build thread Tamiya TGS XBG Nitro restoration

[acprc 1443]

12 hours ago, Kevin_Mc said:

Glad to see you’ve found abother set of wheels, that’s brilliant! 

Yes I was starting to look at Complete Lexus kits just for a set of wheels!

[acprc 1443]

Found the missing servo stop on Ebay. Somebody was breaking a TGS and had listed it. Paid £5 but it also came with the servo saver and servo rods so not a bad price. With that last piece I am now just waiting for the body to come back from my painter.

Another thing I have done (and I have been doing this for a while on my 1/1 scale Land Rover Discovery restoration) is get the European Union CE stickers copied, designed and printed. I use a company called www.stickersinternational.co.uk and do the designing myself. I am also doing the nitro warning decals for the chassis and fuel tank lid.

I now have 50 mettalic stickers on the way for £15.

If you didn't know all of the Tamiya kits sold in the EU that were RTR had the sticker applied. Once I get them I will add them to the chassis, and indeed lots of my other kits as well.

[Kevin_Mc 411]

That’ll be a nice touch Adam, looking foward to the pictures 

[acprc 1443]

Second pair of wheels and the missing servo stop fitted

and the EU stickers I had produced were fitted

[Kevin_Mc 411]

Love the wheels, glad you’ve got a full set. 

That sticker looks original 😎

[acprc 1443]

So today the project was finished. Body came back yesterday and she looks stunning!

 

 

I hope you liked the thread. Thats all for now on this one.

[Kevin_Mc 411]

That looks lovely, good job. The wheels really suit the shell. Nice addition to the collection 

[acprc 1443]

Thanks, unlikely I will see another any time soon but a nice addition to the collection

[acprc 1443]

So, out of the blue one of these kits has appeared for sale in Japan. More importantly it shows how close we  got to the original. Not bad at all. I have had a bid to hopefully get the box! @jonboy1

[KEV THE REV 2319]

On 12/9/2018 at 2:21 PM, acprc said:

During the week I have an apartment in Ludwigshafen

I stayed in Ludwigshafen a few times many years back , a very nice place and lovely townsfolk . It is also the twin town of where I live here  ,

[acprc 1443]

16 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

I stayed in Ludwigshafen a few times many years back , a very nice place and lovely townsfolk . It is also the twin town of where I live here  ,

I had a great year living there, came back to the UK full time in Feb 2019. 

[acprc 1443]

Well, looks like I won the auction for £24. Quite a bit for a box but I get the car thrown in! Box will join my collection as I doubt I will ever see another. Will wait and see what to do with the TGS chassis. I have some spare bodies so it will probably get sold. I will however keep the original body in the box for nostalgic reasons!

[acprc 1443]

A small update when I wasn't expecting to do anymore!

I browse the Japanese auctions daily and this caught my eye. Listed as just Tamiya body Skyline. On closer inspection it was a Factory finished body for the kit and it even had the cut out window to confirm it. £31.60 later and its mine!

 

[TwistedxSlayer 1290]

You lucky devil.

 

You've got a better collection than Tamiya now. Lol

[acprc 1443]

1 hour ago, TwistedxSlayer said:

You lucky devil.

 

You've got a better collection than Tamiya now. Lol

Would be interesting to know if Tamiya do have one of everything they have ever made? I would like to think they have but I am willing to bet they dont.

[TwistedxSlayer 1290]

On 11/21/2022 at 6:54 PM, acprc said:

Would be interesting to know if Tamiya do have one of everything they have ever made? I would like to think they have but I am willing to bet they dont.

I'd love to think that they do. A million TT01E chassis with all the different bodies.

[acprc 1443]

Well out of the blue (literally!) a development on this thread. A NIB kit came up in Japan and I simply had to have it in my collection.

[Re-Bugged 10135]

Wow, doesn’t get any more mint condition than that 👍🏻

[acprc 1443]

On 7/23/2023 at 5:05 AM, Re-Bugged said:

Wow, doesn’t get any more mint condition than that 👍🏻

Its a good find. Currently on its way to the UK