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Finished a retro-theme for my new Typhon TLR. It will never be this clean again.

So got this kit...

Why does it have screws?? Like metal screws...

Also how do I do the mesh bits??

Muhle river crossing Diorama WIP. Will be presented at the IPMS meet and comp in November, Chch, NZ.

Had to go back to my parents house to help out caus my mom dislocated her shoulder. Just going thru my old RC cars and here is another gem. I am thinking of bringing this down to my house to match my accord in my previous post.

It’s been sitting without anything for power for over a decade, plus the transmission, bearings, and left inner hinge pins were a bit gummed up from a grease I had in the diff that leaked out at some point. I had bought a new set
Of reinforced transmission gears about 14 years ago and planned on swapping those in while doing this rebuild, then discovered I had the light weight hollow shafts and Titanium coated hinge pins that I also bought around the same time and forgot about. Got all that installed, freshened up the shock oil while I was at it.
It already had the HPI Mini body and tires on newer BMW Mini wheels, M-05 uprights and carriers, Kimbrough servo saver, Traxxas rod ends and Teflon coated hollow balls with Associated Ti tie rods for steering, then the red TC shocks built with the sedan length in the front and Mini length in back using 50wt oil and medium springs up front and 60wt oil and firm springs out back.
Still have a little work to do and may have to order a new pack as it’s slightly puffed right now.

Hi all,

Wanna do a little driving with my NSX TA04.

My plan is just to put a Sport Tuned motor in it.
But I’m not sure how it should be geared.

Is there a sweet spot for the Sport Tuned motor?

What’s the best Tamiya model you’ve ever built? Looking for recommendations for my next project!

Is it similar to tamiya base white? Can it be sprayed on light grey primer and what kind of finish does it give? Also is it a subtle tone white that’s good for coverage (tried using tamiya base white before and it did not provide good coverage on light grey primer

My son wanted me to share this with yall. This is his first Tamiya as well as his first kit. Pretty proud of him for figuring most of it out himself.

Naissance du Oni rouge.

Que du pinceau ,aucun masquage ou morceau de scotch

La couche d’accroche en primaire est super importante (le.mien est blanc puis devient transparent en séchant)ensuite faut compter 3 à 4 couches de peinture acrylique Pebeo (oui ,oui,celle en tube pour les enfants) par couleur pour que ce soit intense et on fini par une bonne couche de vernis en spray

Si ,comme moi,vous faites ça sur votre temps de pause ,utilisez une palette humide (un récipient avec couvercle étanche au fond duquel vous posez du papier absorbant que vous mouillez avant d’y mettre vos peintures ; elles sécheront beaucoup plus lentement ce qui évite de refaire les mélanges)

The Grasshopper is $50 OTD NEW

The Holiday Buggy is $50 OTD NEW

The Tyrrell is $136 OTD NEW

Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the gearbox cover cracking like this? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t cracked when I first assembled it, but it started cracking after I ran about 7 to 8 battery packs. Did I overtighten the screws? Any advice on how to fix or prevent this would be greatly appreciated!

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Parce que le bonheur est contagieux , nous avons eu 1 puis 2 puis 3 et presque 4 tamiya dt03.

C’est la premiere paire sur la thematique folklore Japonais pour sauver des carrosseries abîmées

, il y a encore du chemin pour arriver a l’image que j’ai en tête mais on s’en approche quand même.

Je suis donc très fier de vous présenter mes Onis . Inspirés par la légende du Oni rouge et du Oni bleu.

Entièrement réalisés au pinceau avec de la peinture acrylique et recouverts de vernis pour voitures.

Merci au sub pour les conseils et les encouragements . Vous êtes géniaux

Now if I can figure out why it goes in reverse I can show you all some driving videos

Just finished the lights on my king hauler, just a few touch ups and a couple more stickers to go but its too good not to share 🤓 EDIT: King hauler not grand hauler

Would this complete the kit