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I hope they don't count the black one as something that will postpone the 2011 one keeping my fingers crossed 🤞 I need the camloc yellow wheels on my shelf .

Hi all I had 2 cars on my radar that are my holly grail. The 2011 avante and the optima mid The mid was easy to get from last year's re re. The 2011 avante is probably out of stock everywhere and has some listings on ebay for double to triple the og price. The black avante is not for me and I don't want to buy it and then start putting other body paint and search for the yellow wheel etc. So, in short, it seems to me like Tamiya likes to have some sort of avante in stock all the time. What are the chances of a 2011 re re re? Based on official info, inside info or other info you guys have? Or is your guess as good as mine.... 10x

you guys would not believe the air loops I am trying to get a spray can I ran out of options I think - I simply cant get them because they cant go on a plain... I am now trying to learn how to airbrush on youtube

@Willy iine @smirk-racing and any one else interested I undertand the wing in the kit come pre-colored? (white) if yes, can you please state which tamiya color (PS spray cans) match the best? there are multuple shades of white in the spray cans. thanks!

crap - order was canceled by seller

never soldered in my life but i think its high time i do it

thanks for help sadly I cannot afford to by the LeMans 240S/Gold - at this point in time its a little on the expensive side for me... but for sure its a viable upgrade at a certain point...

thanks so its HW1060+sporttined for me or what brushless setup would you suggest that will not break the bank? but is reliable and works well? (and prefferably be fast with a Nimh)

thanks @smirk-racing @Willy iine i think from your options and my basic knowledge I can probably start with a HW1060 and a jx low profile servo JX Servo PDI-4409MG assuming its ok for the mid. I can alway upgrade if needed in a later stage the folks at amain suggested a reedy 40USD esc but TBH, is there any reason not to get a HW1060 at half the price? the engine will have to probably be a sport tuned for starters.... it will take some time for all the parts to arrive so I will probably start building only "next year"...

thanks guys, what are the signs that a motor should be cleaned or that brushes should be replaced? @skom25@Snappy1

Hi all; I think I am a litle confused about brushed motors. back in the day I use a technigold and it was the pinacle of tamiya engines today, there seem to be many charestaristics such as: -open / closed can - timing adjustable - rebuildable -some motor look completey closed (is this the meaning of sealed) like: (https://tamiyabase.com/parts/1533) so look like the top os opened: in the opened ones some are labeled as maitanance free (like this one above https://tamiyabase.com/parts/5293) and some as maitanance rebuildable like the below (https://tamiyabase.com/parts/14780): so I am a little confused. seems like for the closed ones there is no one with RPM that exceeds 20K- not sure why for the superstock ones. do I actually need to clean them all the time? do I need to replace brushes etc? thanks!

hi all I have clicked the purchase button on the optima mid 22 are there things that are not in the box? do i need oil,grease etc or there's enough in the kit? i am also looking for a servo that fits well the performs well (but not above 50$). there are so many options i have no idea what to take. for my tamiya I took a crappy one from aliexpress and it doesn work well IMO. 10x!

Hi all; assuming I am using NiMH batteries (yes yes I know). does using a brushless motor setup with it makes sense as oposed to using a brushed setup? thanks?

hmmm a silver can will get you around 15K RPM give or take. I would like to at least pass the 20K RPM mark (but with closed can )

just to make sure regarding this: Le Mans motor (Brush.30turn) 37021 it does not meet my criteria because its considered an open can? (hard for me to understand which is which) 10x

hi all; continuing the original question., I undertand that there are closed can motors and open can. up until now i only had closed can. i am not the guys to open a motor, clean it, replace brushes (or whtever you usually do with open cans). I think some of the recoomendation were reffering to open can motors... but i just want to put the motor on and forget its there. in that case, what would my options be for a fast motor? (faster than a sports tuned tamiya but still closed like it) thanks!

I have put down an order for some spray cans. Where I'm from no one carries these and importing sprays is against security regulations so most store don't ship them internationally. Found an eBay seller that will and hoping for the best

@Willy iine these good looking tires you have on your mids. Can you provide a link to them? I believe the kit come with a lot more spiky ones? Also for all optima lovers: What are your thoughts regarding mid vs turbo mid vs turbo mid se? Is it worth chasing after the last 2(assuming I have none of the 3)? Only the mid is in stock (or re re'ed. I don't have enough experience to tell) Found this interesting link btw https://www.kyosho-optima.com/midse.html 10x!

hi all i have a 6 year old trying to play with my neo schorcher and having a lot of issues with my transmitter size... I am using a cheap dumboRC model that is way to big to fit a 6 year old kid hand. any suggestions? a really small transmitter with wheel or even a small square , 2 channel old style one. as long as a 6 year old can use it... thanks!

BTW, what are translucent tamiya colors for? r they as the name suggest? so a single layer would keep the color see though? when would u use this variant?

Hi all what are the base paints (from the tamiya PS ine ) you belive one should own: black? white? clear? and why... i am asking because I have seen, for example, people online putting the one coat of the color (for example blue) and then "enforcing it" with another color of white/black thanks in advance?

please do share the outcome...

currently I am just dreaming and calculating costs BTW, this is the second time I see your photo of the Trio and its jaw dropping... are there any hop-ups you believe are a must? or its perfect as it is?

thats a very high RPM for a small price (2 times the spots tuned of tamiya and 3 time almost the lemance) i was not aware of this manufacturer - is it a well known brand?

Hi all; was wondering which brushed motor you would put on an optima mid. I would like some speed... it seems like the lemance brushed is not that fast. the tamiya sport tuned should be faster and I feel like its blasphemy to put a tamiya motor on a kyosho. so if you go brushed. which will you choose? (for a hobbyist who runs a car 1-2 a month only and not racing but likes speed and torque) 10x