Thank you fresnojay & KA2AEV!

I sent Tamiya a very polite response

I realize this was a boo-boo on their part and I make mistakes also and since I love their stuff I will choose not to be upset but wait patiently for my parts

Meanwhile, I'll paint the body and assemble as much of the other items as I can. I just hope somehow I can get splined GEARBOX JOINT parts because I won't have to disassemble the chassis and diff to resolve this.

But that's not really a big deal so whatever they send, I'll toss it on and get driving

And . . . I like the shirt also