My First Tamiya Kit
Aramex dropped off my first Tamiya radio control kit this morning. The Frog which I purchased early in the month was a ready built model but now since I really want to get into this hobby I ordered two more car kits so I could enjoy building them.
I originally wanted to purchased the Tamiya’s from the local dealer since his prices are cheaper than the Internet but both of the cars I wanted were out of stock here, actually one of them (pictured above), the Lancia Delta HF Integrale was a discontinued model so I only managed to find it on eBay. The other car, an old Dodge van nicknamed the Lunch Box was coming in the next shipment due to arrive in February but I couldn’t wait that long so I also ordered it from eBay.
First thing I did once I got my kit today was pass by the Tamiya workshop in Muthana and pick up a metal ball bearing set and some spray paint which I am going to use once the Lunch Box arrives next week. Now I am going to spend all day and put this kit together. Will post pictures once I am done. The fact that my car was delivered to me on Christmas morning makes me feel like a kid all over again.
Update: Ok it took me around 5 hours but I finally was able to put the whole thing together and take it out for a spin in my parking lot. The car is great but I definitely need to do some upgrades, first thing will probably be a more powerful engine motor followed by better grip tires and probably a suspension upgrade.
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22 Comments, add your own...
1. Aliman | December 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Merry Christmas Mark!
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend Christmas day!! Enjoy and have a happy holiday
2. Nand | December 25th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Merry Christmas Mark……u dont have to feel like a kid…..you are one
3. Mohammed | December 25th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
Niiiiiice .. I liked the tires and the rims, but don’t they give you a spare tire ?
4. Mathai | December 25th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Merry Christmas Mark !
Mytoyco is cheaper than the ones on the internet ? I would like to build a model too, could you post on the assembly process once you’re done ?
5. Ansam | December 25th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Merry Christmas :-)
6. teach | December 25th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
We all deserve to feel like a kid most of the time……….:)
7. i don't think it's requierd | December 25th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Merry Christmas
happy holidays
8. Mr.pedro | December 25th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Marry Christmas Enjoy it …
9. Mark | December 25th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Mohammed: Nope no spair
Mathai: Yeah its cheaper to buy the stuff from the local dealer since he gets them directly from China. The build process is pretty simple since it comes with a step by step guide. Only problem I had was greasing up the parts. I didn’t know how much grease to apply so I think i ended up applying a lot lol
10. Yiz | December 25th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Engine = Motor
Merry Xmass
11. Mark | December 25th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
yeah just fixed that
12. Asif | December 25th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
Merry Christmas Mark,
Thats a nice car u got…..
For those who call this a toy, please understand that this is not a toy by any means and its for Big Kids mainly 21+….:)
Let me know once u build it…join us if u feel like for these fun races….
Cheers mate.
Asif
13. Ozy | December 25th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Damn. I love Lancias
14. Asif | December 25th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Also, if u need help building let me know…
15. Asif | December 25th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Yea one more thing…. be very careful with the shims…use them appropriately…..if shims are not properly fixed specially in the differentials, it might just snap ….. so be careful…..
whereever ure fixing screws metal to metal….use threadlock
selftaping screws which are mainly inserted into plastic parts, tighten them but remember not to use too much force, because too much tightening will strip the plastic … once ure screw is sitting flush tighten it using 3 fingers….thts the maximum pressure you should apply….
16. Mark | December 25th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
thanks asif but i already finished building it
17. Asif | December 26th, 2008 at 12:05 am
Great Bro!!….Will be flying tomorrow after my cricket match…. join us if u have the time…. around 3:00pm in south surra….
18. STING | December 26th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
the site of my toy should be updated and fixed must of the pic and vedios not appear.
19. Elias | December 26th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
It took me 5 hours to built my ford focus also. The only difference is that I got the body not painted, no stickers on it and not cut, so I had to cut the body, paint it and put the stickers on. Now I am gonna get new batteries and see if they last longer, if they don’t I am gonna see if I can switch the car to fuel Motor instead.
21. Robert | December 29th, 2008 at 12:59 am
Damn it, Mark. You made me looking on ebay for this model ;) Where did you get the remote ?
22. Mark | December 29th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Well I wanted a Futaba Remote so I got it from a place in Kuwait called Extreme Hobbies.
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