The "Postman Brought Me" Thread

[Andreas W 3151]

Just got back home after picking up this - the holy grale in RC for me and something I have been almost afraid of purchasing. What retro buggy can possibly top it. Samirc.no had jacked down the price to normal Optima Mid-level,  so it was just to pull the trigger. 

 

I am not gonna stress building it. I have paint and MCI stickers for it since 2 years. The start is to enjoy it and read the excellent thread of Toyolien and Anthroxoid throughly. 

[dannymulder 1126]

Recieved my order from Tamico, new shocks for my traxxas rustler 4x4, steel  idler gear for the BBX, paint for my mf-01x golf body, shocks for the mf-01x, and suspension arms for my fire dragon so I can repair the broken one.

 

[GToddC5 2915]

Goodies from Amain. Bearings are for the RC10:

 

[Jason1145 4688]

Fibrelyte shock tower supports for the FF02

[JeffSpicoli 1531]

[Re-Bugged 12040]

Double delivery today,

Intercepted the XM-01 at the Parcel pick up as it needed a signature and is 2 door down from work.
And some marvellous TA02SW carbon chassis plates to make the proper wheelbase for my Porsche 934 were in the mailbox when I got home from fellow TC member @Wystan Withers 😁 (Thank you my good man 👍🏻)

 

[JeffSpicoli 1531]

[alvinlwh 8062]

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[futureworks 1050]

Bought from yahoo.jp via proxy, a never run FF01 chassis, one of the two ‘special editions’ Tamiya produced with the extra hop up parts including blue alu heat sink. The plan is to make a third iteration of a ‘FF01-TRF’, a bit like this- https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=139636&id=16836

[Jason1145 4688]

On 5/29/2024 at 3:18 PM, dannymulder said:

Recieved my order from Tamico, new shocks for my traxxas rustler 4x4, steel  idler gear for the BBX, paint for my mf-01x golf body, shocks for the mf-01x, and suspension arms for my fire dragon so I can repair the broken one.

 

Hey Danny, was it much cheaper buying these items collectively from Tamico rather than from in the UK?
Did you pass Tamico’s  minimum order value (£165?) and did you get hit with customs or VAT fees?

[dannymulder 1126]

8 hours ago, Jason1145 said:

Hey Danny, was it much cheaper buying these items collectively from Tamico rather than from in the UK?
Did you pass Tamico’s  minimum order value (£165?) and did you get hit with customs or VAT fees?

For me it was cheaper, I live in the Netherlands, so for me no VAT and minimum order value.

[technics 3439]

My first Group C chassis. I bought it with complete vintage electrics ( not my thing ) . I sold off everything but the motor and as it sits it is almost completely free.

I gave it a test run with a simple "modern" 70A / Lipo combo and it flies with the sport tuned motor. Loose plan is it will be the carrier of my to be built NIB bodysets of the F40, and NSX. I now understand how the NSX wheels work, simple hubcaps.

Nevermind the spiderweb of cables, it was just for the test, i move this combo around to chassis i feel like running.

[GToddC5 2915]

Whelp, right on the heels of gathering all the parts over several months to piecemeal a Montero Wheelie, I stumbled across a great deal for a legit one still in wrapping! What to do, LOL

[BuggyDad 6604]

I got sucked in by Tamico's deal of the week last week. I've had the Fox on my list of future projects for ever and the price was just too good to miss, especially since at around minimum order value I tend to think you've a decent chance of not being caught for extra charges 😉, although I can see this sitting around unbuilt for a good while, since I don't need more projects and I don't really have a clear idea how I'll tackle it. Plus a TD2 body I think I might well do box art. 

 

[silvertriple 4233]

I recently and totaly inadvertently clicked on cheap Ninja in the local website for ads. It arrived today...

Front dogbones, central shaft and driver figure are missing, and bodyshell will have to be replaced, but that the price was inline with this and I coud not help myself to click it :-)

[chris.alex 1944]

Today the postman brought me my long-awaited XM01 Pro and a few other little things. 😍

[Wystan Withers 655]

A 'mostly complete' TB Evolution II. Someone pilfered the fancy dampers along the way (and subsequently lost the damper stays) but otherwise this sucker is mint. I'm very confident it was never run. Pulled a suspension arm and there was neither lube nor any sign of wear. Let the cleanup begin...

[Rinskie 1342]

The postman was supposed to bring me some body mounts for my GF01 and two cans of paint for its new body this past Wed. Sadly they still have not arrived and the package is lost in between sorting centers. Yea me. Still makes me happy to see all the other cool things folks got today. 

[Tamiyastef 3084]

Came home to this today

Some parts for my Tamico off road cup cars

An extra Lipo for my DDF-350 transmitter

Spring sets for the XV-01

Parts to rebuild the TT-01E I was gifted a few weeks back

Some bling that fits M-chassis wheels 

A DF-03:damper bag (I need to remember for which car . I remember I read on here somewhere this was everything you need to fix some dampers and I've put them on my wishlist immediately but now can't remember for what car)

And off course this

And some extras to put in there

And on top of it

And something to put on my TT-01E or XV-01 to get into postal endurance racing

[JimBear 1384]

@Tamiyastef - the big thing in there was the shiny blue motor plates, right?

Are you going to put the Kadett body on the XM-01? (We had several Kadetts when I was a kid, most notable was a PS-6 yellow one (really sunshine-chicken-extra-yellow).

[Tamiyastef 3084]

5 hours ago, JimBear said:

shiny blue motor plates

These will get a premium spot in my collection for sure 

 

5 hours ago, JimBear said:

Kadett body on the XM-01

Yes

We had a NSU first and later a Kadett sedan when I was a kid. The Kadett was a kind of babyblue. Two uncle's had Kadett breaks (I believe they were called "caravan" BITD) and if I had the choice I would pick that. But having a Kadett Coupé is nice! 

[Grumpy pants 5568]

Parts for projects - Rough Rider, Sand Scorcher and Grasshopper - 

[TurboRSR 491]

Finally received my TA02SW 230mm chassis plates from @Wystan Withers today. It took just 4 days from the US to Norway, then 2.5 weeks the last 80kms to my mailbox  The plates looks fabulous and the packing was really professionally done!  

[Grumpy pants 5568]

On 6/3/2024 at 11:10 PM, Tamiyastef said:

Came home to this today

Some parts for my Tamico off road cup cars

An extra Lipo for my DDF-350 transmitter

Spring sets for the XV-01

Parts to rebuild the TT-01E I was gifted a few weeks back

Some bling that fits M-chassis wheels 

A DF-03:damper bag (I need to remember for which car . I remember I read on here somewhere this was everything you need to fix some dampers and I've put them on my wishlist immediately but now can't remember for what car)

And off course this

And some extras to put in there

And on top of it

And something to put on my TT-01E or XV-01 to get into postal endurance racing

Nice haul!

DF03 dampers have been recommend recently for the Blitzer chassis, not sure that helps! 

[Alex97 589]

Plaza £10 shipping is dangerous, these arrived within 10 days from ordering.