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Tamiya Blitzer Beetle


johninderby

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Recently picked up one of the Tamiya Blitzer Beetle re-re kits. By today's standards not exactly sophisticated but that part of it's charm. Simple it may be but it has that old school look that I like.

 

It will be pretty well stock except for the tyres and white Blitzer wheels and alloy shocks. It's going to be painted a suitable retro colour, Fjord Blue.

 

     John

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it could be argued, the design and format is the same...

 

much like the laziest car manufacturer....porsche.  :xd:

 

but because were all nice, re-re is welcomed at the house of vintage.....

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Now im not saying theres anything wrong with the kits, Just in my eyes there not vintage and cant really work out why you would want to call it that.

 

 

Theres a reason the first release ones are expensive, There vintage !!!  Calling new models the same thing dilutes the idea.

 

All in my opinion of course. As i say there great kits that fill a gap in the market.

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Looking good John, not sure about the White wheels but I'll reserve judgement until it's finished :thumbsup:

I'm happy to see re-re builds here. I think of them more as tamiya classics rather than new kits. The re-re kits allow more possibilities with the build as well, personally I don't think a vintage kits should look anything other than box art but you can do what you want with the re-re.

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Now im not saying theres anything wrong with the kits, Just in my eyes there not vintage and cant really work out why you would want to call it that.

 

 

Theres a reason the first release ones are expensive, There vintage !!!  Calling new models the same thing dilutes the idea.

 

All in my opinion of course. As i say there great kits that fill a gap in the market.

i do agree with certain things like 1-1 cars, but for plastic models do i want a original for

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Looking good John, not sure about the White wheels but I'll reserve judgement until it's finished :thumbsup:

I'm happy to see re-re builds here. I think of them more as tamiya classics rather than new kits. The re-re kits allow more possibilities with the build as well, personally I don't think a vintage kits should look anything other than box art but you can do what you want with the re-re.

Saw a pic of a Blitzer Beetle in Fjord blue with white wheels and the combination just worked. Orange wheels would go with a white or black body though.

John

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Rjj you hit the nail bang on the head mate.

I still have a ta01 escort cossie tiger stripe, it brings back so many memories for me, i was 11 years old maybe 12 when i got that car, my nanna bought it for me for christmas, i made a right mess of the body shell though as it was the first rc i painted myself using acrylic paints lol, the white body was ok when first done but quickly started flaking off, i also stuck all of the stickers on without peeling off the protective cover lolol, aarrrahhh i was mortified, so i ended up with a flaky stickerless cossie lol.

So roughly 7/8 years ago i spied a mint unbuilt kit on ebay, it had to be mine no matter what, and this time that cossie body was going to get done properly, i was chuffed to bits once i had completed it, it kinda made up for cocking the original one up from child hood days, i still have it today, makes me smile like a cheshire cat every time i look at it :) and to this day it stays unused and mint :)

Sorry for hijacking your thread a little, blitzer beetle is one of my faves :)

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Sorry for hijacking your thread a little, blitzer beetle is one of my faves :)

A little highjacking always welcome on one of my threads. Makes things more interesting. :thumbsup:

I'd love to be able to find an original Marui Big Bear monster truck kit some day. Was my first proper RC. However have picked up a repro body and decal sheet and have a Lunchbox chassis that is similar enough to the original and just needs the wheelbase extending 10mm. Lunchbox tyres on white wheels are pretty close to the original ones.

 

           John

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ahh the big bear datsun, just about remember them :)

 

Also sorry for thread hijack, i will start a new thread in this section for a good discussion on the subject of vintage/collectebiles/nostalgia soon. 

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Been gathering bits for the Big Bear repro project, and after my earlier post decided to check eBay to see if there was anything new and a U.S. seller has an original roll bar for sale so I've bid on it. That was one of the hard to find parts I really needed. Now if only an original bumper would come up for sale but they are virtually unobtainable.

John

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