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Another vintage buggy or something completly different
Gebbly replied to cobalt's topic in General discussions
For something lunchbox'ish but different how about a konghead or one of the other 6x6 variants? -
Lots of websites will offer package deals that include everything needed in the purchase which is great when starting out. For example this link to ModelSport should show you all their Tamiya models in kit form that can be purchased in one of their "power bundles" (which includes everything), that are in stock: https://www.modelsport.co.uk/rc-models-toys-9900/rc-electric-models-990010/tamiya/un-assembled-kit/power-bundle-required?&stock=1 You can filter further by the type of surface it will run on, 2 wheel drive or 4 wheel drive etc. One of the questions if it is for a younger person is what do they think "looks cool", a key criteria that helps get them interested. Do they like monster trucks like the lunchbox, do they like buggys, do they like the more realistic cars like a porsche or subaru? @Twinfan's suggested Rising Fighter looks like an absolute bargain for the price.
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Some point of Tamiya instruction unclear for newbie
Gebbly replied to delta21's topic in Big Rigs and Scale Armour
Regarding 36, there is usually a section at the front of a tamiya manual that shows all the different symbols and what they mean. -
There are lots of web sites selling body shells. You just need to browse for something you like the look of that matches the dimensions handily provided by @NUFCRc. If it helps Tamiya define the F104 as 1/10 scale. Try searching for "tamiya body" or "rc 1/10 shell" in your favourite search engine.
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Welcome to the forum. If your son enjoyed driving the RC car maybe he would enjoy helping you build the new Tamiya kit too. Its an enjoyable and educational hobby to get into (much better than roblox which my niece is addicted to ). I still remember building my first Tamiya with my dad as a kid.
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The art works are sooo much better than the photos. 2 things in particular draw me to art works.I really like the pictures that suggest movement and action and Wild Willy was always great for that and I really like a box that includes an image of some part of the inside like a cut away shot of the engine or the interior of the chassis bigwig ticks both the boxes and speaking of boxes. If we step out of this one I really like some of the Tamiya tanks and their presentation style with the art work above another panel showing details of the tank and some of the components like the pershing Lastly I have always loved the box art of static models that have full diorama pictures
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They look great fun. What are they like to drive? They look quite tall, do they roll over easily?
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Any particular parts? There are lots of places to look if your LHS cant help. The sale section on this forum, ebay, amazon, other online stores etc.
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I know that once someone puts an image of a sticker sheet on the web its possible for people to copy it but if there were a sticker sheet produced by TamiyaClub I would still buy it from them rather than rip it off as it would be a cool way to help support the website whilst getting something fun in return. Especially if some of the stickers were related to Tamiyaclub like a sticker of the website banner. I like the idea of putting little Tamiyaclub logos on RC car licence plates or maybe back of the vehicle.
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A very interesting experiment, thank you @markbt73. It will be interesting to see the follow up you mention about lubrication. When I built my GF-01 I didnt want to spend a fortune on hop-ups but there were a couple of bits that were so cheap I thought I'd give them a go including the pinion. I dont think it should be a question of all or nothing but perhaps which hop-ups an individual wants in their particular car. And the nice thing about this hobby is you can build your car without hop-ups and if, over time, you decide your car needs something its relatively easy to take things apart and add new hop-ups. Future tweakability just adds to the fun of these cars for me This is a really interesting point too. I learnt whilst reading @Honzas development thread about the need to build in controlled break points in your designs. Perhaps that was Tamiya's intention with the aluminium pinion?
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A lovely photo. I guess I better put our tree up... This is starting to sound like collecting photos for a calendar! Now if Tamiyaclub took in submissions and put them together in a calendar I would buy one to support my favourite website Love the car and driver with his cool red driving gloves Thats a recent photo? Whenever I think of the US at Christmas I always think its smothered in snow, at least thats what Hollywood tells me Are those real wild turkeys? awesome.....Will one of them end up on the dinner table? Geez, some of you guys live in real cool places with all that wildlife. I'm very jealous. AIK?
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Calling all of TC❤️ Let's lift his spirits!!😇💪
Gebbly replied to Kol__'s topic in General discussions
Might be cool to have that as a logo on the truck somewhere... -
It would be cool to put a little TamyaClub decal on my RC cars.
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What a fantastic build! Theres so much detail. I agree with @tamiya_1971, any chance of a video to the lights and sound? The flag inside the grill is really clever and stands up in the picture from a little further back. There are more of these great creations? Pictures please
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I have seen people on this forum discuss how, when in the air mid-jump, it is possible using the throttle and the resultant wheel rotation to affect the cars levelling in flight to try and control the landing. Perhaps it is possible to somehow affect the cars horizontal rotation in a similar way?