So, What Have You Done Today?

[wun1jee]

Today I added a very special Tamiya to my collection.

 

 

This TA05 belonged to my friend Mike Alan. Mike was the TCS 1998 FWD champion. He raced this car in 2006 TCS GT2.

 

Here it is at the race in 2006. The all-white NSX.

 

 

Mike passed away of cancer last year, November 22nd. He's very much missed.

[Busdriver]

8 hours ago, Nikko85 said:

9 month build, wife did most of it to be honest..

Probably needs new bearings and oil as seems to be quite noisy.

 

Congratulations 🥳. Just like Tamiya another bottomless money pit. 🤑 Seriously though enjoy them whilst they’re young. One minute they are like this the next thing you know they are 33 and 30!!!!!

[DaveBuildsRC]

3 hours ago, Frankster said:

How does the tt02 dust cover stay on? Velcro tape?

[Frankster]

43 minutes ago, DaveBuildsRC said:

How does the tt02 dust cover stay on? Velcro tape?

Yes Velcro tape.  It is currently on my other car and may need to pick one up for the buggy. Cost for cover was around US$12. Cover is standard in the TT-02 Freelander quad track.  Instructions noted this is for Cars and not buggies

[Ferruz]

9 hours ago, Nikko85 said:

9 month build, wife did most of it to be honest..

Probably needs new bearings and oil as seems to be quite noisy.

 

Congratulations!! I can spot the first blue bling hop-up on the head 😁 

[Kol__]

Congrats @Nikko85! What a little dude!

1 hour ago, Ferruz said:

Congratulations!! I can spot the first blue bling hop-up on the head 😁

I believe some blue anodised nappies/diapers can be picked up from Plaza Japan to really get the mods going!

[jonboy1]

13 hours ago, Nikko85 said:

9 month build, wife did most of it to be honest..

Probably needs new bearings and oil as seems to be quite noisy.

 

Are you sure you got that from a reputable dealer? That's not a proper Tamiya blue damper cap 

[jonboy1]

got a little bit more done on my hybrid Lunchbox - dyed the arms black, fitted the tyres and body mounts and finished off the gearbox.

I need to tinker with the springs and oil, as the front is far too hard and the rear a bit soft.

 

 

(not quite sure what happened with the bottom photo!)

[Frankster]

1 hour ago, jonboy1 said:

got a little bit more done on my hybrid Lunchbox - dyed the arms black, fitted the tyres and body mounts and finished off the gearbox.

I need to tinker with the springs and oil, as the front is far too hard and the rear a bit soft.

 

 

(not quite sure what happened with the bottom photo!)

Looks great.  How does it drive with new suspension?

[Willy iine]

Finished the lid this morning with the little crimp lip.. I won’t have much time to do anything more today.  Will paint it tomorrow.  

[matman]

On 25 March 2022 at 1:32 PM, Ziddan said:

Here ya go, thanks

Well thanks , came out great  on my inventer , having trouble with my ender 5 pro at the moment .

That will print the back part . So thanks .

[Aerobert]

Congratulations @Nikko85. Enjoy the time with this little guy. 

[silvertriple]

Launched the print of a RC Workstand I designed in Fusion 360...

(you can download it here : RC Work Stand by silvertriple - Thingiverse - it may be too big for small 3D printers, I will create a smaller one)

[alvinlwh]

22 hours ago, Nikko85 said:

9 month build, wife did most of it to be honest..

Probably needs new bearings and oil as seems to be quite noisy.

They noise gets worse, trust me. 

Also remember to keep your screws, etc locked away, if not, you may have to wait a day or two for them to show up again. 

[casethejoint]

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if not, you may have to wait a day or two for them to show up again. 

Yep, complete with organic threadlock.

Congrats @Nikko85

 

[TurnipJF]

Today I swapped out the dirty off-white spindles and connectors from my Grasshopper Black Edition for some black ones.

 

Fine for a stock one, but not for a Black Edition.

 

Much better!

 

[Willy iine]

@TurnipJF Nice!  It’s those small details that make a difference.  

 

For me, I was able to leave the office a tad earlier than expected so painted the fire trash can.  

Weird.. my wife is giving me an A for this one as well.  What the heck, this was easy to make.. oh so that’s why I got an A..  

[Frankster]

Great weather and took the reconditioned Manta Ray out for a drive.  All was great until 3 out of 4 damper connections broke.  I would blame this on 17 year old brittle plastic.

Question: should I upgrade to new aluminum damper towers or buy a new plastic replacement tree from Tamiya?  Both cost the same but with the plastic tree I have other spare parts as well

[Willy iine]

@Frankster Nice car!  Sorry to see the broken towers.  I would run the plastic towers unless you plan on swapping those dampers with aluminum housing ones.

 

[TurnipJF]

22 minutes ago, Frankster said:

Great weather and took the reconditioned Manta Ray out for a drive.  All was great until 3 out of 4 damper connections broke.  I would blame this on 17 year old brittle plastic.

Question: should I upgrade to new aluminum damper towers or buy a new plastic replacement tree from Tamiya?  Both cost the same but with the plastic tree I have other spare parts as well

Agreed. Plastic all the way, otherwise you are just going to end up breaking shocks and/or gearboxes.  

[Frankster]

Thanks @Willy iine and @TurnipJF.  Will keep it simple and stick with plastic.   I was also looking at black anodized aluminum but it has been sold out. 

[Jonathon Gillham]

@Frankster where are you based? I'm pretty sure I have the Manta Ray shock tower leftover from my Top Force, what are the chances you're in NZ...

[Frankster]

@Jonathon Gillham thanks for the offer.  I am based in Hong Kong.  Might be a little far to mail

[c64orinoco]

On 4/5/2022 at 7:16 AM, Badcrumble said:

Congratulations @Nikko85! Those sling things

Sling link

are great for baby cuddles and leave two hands free for a transmitter 

You have to teach them early!

[DGunn1]

9 hours ago, Frankster said:

Great weather and took the reconditioned Manta Ray out for a drive.  All was great until 3 out of 4 damper connections broke.  I would blame this on 17 year old brittle plastic.

Question: should I upgrade to new aluminum damper towers or buy a new plastic replacement tree from Tamiya?  Both cost the same but with the plastic tree I have other spare parts as well

Can you not just replace the self tappers with m3 machine screws and nuts. The lugs that broke free of the towers then effectively just become spacers between the shocks and towers?