Tamiya TB-02 Resource Thread
05-15-2006, 03:39 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
ORIGINAL: Raketemensch
Steet cars are soooooo much fun after running dirt for a few years. They stick like mad, and accelerate like darts. I ran a 10t and a 10l about, well, 10 years ago, when I was last into r/c, and I found the best place to run the street car was on the local astroturf/carpet football field.
You'd be amazed how fast the car can go out of range at 50mph with a 120 yard long track, and back then (hopefully this has changed) the esc would just keep running full throttle. I'd be running as fast as I could across the field trying to hold the antenna up as high as I could... It all looked cool up until that point. I might as well have taken the short bus home.
Steet cars are soooooo much fun after running dirt for a few years. They stick like mad, and accelerate like darts. I ran a 10t and a 10l about, well, 10 years ago, when I was last into r/c, and I found the best place to run the street car was on the local astroturf/carpet football field.
You'd be amazed how fast the car can go out of range at 50mph with a 120 yard long track, and back then (hopefully this has changed) the esc would just keep running full throttle. I'd be running as fast as I could across the field trying to hold the antenna up as high as I could... It all looked cool up until that point. I might as well have taken the short bus home.
LOL!! Hopefully the radio technology has improved!! I'd hate to see a road car going at 50mph hitting head on into a wall or a steel pole...
05-15-2006, 06:02 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
Have you checked out the track at Hobby Chamber in West Haven? I'm going over there this weekend to check it out. I've never had a real track to run on, so I'm pretty excited about it, but I have no idea what to expect. I don't even know if they have a dirt track, but we'll see....
Have you found any good tracks in CT?
- Raketemensch
Have you found any good tracks in CT?
- Raketemensch
05-15-2006, 06:06 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
ORIGINAL: Raketemensch
Have you checked out the track at Hobby Chamber in West Haven? I'm going over there this weekend to check it out. I've never had a real track to run on, so I'm pretty excited about it, but I have no idea what to expect. I don't even know if they have a dirt track, but we'll see....
Have you found any good tracks in CT?
- Raketemensch
Have you checked out the track at Hobby Chamber in West Haven? I'm going over there this weekend to check it out. I've never had a real track to run on, so I'm pretty excited about it, but I have no idea what to expect. I don't even know if they have a dirt track, but we'll see....
Have you found any good tracks in CT?
- Raketemensch
There's a pretty big hobby shop on my way to work near I-91 at Enfield called RC Madness, I think.. it has an indoor track and an outdoor dirt track.. I never ran there.. I am just driving my R/Cs around for fun.. not really competitive or anything..
I will be out of town this weekend, oh well, can't check it out myself then...
05-15-2006, 06:19 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
I'm not really looking to race, but I thought it'd be fun to run on a real, engineered track. I'm getting back into R/C because we're about to have a baby, and I have to stop motorcycling for about 6 years, and I thought this would be a good way to get similar energies out. We'll be moving out to the country in the next couple of years, and I'll hopefully have room to build my own track. I'd like to get a look at other successful tracks before I do that.
Berms, doubles, table tops... What's not to like?
Berms, doubles, table tops... What's not to like?
05-15-2006, 06:47 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
Ha ha, sure, we all like different things!! That's why R/C is fun!
05-15-2006, 07:47 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
ORIGINAL: Raketemensch
I'm not really looking to race, but I thought it'd be fun to run on a real, engineered track. I'm getting back into R/C because we're about to have a baby, and I have to stop motorcycling for about 6 years, and I thought this would be a good way to get similar energies out. We'll be moving out to the country in the next couple of years, and I'll hopefully have room to build my own track. I'd like to get a look at other successful tracks before I do that.
Berms, doubles, table tops... What's not to like?
I'm not really looking to race, but I thought it'd be fun to run on a real, engineered track. I'm getting back into R/C because we're about to have a baby, and I have to stop motorcycling for about 6 years, and I thought this would be a good way to get similar energies out. We'll be moving out to the country in the next couple of years, and I'll hopefully have room to build my own track. I'd like to get a look at other successful tracks before I do that.
Berms, doubles, table tops... What's not to like?
Congrats on the baby! That's most important!
I used to ride as well.. had a GSX-R for 6 years.. did some racing, a lot of track days.. until it was stolen (argh!).. then I bought a house, so not so much more free $$$ left for a motorcycle.. ha ha!! Then I moved for job, rented out the house, so now there's some $$$, but then, I am in an apt. now, so no garage yet, so no bike for me.. LOL! Such is life!
Got to wait until I buy another house.... before I can even think about a new bike.. oh well!!Good luck with your own track! That'd be awesome for sure!!
05-15-2006, 07:50 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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LOL, I just realized the NSX is Acura, DOnt know what I was thinking when I posted that. Right now my favorite nissan is the 350z convertible. that thing is BADASS!
Ha ha, sure, we all like different things!! That's why R/C is fun!
350Z is nice for sure.. a little bit too heavy for my liking, though, BUT, it is one of the more affordable sports car.. so it is all good..
I'd pick the hardtop myself, though.. get the Track version.. with Brembo brakes..
05-15-2006, 09:46 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
VQ engine FTW!! Gotta love it. My dad wants the 350Z convertible or the Mercedes SL500 (not in the same league) but I think he is going to wait after he pays off first year of my college.
