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I know this will piss a few people off, but I have Tamiya's that are far less hobby grade than any WLToys stuff. Their plastics are on par with New Bright stuff. If you put a screw in and take it out, that hole is pretty much done. These TT02's I have are just shite RC cars. I have one brand new in the box. I don't even want to go through the hassle of putting it together. Self tapping screws in an RC car? Come on now!
For me, Tamiya is more of a collectors brand, the RC cars they make look more like model cars.
Yeah, their bodies are great. The best I have seen actually, except that nasty mold line that goes across the top of the hood and rear of the car. A tradeoff for getting all that detail into the front and rear of the car. I have seen this technique in other brands' bodies as well though which is funny because I thought I read somewhere that Tamiya patented that method of splitting the mold. Which is funny because it is a technique done all throughout the mold industries.
I dont have any problem with people who have already been in the hobby and know how to fix stuff buying them for whatever reason. I just dont like to see people who bought their first RC or someone recommending a first RC and its something like WLToys, Exceed, HSP, Redcat etc. Just my .02
The only thing I see wrong with them as a first step into the hobby is maybe a lack of knowledgeable people to offer help. But as far as working on them they really aren't much harder than anything else. The roll cage on the WLToys is a pain to take off as it requires the removal of a dozen screws. They over-engineered the heck out of the mounting points for the cage. But after that they are setup just like any other solid axle rig.
And thus begins little Johnny's passion for rc.
Omg dude your unbelievable.. NO one ever said it would bring a F-ing house down..Or that it acted like Dynamite or c4..So F-ing sorry that I use explode.. because your to F-ing serious all the time and literall. So is this better for you.. they will "POP" and vent with some serious force.is that better and can start serious fires..we all know they won't literally explode.. but you are maken it seem like all that happens is this little F-ing hiss and white smoke.. you have got to be the most naive person in here. If not taken with care or knowledgeable info. They can cause some real damage and serious fires... just like the house on the block behind me. Was burnt to the ground and their pets killed because of a lipo battery.. that was in the garage a couple weeks ago. you want the article from the paper... and many others that this has happened too across the world..so you just keep listening for your hiss and sucking in that white smoke. JA. for a so called saftey instructor or inspector who cares .You should know better.... give it a break man go back to being miserable and ignorant and doing circles in your parking lots by your self nice a safe like...As it seems you have forgotten alot then you ever knew. Period..........
Here's the article of house behind me.. and for
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.. you ignorant D**K... read them cuase they say the fire officials said cause of battery explosion.. you should call the fire chief and Marshall and say they are wrong..... or the people in the article.....DI*K
Once again you just point fingers.... Same too you ENOUGH. ..I'm not the person that talks down to people or makes fun of people or thinks people are stupid because of a ? They asked or the way the spelled something...and has/makes people leave the forum for they way they talk to people...or think that they are better then anyone else....... I'm just the one that doesn't stand for it so it's on you ... I won't be talked down too like a child. Because I will keep coming back everytime...you open your mouth towards me...... so ENOUGH OF YOUR
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Not trying to take sides but in all fairness this thread had gone dormant for awhile until you brought it back to life with your antagonizing comment "still waiting on a lipo explosion.. Oh thats right its not going to happen..peeps with Zero knowledge of what a lipo can do when it fails.." So you can't say Stoner is attacking you when you when you were the one poking him with a stick first.
