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Drewboyaus

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  1. Hi there that looks excellent!!! I’m building this one at the moment but just didn’t quite get the front lights aligned with the decals to allow me to happily install led lighting....maybe I’ll see still. Wondering how you located the body mounting holes (especially the rear body posts)? Front ones seem about right but the rear looks like it will be in the roof rather than the rear window.
  2. Hi excellent folks, Im about to start a new build of an M chassis and going to use an ABC Hobby Datsun 510 body for it. There are bumper details and grille etc that are clear lexan and I’m curious as to the best method to attach them to the main bodywork? also, is there any really shiny, chrome like stuff I can use to give the bumpers a real chrome look. many thanks. :)
  3. Hi All, Just completing a build of a new TT01 Schnitzer M3 with my son and I've ******* up the paint (ended up with the tint bleeding into the white underneath)....... Does anyone have a new bodyset they might be interested i parting with? Thanks you
  4. G'day Guys, 'Been away for a few years with a couple of kids...(jeez there are plenty of familliar folks around here still), now I have a third (and just bought a expensive mountain bike) and am returning to the sanctuary of my Tamiya models!! hahah. Kina like finding myself in the foetal position amongst the chaos! Anyhow, I need to sell a kit for some quick money, and the one I have up for sale is my NIB PIAA GT2 Porsche. The auction link is below: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...E:IT&ih=001 Anyhow, I am prepared to strike a deal (for cash) with a Tamiyaclub member out there rather than just to flog it to any old joe....at least that way I can be assured it will go to a good home. Any questions; message me or hit-me-up on the bay. Cheers, Drew.
  5. New in Box PIAA GT2 as it came to me. No shrink wrap, but everything is there and mint. As much as I hate to part with this one, I have a second baby coming and need the money. So that unfortunately means no trades guys and gals, sorry. No silly offers or questions like how much please. If you know your Tamiya's, you will know how good this looks and how much it is worth. Shipping anywhere but costs to be confirmed, I would expect about 40 GBP to most places (probably less). I accept paypal (balance transferrs only please), direct cash deposit to my account or money order by registered mail. All shipping and transaction costs to be borne by buyer. Please make me an offer. Thanks for looking. Oh yeah, you can check it out in my traderoom. Cheers, Drew.
  6. That is insane.....well done on getting that price, but that is crazy. Good 'ole Ebay!!
  7. I only paid $45USD for mine about 12 months ago...Just installed it on my Hotshot runner. Looks cool too...... $175 seems like a ridiculous price, if you ask me, I put together my mint shelf queen Hotshot for under $150AUD and that included a brand new bodyset for 50 bucks! That's the beauty of ebay I guess, you never know what someone else is prepared to pay. Sometimes a lot, sometimes nuttin' Cheers, Drew.
  8. The one I just recieved last week (a finished body), had no holes drilled. Sorry, Drew.
  9. Whats that all about then?? I don't trust anyone with my passwords except me.....Paypal are likely to drop you like a hot potato for clicking on a URL.
  10. True Willy, I forgot about the IP issue, but in 10yrs of manufacture in China we've only struck IP issues once, and that was from choosing the wrong contractor....at the end of the day it's about relationships with your manufacturers. Even if they didn't contract the work out I don't think that changes my stance on an SRB re-re costing barely any more to manufacture than the other re-re's. Cheers, Drew
  11. Anyone know of a valid marketing reason for Tamiya to go to the trouble of rereleasing the Scorcher, apart from to make a few hundred TC members happy? They would sell less of them than the other rerelease buggies. Indeed Terry..... Personally, I can't think of a particularly good reason either. Perhaps to display their heritage and try to hook a few 30 somethings and their kids into the hobby again? 'Dunno. As I said earlier I don't really care either way (though, one would look nice on my shelf), but the decision will be made with little regard to the cost (I don't believe it would cost much more than a normal kit), because without knowing the exact numbers, I suspect the other re-re's are manufactured in pretty low volumes and thus would have slightly higher costs than the regular kit range too. Cheers, Drew.
  12. Regardless of whether they will re-release the scorcher or not (I don't really care either way as it holds no real memories for me),a lot of the products I sell are made from die cast metals, folded/machined metals and also quite a bit of injection moulded plastic. We get nearly all of them manufactured by contractors in China, and they are all cheap to produce. I see no reason why Tamiya would be concerned with contracting out the metal die casting process...most manufacturers in this part of the world have been doing it for decades and at rates that are outrageously cheap. All you need to do is provide a specification for them to manufacture to and keep a tight reign on quality control. So I think it would purely be a decision made by the Tamiya marketing department with little or no concern to the cost of producing the metal parts.. Cheers, Drew.
