More info due on 25/06 - liking the mudguards though
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 27, 2021 Where’s the motor? Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Alfie amey said: Where’s the motor? Somewhere in this mess I reckon 🤷♂️ Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzock 548 Posted June 27, 2021 That body is so ugly..... Let alone the 'ease' of battery replacement... Ian... 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 27, 2021 On 26/06/2021 at 09:25, Alex97 said: Is there even room for anything other than a stick pack? The more info that comes out, the worse it gets 😂 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: Somewhere in this mess I reckon 🤷♂️ Wow definitely tucked away to say the least Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,523 Posted June 27, 2021 9 hours ago, TWINSET said: Ridiculous Tamiya Idea #438: Changing the battery Loosen two screws at '1' Remove two 'body clips' from steering assembly at '2' Lift shock and steering bellcrank sub-assembly '3' out of the way, pivoting on shock ball ends '4' 💩 Skip to 54:56 - They don't even get the battery out 😆 It's over engineed, look at the inspire 4 buggy to see how it should have been done. 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, Alex97 said: Look at the inspire 4 buggy to see how it should have been done. I’d never heard of it and just looked at it on a weebly website that said a Kickstarter in 2019 failed to raise the required backing - any news about it since then? Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,523 Posted June 27, 2021 53 minutes ago, walkbythesea said: I’d never heard of it and just looked at it on a weebly website that said a Kickstarter in 2019 failed to raise the required backing - any news about it since then? Have a look in Facebook, is due later this year. Very nice looking kit. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Alex97 said: Have a look in Facebook, is due later this year. Very nice looking kit. I’m not a Facebook user, is there a website with details? Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooza 216 Posted June 27, 2021 https://mroracing.weebly.com/inspire4.html Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Stooza said: https://mroracing.weebly.com/inspire4.html That’s the website I saw, maybe I misunderstood but that suggested the project went on hold in 2019 when the Kickstarter failed - there’s no pricing or release info that I can see Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,523 Posted June 28, 2021 9 hours ago, walkbythesea said: That’s the website I saw, maybe I misunderstood but that suggested the project went on hold in 2019 when the Kickstarter failed - there’s no pricing or release info that I can see That's all on Facebook, you can view profiles without signing in. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badcrumble 291 Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) The Inspire4 is £449, the TD-4 should be significantly less than that. TheTD-4 is not meant to be a top-end race buggy either. The $449 quoted for the TD-4 is the MSRP, suggesting a shelf price of$300-320. Hopefully the UK / EU price will be reasonable Edit: news suggests £305 to £325 UK price, due in October. Edited June 28, 2021 by Badcrumble 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooza 216 Posted June 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, Badcrumble said: The Inspire4 is £449, the TD-4 should be significantly less than that. TheTD-4 is not meant to be a to-end race buggy either. The $449 quoted for the TD-4 is the MSRP, suggesting a shelf price of$300-320. Hopefully the UK / EU price will be reasonable I get that, but what is it meant to be then? I grew up with Tamiya and I still have a lot of love for some of their stuff (I think the TT02 is an amazingly capable stock racer) but I just don't get what this is. Too weak for bashing, too impractical for racing, too ugly fir the shelf! 😂 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewbacca 2,027 Posted June 28, 2021 I was getting interested until I saw the battery palaver, to quote the Dragons "I'm out". 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 28, 2021 For anybody who wants one, they are now up on tjd models https://www.tjdmodels.com/product/tamiya-super-avante-td4-4wd-110-58696/ ive seen the price and i too as our, I’ll save the money for a mro inspire4 thanks Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex97 3,523 Posted June 28, 2021 About £100 too much! 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooza 216 Posted June 28, 2021 £306? I recently paid £150 for a brand new PR Racing Sb401r. I just don't get it. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turok007 2,968 Posted June 28, 2021 It gets a lot worse they are releasing hop ups for it already. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Stooza said: £306? I recently paid £150 for a brand new PR Racing Sb401r. I just don't get it. Tamiya Tax 1 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie amey 24 Posted June 29, 2021 2 hours ago, walkbythesea said: Tamiya Tax Yeah but £300 is top tier race buggy price not a plasticy car Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkbythesea 1,586 Posted June 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, Alfie amey said: Yeah but £300 is top tier race buggy price not a plasticy car They’ll still sell though, because Tamiya… Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrylemming 321 Posted June 29, 2021 Does anyone else think it's ridiculous it doesn't come with a slipper clutch? That's going to be a required upgrade to use a brushless motor with ball diffs. Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINSET 505 Posted June 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Alfie amey said: Yeah but £300 is top tier race buggy price not a plasticy car Don't forget it will not only include bearings (!) but also a silver can 540 and an ESC you'll probably bin too 😆 If you're dead lucky, it'll even have a butter-soft alu pinion which you'll have to replace as well 3 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HYPER-BOY 425 Posted June 29, 2021 The 80's called. It wants it's buggy back. 1 2 Quote Share this comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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