Show us your Tamiya!

[PraetoR]

29 minutes ago, big gaz said:

 teach my lad the basic principles or engineering and the knowledge and confidence to maintain his own fleet.

 

Nail. > Head.

[norcoforever]

[TMaxxDave]

Loving the truck!

[XV Pilot]

TL-01LA Subaru showing off it's new plates:

 

 

 

[300bhp/ton]

[TMaxxDave]

Getting there slowly.

[53HRA]

Spent around 9 years looking for this - 35+ years of Tamiya History! Although it looks tired and well used, it's mechanically good and thankfully it does not have all the common wear and tear factors. There were a  couple of bits missing which have since been purchased. Now it just needs a very long, careful and detailed restoration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[OllieNZ]

On ‎03‎/‎03‎/‎2018 at 07:16, 53HRA said:

Spent around 9 years looking for this - 35+ years of Tamiya History! Although it looks tired and well used, it's mechanically good and thankfully it does not have all the common wear and tear factors. There were a  couple of bits missing which have since been purchased. Now it just needs a very long, careful and detailed restoration

 

 

That is seriously awesome, I'm very jealous of that one, 

[PraetoR]

Amazing. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay?

[53HRA]

£315 as it stands in the photos, but the missing/damaged parts (headlight lens, shocks, front bumper mounts, original matching transmitter, rear badge plus other little bits), added an additional £200ish. So just over £500 in total.

 

The crazy thing is, it came from a guy at work who open and honestly told me what he paid for it (but knew it's worth more).... £70

[PraetoR]

£70!! That's the bargain of the century!

[XV Pilot]

Progress on my Tyrrell P34:

 

 

Apart from changing the Tamiya/Molex connector to a Deans connector so I can run it on LiPo, the chassis is done. It has been a most enjoyable build, something a bit different to the norm.

 

The kit comes with several tasty hop ups included, such as a fluorine coated TRF damper with black anodising, carbon reinforced uprights, precision nylon damper plates, etc. In keeping with the blacked out theme I have added a black Sport Tuned motor and swapped out some standard nuts for black nylocks. I also added bearings to the front wheels in place of the rather incongruous bushings, fitted a steel pinion and added some red alloy wheel nuts to emulate those used on the full-size car. 

 

The project is now on hold until summer - on a shell this rare I don't want dodgy weather to affect the paint...

 

Edited March 7, 2018 by XV Pilot

[PraetoR]

Saw the Tyrrel 6-wheeler running, in real life, at Silverstone. Was a sight to behold!

[TMaxxDave]

[tamiyafanboy]

My Brushless TNX TGM-03 

[XV Pilot]

Here is my WR-01 wearing a scratchbuilt bodyshell representing what I imagine a Land Rover might have looked like had it been designed and built by Foden back in the days of steam lorries. 

 

 

 

It was built as a bit of fun, to take part in the teapot races that form part of the Asylum Steampunk Festival taking place in Lincoln in August.

 

And yes, I do drink Yorkshire Tea! ?

Edited July 15, 2018 by XV Pilot

[PraetoR]

5 hours ago, XV Pilot said:

"to take part in the teapot races that form part of the Asylum Steampunk Festival"

 

The what that forms part of the what??

 

Sir, I demand more information!

Edited July 16, 2018 by PraetoR

[.AJ.]

The progress on my Arocs 3348 Tipper  

 

[XV Pilot]

5 hours ago, PraetoR said:

 

The what that forms part of the what??

 

Sir, I demand more information!

 

Splendid Teapot Racing started in New Zealand but has spread worldwide within the steampunk community. The idea is a simple one: take a teapot, mount it on a model car chassis and race it around an obstacle course against the clock.

 

Now of course simply sticking a teapot on a model car chassis is far too easy and simple for most steampunks, so it wasn't long before the teapot racers became a lot more elaborate. Most now feature significant amounts of ornamentation and many, like mine, represent steampunk-style vehicles that would transport a teapot rather than a teapot simply mounted on a bare chassis.

 

The rules are very simple. The vehicle has to be no more than 30 centimetres wide, 30 centimetres tall and 40 centimetres long and has to feature a teapot somewhere in its design. There are no restrictions on motors, batteries or drivetrain which leads to a wide variety of models appearing under the teapots.

 

Some people focus on the ornamentation in an attempt to win the concours d'elegance side of the competition and base their models on very cheap toy grade vehicles, while others go for outright performance and build simple, lightweight structures around full blown race grade models. I have taken the middle path, using a hobby grade Tamiya monster truck chassis that gives pretty decent performance and excellent maneuverability thanks to its four wheel steering and building what I hope is a visually pleasing body that is still quite lightweight.

 

The Asylum Steampunk Festival happens in Lincoln over the August bank holiday weekend, and is now in its 10th year. It features most if not all of the eccentric activities associated with the steampunk genre, such as tea dueling, jetpack racing, various exhibitions and competitions involving the display of home built Victorian style anachronistic technology, music performances, fashion events, dinners, dances and of course teapot racing!

[PraetoR]

That all sounds absolutely brilliant!!

[sppiinn]

Picked up this little beauty, Needs some love but will make a great carpark drifter  (once i sort the stripped spur and check the bearings)
Is a TT-01 with the 3racing chassis conversion

Edited July 16, 2018 by sppiinn
Clearer picture

[Only4Fun]

My Neo Fighter

[Only4Fun]

My Baja Champ with a Rough Rider driver. Don't understand why Tamiya didn't include a driver with this or the Baja King.