OnTheTrail

Almost finished the chassis for the Ford GT. The blue bits on this one are all after market and I have to say, I got lucky with all of them. I disassemble the shocks and reassembled them with green slime and the proper amount of shock oil. Seem very smooth and the rear ones were on there for several days and no leaking. The center shaft and cups all fit well and run smooth. The steering linkage is the one that surprised me the most. A few reviews said they had as much slop as the stock set but the set got seem as tight as the Tamiya brand ones in on of my other TT02s. Only thing I need to do it get the balls to move a little smoother on the outboard links. I have a trick that we used to do with ball links on the RC planes that will smooth them right up.

^^^This^^^ This is what I wanted to see last year when this similar question was asked for 2024. And as such, I'll officially use this post as my place holder for the 2026 request thread when that emerges about a year from now.

After @Rinskie mentioned the deal he got direct from TamiyaUSA during the holidays I was keeping my eye on the DT03. They left the $65 holiday special price on it for a good week or two but at the time you couldn't order it due to inventory. A few days before inventory was done, I notice the holiday promo price was taken down. Oh well, all for the better....I really don't need an other RC car. The last one I got was the last one I'll ever need.....

I use the FS-BS6 (AFHDS 2A) and the FS-3A (FSHDS) with my GT5.

My FlySky GT5 Tx, which I love, is almost out of model memory. I most likely will have to get a second one but before I do that, is anyone familiar with a pistol grip style RC transmitter that works with both the AFHDS and AFHDS 2A protocols (like the GT5) but also have an internal model memory greater that 20 models? Just like with my planes, I really prefer to have just one transmitter so I don't have to figure out which car/truck goes with which transmitter. At the same time, I don't want to have to replace 20+ receivers I already have. From what research I was able to find, apparently FlySky is not the only brand that uses AFHDS and AFHDS 2A protocols so perhaps there's a Tx brand out there I'm not aware of with the features I'm looking for....??? As a second question, does anyone know if there's a update to make the GT5 hold more that 20 models in memory? Thx....

Sensational! Really enjoyed seeing this come together.

Sounds like every home improvement project I attempt, just replace "Toolstation" with Lowes or TrueValue.....

While admittedly I'm not very familiar with Tamiya hop up motors, the cooling fins build in to the can of that motor is one of the coolest things ever <no pun intended> !

Your 2025 RC Plans.... Jan 1st 2025 - don't buy anything else till you complete the projects/kits you already have. Jan 2nd 2025 - click "add to cart" then "order complete" on TT02 hop ups.

Congrats on the new Beetle and I'm sure you will enjoy it! Here's another choice on the charger. Looks identical to the one you listed only less expensive. I have this charger as one I keep in the camper to charge whatever RCs I bring with me on a camping trip (getting too lazy to pack up my four output charger and all the wires). Nice charger. Works well and can be plugged into AC or on to a 12V car/camper battery. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B5LLVSRK/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

A friend and I took an hour and a half road trip to one of the most stocked RC shops I've ever seen. Unfortunately, not a lot of Tamiya stuff but did pick this up as a spontaneous purchase. Always loved the Ford GT. Little disappointed this one came with the TBLE04 instead of the HW1060 most of the US Tamiyas have been packed with lately. Maybe I'll find someone in the US that wants to swap this for a 1060 if they like to run non-lipo batteries. Probably just hop this one up with bearings, oil shocks and metal prop shaft/drive cups like my other TT02s. Never thought Tamiya could make a car with more decals and more challenging contours for said decals but alas, they stepped this one up over the Lancia Delta.

Got an SCX6 for Christmas. Have a few upgrade parts for it already but had to get it out and run it. Thing is huge but lots of fun. Can't wait to do some rock crawling with it.

As a reminder, make sure you get familiar with turning up the steering rate and the throttle rate in the transmitter. I had mine running for a few weeks before i realized it could go a little faster and turn substantially tighter. The steering rate is so high, a lot of folks drift with these.

Very organized. Looks great. However....you spelled "Tires" wrong.

This project was long in the making but finally finished it up recently. I got some rewards points from a work related award and used the points to purchase this through Walmart of all places well over a year ago. I really wanted to do a really blacked out buggy and planned to have the parts that would see the most abuse Cerakoted. I found a guy about 40 minutes away that was just getting started with Cerakoting to do custom car/truck wheels and so I took bag of parts to him. Ended up he ran into issues with business permits, electrical code issues and he never got the business started for months. I felt bad for the young man as he quit his fulltime job to do this, plus spent all of his savings on equipment and ovens. Eventually after all the delays I just met him and picked up my Tomahawk part (he told me he had to go back to working another job). I eventually found a gunsmith to do the same Cerakote job and got them back in a few weeks. To get a decent price I told him to wait till he had time. By the time I got everything back, it was no longer RC build season. Anyhow, building season is back in swing so I got this done......finally. While it will get a little easy driveway action, this one will be a shelf queen for the most part. I have a box art Scorpion to run hard when needed. Overall, I'm thrilled with the way it turned out. A lot of work to keep it low gloss and the carbon fiber accents. I even sprayed the window netting/surrounds with flat clear to tame down the gloss. I'm calling it the Blackhawk CF! Here are some other photos: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/99109-rc-gallery-absolutely-no-words-pics-only/&do=findComment&comment=1028596

Hmm, I reviewed a lot of Tamiya USA BF deals but I didn't see that sale. I would have picked that one up for that price. Enjoy!

Wow, that's a great deal. Was it from a retailer or a private sale?

Thanks for the suggestion. All done....

I measured one of my M06's with some step drill bits for you. The lowest part of the chassis is the rear motor cover which is only a slight bit lower than the rest of the chassis and it measures at 29/64" or about 11.5mm.

Found this video on YouTube yesterday (who are we kidding....it found me....<Google analytics >). Incredibly well done. Over a half hour but well worth the watch. Amazing technology at work here. The tech in the shocks alone is worth the watch. Enjoy!

Brilliant, simply brilliant!

Not much works directly onto the bare poly shell. I've caked on Testors acrylic in heavy layers but thin/fine coats usually don't want to stick to the polycarbonate shell in my experience. What I do is spray the outside (top) of the cockpit with your choice of Tamiya PS paint (including flat clear). That will adhere well and then you can paint over top of it with what ever paints you want. I've used Testers, Tamiya jar acrylics as well as Gundam markers.

It's PS2. It's backed in black so perhaps that why it looks a little darker. Lighting isn't great where I have the diorama at at the moment either.