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I am using the the yellow star dish wheels as came on the the Holiday Buggy 2010. Brings the wheel/tyre sizes (almost) to the modern 2.2 inch size while keeping the the original colour scheme. This also allows for a wider range of tyres as any manufacturers 2.2 inch buggy tyres will fit on the wheels if glued. The only problem may be that the front star dish wheels are not the modern wide type but I am running modern Proline and Panther tyres on them.

I will drop by after work on Monday to see if anyone still is there, no need to hang around though. I haven't had a run with other people for ages and it would be good to catch up with Paul and Mark. There is a small playground area at Boondall but it well away from the track on the other side of the lake. There are also some concrete paths through the complex that I have seen kids riding bikes but nowhere that you could stay in one place and supervise them. Edit: It is highly unlikely that anyone will still be out when I finish work as it will be going on 2 o'clock. I will go past on the way home just in case there are any die-hards still there.

Yeah that is Tamiya Club member Grahoo's. Here is the link to the showroom entry - Grahoo's Hotshot. This is one of my favourite custom built buggies of all time.

This build has often been mentioned in the past when scale builds were discussed. Mazda Eunos (Miata) The reason that I like it is that it is well documented and shows the evolution from the basic kit. The engine bay is fantastic. I just wish that I had the time, skill and patience to attempt something like this.

Corpse Thrower proved you can get a lot for the same price as a pair of shoes.

Willy is looking really good. For metal mesh I hit up the supermarket for some cheap kitchenware. Sieves, tea strainers and fry-pan splatter guards are all good sources with differing hole sizes and wire thicknesses. Plaster/dry wall mesh is also good for larger holes/wire thickness.

I have used the cigarette filters before. I have also seen others use neoprene form a cheap mouse mat. Alternatively for a genuine Tamiya part 53577 (OP. 577) TRF Damper Urethane Bushing work and seem to be what is included in the newer Hop-up diff sets.

The host says it about 4 times in the first minute of this video.

This has come up before and a Japan based member might jump in but I pronounce it like the following quote. 2009 Thread 2007 Thread 2005 Thread

If you were looking at the TUM-36, TUM-36C or TUM-36P then TUM-26, TUM-26C and TUM-26P should be the normal 26mm wide equivalents. Kawada's part number for their wide tyres is TUM-03W Wide radial tire for mini chassis. TUM-03 is the normal width tyre. TUM-203 is the Drift D2 radial tire for mini. The drift tyre is listed as sold out on Kawada's site

RC Champ also carry Kawada and have an English speaking international order department. If they don't have it in stock they will order stuff in if it is still currently made.

You could always paint on the inside as normal and use Tamiya PS-55 Flat Clear on the outside. Link This would give you protected colour coats and a flatter finish. Just don't forget to mask any windows on the outside as well. They can look a bit odd with a flat finish.

PMed re. Hornet shaft.

It is not the first time that I have seen the Yeah Racing ones break there but usually only when used in an extreme manner (lots of other bits being broken on the car as well). I have the Tamiya DF-02 ones in both two wheel drive and four wheel drive buggies (Blazing Star, Dark Impact, DT-02MS) and am yet to have any problems other than forgetting to thread lock the grub screws. The Tamiya ones are definitely steel but I haven't used them in something with truck wheels and tyres yet. I guess I will find out if they last when I build up one of the Blitzers.

As Mark said the DF02 or Thundershot ones are probably the cheapest way to go. I just had a look through the 2011 Tamiya Perfect Guide and the OP.499 (53499) set of outers look similar to the DF02 ones but they are listed as being compatible with on-road sets and will probably be shorter. I can't see any where Tamiya sell just the outer that will match up with an off-road application.

Ha! I am a step ahead then as I only need the wheels

There was a comic series that tied in with the dragon series in Japan. The popularity was also coming from the 1:32 Mini 4WD series - at one time 15% of all AA batteries sold in Japan went into a Mini 4WD. Still the designs of the Dragon series were not popular outside of Japan as far as I know. The First of the Dragon cars was actually released as a body set for the Hornet/Grasshopper chassis and not a car in it's own right at first. I want to get a Thundershot as well. It is the only one of the re-released "coffee can" cars that I don't have (the Astute has not been re-released). It would be so much easier if I had of decided that I want one when they were still in production. I am just waiting to find one at the right price now.

Just measured the ones that I replaced at front 77mm and rear 76mm eye to eye. Just replaced mine with the FAV hopup set but I haven't run it yet though.

Yea I will run it. I got the 2.2 inch rims and a spare shell and tray so that I can keep the looks for the shelf. It will probably be a long time before I do build it though and then it won't be run as hard as some of my other cars. For me the big appeal of the car is the (over) engineering of the car. There are some cars where the engineering and ultimately the build are what I enjoy the most. I think that this is one of those. The problem with the F1 cars is that I don't really have anywhere convenient to run them, otherwise I am sure that I wold have one as my arm is made of rubber. Some of the most outrageous spaceship designs are from the first 100. Can anyone say Dragon Series. I used to run in the multi story at UQ on the weekends and security used to be OK with it. Then someone decided that that they may have "vicarious liability" if there was an incident and they became fun stoppers. While it doesn't look realistic there is just something about it.

Yeah I don't like painting but I will eventually do it, especially if the body is good looking. To be honest the only reason that I don't have any F1 is that I don't have any convenient places to run on-road that are anything like being smooth enough. I love the look of the Avante kit in the box (mmmm blisters...) and am looking forward to (eventually) building it. I plan on setting aside a whole day to build the chassis and then paint and decal over a couple of days.

Looks orange on my monitor the red should look better in real life. (Kumi thought that it was orange as well) Not having a go at the pink wheels as the colour looks good with the black body that you have and they should go better with red than a true orange.

I don't know about the orange with the pink wheels. I did clean up nice though - but orange AND pink.

Other beaches to look into could be places like Sandgate or Redcliffe and I am sure that there would be places further south - places that unlikely to have large holiday crowds. Be careful practising with the heli, especially if you only have a small indoor area. It hurts when you hit your shins (don't get blood on the carpet when practising indoors). I have thought of putting a small video camera on one to get tracking shots of the cars running. I wouldn't be able to be the pilot though as I can barely hover with mine. I am busy all through until the New Year's weekend so can't make it for a run until then. Paul you almost tempted me to start looking at F1 cars by posting the Ferrari in your showroom. Must resist.

From the other thread in the re-re discussions. I agree that using a stiffer spring in the front can help. I have had direct comparison with mine in stock set up and MAD RACER's here on a track and his does handle a lot better than mine. Tyre choice can be the overall factor with controlling oversteer, as 94eg said. Sometimes you just have to choose the right tyre for the surface. Thommo has a good point as well. I run both my Dyna and Super Astute and while they may be similar in that they are 2WD vintage cars they are different to drive and each have their own charms.

Agreed! Well that is my excuse anyway.