Well Its Built

[knotty]

Got my mercedes built and mostly finished but its not the best Tamiya i`ve had. For some reason it`s gone together nowhere near as smoothly as i expected,certainly not as neatly as the scania did fresh from the box.Dont get me wrong ive enjoyed doing it and the bits of doctoration ive had to do but just doesnt "feel" right if you know what i mean.

Nightmare paint job aside, the whole cab just doesnt want to sit right and the block at the back to clip the cab closed will not line up.The cab has to be pulled slightly to make sure it sits in. the wheel arches rub on the tyres slightly and the isides were catching on the plate above the motor so ive had to clip the corner off to make sure the cab tilts properly.And against the scania the ABS feels thin and flexible .Other than that though it runs a treat and will be ok with a trailer on it.

I`ll get some picture put up later and let you see it anyway

[steelie600]

Got my mercedes built and mostly finished but its not the best Tamiya i`ve had. For some reason it`s gone together nowhere near as smoothly as i expected,certainly not as neatly as the scania did fresh from the box.Dont get me wrong ive enjoyed doing it and the bits of doctoration ive had to do but just doesnt "feel" right if you know what i mean.

Nightmare paint job aside, the whole cab just doesnt want to sit right and the block at the back to clip the cab closed will not line up.The cab has to be pulled slightly to make sure it sits in. the wheel arches rub on the tyres slightly and the isides were catching on the plate above the motor so ive had to clip the corner off to make sure the cab tilts properly.And against the scania the ABS feels thin and flexible .Other than that though it runs a treat and will be ok with a trailer on it.

I`ll get some picture put up later and let you see it anyway

Put a wedico cab on it!!

Ive built a few Tamiya's and a few Wedico's for people and ill never buy a Tamiya truck!!! Yes I know this is the Tamiya forum, but the quality of the trucks is ******* poor, Wedico are Far superior imho!

If you want one fire me a pm and I can hook you up!

[knotty]

Not the best pictures in the world.its the mrs`s camera and i cant sit still enough. but you get the gist

Put the rest of the stickers on today and wipers and stuff and now its complete(well as complete as its going to be) its not as bad as i thought.

I`ll try and get some better photos of it tonight

[fatboyslim]

Put a wedico cab on it!!

Ive built a few Tamiya's and a few Wedico's for people and ill never buy a Tamiya truck!!! Yes I know this is the Tamiya forum, but the quality of the trucks is ******* poor, Wedico are Far superior imho!

If you want one fire me a pm and I can hook you up!

Yes but Wedico trucks also cost nearly double what Tamiya trucks do!!

[backtomyroots]

Maybe because it's an earlier model ? Maybe they have refined them since then .

[BRELs]

looks good there Knotty