Minimalist rising storm (df-02) with stealth body and big blackfoot wheels
beefmuffin
sorry Volksrod! will put up some better pics ASAP. i'm new here.18-Sep-2012
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Minimalist rising storm (df-02) with stealth body and big blackfoot wheels
sorry Volksrod! will put up some better pics ASAP. i'm new here.18-Sep-2012
Minimalist rising storm (df-02) with stealth body and big blackfoot wheels
beefmuffin
speedy_w_beans - thanks for the tips! will update soon...18-Sep-2012
Basher blackfoot with lexan body and 4wd conversion
beefmuffin
thanks MAD-BEE! it's almost a joke that the same chassis with stock 4WD is sold with an ugly body shell as the dagger/detonator for about the same price. why not do all the blackfoot fans a solid and do the same for us? or at least include info on how to do it...tisk tisk tamiya...18-Sep-2012
The snowhopper
Flat_Out
awesome. love it.18-Sep-2012
New mad bull built last night
beefmuffin
AHHH THIS THING IS A BLAST! had it doing cartwheels in the back yard. there goes that snazzy body work, glad i took some pics already. ;-)21-Sep-2012
Vintage falcon project
beefmuffin
IF YOU CAME HERE FROM THE PIC ON THE HOMEPAGE, GO TO MY SHOWROOM TO SEE THE NEW, MIND-BOGGLING VINTAGE BLACKFOOT.22-Sep-2012
My falcon project part 3
warlord62
oh man - gorgeous! i'm stalking a NIB falcon body set. i hope i get it b/c i'd love my falcon project to turn out half as gorgeous as yours. i'll definitely be checking here for tips!23-Sep-2012
My falcon project part 3
warlord62
well, i'm going half broke scooping up parts for my falcon. i have a TBG shell coming but i also managed to win the NIB body set. so i think i'll finish the TBG with repro decals and use that for running and the originals for shelf duty. i noticed in your first pics you had nice new tires on the rear. are these vintage, or is there some new stock alternative? having trouble finding rear tires and the R parts.24-Sep-2012
Re-re grasshopper
beefmuffin
added a bunch of other models to my showroom. not sure why only this one came up on the homepage.27-Sep-2012
My son's first tamiya
Mincemeat
cute - can't wait to do the same with my 2 year old.28-Sep-2012
First tamiya i ever purchased {sold}
Mincemeat
i wish i still had my first R/C's...but that wouldn't have been possible! rocky divorce, etc. more or less didn't think about tamiya R/Cs till my son was born, and then my dad died soon after. so i've recently become a little obsessed with reliving some of the good times with my dad and wanting to be able to do the same with my son when he's a little older. that falcon looks - in the words of muno from yo gabba gabba - sizzlin'!28-Sep-2012
breese24
that is jaw droppingly awesome29-Sep-2012
Hornet family tree
beefmuffin
yeah, there's a whole die-cast buggy collection of perfect little mini hornets and friends (so cute!)...i held off on getting it for now since i've been scouring the bay from vintage falcon and grasshopper 2 parts. ps- did you ever get the thriller night of zombie grasshoppers into the mail?29-Sep-2012
Hornet family tree
beefmuffin
i gave in an ordered the diecast tamiya buggy collection. there aren't many left out there and i didn't want to regret not getting it. it's pretty sweet - here's a video review i found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1rHudzaZQ830-Sep-2012
Hornet family tree
beefmuffin
ha, yeah. i'm carefully staying away from the lure of hotshots and similar for now while i focus on the the guys i'm most nostalgic about. although i'm sure i'll get there eventually........1-Oct-2012
Hornet family tree
beefmuffin
chris - you might want to get your hands on one of these (see new bottom pic) while they're still out there!1-Oct-2012
Falcon build part 1: parts assembled
beefmuffin
Max - thanks! I've got some Tshot tires almost in the bag. the front tires were in the same part bag with the wheels - that makes things easier...2-Oct-2012
Falcon build part 1: parts assembled
beefmuffin
SJ aka sunnyjai - here's another Falcon gearbox sprue NIP on the bay. same seller as mine. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAMIYA-Original-parts-Falcon-58056-C-PARTS-TREE-X-9903-NOS-item-bagged-/200803947192?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ec0d912b82-Oct-2012
Falcon build part 1: parts assembled
beefmuffin
good eyes chris - i was trying to fit a grasshopper 2 msc i picked up for that project but quickly realized the wires were too short. i have a stock MSC coming with another roller i picked up, so that should do it. unless you had a NIP one...since, i mean, who doesn't prefer a NIP version when it can be found?ps- i'm working on my parts-built grasshopper 2 using the gears and axles you sent me. i also cobbled together a complete hornet out of the parts, but the gear boxes are a bit brittle so i'm going with some NIP B parts. was fun dissecting the 2 chassis and harvesting parts. also helped get a little more familiar with the small differences in the differential/axle setup btw the grasshopper, hornet, and grasshopper 2.
3-Oct-2012
Falcon build part 1: parts assembled
beefmuffin
yeah - it's like on thanksgiving when someone is carving up the turkey. he looks like he slices it up like a pro. i on the other hand make botched clumps of mangled turkey meat. but i'm working on it! hopefully the result will be worthy of the effort. i also just emailed him to see if he'd sell me any of those grasshopper II parts that he pulled off those cars in favor of hornetizing them.3-Oct-2012