Tamiya Kits

[Blueprint]

Hey all

This is my first visit to this newgroup. I'm a regular in ntl.talk

Just a quick question for you poeple who are in-the-know!
I wanna get a tamiya kit, like a rally car or a touring car style one. How
difficult are they to build, bearing in mind ive only ever built and painted
plastic model kits, never motorized stuff. How good do you have to be?

thanks
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Blueprint
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[mike]

The Tamiya RC Car Kits are widely regarded as the best in the business. I
have built a number of them, and in each case it went together exactly as
per instructions with no problems, and no hand finishing or modifications
required.

If you are getting a first RC car kit, then I believe Tamiya is a very good
choice. Just follow the instructions and everything should be fine. If you
are confused (unlikely with a Tam kit) then just ask this here newsgroup!

Mike


"Blueprint" <nospammmm@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:H9hQc.911$S%2.238@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> Hey all
>
> This is my first visit to this newgroup. I'm a regular in ntl.talk
>
> Just a quick question for you poeple who are in-the-know!
> I wanna get a tamiya kit, like a rally car or a touring car style one. How
> difficult are they to build, bearing in mind ive only ever built and
painted
> plastic model kits, never motorized stuff. How good do you have to be?
>
> thanks
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> Blueprint
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>

[LtGoofALot]

Mike,

I agree with Blueprint, Tamiya is one of the best RC cars for beginners.You'll be amzed on the quality of their kits and it's easy to build. For me they have the best scaled body shell, decals are great. I built a TA04 10 years ago with Evolution IV shell. It was fun. Lots of hop-ups too. My second Tamiya kit was "The Mini Cooper." I had lots of fun. However I lost my fashion with RC cars when a friend of mine introduced me to RC Airplanes. ;)

Anyhow... what are you waiting for? Grab one now! :D

[Blueprint]

thanx you two.i feel more confident. i reckon i'll rise 2 the challenge and
buy one!
are the petrol ones faster than the battery ones?

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"Blueprint" <nospammmm@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:H9hQc.911$S%2.238@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
> Hey all
>
> This is my first visit to this newgroup. I'm a regular in ntl.talk
>
> Just a quick question for you poeple who are in-the-know!
> I wanna get a tamiya kit, like a rally car or a touring car style one. How
> difficult are they to build, bearing in mind ive only ever built and
painted
> plastic model kits, never motorized stuff. How good do you have to be?
>
> thanks
> --
> --
> Blueprint
> --
>
>

[SBlackfoot]

> are the petrol ones faster than the battery ones?

Out of the box, yes. They're also dirtier, louder, harder to set up, and
more likely to break something. A beginner really should go electric unless
you have an experienced buddy or hobby shop to lend a hand.

[Alan]

I have always told newcomers to the hobby to start out with a good
electric car or truck and then if they really want to continue in the
hobby, to go with whatever they desire. It is cheaper in the end to
buy a cheaper (not necessarily a bad thing!) car or truck and learn on
it and then if you don't like it, you can sell it without really
losing a whole lot. I'm not bashing nitro vehicles, I just find it
easier to start off on electric since they are quieter and don't
require as much care.

And you can't really go wrong with a Tamiya. Most of their car
chassis' have a lot of aftermarket support so you can take a cheaper
car and really turn it into something awesome. My first Tamiya was a
box stock Clod that was fun, but once I upgraded it, it is just
awesome.

Welcome to the hobby!

[SBlackfoot]

> 2 . do not power the servos and
> reciever off the main battery pack . I used to do this and I lost
> control of the car and it nerly got creamed. Use a seperate pack to
> power the reciever. all radio units should or did come with a seperate
> battery pack.


Most electric cars made over the past fifteen years (Gotta love the
Blackfoot though.) do not have provisions for a seperate reciever pack. It's
definitely possible to add one to many models though if required.

[Dean]

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 02:14:47 -0400, "SBlackfoot" <trypticon@sympatico.remove.ca>
wrote:

>> 2 . do not power the servos and
>> reciever off the main battery pack . I used to do this and I lost
>> control of the car and it nerly got creamed. Use a seperate pack to
>> power the reciever. all radio units should or did come with a seperate
>> battery pack.
>
>
>Most electric cars made over the past fifteen years (Gotta love the
>Blackfoot though.) do not have provisions for a seperate reciever pack. It's
>definitely possible to add one to many models though if required.

With a quality ESC you will NEVER have a runaway, they all have circuitry to
give the reciever priority. The only car I have ever had run away on me was a
kyosho raider ARR with a mechanical speed control. I havn't had an MSC in over
6-7 years. I run a Novak Dually in my XXX and it is awesome. In my XX I have a
tekin 412G and it works great too, it steers a little slow when the battery is
dumped but it will never ever run away from you. Get a quality ESC and runaways
will be a thing you laugh at in your past! Now, the RC10GT on the other hand...
I've had a couple runaways in that, and that is a scary endevour! I now zip tie
all the battery and servo connectors so they can't come loose, that has been the
one and only cause of my multiple runaways.
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Proud owner of:
Associated RC10GT <the other basher>
Team Losi XX "CR" <the basher>
Team Losi XXX KE <the racer>
http://ripperd.com
email: dean (at) the above domain

[Alan]

Dean is right. Pick up a good ESC and you won't have to worry about
having a receiver pack. You only need another pack if you are running
a MSC. The last time I used a MSC was on my Clod when it was bone
stock, but I never had to worry about it running away without a
receiver pack since the truck drained the battery so much that it
would just stop moving altogether.


Dean <look@sig> wrote in message news:<kpgch01q5fiu6473f27kl9p381b27fin9a@4ax.com>...
> On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 02:14:47 -0400, "SBlackfoot" <trypticon@sympatico.remove.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >> 2 . do not power the servos and
> >> reciever off the main battery pack . I used to do this and I lost
> >> control of the car and it nerly got creamed. Use a seperate pack to
> >> power the reciever. all radio units should or did come with a seperate
> >> battery pack.
> >
> >
> >Most electric cars made over the past fifteen years (Gotta love the
> >Blackfoot though.) do not have provisions for a seperate reciever pack. It's
> >definitely possible to add one to many models though if required.
>
> With a quality ESC you will NEVER have a runaway, they all have circuitry to
> give the reciever priority. The only car I have ever had run away on me was a
> kyosho raider ARR with a mechanical speed control. I havn't had an MSC in over
> 6-7 years. I run a Novak Dually in my XXX and it is awesome. In my XX I have a
> tekin 412G and it works great too, it steers a little slow when the battery is
> dumped but it will never ever run away from you. Get a quality ESC and runaways
> will be a thing you laugh at in your past! Now, the RC10GT on the other hand...
> I've had a couple runaways in that, and that is a scary endevour! I now zip tie
> all the battery and servo connectors so they can't come loose, that has been the
> one and only cause of my multiple runaways.
> ---
> Proud owner of:
> Associated RC10GT <the other basher>
> Team Losi XX "CR" <the basher>
> Team Losi XXX KE <the racer>
> http://ripperd.com
> email: dean (at) the above domain