Dephcon5 2 Posted October 12, 2011 So I invested tens of thousands in renovating the 1920's house, got me shop nearly done and my collection is going to come out of the attic and resume right about where I left off. I have a few restos to do but I want to build something modern to get back into the arena and then look back at the projects yet unfinished. If you could choose 3 kits released by Tamiya in the last 3 years, what would you prefer to build? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taliesin 260 Posted October 13, 2011 http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58460 http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=84205 http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58471 Curious to see what others recommend, but I thought this was a nice selection of interesting builds, with some new thinking by Tamiya. These are nice kits, and it sounded like you wanted something fairly modern, not a simple build, or an entry level / re-re. If you want fairly simple, re-res with a touch of nostalgia, I'd go with this line=up: http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58502 http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58496 http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58470 This last one is THE holy grail model to have (at least in my book) and I think every Tamiya enthusiast should get the chance to build one - the Sand Scorcher. http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58452 I thought about the DF-03ra, but the DF-03 platform has a few things that just turn me off, so sadly enough I cannot recommend it. Pity really, because it had some promise. Those are my picks, let's see what others go with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TongueTied 56 Posted October 13, 2011 I read your post and initially thought that it was something that one the TC members with more current knowledge would be better at answering. However, on my drive to work, I thought about it some more and decided I'd simply give you my 3 builds and the reason why. 1. A re re Sand Scorcher - I really wanted one when I was little but couldn't afford it on my allowance. It took me 8 months to buy my Holiday Buggy and then I was looking at another year before I could buy a radio; thankfully Christmas rolled around and I got a rather big transmittery looking box under the tree that year. 2. The re re Avante - in my humble opinion, the Avante was the the first of the modern 4WD (not the first Tamiya 4WD). 3. M05 - I've never owned a road car before so I don't have the same nostalgia for the old Tamiya road cars. However, I wanted to try a road car and the m-class racing appeals to me as it is highly regulated in terms of equipment which means, I can have a very good spec car pretty much out of the box and can concentrate on driver skill which is in seriously short supply. It is apparently easier than the M06 as I understand your tuning and how you set the car up is more pronounced on the M06 and can result in a car that is difficult to drive if not done properly. Besides, I have bought the classic Mini shell for it and you can't help but love the classic Mini. Congratulations on the big restoration job. That must be very satisfying restoring a house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rotor 0 Posted October 14, 2011 1. Avante, always loved that car and never could afford one, time to buy one i think ! 2. Manta Ray - have a re-re still NIB at home in the closet, it wont be going anywhere for a while. 3. Mclaren F1 car - Have always wanted to build one Or one of the half a dozen or so NIBs that i still have sitting around both re-re's and some original stock of some random kits Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
