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Old 04-18-2007, 03:53 PM
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Lee needs more tools...... (esp. now your RC collection is getting big! Hee hee..)
Old 04-18-2007, 10:33 PM
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Maybe Lee should consider getting another kit jsut for the servo stay...hahahaha Just kidding~~
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nice looking car there lee, where do you live, i might just cycle up to see it lol, and all the f1 cars
Old 04-19-2007, 01:56 PM
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Derby, Midlands, so i am about an hours drive away! by cycle, maybe 5-6 hours! [X(]
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Derby, Midlands, so i am about an hours drive away! by cycle, maybe 5-6 hours! [X(]
ok i'll try it lol,
have you got a local track?
Old 04-19-2007, 02:11 PM
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i have an indoor carpet tracks that runs TC's, which is real close, there is also an outdoor track.. not so close.. [:@]
Old 04-20-2007, 11:11 AM
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i have an indoor carpet tracks that runs TC's, which is real close, there is also an outdoor track.. not so close.. [:@]
k i was gonna say come to my track, and bring your cars lol
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i may condsider that wheni have a day off.. buti have no track experience whatsoever, wait till ive built the F103 RS, then we have more similar models!
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i may condsider that wheni have a day off.. buti have no track experience whatsoever, wait till ive built the F103 RS, then we have more similar models!
you don't need track exparience, just come down an a wednesday night, 6-9.30pm, and it's a practice night, so no racing,
or a saturday for racing
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i presume its indoors if it goes on till that late? unless its floodlit? what surface is it?
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i presume its indoors if it goes on till that late? unless its floodlit? what surface is it?
yes indoor, carpet track surface
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i'm currently bidding on a Blue belt for the TA-03, should have read it properly though, as it only fits the normal length chassis, not the 'S' (short) [&:]
Old 04-22-2007, 09:55 AM
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i'm currently bidding on a Blue belt for the TA-03, should have read it properly though, as it only fits the normal length chassis, not the 'S' (short) [&:]
lol you'll haveto get an original ta03 now then
or one of these
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/ite...oduct-id=58272
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what formation of batteries do you have?,
and what are better?, stick or side by side?
Old 04-22-2007, 10:10 AM
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do TA-03's/04's have exactly the same belt length then? i prefer stick packs myself, i will have a standard length TRF soon, but its not being built, i will have enough built cars soon, 7!
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i havn't got a clue about the legnths,
are you building and using 7 of the cars?, what ones?
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i have the Mi2, Touareg, Lunchbox, TT-01, TA-03 TRF plus the F103 RS and M-03R will be built when they arrive, the rest are going in the loft!

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ORIGINAL: lee172

i have the Mi2, Touareg, Lunchbox, TT-01, TA-03 TRF plus the F103 RS and M-03R will be built when they arrive, the rest are going in the loft!

i didn't now you had a tt-01
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ORIGINAL: lee172

i have the Mi2, Touareg, Lunchbox, TT-01, TA-03 TRF plus the F103 RS and M-03R will be built when they arrive, the rest are going in the loft!

i didn't now you had a tt-01
oh yes, nevermind, thats your display pic lol, i forgot about that
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so what kind of races go on at your club? eg: M-03, TT-01, silver can?
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so what kind of races go on at your club? eg: M-03, TT-01, silver can?
erm... on road or off road?
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on road..
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on road..
TT-01, modified, Tamiya (any tamiya touring chassis with silver can), 12'th scale pan cars, 1/18 scale stadium trucks, mardave
thats it i think
heres a nice chassis for you
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Tamiya...QQcmdZViewItem
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or a cheap brat
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TAMIYA-SUBARU-...QQcmdZViewItem
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Default RE: Lee's vintage TA-03 R S TRF build thread

i actually saw that Porsche myself! it was on £27 then rocketed up to £237! way over my budget! i think the Brat is pure ugly, body and chassis! [:'(]


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