Team Tamiya Top Force

[Percymon]

I found this whilst searching google, posted on another forum many years ago. I'm pretty ceratin this doesn't feature on the main TC site in the articles section so perhaps a moderator might like to add the detal there too ?

The Article is from the September 1992 edition of Radio Controlled Model Cars (it has the Tamiya Williams FW14 and Nigel Mansell on the front cover)...

 

[94eg!]

Great article. I want an Evo.

[djmcnz]

Wow, thanks so much, I've never seen that one and I'm all over the TF/E stuff.

@94eg! - I have too many to count...

Edit: OMG I want those parts! I'm beside myself knowing they were actually commercially available at the time... Argh. I want the white bits (check out the suspension) and that anti-squat is a lust-worthy fix for a common problem at the time we raced them (we made torsion bars to prop the rear up ourselves, their solution is much better of course). Front castor is interesting, I think TA02 knuckles and aluminium c-hubs achieve the same? And I want that front bumper.

I want these bits, did I already say that?

[waterbok]

Edou! did you read that, more tuning for our TFs

[dutch_rc]

When you think you read up on just about everything on the subject... more possibilities!

I think I "accidentally" did the castor mod by using (adapted) CC-01 hubs though. Haha.

Great article, thanks for posting it!

[94eg!]

So did this take place before or after the 411X?

[djmcnz]

So did this take place before or after the 411X?

They both happened in 1992. I suspect this one evolved from the TFE as the 411 was being designed (mashed together?). It seems to me that a modified Evo would be a better bet than a 411 anyway.

[Dazzieboy]

Hey I posted this on oople a few months ago

I'd had the magazine in a draw for years and recently got back into rc racing. This was one of my favourite looking cars back in the day, especially with the McLaren style Marlboro paint work. I ran a Schumacher Procat in Williams colours which I've been rebuilding and modernising. One day I'd love to build a replica of the team top force, if anyone wants a copy of the actual scans in PDF form which are a little clearer let me know and I can email them ( and no I won't be parting with the magazine).

Thanks

Darren

[djmcnz]

Hey I posted this on oople a few months ago

I'd had the magazine in a draw for years and recently got back into rc racing. This was one of my favourite looking cars back in the day, especially with the McLaren style Marlboro paint work. I ran a Schumacher Procat in Williams colours which I've been rebuilding and modernising. One day I'd love to build a replica of the team top force, if anyone wants a copy of the actual scans in PDF form which are a little clearer let me know and I can email them ( and no I won't be parting with the magazine).

Thanks

Darren

If you don't mind, I'd appreciate a copy.

My TC username at gmail dot com will get to me - thank you.

[Dazzieboy]

Ok it's on my pc at work so will be Monday now