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Originally Posted by Origineelreclamebord
Imo it is just to cut costs. They could easily aid flex with bigger sidepods, look at the Xray XB4: It has a whole tub you can tighten onto the car in many configurations to adjust flex. So simply said, they could connect the sidepod in the front and rear, and add extra holes throughout the length of the sidepod to adjust rigidity (even specifically to a certain area of the car)...
So nice that the feature is on there, and I understand the TRF201's small market share doesn't give the best bargaining position to the director's board to increase the ambition of the project to a new kit, moulded sidepods or whatever... but in all honesty with Tamiya's rich history of attention to detail, they should know better  |
I want to first say that I'm not arguing just pointing out the intent of the design. You state it was to cut costs. Have you seen the side pods on the XR? They are machined out of an Acetal derivative which is expensive. There are 3 holes per side plus the inner 2 on the front which are plenty enough to tune with. To be honest I don't care for the "look" either but that is how it was designed.