my Tamiya RC GTI

[zz2]

i haven't touched my RC car since at least year 9 and a few weeks back after randomly searching ebay i saw the Tamiya 1:10 GTI body so i bought it straight away.

the coolest thing about these bodies is you can do what ever colour scheme you want on them as you buy them as a transparent plastic shell. you have to paint them, cut them out and apply the stickers so obviously i made mine to look like my real CW GTI.

i also go my car going again and found some cool BBS looking wheels at my local hobby shop and bought a couple new NiMH batteries for it. i forgot how much fun the thing can be!


heres the final result















and heres a little video i took of it


and this is how i took the video





my car isnt your standard Tamiya TL01 either... the speed comes from the 15 turn motor and LRP electronic speed control


and yes my girlfriend recons its extremely lame

[DaveMack]

Of course ... you now have to trade your 5-door CW real GTI back in on a 3-door. Just so long as you understand that.

Dave

[99gti]

Nice trick bit of gear!

Thumbs Up!

[Jarred]

hahah thats cool.

I've always wanted to get a proper RC car...

and I did just get my tax back.. hmmm....

[zz2]

ebay is your friend..http://search.ebay.com/search/search...gti&category0=

you can go for a fuel one but thats when things start getting expensive. plus theyre a lot of work to run. they are seriously fast though.

[Jarred]

Yea, I've been on ebay for the last 20 odd mins. A few ones caught my eye.

Might pop down to my local hobby shop and see whats what.

[zz2]

well let me know what youre thinking of.. i'll be happy to give some advice

[gareth_oau]

ebay is your friend..http://search.ebay.com/search/search...gti&category0=

you can go for a fuel one but thats when things start getting expensive. plus theyre a lot of work to run. they are seriously fast though.

Thj eonly other prob with petrol versions is that yr neighbours tend to get a bit annoyed. you end up having to go to a local shopping centre or commercial carpark on weekends

[gtimk5]

Hey zz2, thats great!! When are you going to fit the badge on the grill??
And fit the BBS's to the real thing?? (not big enough at the hobby shop eh??)
Andrew

[zz2]

Hey zz2, thats great!! When are you going to fit the badge on the grill??
And fit the BBS's to the real thing?? (not big enough at the hobby shop eh??)
Andrew

when i figure out how to make a euro badge and a set of my plates that small!!

lol and yeah those BBS look like they would be 22s in real life.. still atleast one of my GTIs has BBS CHs

[gerhard]

"
and yes my girlfriend recons its extremely lame "


She's wrong, but all women are from another planet that looks brilliant!

Top stuff.

[thestu]

that is mint mate! love it!

seen any mk1 shells? i have a few tt01 d spec ones should go for a cruise some time

[Peter Jones]

hahah thats cool.

I've always wanted to get a proper RC car...

and I did just get my tax back.. hmmm....

Talk to me about this before you buy anything. I know more about RC than real cars. Including where to get MK1 shells for them.

Pete

[FJ Steve]

nice one Pete....wanna start a new thread? I'm interested/keen

****make sure you focus in on the MKV R32's****

[Peter Jones]

My goal is to collect every VW derivative Tamiya RC model. Let's just say I'm not far off that goal.

I was president of www.brccc.org for 2 years and on the committee for 4 years.

With racing on a Wednesday night I just can't get there due to my current work hours.

I'll pop up some pics later.

Pete