  13. For sure...and if you wanna be realy tricky, paint them on the inside before adding the final colour so they don't scuff off. 'Takes practise but looks great!
  14. G'day Backlash, I agree mate, it's a no-brainer.....half the price. I buy a lot of things from a couple of good shops in Melbourne, mainly tyres, wheels, paint, spares etc. All the big ticket items like kits'n'stuff I get from some of the many ebay sellers around SE Asia who sell landed kits about half the price I can buy locally for, including shipping, foreign exchange rates and the like. Is it any wonder that local hobby shops in Oz find it hard to survive when they are having to include a fairly hefty margins for the local agent. I couldn't believe it when the bloke at my favourite shop told me how much the Frog was going to be selling for here.... Just got a new Lancia Delta shell from Model Build in the UK...good price, Airmail only 9 quid and it arrived in about 5 days....unbelievable, global marketplace indeed! Cheers, Drew.
  15. Is the Canadian a TC member? I did a deal with a Canadian TC member, no goods and no refund...yet. That was 9 months ago. 'Hope its not the same guy, but I guess there are 32 million Canadians...chances are it's not. Cheers, Drew.
  16. G'day blokes and sheilas, Happy new year to you all..... 'Just finished cleaning up and re-rurbishing one of my Hotshots as a runner[], took it out the other day for a spin, and apart from the inefficient drive train that I thought would be fixed with ballraces (it has now been fixed with a Technipower[6]), the turning circle is a shocker and it understeers like a stubborn donkey[]. It's just not how I remember it driving...or am I just looking back through rose coloured glasses? A penny for your thoughts folks. Cheers, Drew.
  17. G'day H, 'Very sorry to hear about your dad, but really nice that you got an opportunity to sit and talk with him before he passed. That find is such a great story.....I can't help but think your dad was showing you the way. I bet he's pleased. Personally, I'd love a 'Champ', that and a Wild One would round out my 2WD buggy collection very nicely. I always enjoy reading your posts mate, and I reckon you're pretty spot on about the new buggies and cars....some of the on-road bodies aren't even real vehicles (a generic lexan blob with 4 cutouts for the wheels)....so many are pre-built, and hold very little appeal for me also. The off-road situation is even worse, all the various new off road buggies, stadium trucks or monster trucks all look the same give or take paint colour or decaling. So many of the chassis' are also fairly generic too, even between brands. I used to be able to spend half an hour to an hour wandering around hobby shops.... These days, I have a quick browse in the R/C section for any consumables I might need for my vintage cars and then have a trawl through the static car kits for about 5 minutes. I also like to collect the Fujimi Enthusiast series 1/24 scale car kits, but even they are disappearing from those dusty shelves, being replaced by endless reproductions (and liveries) of Skylines, Subarus, Silvias, Supras and the like...all good cars in their own right, but not that exotic (not like a Ferrari 288 GTO anyway) and really don't float my boat. 'Shame really....... Cheers, Drew.
  18. These should be a piece of cake to set up. Dumb idea I know, but try plugging the motor in...... Cheers, Drew.
  19. Hey Willy, that lemon scented German stuff sounds good...it's gotta smell better than the Powershot. One decent whiff of that'll knock your socks off!! Where did you find it last time?
  20. I put the Hop up set on last night......It seemed like a waste to have it sitting there and not being used. It looks pretty good too. Cheers, Drew.
  21. H, I'll see what I can do. I also agree with your assertion about the headlights....I love a good set, of headligts of course! Particularly when the're on high-beam...LOL. Seriously though, I think they add a little bit of extra realism to the buggies and improve their looks enormously. Why don't they include spotlights anymore? Cheers, Drew.
  22. G'day all, I'm wondering....Given that I'm overhauling one of my Hotshots to be used as a runner (ball races, new motor etc.), should I unpack my NIB Hop up suspension set and fit it? It seems such a shame to leave it in the box and it's gonna look pretty cool too.... A penny for your thoughts. Cheers, Drew.
  23. I tried that Duratrax Powershot motor cleaner and it workd a treat thanks Big W.... Cheers, Drew.
  24. Indeed you are right Theo, I got distracted by the DWA Quarter scale further up the page... Your Scorpions look alright to me in the photos, you might be being a bit harsh on yourself. Cheers, Drew.
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