What tamiya model or any rc model are hardest / complicated to build?

[Vrooom666]

I need something interesting that are complicated / hard to build during long winter time... anyone got suggestion?

[MAD RACER]

To me the most complicated kit I built is the Avante.

In saying that any kit is designed to be built in a day or so. 4WD cars have more parts to them of course .

Super Shot is a great time consuming build if you never put a shot buggy together. Maybe the new Mountaineer ???

Just my thoughts.

[SteveU30]

Pretty sure the trucks and tanks are really involved, way more so than the cars.

[taliesin]

Full option tank or semi-truck. Without a doubt.

[JYCM3]

Yep any of the full options German tanks, so many parts and painting involved not to mention individual track links that you have to put together.

[shenlonco]

Tamiya tanks take the longest and most tedious ever out of all rc's!

[mongoose1983]

Any of the High-Lift trucks (because of their complex gearboxes). If not, any of the Tanks, specially the newer ones, and the 1:14 semi trucks. Or if you're looking to build some buggy, I'd say the Avante.

[mr crispy]

Tedious..? I loved building my full option Tiger 1. And the control was worth waiting for

[berman]

Amen Crispy!

(This is my opinion of course) tanks are the hardest, then tractor trucks, then 3spd bruiser series/highlift. I have never built an Avante so I am not sure where i would place it amongst the above in terms of complexity. Whatever you pick take your time and enjoy

[pizzachaude]

+1 for the Avante, one of the hardest to assemble buggies. Cant say for tanks and tractor trucks as Ive never built those.

I have to say that Tamiya manuals are without doubt the best in the business, so even the Avante isnt that bad, just follow the instructions. You should try some of the other manufacturers, some of their early buggies are real pain simply because the manuals are awful (early Kyoshos and Associated come to mind...)

[Grastens]

Avante for buggies, tank and 1:14 scale models outright, and 3-speeds for trucks.

However, for buggies you may also want to consider the Hotshot, which is complicated in a different way from the Avante as it represents engineering in a very different direction than the Avante's was intended to go. That rear monoshock is of particular intrigue...

[Tamiya1/10]

The concenses are the tank or the big rigs with trailor, then is either the 3 spd or Avante. Do you like any of them? If not try the D90 from RC4WD or RCMart and load up on the the options from roof racks, mud flaps, lightings, light guards, hooks/shackles, wheel weights, snorkel, cabon plates, winch, a dog, jacks / gas tanks ....the whole 9 yards. Just the painting alone will keep you busy and drain your wallet till spring comes around.

If you have the tools, machinery and skills, stratch build most of your parts and order the rest, and put it together to have your very own one of a kind creation.

[JeepnMike]

If you are thinking Buggy, the Hotshot is the longest and most fun build of any car I have. There is a lot of neat moving parts, it is just cool to build. It drives like something designed 30 years ago too which is either charming or annoying depending on how you look at it.

[skinned]

most complicated one I have experienced is the celica grb 4wd....always heard hotshot was too...

[Percymon]

Putting aside the tanks and trucks, then the CR-01 is quite a lengthy build (there are 80 screws in the wheels alone).

I don't find the avante /egress that bad to build - they are more a case of you want to lengthen the enjoyment of the build and get it spot on rather then overly complex. TRF buggies or on road cars are more complex and time consuming due to the amount of threadlocked screws , and similar story with the DB-01/r/rr buggies since the plastics are so tough it's advisable to tap threads in plastic parts prior to screwing them together.

If it's a true winter project then unless you can paint inside you should avoid hard bodies kits (at least with lexan you can warm iit up quickly with a hair drier , spray quickly and warm again). Hard bodied kits can also be frustrating if you leVe the painting to the end as they often take several days to several weeks to prep, paint and polish

[Tamiyabigstuff]

Has to be the Leopard 1/16 tank - even the gearbox needs to be assembled unlike most of the other tank kits I think.

Expensive though...but well worth it

[jeekelemental]

My experience as builder/buyer is (self) limited and, IMO, CR serie is quite complex.

To the other side with the same bucks you can buy 2 or 3 simpler kits

[waterbok]

1/35 scale rc tanks, same amount of parts as the 1\16 but hardly visible.

Takes some patience to get the electronics in correctly

Hopup, mine detector.

Those were the kits that took most of my time building (and nerves)

[mr crispy]

Does Tamiya so make the RC sailing boats? Probably not that hard to build but I remember them in the back of the catalogues back in the day. I've not seen any mention of them on here or any other forum.

[Vrooom666]

Tamiya hot shot look great! and its reasonably priced too!!!

[backtomyroots]

I need something interesting that are complicated / hard to build during long winter time... anyone got suggestion?

"long winter time" implies looking for a lengthy build

Tamiya hot shot look great! and its reasonably priced too!!!

Hotshot is no lengthy build, 1 evening and it's done. . . . . . . . . . . .

What's the budget ? What's your interest, will it be a runner, show piece, occasional runner or a racer ?

Have you a specific interest in type of vehicle ? Do you want a total r/c or more of a scale model r/c ?

Otherwise you're gonna get a wide variety of responses some of which may be nothing like you seek .

[Cplus]

TRF buggies or on road cars are more complex and time consuming due to the amount of threadlocked screws

When you race them, and in turn strip them down pretty often, you get quite fast at them.

And you don't use thread lock......!

[Vrooom666]

Maybe i should get high end tamiya kit and discard the manual to bin... thats gonna be hard

[Tamiya1/10]

Maybe i should get high end tamiya kit and discard the manual to bin... thats gonna be hard

I thought of that too or just get a boy racer but build it in the dark or with blindfolds on and wear winter mitts.

I think the general rule of thumb is, the more expensive the kit is the more time it will take.

Detailings will take up a lot of time too.

[XV Pilot]

Are we limited to RC land vehicles here? A highly-detailed RC warship would take a while. Or an old-school model plane, where each piece has to be cut from sheet balsa, following a set of plans.