Scott is banned until he can be reasonable. :)

lets get this thread back on track. :)

Scott,

I was refering to off road!!!!
Oh forgot Durango and T-Tech don't do on road.

Just for your records:

2005 Worlds:
1st BJ4 WE
2nd Yokomo MR4 BX
3rd BJ4 WE

2006 Euro's
1st BJ4 WE
2nd MR4 BX
3rd MR4 BX

Worlds Warm up:
NO Durangos in A final, not that it matters at the warm up.
Im not saying the car is no good, quite the opposite. Think it is great car and so is the Pred.
What im saying is how can you turn around and say Yoke is bag of Sh*t, you may have driven them all and found some not to your liking, but there are many people out there that have driven one and prefer the opposite.
Another thing you say is BX is converted on roader?????????
There is no Yoke on road that looks anything like it, apart form the quality of material used!!!!!
I don't think people mind 'opinions' but only when they are valid and not utter crap!!!

Sorry Jimmy was writing above post while you posted yours, if you can delete off i will understand.


edit: Dont worry mate

but 3Racing are, so the DF03 is safe, heehee

Reading this made me laugh! :D

I love my Pred, and I know many don't but that's their problem not mine. I run one because I think it's the best, others run what they run as they think that's the best. That's what its all about.

However, anyone who has not driven a Pred and would like to try one is more than welcome to have a go with mine and make your own mind up. I think the X10 is so good that most would be impressed.

G

I with you Northy....even though my XRS hasnt actually turned a wheel yet ive just finished the extension with on-suite for it..

I wonder wether a lot of what puts people off Preds it the difficulty getting parts in the past.

I must say though - ive had a few phone calls to TTech since having the XRS and have to say they are extremely helpful and efficient and id recommend them to anyone...

That and the fact i hate having the same as everyone else..

Right, everyone loves each other ! :)

This thread has gone very slightly off topic, no big deal, but lets use this to talk about the new Tamiya TRF501x please guys!.

:jimmeh

What is a TRF501x then? :bom:

lol, it's this one, and isn't it lovely.

http://www.tamiya.com/english/info/0...rf501x/top.jpg

Looks like it has good aerodynamaics on the bodyshell, refering to my years in design and engineering!

When are we getting a review them Jimmy? :D

Man that thing looks like it’s made purely for profit... where's the passion!!!


Sorry I’ll get my coat :flower:

wonder if tamiya will make some sexy wheels to go with it that'll fit the bj4, or will they just use their good old hex fit?!?!

Hex fit, they got a good wheel now for the DF03, and it REALY allows the hub to be deep into the wheel.

A few more pictures of the latest car from the Worlds warmup:

http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~c-yellow/2006AllJapan_2.htm

http://www.4wdrc.com/images/DSCF0058.JPG

http://www.4wdrc.com/images/DSCF0058.JPG

Kentech, you dont happen to live in Japan by any chance do you ? you seem to be right on the ball when it comes to finding these shots of the worlds warmup.

some serious blue bling there for you Bathy!!

He's prob gone to the bathroom....

They’ve gone right over the top with the blue alloy!!! Not my style, even the steering arm are blue alloy, killer on the servo… maybe?

Looks nice, wonder how much they will be asking for one?

the arms should be ballraced and free as anything, and would hopefully have a servo saver built in.

the price? well if the tourers are anything to go by......£$£$£$$£$£$£$£!!

Well, that is Tamiya for you, Bathy, the servo has a saver as a steering horn, so pretty safe.

As for price, they have had a complete rethink on their pricing structure in the Uk, and the TRF cars have come right down in price, plus, unfortunately, they are doing global release, so no more buying them from RC Champ and at half the price, boooohoooo

the F350 was sposed to be worldwide release too, but there are a lot popping up on the net already.and i have ordered from rc champ :)


the tamiya 4wd looks nice.the finished product will be interesting.i really hope the motor screws are easy to get to.

No no. I've lived in Finland all my life, except for 6 months in Burton on Trent...

Guess I just know where to look for stuff from Japan... :)

haha, well you do a good job of it!
I used to know a lot more japanese sites but just dont have time to keep up with it any more. Just wish I could read the stuff!

I would love to try your x10, right after i won against scott and his durango with my tamtech "the Frog":D

if someone can read and translate Japanese, I got a job for them to do, heehee

try the google translater,comes out kinda funny but it works

DCM, I have a special programme at work, I think it translates japense, it is mucho bette than google or babel fish;)

According to http://www.tamiya.com/japan/hobbyshow/index.htm the TRF501X will be unveiled at the All Japan Plamodel Radicon Show 2006 (:) ) held October 19-22 in Tokyo.

According to http://hobbyone.blog39.fc2.com/ the list price for the 501X is 79,800 yen. For reference the TRF415MSX MR (latest TC) has the same list price and is sold by Japanese shops for approx. 46,000 yen.

Good stuff mate, works out at under 210, not sure that Tamiya UK would even bring something like that over here themselves so I guess overseas is the only option ? Have to see I guess.

I wouldn't really expect to see the car in the shops till well into next year, but hopefully we shall see some new spy shots (hopefully big ones) as soon as the show is on.

Only good if it will scan text in from a book and translate it dude. As it is a guide book I want translating, or partialy.

trf
 

rainbow ten has the trf buggy for pre order and it is now on the tamiya usa site.just no pictures

I saw that on the r10 site, I wonder if they made the price up!?!
I can't see it being out for a long time personally, but I could be wrong.

The TRF501X will be available December 2nd.

http://www.tamiya.com/japan/news/new...ews1.htm#49401

no way! I can't beleive it can be so soon, or even at all!. Thats great news.

The photo (of the prototype) still looks like it is using a lot of BJ4 parts so I wonder what the final car will look like ? or even if they will stick to using bj4 parts since the car will be a low volume seller maybe?

what bj4 parts are they using?

Wishbones, now, do I order one.....

looks also like bj4 hub carriers, losi xx4 steering knuckles, associated shocks with the classic "too-short" front springs. possibly other stuff.
I cant really see Tamiya selling a car that uses anything from another manufacturer so maybe this will all be different on the final car.

The price tag is a little steep too (79800yen = £358 ) or have I lost touch with reality?? :confused: