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Originally Posted by DaveG28
Is the kit happening? Surprised there's still no official word?
Also, I thought DB01 had plastic outdrives..do you know if the above parts are metal?
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What I meant was that DB01 and TRF511 has the same drivetrain so also the diffs are interchangeable.
I'm sure the diff is just like all the other Tamiya gear diffs released (TRF417 model, TA05 model, TA06 front), i.e. white with the same gaskets, o-rings, shims and everything, just different housings with the right amount of teeth and the pulley in the right place (widthwise) and outdrives that fit the model in question.
So these new diffs for the DB01 and TRF501 & 511 I'm sure will have steel outdrives. Also don't get hung up on the DB01 name, Tamiya just always put a model in the product name, but that does not mean it is just for the DB01, e.g. the TRF417 has many parts which are TA05... or TA06... something
Dunno the facts on the 42213 kit with diffs. Seems it has been delayed? But with these diffs to be released in October maybe that's the reason...that they were delayed and therefore the kit. Alternatively maybe Tamiya did not get enough pre-orders to warrant a production run yet....