I have no idea why Hobby Co only brought 10 TRF501's into the country, when I ordered mine 6 had already been sold and they'd only been announced a couple of days earlier. I reckon Hobby Co made a bit of a mistake only getting 10, considering how (comparitively) well priced the buggy is, and how eagerly anticipated it's been especially since the Shizuoka pictures found their way onto the net. I was expecting the kit to be the wrong side of 500 quid and once I found out it was nearer 350 I said to hell with it, get me one!!!
I hope it gets here soon...
I'm liking the look of the in progress build pics and scans of the instructions, if the shocks are anything like (or better than) the DF-03 upgrade shocks they'll be fantastic shocks. One of my mates who I race with has a set of those on his Academy SBV2, and wants another set for his Sand Viper (
) that he bought yesterday cos he wanted a cheap and cheerful 2wd to race with...
-Steve
PS has anyone checked what pitch the spur gear is, is it 48DP or is it "metric 48" (0.5 mod) like the DF-03 uses? Also are there any spur gear options listed or included? I race in a small village hall (average lap time of about 15 seconds) and we run reeeeeallly odd gearing in there...