My Christmas to me!!

Ya.. I be a farmer now..

Manta Ray!!

I love this chassis...

WR-02 Shock Mounts

Got a Farm king on the way so I think I'll get some mounts made. Got the first design done..

Wheel adapter Idea

Been thinking about how to use hex wheels on the fronts of Tamiya 2wd... this is an idea for a bearing hub.

Down Farm...

Oh no... it looks like I accidental bought a new Tamiya...

Winter Build off

Shooting Star

I might have to start a new page just for my mini 4x4 soon ...

Hotshot Jr done

This was such a fun build... the time went buy so fast I got no pics... but here it is :)

Hot Shot Jr

Starting a small collection...my first since I had a Wild Willy Jr several years ago..

Not RC as such but...

A real 1:1 scale Sand Rover I found on my last days of living and working in Malta..

Holiday Buggy Driver

I've painted up and fitted Willy's head instead of the cowboy for my Holiday buggy. Was fun painting a miniature again with brushes :)

Tamiya Fleet so far

So here are all my Tamiya's together, my fleet :)

I'm very happy with the colour scheme I've decided on for these cars and I'm going to continue the combinations as I expand the collection.

Next on my list if a WR-02 Wild Willy 2 and then a Hotshot. Stay tuned.

Holiday Buggy 'Neo Beetle'...

I got the beetle shell all painted up in my colours today and threw some spare decals on it. The hud decal got a little crimped but it's okay. Overall I love it.

Neo Buggies are ready to roll...

These are excellent vehicles. Both are very capable club racers and a lot of fun to build. I can't wait to get some hop ups on to them.

The Build Space

RC's are taking over my house! .. I don't see a problem... well apart from maybe having to have all Yellow and Black tools :)

TT-02B in final stages.. and a new DT-03 in the background!

TT02B Neo Scorcher

Mine arrived a couple of days ago and I'm almost done with the build. I will be posting a short build post later. It's a great design and a cool looking chassis. Some parts a re bit softer then I was expecting but overall it's a great looking platform. I'm going to be doing a series of up dates to this buggy over time and will keep updating the blog as I go.

First impressions of the car are good. There are only a couple of things to point out. First would be the diff case screws, they are tiny and if not careful you'll strip them. I almost lost one but with patience I got the sorted. Granted I'll probably not be able to take it apart to service but that's okay. Speaking of servicing... The access to the main parts of the car are superb, you can get in dismantle, fix and assemble the rear diff case of the chassis in 60 seconds.. it's a total of 9 screws..zippy quick. Moving on from that good stuff is a slightly concerning thing, the plastics. Most are great, the chassis tub is excellent as are the arms etc, but the suspension towers are uber bendy, not sure if this is a design feature to make it more durable but they are very very soft. So are the front and rear skid plates, these double as suspension pin holders and are again quite soft.

Time will tell how it handles. Most of these areas of concern will be replaced with hop-ups in the next few weeks and I'll have a nice club racer by the end of it.

Holiday Buggy almost there...

What a great build this was!.. Build pics etc to follow soon.

Bashing the Blitzer!

Went out this morning to a running track/football 'field' very close to me to thrash the Blitzer around for the first time. It's a great place to bash around and is only 5 min walk from where I live. I say field cos the surface is actually a very fine gravel, almost sand. Around the main field is some rough stuff that's perfect for driving on.

No pics of the car I'm afraid but will have some soon.

This place will defiantly be where I'll be driving the most. It's just so close :)

Blitzer Finished!

Yup.. got the shell all masked up and sprayed. Most of the stickers are on. This was the first time in 20 years that I've used Tamiya stickers and I'd forgotten how sticky they were. Got em on not bad though, very happy..

G Made shocks build

New Wheelie... 4WD

First pic, Thanks to The RC Racer.

Now this looks fun.. and 4WD!!

Tamiya Nurnberg 2014.

The Largest toy fair in the world is about to kick off and some news has already started to be shared.

Tamiya DT-03 chassis

Looks an excellent entry level club racer and with all the option parts that are sure to follow this is great news for Tamiya fans. Price tag is about £80 and it's fitting with a brushless ready ESC and has a fully ball raced drive train.

For more info check here RC NEWS DE

More to follow.

Chassis Shot

New shocks...

A build post to follow. Just wanted to show them off.

Tamiya Stadium Blitzer Build!

Happy new year!

One thing I'm goint to try and do more of this year is more RC.. More RC Bashing..More RC Racing and of course More RC Builds. First up is my first Tamiya kit in maybe 20 years!

The Stadium Blitzer...

Body shell idea..

SO.. I went kinda stock paint with it :)