Tamiya

No. only members can use it and you need to have a licence too.

Random track musings.
-Looks like there’s a big road track in Uxbridge: https://wlrc.co.uk/
-There used to be a small dirt oval track in the park next to the dump in Penge. I can’t even find the old dump so don’t even know if it’s still there or gone.
-The empty paddling pool in Alexandra Recreation Ground in Sydenham used to make a good banked oval but I don’t think it’ll be big enough for brushless 1/10. Can see it on Google Maps.
-There used to be a big off-road track in a park out near Ruislip or Ealing but literally no idea where that one was.

There used to be a big off-road track in a park out near Ruislip or Ealing

Really? Awesome. There was a big one is Aylesbury.

Ah the Optima Mid 87 and the Yokomo 870c look like interesting builds.

Yeah man, the Mid 87 looks great

I only have Tamiya, but if I was to go off piste, I think I'd go for a Schumacher's maybe the Pro Cat rere. They're just a bit different. I don't know why, but the Kyosho's just don't appeal to me.

Schumacher stuff is pretty singleminded. All race, no niceties. Like the optmia above but with the joy sucked out.

Also building those plastic sliding UJs. Good design, nightmare to construct.

The Kyosho stuff is lovely to build. Everything just goes together and lines up perfectly. I also built the “budget” Ultima Dirt Master and that’s the same.

Oh and hex hardware.

Saying all of that, I am looking forward to building this M08 chassis and I still want an Egress.

Good job I made another peg board to display them all!

Btw, I welcome paint job ideas for a Datsun 510.

I do like the sound of a decent buggy ie Kyosho / Schumacher but I seem to go soft the more I look at the fragile seperate spoilers.

They just scream future damage imo.

Those Opitma 'protecters' look good tho eh

wait WUHT... (Avanti levels of front travel too)

Then again. This anodised skid plate is screaming Shelf Queen Storage pls!

Fit an undertray and send it!

CC02 G500 done for now.

I will run for a bit, then try some beadlock rims and softer tyres, some added weights and look at making an axle mounted servo holder.

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Have you seen the new Tamiya releases from the Nuremberg toy fair?

Citreon DS and XM-01 (expensive) look good and the rere Manta Ray

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Ohhh what is the XM-01?

I still have an XV-01 in a box (I stole its geared diffs for the abandoned TD4 project) .

Manta-Ray is like a Re-Re-Re and they are Re-Re-Reing the Top Force IIRC.

Its like the XV02 Pro, but M chassis size.

Shrunkit

This looks really good, mate.

Cheers.
Will be used as a trail truck, see if I can take it on walks with the kids. Have a 35t motor so should last a while on a big lipo.

Don't think I'll be trying any proper rock crawling.

Chassis has been built for a few weeks, but only gotten round to finishing the body due to the weather. Tyre lettering is already wearing off, as is the paint on the driver!

Took for a spin this morning, I'm using a sensored brushless motor (a Tamiya 13.5t TBLE02s) for the first time, twinned with a Tamiya TBLE04RS esc. It's so smooth compared to my 2 other buggies which have Superstock BZ motors.

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How does it go with that motor/esc combo? What battery are you using?

Its on 2s. Its about as quick as the Superstocks too, but as I said, so much smoother and pretty quiet.

The 10.5 Tamiya Motor is pretty good for buggies although it can cook the TBLE speed controllers.