drywall dust. I'll do the same with the buggies sometime next week.

We have a major bath remodel that just finished up. With all the drywall sanding there was dust all over the house including my office right across the hall. All my cars had a nice layer of dust so lunch time was car wash day. Strategically got this all done before my wife came home from work.

I got this a few weeks ago from Rinskie here on TC. Got bearings and Deans connector already soldered onto the ESC. This build, when I get around to it will start out as a shelf queen (after a driveway run or two ) and then wait till my nephew's son is old enough to enjoy a hobby quality RC. I have a few RTR take-off transmitter/receivers I can toss in so we can drive together some day. Thanks again, @Rinskie !

I'm guessing it's the camera angle but to me, the car looks noticeably quicker in the first video than the second one.

Just as a quick public service announcement, ( ) anytime thread lock gives you trouble removing the screw, try a little heat. If you risk too much heat from a pencil butane torch, try resting the tip of a soldering iron on the outside of the part (i.e. the part you want to expand). This trick uses both thermal expansion of the outer metal as well as the heat helping to loosen the bond of the thread lock.

Thanks for the info but no need for the list at this time. What I ended up doing is getting a set of tires/wheels for the Rough Rider/Buggy Champ. Don't recall how expensive the were at the time but now they're plentiful due to the rerelease of the Buggy Champ.

Best of luck. It's a horrible feeling. We occasionally will have basement water issues depending on how saturated the ground hydraulics get. I've already been a nervous wreck for days while being on vacation and looking at the rain forecast back at home where I can't do anything about it.....