05-15-2006, 09:53 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
ORIGINAL: Raketemensch
You're only gonna go for 1 year? :]
You're only gonna go for 1 year? :]
06-01-2006, 09:57 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
My TB-02 GT-R is jealous of its brother Wild Willy getting more hop-ups.. so it is getting some as well..
Tamiya aluminum motor mount.. (getting ready for brushless power.. need the strong motor mount!)
06-01-2006, 10:01 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
Front carbon fiber chassis brace...
The rear chassis brace was ordered but seems to got lost during shipping.. (ordered more than a month ago from Hong Kong..) DOH!!
Still hasn't bought new tires/wheel for it yet.. so I taped up the tires w/ electrical tapes and make it a dedicated drifter.. (until I got new tires.. :P)
Since I also got the Ferrari F201 coming in.. might just make that the road car, and the GT-R a drifter... who knows!! Too many R/Cs, argh!!
06-01-2006, 10:04 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
That chassis brace is sexy. Where did you order from Hong Kong, was it rcmart.com?
And what's this about the f201? Another to the collection? Your collection is growing at Mach 1, it's awesome. What kind of car is the F201? Top speed type?
And what's this about the f201? Another to the collection? Your collection is growing at Mach 1, it's awesome. What kind of car is the F201? Top speed type?
06-01-2006, 10:15 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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That chassis brace is sexy. Where did you order from Hong Kong, was it rcmart.com?
And what's this about the f201? Another to the collection? Your collection is growing at Mach 1, it's awesome. What kind of car is the F201? Top speed type?
That chassis brace is sexy. Where did you order from Hong Kong, was it rcmart.com?
And what's this about the f201? Another to the collection? Your collection is growing at Mach 1, it's awesome. What kind of car is the F201? Top speed type?
Yeah, the carbon fiber brace is eye candy..
I got all these parts from rcmart.com (via e-Bay) But not the rear brace (the one that got lost.. that's from another vendor from eBay)Tamiya F201 is a very realistic looking Formula 1 type... I doubt it will be WAY fast.. (until I put some brushless motor in it, that it is.. :P) But it just looks awesome, with rocker actuated suspension.. (although, it is 4WD.. so not realistic there.. F-1 cars are RWD.. :P)
Here's the one I just ordered..
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=58288
I got a great deal on it.. ($109 shipped, brand new in box.. it was $150+ from Tower) So when I saw it, I just had to order it..
Yeah, my collection expands like crazy cause I kept on getting kits that I didn't plan on getting.. ("oh, this is so cheap, I got to get it NOW..")
06-02-2006, 12:51 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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I did that today....picked up 2 motors worth $100....paid $30 shipped!
I did that today....picked up 2 motors worth $100....paid $30 shipped!
Nice.. What did you get?! From where?! I am all about good deals...
06-02-2006, 07:04 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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I got them off ebay...im not releasing details yet as its part of a kinda secret project!
I got them off ebay...im not releasing details yet as its part of a kinda secret project!
Ha ha, okay.. fair enough.. keep us posted with your secret project!
06-02-2006, 09:59 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
Will do, however I think the motors are too small for your vehicles anyways, Im testing a fairly newer technology. BTW, your sig mentions the Blizzard, I used to think they were pretty neat, but I saw one at the hobby shop and they are AWESOME!
06-02-2006, 10:08 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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Will do, however I think the motors are too small for your vehicles anyways, Im testing a fairly newer technology. BTW, your sig mentions the Blizzard, I used to think they were pretty neat, but I saw one at the hobby shop and they are AWESOME!
Will do, however I think the motors are too small for your vehicles anyways, Im testing a fairly newer technology. BTW, your sig mentions the Blizzard, I used to think they were pretty neat, but I saw one at the hobby shop and they are AWESOME!
I don't have the Blizzard yet.. it is listed under "Coming Up Next"
I just keep getting off track.. (like I said, saw something that's a good deal, and figured that I "need" to get it first.. like the Ferrari F201..!) So I don't know when I will get the Blizzard..
Maybe when the winter hits here in northeast.. when there's actually a lot of snow..
I got the LRP waterproof ESC already, so that's ready to go into the Blizzard EV.. :P
06-11-2006, 11:06 PM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
New shoes for the TB-02....
HPI X-Pattern Belted radials... was told that they are quite nice... Will find out soon!!
06-12-2006, 12:09 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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New shoes for the TB-02....
HPI X-Pattern Belted radials... was told that they are quite nice... Will find out soon!!
New shoes for the TB-02....
HPI X-Pattern Belted radials... was told that they are quite nice... Will find out soon!!
06-12-2006, 07:53 AM
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RE: First road car - by Lunchboxer..
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HELL YEA good choice!!! I have the very same exact setup on my nitro rs4
HELL YEA good choice!!! I have the very same exact setup on my nitro rs4
NICE... looks like we got identical setup here.. if it can take the abuse from the nitro, I am sure it will be fine w/ my stock TB-02 with a relatively slow motor.. (only a HPI Saturn 20T right now..) LOL!! Got to put in one of them brushless to see how it goes.. but my first BL system that's coming in is going to the Lunchbox first.. ha ha!! Gonna make it a crazy Lunchbox!