Spelling mistake on vintage part

[junkmunki]

I was going through a box of vintage Tamiya parts i purchased and came accross an original black SRB front bumper. While checking to see if it was an early part, i noticed that the word buggy has been misspelled, it only has one B. I checked against another early one i have and looked on line, and discoverd that some had one B others had two.

Any ideas why?

J

[KEV THE REV]

You're lucky to have one with 'Bugy' on it , obviously a mis-print that was picked up later by Tamiya . This has been discussed on here in other threads

[junkmunki]

2 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

You're lucky to have one with 'Bugy' on it , obviously a mis-print that was picked up later by Tamiya . This has been discussed on here in other threads

This is the first time i have come across it.

[KEV THE REV]

A very nice item to possess

[junkmunki]

It is in vergood condition too, its not scuffed or scratched. There is a crack that looks more like it was stepped on, and or some reason someone has painted it gloss black. I will remove the paint and make a repair to the crack and put it on my early scorcher.

[tamiya_1971]

39 minutes ago, junkmunki said:

It is in vergood condition too, its not scuffed or scratched. There is a crack that looks more like it was stepped on, and or some reason someone has painted it gloss black. I will remove the paint and make a repair to the crack and put it on my early scorcher.

Be careful removing the paint and what you use to remove it. I tried oven cleaner and then brake cleaner on a similar black painted bumper. I'm not sure if it was the paint that was used or the oven cleaner that caused this white haze. The haze may have been unavoidable altogether.

 

[KEV THE REV]

Harsh chemicals will attack the 'plastic' ( Nylon ? ) I've tried this before with grafitti remover ( safe on plastic ) and it attacks the surface

[NWarty]

It's really spelled "Tire"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Winniez]

Even the modern Kyosho stuff has plenty of engrish, let alone the old Japanese manuals. Haven't seen typos on parts before though

[KEV THE REV]

[Juggular]

Not wrong, really... Peter Pan is a Flying Pan (but I'm sure they are not selling a fictional person).  

 

[junkmunki]

Perhaps it was made by the same people that translate electronics manuals from  Japanese to English.....🙄

[max69vk]

They’re rare but they’re out there...

Of the 40+ bumper parts I’ve had over the years only 2 have this spelling error

[jonboy1]

Seconded - they are rare but they are out there - I've got a Rough Rider body with the same spelling mistake. 

[SuperChamp82]

Agree - fun but not rare sir 

I’ve got 3 bought with their original built kits - others no doubt have similar / more ?

Would be very interested in a NIB serial number hosting a proven untouched ‘Bugy’ though

Purely to date it ?

Probably a pipe dream as bumpers are too easily interchangeable 🙄