Wandy
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Isn't it strange the way people almost develop a sixth sense and head for the same movement without any obvious prompting?
Not so strange when you consider the following...
Back in the 1980s the evil geniuses at Tamiya developed a powerful transmitter that they now use to beam "Tamiya lust" radio waves into our brains when we reach 30. But where is the receiver that picks up these radio waves you might ask... well that's simple, it's hidden in a tiny microchip embedded in every Tamiya E-clip, ever had an E-clip ping off somewhere and you can't find it ? That's because it shoots up your nose and into your BRAIN were it lays dormant until your 30th birthday !!
Dammit, so that's what the rattling sound in my head has been for the last 21 years! [
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I'm 34 in earth years...and approximately 21 spiritually!
A psychologist would have a field day on us, working out why we are all turning back the clock 20 years. Isn't it strange the way people almost develop a sixth sense and head for the same movement without any obvious prompting?
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Well I run the TEU-101BK ESC in my Hotshot runner and have no problems with overheating or damage...oh apart from when I drove it in snow and temporarily ruined it! A few minutes drying with a hairdryer sorted that out though.
And I agree with Shodog. Regardless of what you do, leave the old heatsinks on the rollcage cos they are one of the nicest and most defining parts of a Hotshot.
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From what I've been watching lately Hotshot prices are climbing again (Supershots even more so!) but on average you will pay about £300 - £350 for a NIB. A New-Built shelf queen sold for £220 last week on Ebay. If you want to take the cheap option though a good used runner can easily be bought for less than £100.
NIB BigWigs go for less than Hotshots, something which makes little sense to me because there are far less of them around, they are very unique in design and are also the 10th anniversary model. Having said that I have noticed that BigWig runners seem to fetch more than Hotshot runners. Dont know about New-Builts though.
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No problem. To be honest it has taken me this long just to get round to start putting all my R/C stuff in my showroom, and I've been a subscriber for a while now. I have'nt even looked at TCPhotos yet so have no real idea what it is and what it can do, but now that I know I can put my other stuff at least somewhere I certainly will do so. Cheers.
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Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately the transit time experienced only equals our current speed record for shipments by EMS to UK! The Postal Services seems to work their magic for shipments prior to the weekend, the flight alone is 13 hours! Regards
Well I think you might have just broken your speed record. The Top Force that you sent last Saturday arrived on the Monday at 12:10pm...That is two days (or ZERO British working days) for a kit to arrive from the other side of the world, with no duty charge to pay once again.
Quite mind-boggling service. Many thanks for another great kit!
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So have the Frog, Hornet, Grasshopper and Lunch Box been discontinued too??
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Keyboard warriors....the scourge of the Internet. It would be interesting to see if they were so mouthy sitting face to face.
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That's naughty!...I think so long as Netsmith doesn't put a block on it in this thread I will give it a go.
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I have a couple of items that I would like to post in my showroom, not R/C related but definitely vintage from the 1980s, which I think would be of interest (and I just want to show em off anyway) to other members.
I've looked through other people's showrooms and there is plenty of stuff listed there under 'Miscellaneous>Other' that is not at all related to R/C so my stuff should be perfectly fine...but I just wanted to make sure before I posted it that I aint breaking the rules.
It's an old Lego set and a Raleigh bicycle that I want to display. Can I go for it?
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Hmm, I only seem to be able to post one photo from my hard drive at a time. Is that normal? Here's another!
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Recently browsing through the TC Home page I came across this movie by scorchersandwich.
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/moviecomment.asp...2&uid=12355
Now before this point I did'nt really understand the fuss about the Sand Scorcher. It was never really one of the cars that stood out for me back in the 1980's, but perhaps that was because I got into the hobby as the SRBs were being discontinued. Well anyway one viewing of this movie and all of that changed and a quick look on Ebay saw this auction........ http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...item=6046410618 ......closing within minutes.....so you know whats coming next dont ya??!! Yep, bought it on the spur on the moment and that was another £170 I am down on thanks to T.C.
Anyway here are a few pics of my baby. The body is intact but the paintwork aint great and anyway I want to repaint it in box art colours.
So how many others have viewed people's showrooms and impulse bought something just like me??
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Any idea of how much your price will be for this model??
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Any more news on the Top Force re-stock? Really want one of these to add to my collection.
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On my Turbo Mid I find that I have to tighten the nut really tight to make sure there is no slip even under ordinary motor use. My hands ache afterwards.[
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JIM123 - please dont take the ramblings of this thread as what we all behave like when new comers (MOST WELCOME) ask a question. Thankyou for visiting us and posting your question regarding the SS re-release (or lack thereof).
Might I suggest (as someone above mentioned) that you do indeed try the search function as there are indeed many theories and this is a very regularly discussed topic.
Again - welcome to tamiyaclub - and the house of nutters that are its members !![
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Darryn
Yeah, try the search facilty Jim123....and pull your hair out in frustration when it doesn't find ANYTHING usefull at all relating to your search.[:@]
Try this instead, the old Tamiyaclub forum. The search facility works a million times better and will find what you want within seconds!
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] I think Netsmith should do a new feature..."Top Ten Most Asked Questions"We all know what number 1 would be!!
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They're gorgeous. Anyone know what scale they are? It looks like to me Length =133mm??
Think it says they are 1/27th scale??
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Tasty. Very, very tasty.
Dare I say it, but is this the most exciting time to be in to R/C since the halcyon days of the 1980's?
I wouldn't know since I had a 16 year break from the hobby but if there has been a better time to be into R/C since 1988 I would like to know when that was!
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Thanks guys...so on average a kit loses about 40% of it's value once it has been built? Good news for buyers and bad for sellers!
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Assuming the worse and there are no more re-releases in the near future what will be the average price I will be looking at paying for these cars new-built and unused?
1) Sand Scorcher
2) Holiday Buggy
3) Toyota Hilux
4) Super Champ
5) Porsche 956
6) Fast Attack Vehicle
7) Toyota Bruiser
8) Boomerang
9) Blackfoot
10) Porsche 959
11) Striker
12) Falcon
13) Avante
14) Fox
15) Wild One
16) Mitsubishi Pajero
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It's a bit early in the year to be concluding whether the re-release blitz has come to an end or not. However if by the end of the year we have seen no more vintage kits then this might suggest that there will not be another batch for a while again...if ever. It's still quite likely that the odd oldie will get the re-re treatment from time to time though, but lets wait till the end of the year to see what happens in the current climate.
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Sand scorcher RC
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Well I say do the best of both worlds! Without doubt build it but then put it on a shelf, fork out another £150 - £200 and get a good runner. Sorted. You've then had the experience of building it from out of the box but have non of the guilt of ruining a rare a piece of R/C history.