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Old 06-25-2009, 06:56 PM
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They seem to work fine on rubber.
What rubber are you using on the F104?
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Old 06-25-2009, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by doriftu View Post
Chrome looks cool!!

are you using Tamiya spray cans for chrome? what is the color code?

Thanks.
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
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Old 06-26-2009, 04:02 AM
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What rubber are you using on the F104?
No, rubber works fine on f103 cars. i doubt this one is any lighter than the other models.
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Old 06-26-2009, 10:10 AM
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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!!
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Old 06-26-2009, 10:16 AM
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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/
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Old 06-26-2009, 10:25 AM
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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
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by strodedawg View Post
1- what paint is everyone using for the wings? thanks
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.
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:20 AM
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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?
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Old 06-26-2009, 11:23 AM
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of what?


the F104... or the wing I posted above?
It appears the car kits were a one off production run.
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Old 06-26-2009, 12:38 PM
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speedtechrc.com has them.

A non pro version is coming
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JayL View Post
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?
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
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Originally Posted by Kodak Hodak View Post
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
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
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Old 06-26-2009, 01:36 PM
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I used the 3Racing spur adapter from my F103 ....works perfect!
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Originally Posted by liljohn1064 View Post
It appears the car kits were a one off production run.
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.
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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.
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