VW Type 2 Wheelie WR-02

[taliesin 260]

Not me, it does absolutely nothing for me. It just looks ridiculously misproportioned.

Sign me up for a Wall Hugging Mouse instead.

[Skottoman 306]

I'll pick up a body or 2 and put them on an M04.

[waterbok 1286]

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I dont know how many of you seen this .. but i added the link to Willys VW camper van.

How many of you are thinking of getting this ?

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-vw-camp...products/367158

167£ for a wr02 with lexan body wow!

[davepettigrew 0]

what vare they thinking this thing is terriable , yeah maybe the body is ok . tamiya made great models of actual race cars, great buggys but this is awful,

[lindorf 3]

My thoughts are.. it would have been great if it been more cartoon like ... if you get my meaning.

[kyosho1 89]

Cute Video

[Wandy 1596]

Haha! They are great!

Fair play, that's an excellent way of marketing them too.

[WillyChang 1818]

I'll pick up a body or 2 and put them on an M04.

bit too narrow to look good on a mini chassis

[Badboy 94]

Yo!

Found this:

Hmmm... Looks cute... But... WW2 chassie...

Badboy

[matman 1500]

" wheelie " good video Yes i said it .......

[waterbok 1286]

wonder if it will look better with some voltec figther wheels, like they did with the 2000 Wheeler

[Gruntfuggly 581]

The top half looks great, but under the body the huge chunks of black plastic just make it look like a kids toy...

[WW-nut 0]

The top half looks great, but under the body the huge chunks of black plastic just make it look like a kids toy...

I so want to like it, but looking at the photos on Tamiyablog.com the scaffolding to hold the Willy driver figure in position just looks such an afterthought.

[wolfdogstinkus 2043]

I am considering getting one of these next week and with fusion hobbies offering a £50 discount it comes in at £119, and all you subbies get your 10% as well. It would be rude not to I think.

[wolfdogstinkus 2043]

Does anyone know what pitch pinion I need to order?

[markbt73 6128]

Does anyone know what pitch pinion I need to order?

Oh, man... I always get this wrong... 0.8 mod? It's what us dumb Americans call "metric 48 pitch."

I still like this thing a lot, but I can't help but notice that the WW2 is still around, with a hard body, for cheaper, at least from Tower.

[wolfdogstinkus 2043]

Thanks Mark, In the U.K the WW is £149 for the kit or £167 for the RTR which makes the RTR an attractive buy but I am into vw's and with the £50 off the vw kit it makes this offer too good to miss.

[wolfdogstinkus 2043]

Oh, man... I always get this wrong... 0.8 mod? It's what us dumb Americans call "metric 48 pitch."

I still like this thing a lot, but I can't help but notice that the WW2 is still around, with a hard body, for cheaper, at least from Tower.

Are you sure about that markbt73?, because I am going to order later today.

[speedy_w_beans 4286]

To convert "mod" to "pitch", take 25.4 and divide it by the "mod."

Example: Convert 0.8 mod to pitch. 25.4 / 0.8 = 31.75 pitch

To convert "pitch" to "mod", take 25.4 and divide it by "pitch."

Exampe: Convert 48 pitch to mod. 25.4 / 48 = 0.529 mod.

Sometimes people will use 32 pitch gears in 0.8 mod applications, or 48 pitch gears in 0.5 mod applications, because they are relatively close to each other. This is not a good practice because the force that is normally distributed across multiple meshing teeth is suddenly focused on one tooth at a time. This will cause extra noise and extra wear on the weaker material of the two gears.

The best practice is to always match gear pitch exactly, pitch to pitch, or mod to mod.

-Paul

[WillyChang 1818]

WR02 uses "AV" gears = 0.6mod

don't mix 06mod with anything else, ever

[commiedoor 18]

if any one is interested ,there is an aussie guy who has been making a lexan v dub combi van for ages .. for sale on fleabay ..fits mo3 or similar sized chassis's .. i dont think you can fit your willy in it if thats what's what you want the body for ! ..

[wolfdogstinkus 2043]

WR02 uses "AV" gears = 0.6mod

don't mix 06mod with anything else, ever

Thanks Willychang, I made the order all ready but I have just e-mailed Joanne at Fusion Hobbies so hopefully it's not too late to change the order.

I should have trusted Markbt73 when he said he always gets it wrong.

Also thanks to Speedy_W_beans, thats a very handy piece of information.Edit, Fusion didn't have the pinions anyway. I have looked around and I am struggling to fing them anywhere.

[Knelson27 0]

Does anyone have information on the length on the Wheel Base of the VW Bus body???

Thanks!

Kevin

[waterbok 1286]

There are several sellers on eBay who have the .6 metric RRP pinions in 18&20T

[Flat_Out 57]

Does anyone have information on the length on the Wheel Base of the VW Bus body??? Thanks! Kevin

if you mean the actual wheelbase of the body itself (like a street version) it's only about 175mm-ish. pretty short!