No more dumb aerial position! Still looks tight for elec space, tho luckily I use low profile servo anyway!:thumbsup:

Overall I like it, looks the usual Tamiya quality! Can't wait for a confirmed release date, tho I think I already have all the hop ups needed so at least won't have to hunt round for them:woot:

Do you know if it's getting a new shell, and if the shell is included?

I see random small shock tower changes, I hope the mounting holes are the same so the 511 versions fit!

finally a chassis with no lipo cut outs

who uses aerials these days, even with 2.4 receivers you dont need the aerial popping outside the body. This new car is no different to any other 4wd's on the market in regards to space. It jus looks prettier with a low profile servo, for marketing purposes, but I'm sure most guys will put the receiver on top of the servo, like how we currently do it in 4wd and TC.

That is soooo tempting!

very nice:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:


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cheers marco

front tower looks the same dave, its only the rear has the change i'd say.
Goa have hop ups to make it look as sexy as my 511!!:thumbsup:

Where is that spur gear cover shown on CAD-images?
Is it really as adjustable as the 511?
Are gearboxes easy to access? Looks like you have to remove camber mounts?
Are the shock tower mounts made of plastic?

I love it, a bit disappointing though that it doesn´t come with HL cylinders, gold shock shafts and blue turnbuckles. Will have to order at rdvtg soon!

I already have turnbuckles, shocks and shafts that were waiting for a new 511, now they'll just go on this!:thumbsup:

Nice :thumbsup:.

Wonder why they havn't used the 511 CF battery straps?

This might sit between the 511 and DB01R cost wise with the lack of ally F+R bulkheads.

Looks like it will lend itself well to a budget version too.

looks like the four screws that hold the camber mounts, hold the gearbox tops also frederick.

So it's just a HB D4 then in blue instead of purple:confused:

So presumably the D4 is just a bj4 clone but in purple instead of blue:confused: So at least the Tamiya is blue :thumbsup:

Not sure if this will be cheaper, there's more alloy in the bottom of the front/rear, but less height, I guess this will be similar to be honest!?

would be nice if they could get this out at a B44 kind of price...

especially as there seems to be quite a bit of scope for hop-ups/alloy parts.

Not sure I'd bother getting the HL dampers....one side effect of the redesign appears to be that the top camber links have been moved further away from the shocks....the cynic in me wonders why that might be....

It´s a clone of all other shaftdriven midmotor 4wd buggies on the market. :lol:

Now let´s just hope it is better than 501X and 511. Did those cloned cars ever perform any good? :woot:
I mean, they are only beltdriven copies after all...

Good point Freddy.
Just let this clone talk be. Almost everything is invented already so somethings are just going to look the same even in the future. It is in the details the difference lays. Like different flex in the wishbones and geometry etc.

has anyone heard of a release date?

Latest was somewhere in December.

Tamiya says november.