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Looks great!

Whats peculiar about it? I saw lots of comments saying it looks like the Wild One. What are people expecting when it's a Blockhead edition?

Team C on XV02 Tamiya 58096 on TA01 Tamiya 57824 on XB TT01E

It should be worth something, but personally for me unless I got it cheap, I would rather a proper RC version. There would be a collector out there for it. The other thing is these bodies don't have the regular holes in them so you would devalue and ruin the clean look if you decided to run them. Or get magnetic mounts and hope the stance works with whatever chassis you use.

Mate don't feel stupid. As I mentioned, its gotten you into scaling which is a positive thing. Personally I think no money should be spend on it, keep it stock as functionally it's going to be limited. It's probably sacrilege on this forum but go out and get yourself a TRX or SCX10 (if you want performance and good aftermarket support) and custom add a hard body of your choice. Or if you like the performance scale look, I'd recommend a Boom Racing BRX01 or 02.

What type of paints do you use to get a smooth consistency. Just the Tamiya pots?

I think this makes a great display piece, less so a runner. A Ta03 might serve you better if you want some casual running but parts are also harder to come by. I think an FF03 might be another option with shorter wheelbase

Bump $350US + Postage

Got this XB for the body. Not sure how popular it was back in the day. You can find the Toyota Yaris WRC in XB form but not as interested. Hopefully I dont regret not also buying it.

I think I have a slightly different view on High Lifts. As a gateway into "Scale Trucks" it certainly wets the appetite. Hard bodies are great. It's a Tamiya, whats not to love. This thing works great on pavement and backyard driving which is where noobies start out. Then you look deeper in the Scale Trucks and realise it's not something you would ever see on the roads or on the trail, both in real life or scale trailing. It's almost a monster truck with its proportions! Back in the early 2000's it was fine as there wasn't much competition. Now, there are so many manufacturers that do Scale Trucks better, that most High Lifts are relegated to shelf queens or just sold.

Yeah thats high for body that was more recently available. Ive got two of them, with one potentially going the MCI route to recreate the repsol celica.

Im not sure I will ever get the 58064. 58119 is the grail now

Hey you're not wrong lol. It was my grail piece and fortunate to have these two, plus a NIB kit and NIB bodyset. Super chuffed. I am also a Toyota Rally fan in general so chasing the others. For 58119 I think I am going to resort to MCI stickers on a Tamiya body as it seems super hard to find.

I didnt know they were still making the F104. Assume this one is the last release F104 Pro 2 with the FRP chassis?

Hi I have a project car which I am debating about selling before its finished. 58036 needs no introduction. Needs a body and decals to be display worthy I think (TBG/MCI was my next plan). Was thinking of letting it go for 400USD+shipping/insurance. Another 100USD for a body and it would make a great shelfer. Current body is cracked in a few places and wouldn't survive a repaint. I don'y have any market data to go off. Not in a hurry to sell, wife is just pressuring me to cull as our space is limited here and I have a fetish for Toyota rally cars that is accumulating. Location is Hong Kong.

I was having a chat with a person I met from a sales ad today and we were sharing about how our kids just aren't interested in RC as much. They will happily play but then also move on to the next thing just as happily. He's selling me his Corolla WRC that i have been after for a while now. I thought to myself anyone born post 2000 probably wouldn't have any idea what the Corolla WRC is, and probably wouldn't care. The famous Castrol liveries of the 90s are no longer seen these days. I guess its similar to the Lancia Martini liveries that I never saw but still appeal to me. To be fair being from Australia I don't know much of the mid 2000 WRC onwards and also care less about them and kids these days are being exposed to even less. To date I have a small collection of vintage RC which I hope to pass on to my kids, but I suspect that when it happens, they will just sell it for cash. Which I am ok with as long as they know the values! I know plenty of kids play with RC these days from all different brands but will they ever evoke the same emotional attachment that Tamiya has successfully done? This post is just a random thought that i was having so thought I would post it here :p

Cool integrated box set up

Whats the quality of 3-racing like these days? Theres apparently a few players in the competitive F1 space. Seems like Schumacher, Exotek and even Xray are top of the game.

Just thought it'd be cheaper to get one hopped up from factory rather than buying a standard one these days as parts don't seem as readily available. How much is a FF03 Pro these days. None I can see on ebay.

The older F104 Pro had dual CF decks. The newer Pro 2 has FRP decks. I think if you are not racing the Tamiya ones are quite nice options to have in a collection.

So you're saying the FF03 Pro is a good buy then? Oddly can't find many for sale. Was it not popular back in the day?

I think if tamiya released some generic decals, the after market supplies like MCI can do the rest. Back in 2008 I club raced with the F201. I remember these sounded quite nice. Just this week I found a nicely upgraded F104 and a cheap F104 pro 2 and bought them to try out F1 again. Wonder if Tamiya would release a TF104 as that would be the next logical addition right?

Basically anything will work for a TT01 and street bashing. If you are set on red just find the cheapest you can that looks the way you want.