Madmat

Hi All, I am putting my Tamiya Porsche 935 Turbo Chassis and parts up for sale. I did have a wonderful ambition to tidy this up, get a body for it etc and then have a little photoshoot with it in the Karussell on the Nürburgring, but the reality of all my other ongoing projects has struck. Overall, the chassis is in good condition and complete as far as I can tell, aside from the Countach front bumper it wears, missing original rear wheels, and has an optional 540 size motor mount, ball bearings fitted front and rear. It comes with quite a few additional items including; - NIP kit parts bags (x5 with label, x2 without) - Motor/Axle Mounts - Not sure on the specifics of them, but one looks like the original 380 size motor mount, the other a 540 size motor mount. Potentially an option part or from another kit. - Original kit speed controller - 2x Switch Set (Variable Resistor Speed Controller) - Also the original box for one is included - Various spare chassis parts and screws - Instruction Manual (Poor condition) - Two original kit part boxes (Poor condition, but could't bring myself to bin them) - Tamiya Battery Pack - Tamiya Battery Chargers (x2) - Futaba 2-Channel Radio Set (TX, RX, & Servos) - Tamiya 540 Black Motor - 1981 Tamiya Radio Control Guidebook (Cover page has broken away, but in great condition otherwise) - A selection of rubber and foam tyre options - One original box is included also Overall it is quite a cool collection of parts and from what I can tell, it looks like the original owner raced it back in the day in Tokyo. I am putting a guide price of €400 (Plus Paypal fees & Postage) on this bundle based on what I can find across the internet currently, but am open to sensible offers. The worst I can say is no. I am not looking for trades, I have a Scorcher and Mountaineer among other larger projects that need my already limited time. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Based in Germany, Shipping worldwide is possible at cost. Collection is possible in person (At the Nürburgring). Thanks Matt

Yeah, I think it is better for both me and you if you don't start browsing Yahoo Auctions

This arrived on Friday morning about half an hour before I had to head off for the weekend to visit the girlfriends family.... Pure torture This was a bit of shot in the dark on Yahoo Auctions, so I wasn't totally clear on the contents. Inside, a jumble of treasure, including a Sand Scorcher And below that a Porsche 935 Chassis, among other things

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I don't have a hug backlog, but a long over due list of to do's: Sort out the gearbox on my girlfriends Wild One Paint and Assemble the body set for my Mountaineer (~9 Years overdue) Fit electronics to said Mountaineer (~18 years overdue ) Finish component designs for I-Beam Ford Ranger project (Though this will probably move to the bottom of the list after seeing Proline's release yesterday) Two un-planned for additional projects incoming from Japan soon, 1x 580016 Sand Scorcher (will get a runner restoration) and 1x 58002 935 (for a clean up). And finally, some of the remnants of my old collection need to be culled to make way for the incoming ones.

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Hi All, This may have been shared already in the past so let me know if it has been, but I stumbled across this the other day and thought it was worth a share just in case. Anyway, I discovered that all of the issues of RC Car Action from 1986 to 2005 have been uploaded and freely available to view on Internet Archive (aka Wayback Machine). I've spent a lot of time already reading through a bunch of the old Tamiya "new release" reviews from the 80's and 90's. I've put a link below..... Or you can go to Internet Archive and search "Air Age Media" and you'll come across all of the issues. https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A"Air+Age+Media"&and[]=collection%3A"radiocontrolcaraction" Matt (Mods - If this isn't the right section for this, feel free to move)

I think you hit the nail on the head with looking at it unpainted, though I don have another clear T-Maxx body shell that I could paint up. I think if I do run it, it becomes like every other old T-Maxx. My experience of nitro models is, after that first use, it will never be as clean again 😅. I sold off most of my shelfers over the past few years and don't have a display shelf wide enough for this so unfortunately it spends it's time in storage which is even worse again. I am very tempted to sell it and buy a cheap used maxx second hand as there are plenty out there, same experience and no stress using it.

So last year I picked up what I consider call an almost new in box Traxxas T-Maxx. This is not what I would call just any old T-Maxx, but an initial 1999 release version i.e. the bodyshell came unpainted, the box used pictures of the prototype truck. The truck is almost brand new in condition, though the original owner did say he put two tanks of fuel into the engine for break-in, but never drove it after. So here is my current predicament, do I run it or do I keep it almost unused? Like said, the truck is in amazing condition, and spent most of the last 24 years in the box, so I can't imagine there are many of the originals in such good condition, but equally it is not totally unused. It seems a shame to keep it stuck away in the box..... Perhaps I should sell it? Help me folks

Nice. I picked up an almost new first release T-Maxx last year as a birthday present to myself. Still haven't decided what to do with it as it is unpainted, undriven, and almost new. It had one tank of fuel run through it in and then packed back up. Never got through break in. Seems like too much of a survivor to drive. Rebuilt my Nitro Rustler over winter... A lot has changed since it was last driven. 2.2" tyres aren't even a thing anymore.

Halfords have empty paint chip pens at the paint mixing station. These have both an extremely fine brush as well as a syringe type point. All intended for filling paint chips but perfect for tyre lettering. They don't sell them but I'm sure asking nicely you could blag a couple free empties Look identical to these; https://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/product/elite-stone-chip-paint-touch-up-pen-12ml-single

Not sure if this is any use to you, but I saw a NIB 58029 Blazing Blazer sell for €2700 last week on Yahoo Auctions. Box was a bit scuffed and sun bleached in that case.

Any interest at all?

Price drop to €400 for this

Will accept €500 for this