Does anyone know where is the cheapest place to get one from? The entire kit, esc, and radio equipment?? Cheers

 

local model shop, ebay???

got given a oringal one a few years back but was all in bits....i just gave it away

 

you gave it away


Ebay mate, although a lot of the older models are long gone by now

 

not to bothered about it being the original or the re-release but it does have to be in kit for as cheap as possible. Local model shop doesn't sell anything from Tamiya

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-49459-R...QQcmdZViewItem

wont find much cheaper than that for brand new!

 

hi mate, order it from here, very nice price.

http://www.tamiyaparts.co.uk/playtim...ya-offroad.htm

scroll down that page and there it is. If you need to know anything else then this forum is good, or pm me if you need info, I am very into the Tamiya stuff.

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/

 

Bought plenty of stuff from this guy. He's A1


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-Lunch-B...QQcmdZViewItem

 

yeah to my uncle, cant remember what he did with it

also gave him an Tamiya porsche 934 from 1976 which still worked!!! worth a fucking mint now!

 

im sure argos have them in there catalogue as i was looking at them

 

will have a look at those links cheers

Yeah i seen it in argos but for 200 fat ones!

 

Yep argos does have em but theyre £199 so looks like ebay is a bargain for once

 

Here you go, all brand new, full kit, RTR!

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFun...n&ItemID=26686

I have used these guy's a few times now, spot on service!

 

bargin

i fancy another one of those now lol

 

Otley modelsport... bloody hell, i used to buy all my stuff off them 20yrs ago.

 

Bloody hell, brings back memories! Didnt realsie you could still get Lucn Boxes etc... I used to have a Monster Beetle, my mate had a Mud Blaster subaru pick up.

Really really wanted a Clodbuster

 

www.stellamodels.net direct from Hong Kong, 100% reliable and genuine kits.
Ive bought loads from them without a single problem, and very fast delivery
They are mostly cheaper than uk sellers, even when you add 30 quid for delivery!

 

what are the lunch boxes like in standard guise ?

are they quick ?

can you get any hop ups for them ? ie a faster motor ?

ive seen the speed tuned motors on fleebay but AFAIK they are for the 1/10 scoobies / cossies etc and the lunch box is 1/12 so will the motor still fit ?

Matt

 

They use the same 540 type motor as pretty much all other Tamiyas, so really any motor should fit aslong as the ESC can handle it.

As for their handling, its not exactly brilliant, plus its not 4x4 so dont expect it to be climbing mount everest in your back yard!

 

good fun though martyn ?

always fancied one of them

my mates got a 306 FF02 tamiya

will it keep up with that with a rs540 motor on it ?

Matt

 

Oh yeah, great fun!
It might keep up for abit, thats if it doesnt flip when you pull away
Corners like a sack of shit though.

Personally, Im going for the rereleased Hotshot

 

Blimey, that place is so cheap! They do that monster TXT thingy for under 200quid!

 

might get round to buidling my WRC escossie one day

looks good in the box on my shelf

 

I've now changed my mind, been looking on a few sites and now the one I'm after is the Super Clodbuster, it's huge!!!

 

The clodbuster's massive, used to have 1 of them took it down the local park & used up all the battery packs god it was a heavy thing to carry home

Looking at them Lunchbox's makes me want to buy 1 again & have an A-team van bodyshell

 

Ive still got mine somewhere. I bought some headlights for it too Full ballrace set, different pinion, oil filled shocks. Was great in 1990 when I got it. Maybe not quite so cool nowadays though.

 

I had an original lunchbox, was pretty crap to be honest.

My favourite of the classic tamiya stuff was my porsche 959, they are worth a few quid now.

 

Brookesy
Thats the paintjob I was planning for it, that would look

 

Just ordered a twin detonator!!

 

Model zone in the metro center have the lunchbox in stock - saw it last week...

 

Hey looking at that any one remember the MIDNIGHT PUMPKIN?

 

Midnight Pumpkin is my fav car ever. I have several in my Tamiya collection

 

jeez i have one of these in the loft, well knackered now though, even had the conversion for the independant front shocks

 

Yep, I had the shell on my lunchbox..

Had the original Hotshot too, infact that was my 1st RC car. I had a few Tamiya cars 1st time round and they've re-released a lot of them now (which brought back some memories)

I had.. Hotshot, Hornet, Lunchbox, Porsche 959, mudblaster & Thundershot over the years.

I found that Tamiya club forum a while back and it got me looking for another Tamiya car. I ended up buying an RX7 as they have good detail in the shell.

My favourite is the Tamiya Porsche 911 GT3 Taisan, awesome looking shell and wheels. Although the recent 30th anniversary Porsche is very nice (but already fookin expensive)

 

a couple of other Tamiyas i had:
The Boomerang & SuperSabre 2, Hotshot was the best though

 

[quote="jameswrx"]I have a RX7, with the lights yeah?

That Porsche is amazing, but I cant warrent the cost of one

 

hers some pics of mine.

minis (the copper one isn't Tamiya, its a ABC 4x4 one, but has a tamiya shell)



RX7



Pumpkins







Manta Ray



Thats all the pics I have, got a Bullhead too if anyone remembers those? Needs restoring though. Have another Pumpkin, a lunchbox, 2 HPI Savages, a nitro Tamiya mini, a Grasshopper 2, Pug 306 Maxi. Too many really! I need to sell a few as space is becoming a issue

 

[quote="Nomaderst"]Yep, LED lights etc. I did (I think) a real decent job on the shell. I only wanted the thing to build and have as a 'shelf queen' (as they say) But ended up buying some drift wheels and smashing it into my 'real' car and destroying it

 

the mini's are wicked, i made a model of one at college, when i did my apprenticeship

 

ok, going off the replies about the lunch box,

what about a drift spec imprezza ?

looks quite good - 4wd, special drift tyres, special geometry set up, better motor

anyone seen / tryed one of these drift ones out ?

Matt