Kpowell911

After the debacle with the TA04, Im scared now haha. My Mrs did initially say Im NOT to build it so

Its beautiful 😍 Special Brushed Motor Original Stamp 1988 Bodyshell. I was 1 years old when this originally came out……

A necklace that doesnt fit 😩😩😩

Well how bloody wrong was I?!? Somehow my Mrs snuck this passed my nose!! She even bought it down the stairs in its massive packing box covered in wrapping paper (she is 8 months pregnant) Im speechless! I love her so much!

Bit of a disaster with the shell. The smoke appears to have reacted with the PS1 white, and has kinda destroyed the shell. On top of that, the decals dont seem very sticky, almost as if 23 years in a bag has ruined their adhesion 😞 😞 Merry Bloody Christmas! I knew I should heve left this boxed. Ive threw the whole thing in the conservatory. It can stay there for a week or so!

I can see RC as a whole getting knocked on the head in 2024 as my Girlfriend & I are expecting our first child in 5 weeks. Financially I doubt I can justify anything, which is why Ive kinda gone all in on RC lately and bought what I wanted without thinking about it. Also, space wise, I currently have a whole room for RC, which will eventually be my daughters nursery/bedroom, so the RCs will need to either be sold or stored at my parents. When the dust settles, realistically my next obtainable Tamiya’s: 40th Anniversary Jagermeister Porsche 934 58170 Castrol Supra TOMs The Re Release Audi A4 STW A Raybrig NSX - not bothered what chassis Then theres the Pennzoil R34, which would complete my R34’s……. But this is how much a BODY is going for, and this is a good price…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235329676075?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D777008%26algo%3DPERSONAL.TOPIC%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20230811123856%26meid%3D3b8d7fbe75ad472788d084f17d2f361c%26pid%3D101770%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26itm%3D235329676075%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4375194%26algv%3DRecentlyViewedItemsV2%26brand%3DBrand&_trksid=p4375194.c101770.m146925&_trkparms=parentrq%3A985421e218c0acda67a195acfffe8fbe|pageci%3A69f83ddb-a1d0-11ee-a186-d669ad5dc516|iid%3A1|vlpname%3Avlp_homepage Finished: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166258197667?hash=item26b5c2c4a3:g:vIsAAOSwM2JkyRNo&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4GBcUjn1XA5rIyXuVnLBijrJcbRq%2BRJN5chjT4gfI%2FIHWT7AIJmKTJodhKlUvTFtbibaBGx7zxioSQ5smcNPkoaeKJEOrbTigwqfWwFGlKIQznn7rko6C97irBExdVPnAOZKD813wXe7yIrzD55l9GS13EVWQBXU5tzuqntxSg9K6IyQeus%2BsiB3rDHaLxk4reoZGQmM2lDtrjMYPqIlL8TvqIpnL3mDHA5rHPnkavYbX0PsGa9aIgvgSajPO%2Fta3A%2FzUxtUcua4HzRTIvNm3mnNx60KvtuRh2Du92WyZpiV|tkp%3ABk9SR-q6o4WTYw 30th Anniversary Porsche, but thats gonna be £1500……

I dont think so this year, but I do have a Christmas build with my TA04 soo

A-F I think, but I think F is body related

Im only on bag 2 haha

7mm for a wheel nut isnt it?

Made a start on the chassis. Bag A Built up two gear diffs Rear end went together well. Plastics and fit and finish are very very good. Certainly feels better than any recent Tamiya Ive built, including the BBX? Starting to build up the front end Belt drive! Not had one like this for a while. Whole thing feels very similar to my HPI Pro 2 I had. The Pro 2 was obviously higher end, with carbon fibre etc, but Im guessing one company copied the other. Not sure who came first the HPI or the Tamiya? Front and rear end: By the end of Bag B, it looks like this: Thats enough for today. This is meant to be a slow build…..

I first decided to start with the body. Now Im not great at body’s but hey Ill do my best. I popped to my local modelshop to pick up PS 1 White PS 34 Bright Red for the wing PS 31 Smoke for the windows The shell is filthy. Not sure if its an age thing but its a bit worrying. Luckily. A scrub with hot soapy water and a dry with kitchen roll sorted most of it. I got the windows masked I presumed all the shells were the same but this one has different bonnet vents to the Xanavi & Calsonic

Hello. I managed to snag this model NIB from eBay a while ago. Its sat boxed in my display for a while but honestly, It was winding me up not being built on display with the other shelfers…. Heres my current R34 collection. I think youll agree, its no fun in the box After a bit of deliberation I decided to bite the bullet and get it built over the Xmas period. Ive never ever built a TA04, so that should be fun Here’s some info on it https://tamiyabase.com/tamiya-models/58269 This was released 9th November 2000. So its just over 23 years old. For context, Id have been 13 years old at the time. I was aware of this kit, Id have saw it in Beatties, but I already had a TL-01 Focus, so couldnt afford another RC…. Anyway Here it is

I have the full Arrowmax set, it cost a fortune and its great, BUT Im sure ive paid a premium for an RC Brand. If I was on a budget, Id definitely go with some of the banggood/aliexpress ones. That said, something like a Wera or Bahco etc are going to be probably better than anything RC branded, So id definitely look at the Wera sets

You guys win. A flick through the manual to see what colours are needed then quickly popped to the local modelshop. Picked up PS1 White PS34 Bright Red - had to buy a whole can for the wing….. PS31 Smoke for the windows w This is 23 years old, and the shell appears marked. Hoping it cleans up. Also the foam tyre inserts have turned to dust haha. Makes you think, people with 1980s sealed NIB stuff, is it actually any good? This is gonna be a slow build mind

No it scares me. I think once I buy one thing off Buyee, I wont be able to stop……

Feels sacriloge building the TA04 as its been boxed for 23 years, maybe find a built one and sell the new one?

Im very torn. I kinda wanna build it, but it means nothing to me. I have no attachment to the brand Team Associated or Racing buggies. If I sold it I could buy a Tamiya I want, or at least have my money back in my account. But Im now off work till 3rd of Jan, I dont think Ive ever has that long off work, and I want to build something. The RC10CC fits the bill, or do I man up and build this as I hate not having it parked next to the others…..

Not the postie, but my local Modelshop (shout out FTD Models!) Texted me to say this had arrived: RC10CC Now bit of confusion here as we were all kind of told this wouldnt be here until January, but I think a few UK guys have got theirs today so not sure whats going on. Couldve done without spending £320 3 days before Xmas but hey. Also, now its here Im like hmmm what do I do with this now. I initially wanted to build it, but I think Id prefer to be building a Tamiya. Maybe move this on and get something else from Tamiya?

Some people dont like the extra width as it really hinders the turning circle. Ive got an 60kg servo in mine which is a lot more than even the upgraded Traxxas one

Id personally find a used but good condition one, preferably with an upgraded ESC. Alot of people genuinely buy these, realise theyre too big and sell them after a few runs, so there is genuinely good ones out there that have had very little use. I quite like the Ultimate, but it is expensive and I believe mines a better spec. They shouldve put the wide kit on it

Turns out theres going to be an Xmaxx Ultimate and an XRT Ultimate due soon. Limited run, rumoured to be $1500, in store only, limited edition https://traxxas.com/products/landing/x-maxx-ultimate/

The V1 was a lot different as it was the 6S one with a lot of differences. V2-V4 I agree, and I cant see a V5 comjmg soon or being that different. I think Traxxas have moved on to the XRT now too