Almost finished TA02 brand new
 

I just got my hands on a TA02. still brand new unassembled in box. a friend had it lying at home for many many many years. an unused gift.

does anybody have a user manual for it???

try tamiya club.com,they should have one ;)

thanks

well...i managed to get the manual from Tamiyaclub.com...big up guys!!! today is a public holiday in South Africa so i decided to put the car together. everything is stock except the car now has ball bearings. all that's left fro me to do is spray the body...Anodized Silver!!!

the car is a classic...and when i put this OLD kit together, i could see how much has changed in these RC cars!! i think i appreciate the newer designs more now after building this vintage RC model.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta025.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta024.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta023.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta022.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta021.jpg

wow, that's so "old fashion".... amazing!. What body is it? Mercedes 190??

I wiah I have a friend like yours.... :D

cheers,

the other place you can try is tamiyausa.com...they recently started putting pdf version of the manuals online for their kits...you might be able to find one for for yours or any TA02 for that matter :)

Not old design - multipurpose and CHEAP!
 

I remember TCs back then.. it was when I was in this hobby hardcore.

There were plenty of "modern" chassis back then, but Tamiya wanted this car to use lots of existing parts, be able to run offroad, onroad and rally.

I have seen some of these still be competitive parking lot racers.

Dont get me wrong.. not a good design.. but very functional, and economical, which was what they were shooting for.

Nice example :)

Finished...
 

well i finally fifnished the body on my TA02...i am going to give drifting a try with this thing.....

here's some pics...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta026.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta027.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...acer/ta029.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0210.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0211.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0212.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0213.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0214.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0216.jpg

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h4...cer/ta0215.jpg

Iknew it was a Mercedes!!!!! Perfect job, pal!! ;) by the way, who is the maker of the anodized silver?? Is it a can??

Amazing!!!

Nice work, I'd shelf queen that thing.

shot guys!!!

Rampal, the anodized silver is a tamiya paint. yes in a can. PS-48 and you need PS-5 which is black. first you spray the silver on and once its dry you cover it with the black.

Never seen the PS-48 before here in Spain... that's why I've asked. I'll check the LHSs around to see if finally they got more than the 8 basic colors!!

Thanks, dude!