Build Thread Tamiya F-350 Build

[alpinehyperlite]

So I finally decided that I was going to build this thing.

I opened her up:

I then discovered a picture of Rolex in the manual............ If he were Japanese......

The long and tedious process of building the tranny. All I got done so far. Took bout 30 min to do this much.

More Later.

 

[Rolex]

LMAO!!! Good to see the kid cleaning it so thoroughly.
I built a lot of the early 80s Tamiya kits, and enjoyed every one of them. Midnight Pumpkin, Frogs and Grasshoppers. I built the 911 4WD Porshe for a friend, and it took me 36 hours of build time. Loved every minute of it. They made some great kits.
Glad to see you're doing yours. Enjoy it.

 

[RC Addict]

Looking forward to this! Takes me back to my ol' Grasshopper. There is something about those kits--RTR's are great and all but nothing is more frustrating *er* fun than building it...

 

[alpinehyperlite]

So the woman let me get a lil more done. Got the tranny almost completed.

I F'd up n forgot to put the top cover on, and had to take it apart again.....

Tranny done.

 

[ajames942]

That is awesome James, I really want one of them now.

 

[chelseafc385]

Glad to see the build has start. Great work!

I then discovered a picture of Rolex in the manual............ If he were Japanese......

That was just awesome!

 

[abadk9420]

Nice start there Alpine, Tamiya is where I think a lot of us got are start, I built a Grasshopper, A Frog and my favorite of the three I built A Hornet, which was just an upgraded Grasshopper, Can't wait to see the finished build...

 

[RC Addict]

Damn, that tranny is HUGE! May need to give that kit some consideration in the future...

Keep 'em coming, James!

 

[NCNitro]

I love a build thread, glad to see you decided to build it.

 

[Lessen]

Very cool so far. One of these days I'll pony up and do a Tamiya build.

 

[kenazzo2000]

keep us updated nice truck

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Got some more work done. Got the Tranny completed,

Motor installed.

Mounted onto chassis

 

[Rolex]

Are those frame rails metal? They've come a long way since I was building them. I'm glad to see you got into it.

 

[ThunderTiger]

Are these kits still available ??? Now i seen this, i WANT ONE !!! lol, addiction ?? OBSESSION !!

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Are those frame rails metal? They've come a long way since I was building them. I'm glad to see you got into it.

Yea, there is a ton of metal on this build. almost out of blue thread lock.

 

[NCNitro]

Are these kits still available ??? Now i seen this, i WANT ONE !!! lol, addiction ?? OBSESSION !!

Yep, they sure are.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Should I go ahead and lock the diffs while i got it open?

 

[Bartek]

Are these kits still available ??? Now i seen this, i WANT ONE !!! lol, addiction ?? OBSESSION !!

yes they are,I'm thinking of getting one for a couple of weeks.
they cost about £350 and you can buy them at ModelSport.co.uk
http://www.modelsport.co.uk/?CallFunction=Category&CategoryID=992010&ManufacturerID=53

Yep, they sure are.

damn it,you were like 2 secs faster then me...:banned:

 

[ThunderTiger]

£350 ?? i take it that includes radio for that money ???

 

[NCNitro]

You can get them at tower for about $400 US.

Alpine, if it were mine I would definitely lock the diffs.