theplumber 74 Posted December 29, 2021 47 minutes ago, Juhunio said: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/forum/52-the-builds/ All manner of good stuff being built, modded, tinkered with and developed in there... I woud say with my bad english that we don't see the build and the use of this model.... just in the box Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Juhunio 6830 Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, theplumber said: I woud say with my bad english that we don't see the build and the use of this model.... just in the box Ahhh, got you, sorry for the misunderstanding. You’re right though, there are plenty of build threads of the 35th Anniversary kit, but none yet of the 40th. I’m sure there will be 👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1656 Posted January 3, 2022 Apparently the modified vaillant decals I had MCI make are 1/12 scale 🤦🏻 Fortunately I made up a set of Brumos .. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1656 Posted January 5, 2022 Tower seems to have received some more Tamiya kits. The finally filled orders of the MF01X Ford Escort. Doesn’t seem they received any 45th anniversary though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
njmlondon 570 Posted January 12, 2022 I have been away from RC a while and saw this car being advertised and found myself drawn back into TamiyaLand… I had a NIB 30th back in the day and always regret selling it rather than building it. Having opted not to buy the 40th because I felt it was not really that special, I was ready to get in line. But I now realise that the same 6mm wheelbase issue that was in the 40th is still in this car and I really cannot be bothered. Tamiya was always about quality and attention to detail for me and the 30th had that in spades with the bespoke chassis. Just because they stick some FRP plates in an admittedly cool box with blisters, does not stop this car being a bit of a cheap bodge job IMHO, recycling old parts and relying on you to shave 6mm off the wheelbase. seeing the amount of my fellow TCers who are queuing up to buy this, I bet Tamiya could not care less about my thoughts, and I am probably going to order one of those re-re TA02 carbon chassis though and put a GT2 shell on instead, so they’ll get my cash anyway! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1656 Posted January 12, 2022 Agree that it is disappointing they did not address the wheelbase. A set of new arms could have fixed it. They however know that collectors will buy and stock up on these. If and when I receive mine, I’ll probably just keep mine in the box as well. Last night, I finished building a TA03R-S. Bought chassis from a fella who splits kits up and sells it. I used that for the Lancia 037 shell I bought back in 2013. Now I have a complete TA03R-S Lancia 037. This morning, I saw that they are releasing another batch of TA02S with Lancia 037. Found that odd considering the TA03R-S is also out now with the Porsche 911 GT1, so why not release it on that chassis. This all goes back to, Tamiya really doesn’t care.. they know we will just buy 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Attaboy 141 Posted January 12, 2022 48 minutes ago, Raman36 said: Tamiya really doesn’t care.. they know we will just buy Which is *******in' sad... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted January 18, 2022 Still a lovely presented kit, stunning IMHO. Glad to finally have mine **Edit - It’s destiny, just noticed the date of the letter is my birthday 😍 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theplumber 74 Posted January 18, 2022 For your information, i sell my Tamiya Porsche 934 Vaillant Kit (new - not open) Tamiya RC 47477 TA-02SW Porsche 934 Vaillant (1976) 45 anniversary - Sales, trades & wanted - Tamiyaclub.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted January 22, 2022 I got a notification... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1656 Posted January 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Zealot said: I got a notification... From? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 5:24 PM, Raman36 said: From? My dealer. The package is inbound. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raman36 1656 Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/21/2022 at 11:19 PM, Zealot said: I got a notification... 19 hours ago, Zealot said: My dealer. The package is inbound. I was hoping you would day Tower hobbies, so I could get excited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted January 25, 2022 Sorry @Raman36, I'm in Australia and the supplier is Metro Hobbies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted January 27, 2022 Just got mine but all is not well. The commemorative message is missing. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted January 27, 2022 @Zealot oh no, that would be what I’d call extremely unusual for a Tamiya kit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted January 28, 2022 @mtbkym01 actually, I just spoke to Metro Hobbies on the phone and they told me one other person has emailed saying they are missing their certificate also. They are following up with the distributor. Will just have to wait to hear. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted January 29, 2022 @Zealot The 2 kits my LHS had both had them, will be interesting what SMS (Distributor) says Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGizmodi 211 Posted January 30, 2022 My LHS was able to order me one a few months ago from their distributor. Can't bring myself to peal off the sealed plastic lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wandy 1527 Posted February 3, 2022 So it seems to have been now confirmed that there wont be any more of these kits provided by Tamiya, and the rumour of a second and third batch coming were just that...rumour. They handled the release of this kit incredibly badly. And to produce so few was just crazy. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bullitt3577 35 Posted February 4, 2022 11 hours ago, Wandy said: So it seems to have been now confirmed that there wont be any more of these kits provided by Tamiya, and the rumour of a second and third batch coming were just that...rumour. They handled the release of this kit incredibly badly. And to produce so few was just crazy. Where did you hear this from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wandy 1527 Posted February 4, 2022 7 hours ago, Bullitt3577 said: Where did you hear this from? A few shops saying it on their facebook pages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zealot 397 Posted February 18, 2022 Got my certificate thingamajig today. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OnTheTrail 1152 Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/3/2022 at 8:44 AM, Wandy said: So it seems to have been now confirmed that there wont be any more of these kits provided by Tamiya, and the rumour of a second and third batch coming were just that...rumour. They handled the release of this kit incredibly badly. And to produce so few was just crazy. Is this just in your country (where ever that is)? Tamiya USA shows it a "temporarily out of stock" as of today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites