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    Join me as I build the truely inconic Tamiya Hotshot radio controlled off road bubby.

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    On 03/11/2021 at 00:54, Nitroholic said:

    I know what you mean about problem solving....I have only built a couple of Tamiya cars....and on each...there was something that needed sorting 🙂

     

    ARRMA, like Traxas and others do seem to churn out iterations of the same chassis with a different bodyshell and wheels, and once you have one....well...there is no need or reason to buy another. Its why I pretty much end up making custom one off builds rather than buying stock cars. There just isn;t the incentive or the pleasure in the finished product. But I do wish in some cases that Tamiya would fix some of the niggly issues or where they have old, old kits that haven;t been improved...they would drop prices.

     

    I mean, I sort of fancied a Clod Buster ( I'm a truck guy...its one of the original trucks....) but at £279 for the kit, plus a bearing kit meaning a basic, brushed motor truck is over £300...... and for that sort of money, its dangerously close to an SMT-10 builders kit and a 12T brushed motor and ESC. Sure, the Axial needs tyres and a shell...but the Clod is in oddball wheels and friction dampers...and there are upgrades still to go!

     

    Mind you....I do feel the temptation to take a Tamiya model....and try and really bring it up to date. That could make for a very intersting project, grafting in proper diffs, suspension etc. hmm..... now thats got me thinking 🙂

    I know what you mean regarding the Clodbuster. I like the look of it I really do. But all it would do is sit on a shelft and look cool. I know the performace would be totally underwhelming. Saying that the New USA 1 looks awesome. Yerhh I hope the new Tamiya's like the New Anante and Astute are a new direction for Tamiya. I took my TA02 out today with a Max10 and 4000KV motor and I was impressed. Wish I knew enought to fabricate my own style of RC's like custom builds. I'm new to the Tamiya Kits so they all seem pretty epic. I took a Hotshot out today too and that was fun for what it is. Also on 2s with 4000kv motor. The ESC can run 3s so I could try that as long as I make sure I can get replacement gears before I try it LOL.

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    Join me as I build the truely inconic Tamiya Hotshot radio controlled off road bubby.

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    10 hours ago, Nitroholic said:

    I find Tamiyas like this interesting....but hell, no way would I open the wallet and buy one.

     

    Can;t find the heart to put more than £200 into a brushed motored, non ballraced buggy. There are a few cars that I can understand the Tamiya Love ..... and some that are good value....but a lot of them I just don't 'get'

    Sand Scorcher...Wild One...the wacky 6 wheel bus....Mad Bull ....  Those I can see, along with the cheap entry level stuff like the Lunchbox or Hornet.

     

    But, that said...I still enjoyed watching the video 🙂

    Thanks Pal. I just like how different they all are, I would think twice before I put money into something Like a Lunchbox or Hornet, To me they are just not interesting due to poor design and lack of performance, But thats what I like about Tamiya, there is something for everyone. I have just come from Arrma cars and with them I ended up feeling ripped off due to each model being a slight variation of the next. With Tamiya I enjoy the build and the problem solving involved. Thanks for checking out the vid.

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    Hello fello RC fans.

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    12 minutes ago, GMballistic said:

    I like it because it's a good well laid out forum, covers most if not all areas of RC as well as has some nice regulars and plus as a gold member there are fairly regular competitions to enter. 😏

    Yerhhh Going to ge the gold at some point, surprised how low it is, seems a good deal and always good to support these things. How long has the forum been running?

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    Hello fello RC fans.

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    12 minutes ago, GMballistic said:

    Welcome aboard @Paul_Fulton_RC . :good: 

    Tbh I had to do a double take as thought you were already a member on here but think it must of been Facebook I've seen you on as well as from your YouTube videos. 
    Hope you enjoy the forum. 

    Cheer mate, it's good to get around. I had seen this forum in the past but was'nt sure how active it was. Seem Tomley's video and thought I would give it a try. Good to meet you.:good:

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