DT-02/3 4wd equivalent?

[Pata76]

Thinking about getting the DF03 white edition 

[Nobbi1977]

3 hours ago, Pata76 said:

Thinking about getting the DF03 white edition 

I think it makes an ok entry level racer but seems a bit fragile as a basher. I am just a basher so messing with diffs and such is not for me

[Pata76]

Im just a basher too but i only run indoor tracks so i dont get the model dirty

[Pata76]

And i would never race a DF03 White edition since its seem hard to come by the white spare parts

[TurnipJF]

I would never drive it - full stop. Apart from the white parts getting dirty, the alloy idler gear is reportedly made of something akin to metallic butter, and the official hardened replacement is so hard to come by that people have started modding helicopter gears to fit.

[Pata76]

But how are the DB02 Leonis?

[Nobbi1977]

10 hours ago, Pata76 said:

But how are the DB02 Leonis?

Out of my price range

[TurnipJF]

I think it says a lot that Tamiya decided not to develop the DB-02 platform further, and instead chose to add "R"s (and upgraded parts) to the DB-01 instead.

 

From what I have read, the main criticisms of the DB-02 are fragility and overly-complex design, making trackside repairs both frequent and time-consuming. However some people have reportedly modified it to almost-TRF levels, and have raced it successfully.

 

If I had the budget, I'd leave the Leonis alone and instead get a DB-01 with as many "R"s as I could afford.

[Nobbi1977]

I did just look at a 5 series TRF but I just want a fun basher.

 

I tend to go overboard if left to research to much

[Pata76]

Well i know that im sticking to my play to buy a TT02B firstly

[Nitomor]

13 minutes ago, Nobbi1977 said:

I tend to go overboard if left to research to much

I can empathise with that lol