Tamiya Honda Gyro (Dancing Rider)

[pininfarina]

Tamiya Japan competition entries :-)

 

[StrokerBoy]

3 hours ago, pininfarina said:

 

King Kenny's just spat his tea all over his laptop...

[Grastens]

That X-wing is just tremendous - and the fighter plane is cute

The others do confirm my suspicion that motorcycle liveries would look great on this model. These photos really open the mind to the possibilities...

[kyosho1]

Everything about it looks like fun.

Check out the overtaking moves.

 

[WillyChang]

Any gaijin gotten the D-parts battery holder yet?  or strictly JDM only

[bsy2010]

Just bought my kit in Japan, and it contains the battery holder

[WillyChang]

14 hours ago, bsy2010 said:

Just bought my kit in Japan, and it contains the battery holder

yeah wish I did too but local stocks had just arrived and there was one left from first batch unbooked last week when I happened to go past  

Had a quick flick thru the manual & can't find part #s for all those bits  is there any info on that sprue?

[bsy2010]

10 hours ago, WillyChang said:

yeah wish I did too but local stocks had just arrived and there was one left from first batch unbooked last week when I happened to go past  

Had a quick flick thru the manual & can't find part #s for all those bits  is there any info on that sprue?

All info is in this manual, in the parts listing at the end

http://www.tamiya.de/CommonFiles/Dickie-Tamiya/PDM_Products/Tamiya/300057405/300057405_T3-01.pdf

[WillyChang]

thanks  ok I need D-sprue 19004481 & the MB hardware bag

[qatmix]

Just use a 4xAA battery holder from maplin etc and solder a Tamiya plug on it. Costs about £2 a in and fits perfectly. It’s a shame we didn’t get the battery parts but it’s cheap to just make one. 

[TWINSET]

Aftermarket Chassis;

Race Opt International Carbon Fiber Conversion Kit for Tamiya T3-01 Dancing Rider trike

Features:

• The conversion kit is made of lightweight carbon graphite
• Improved controlling for in and out steering
• More space to install an electronics to balance the chassis
• Battery tray can be adjusted up and down through two screws to change the car body center gravity

 

 

 

[ChrisRx718]

These things are so cool. 

We never really took on the Star Unit series in the UK- I've never even seen one for Sale. Does anyone know if the line is popular in Japan?

I think the UK is still waiting on the next shipment - Hobbyco typically didn't import many on release 

[waterbok]

Have been running mine on 4x1.5 but had the chance to borrow a 2s Li-Ion pack, wow quite a difference.

 

 

[MICHAELs TopForce17]

nice build up with pictures here

https://www.thercracer.com/2018/04/57405-tamiya-dancing-rider-t3-01-build.html

[pininfarina]

here's some direct drive conversion!

 

 

[Man1c M0nk3y]

2 hours ago, pininfarina said:

here's some direct drive conversion!

 

 

I think they look pretty cool.

What’s going on/been done beyond the wide rear wheels compared to a standard one?

[bsy2010]

19 minutes ago, Man1c M0nk3y said:

What’s going on/been done beyond the wide rear wheels compared to a standard one?

looks like someone replaced the complete rear end with F1 parts

[moffman]

Tamiya still know how to bring the fun into racing! Which I think a lot of the local BRCA  clubs in the UK need to take a good hard look at doing they just look so cool racing 

[Man1c M0nk3y]

4 hours ago, bsy2010 said:

looks like someone replaced the complete rear end with F1 parts

Cool. Sounds an expensive way of doing things mind!

Would need a good grasp of kits to pull off I guess. 

Glad people think outside the box and do these things.

[pininfarina]

Just finish my 3rd one...

 

 

[Grotty Otty]

57 minutes ago, pininfarina said:

Just finish my 3rd one...

 

 

That's really cool, what chassis is that? Does it make much of a difference when running? Like the forks too 😎

[pininfarina]

 

Daning HOR ?!!

 

 

[pininfarina]

7 minutes ago, Grotty Otty said:

That's really cool, what chassis is that? Does it make much of a difference when running? Like the forks too 😎

From a Hong Kong MTS Company, just built - not run yet.

http://www.rcmart.com/rot301ckv1-race-tamiya-t301-graphite-body-conversion-p-77785.html?cPath=595_744_2029