Tamiya TA05 - VDF
08-27-2011, 07:51 AM
#137
Gold VDF supply seems to be drying up... no more out of HongKong,
Japan online sellers appear all out (might be some in local shops)
and o/s shops elsewhere don't seem to be restocking anymore.
Blue has celebrated its 1st birthday... and scarily prices are going UP
In recent weeks they've been fetching MORE than what the kit cost new.
Nothing scientific, just personal observation.
be very careful about stripping anodising with caustic chemicals
it eats into the metal and by the time you've also buffed it shiny again
you've lost quite a bit off the surface... and your original precision is gone
if you're doing something like hingepin mounts, i'd suggest stuffing some
blutac into the hingepin cups and masking off the flat bottom surface.
Leave them coloured... & slopfree.
Japan online sellers appear all out (might be some in local shops)
and o/s shops elsewhere don't seem to be restocking anymore.
Blue has celebrated its 1st birthday... and scarily prices are going UP
In recent weeks they've been fetching MORE than what the kit cost new.
Nothing scientific, just personal observation.
it eats into the metal and by the time you've also buffed it shiny again
you've lost quite a bit off the surface... and your original precision is gone
if you're doing something like hingepin mounts, i'd suggest stuffing some
blutac into the hingepin cups and masking off the flat bottom surface.
Leave them coloured... & slopfree.
08-27-2011, 07:56 AM
#138
Where are those black blocks from?
08-27-2011, 07:11 PM
#139
they're not black, its khaki green
all the ones on left (A-E no "1") are from TBevoIII.
With "1" they are 1mm lower.
There's another newer design when TB03/ff03 came out
with the italic outline font... but geometry wise
they look the same as older version.
all the ones on left (A-E no "1") are from TBevoIII.
With "1" they are 1mm lower.
There's another newer design when TB03/ff03 came out
with the italic outline font... but geometry wise
they look the same as older version.
08-28-2011, 01:20 AM
#140
luckily i managed to grab this kit till they run out of stock. some site have stock but the price is too high, i think omnimodel still have some stock...
08-28-2011, 03:07 AM
#141
Thanks. Ah, I'm aware of the greyish evo3 blocks.
09-04-2011, 06:34 AM
#145
Gold vdf
I picked up a gold ta05 vdf from Phil's hobby shop 2 weeks ago for $335 in case anyone was looking.
09-04-2011, 10:50 AM
#146
http://www.philshobbyshop.com/catalo...t_gold_edition
09-04-2011, 11:45 AM
#147
you must of gotten the last one. I checked and there sold out and price seems high $533
http://www.philshobbyshop.com/catalo...t_gold_edition
http://www.philshobbyshop.com/catalo...t_gold_edition
