Tamiya TRF103
#16
Tech Elite
Ohh, link or T-plate. Very cool!
#17
Tech Adept
I hope there are no compromises in the chassis having both configurations available. There's a big hole in the chassis when the T-plate isn't used. I guess it'll just be the inherent chassis flex.
Still very nice though. First time I'm getting a look at it on screen instead of my phone. It's got a lot of nice little details.
Still very nice though. First time I'm getting a look at it on screen instead of my phone. It's got a lot of nice little details.
#19
Tech Adept
It looks like it will fit a transverse battery with either the T-plate or the links. You just have to move the links outwards and it looks like Tamiya provides you with holes for that.
#21
Tamiya was first to release any formula class. Now that the RC community has made it a real racing class, Tamiya will continue to develop and enhance the formula chassis.
#22
Just about everyone at my local track was running Tamiya until early 2015. Probably 80-90% until early 2015.
Nice to see Tamiya getting back to being serious.
Nice to see Tamiya getting back to being serious.
#23
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#27
Looking through the manual shows the car to not accomidate the transverse battery placement of of newer cars or as much camber/caster adjustment as other current generation cars. The new front end is clearly heavier and trades the 1deg camber settinging for a 12deg caster option. The t-bar mounts like on the f104 but with the pitch pivot point behind the battery instead of underneath.
#28
Regarding transverse battery position, here is Kiyo Suzuki's car from the TITC.
#29
Yes it can be easily modified to fit but out of the box the cross brace is is shaped for inline use only.
For many the apeal of a new tamiya f1 is a the ability to have a car that is tcs legal and competative with other manufactures. Modifying the car to make it competative with others results in tcs racers continuing to need 2 cars, 1 for tcs and 1 for everything else.
For many the apeal of a new tamiya f1 is a the ability to have a car that is tcs legal and competative with other manufactures. Modifying the car to make it competative with others results in tcs racers continuing to need 2 cars, 1 for tcs and 1 for everything else.