PDR

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What rubber are you using on the F104?

Kodak Hodak

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i didnt use tamiya Paint, my local hobby shop had a chrome from another make called "RC Car Chrome"made by GHIANT AEROSOLS" its some Belgium brand

robk

iTrader: (22)

No, rubber works fine on f103 cars. i doubt this one is any lighter than the other models.

colt1402

iTrader: (94)

It is just a matter of time that after market company gonna produce the rubber tires for the f104. Just like the f103... I gonna pick of one of those PRO kit real soon!!

Kodak Hodak

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Hey Guys - i am almost done - just some electricals to do and ready to test: added some pics the the post but if you havent seen the build here is the link: http://tamiyaf104pro.blogspot.com/

strodedawg

iTrader: (85)

just purchased one of these and have some questions:

1- what paint is everyone using for the wings?
2- i read posts about waiting for the hop-ups, what else couldyou need?

thanks

gtfour93

iTrader: (22)

It's best to leave them unpainted, because they will chip off eventually. You can get different colors made by TRG or Cross. They are for the F103, but the front wing might be different.

JayL

any idea of gearing for a 17.5?



We have to use stock spurs and tamiya pinions as the spur isn't the standard one and the pitch isn't 48 or 64, correct?

liljohn1064

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It appears the car kits were a one off production run.

JayL

speedtechrc.com has them.

A non pro version is coming

94eg!

iTrader: (17)

Looks like the typical TRF 0.4 module spur, so you will need Tamiya pinions. They are relatively inexpensive on eBay and come in packs of two. Nobody's tried aftermarket spurs yet as far as I know

94eg!

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If you want real chrome, go with Spaz Stix aresol. It's expensive, but it's amazing. Just make sure to clean the inside VERY well before spraying it...

It should be backed with black to keep from being transparent. They recommend an Acrylic black, but I tested tamiya PS paints and it worked. Do so at your own risk.

This stuff is no joke:


http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

Core Creations

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I used the 3Racing spur adapter from my F103 ....works perfect!

downtempo

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Hmmm, seems weird since they are considering only allowing this chassis in 2010 TCS F1.

One off implies that the chassis would not continue not just the kit turning into a Pro kit only or some other variation.

Core Creations

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Champ sometimes says things are discontinued when that's not 100% true. I'm not sure why. I can't believe this car is discontinued....would seem awful silly.