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Nice WW-1!! (from TamiyaClub.com)

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I miss my WW-1!! :(

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Great Thread everyone!!! Took me a long time to read them all !! @)

Now that I am hooked I will have to get one too! (I wanted WW1 when I was a kid. Wild Willy was nick named the "Funky Jeep" back in the day) I was going with the E-Maxx first but WW2 is more fun with the kids!

Question is, do I get the Wild Willy Kit version or the RTR version? The Kit version has the mechanical speed control, while the RTR has TEU-101BK ESC for only ~$10 more! I just got the Tamiya Hornet Re-release, which was the first real RC I had when I was a kid, and I wanted to see how low the TEU-101BK can go, starting with the Orion Double Method R 21T. Obviously with the WW2 RTR, I would still need to take WW2 apart to put in stainless ball bearings... but not having to paint is a plus! I am lazy! (and maybe a little cheap) HA !!

Also, I don't know the build quality of the RTR's, as well as the EXPEC Radio, is up to par... Building the kit is part of the fun!

If I go with the Kit, I would probably go with a Duratrax Sprint or IntelliSpeed Auto-Sport ESC, and a Futaba Radio. If you have any experience with any of the ESC's please let me know too.


[= AXE CP . Hornet . Grasshopper =]

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I would usually recommend kit.. but if you can get the RTR for only $10 more, that's probably not a bad deal.. :D

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Wow that's a fast response! Yea after the Radio cost it only costs $10 more for the ESC! So I got one righter after I posted, hehe :D

[= AXE CP . Hornet . Grasshopper . {WW2} =]

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And you also get the pre-painted body.. which is always nicely done!! :D

Be sure to post some pics once you get it!!

Time to order that ballbearings as well!! :D

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Thanks, I have been stocking up on ball bearings [8D] My Tower Wish List has about 40 items :D Those Nylon looking bushings came with the kit are a lot better quality than the plastic clip-offs we had back then, but still.

Will definitely get some pictures. Might even be the time to finally get that Digital SLR for my Canon lenses [>:]

What also sold me on the RTR was seeing this: Too bad it's not available in the US...

[link=http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=45027]http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=45027[/link]


[= AXE CP . Hornet . Grasshopper . {WW2} =]

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hmm... is it me, or does it look really kinda ... retro ...?

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2-tone on that Tamiya TX looks pretty nice!! :D

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No, even though Tower says MSC, it's the ESC, cause the second WW2 I bought the other month from the LHS came with one, and the LHS got it from tower just for me.:D

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I like that white on the Tamiya Tx (whuzzitcalled?)

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Weird, Tamiya's Website says it's a MSC, even though the pictured showed an upgrade ESC.

[link=http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58242]http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58242[/link]


Expec GT-II. Looks like it came out of the Star Wars :)

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Hmm, well, that is old, Tamiya doesn't update the vehicle info that often. Since mid last year they have been including ESCs in their single motored RCs, instead of MSCs.

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Maybe the new ones come w/ them now! That's good.. I think when I got mine last year, it did not... that's why I got the Futaba MC330CR..

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just a tiny bit of trivia... i dont know how many times its been brought up, but the grille of the ww2 has changed , from the jeep like slots to the horizontal mesh, it had 6 instead of 7 slots because http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep the 7 slot design has been copyrighted by willys for the m38 which is wild willy 1 , by american motors for the humvee , and by chrystler for the modern jeep suvs
ford had a 9 slot grille http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willys_MB#Post-war , and they also made the m151 which had horizontal slots....

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Pretty interesting!

I wonder what will WW-3 looks like.. ha! :D

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Random WW-2 pics!!

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Mudding, eh?! :D

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WW-2 based Willy's Wheeler.. NICE! I wish Tamiya re-release this shell!! :D

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WW-1!

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Pretty cool, WW1 vs WW2!

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wow its actually bigger!

and yeah, that willys wheeler one really shows the tl-01 roots of the chassis... can you say hot hatch???

::edit:: okay, ive gotta give this one to you guys, on here http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:H...&ct=clnk&cd=14 it seems that the ww2 chassis has different 'shock modes' or something?

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You mean WW1 vs WW2?!

WW2 has bigger tires, wider overall.. the shell is identical, though.. (except the body post location..)

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?!?

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More WW-1!!