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Tamiya gears are metric 48 pitch. You need to buy a metric 48 pitch gears standard 48 pitch won't work right.
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Originally Posted by hobbyten
(Post 15433122)
Tamiya gears are metric 48 pitch. You need to buy a metric 48 pitch gears standard 48 pitch won't work right.
Robinson Racing makes .6 mod gears. |
Metric 48 and .6 are the same thing I've heard them as both.
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Gonna be painting my TT-02 Subaru Impreza body soon How did you guys paint yours? Black on the underside? Clear windows? Black windows? Silver underlay? I have no idea what to do |
Had to grind away some material off the cover to make room for the longer shaft of the 550.
19 tooth tamiya pinion....and she's hot,super smooth. ground off most of the steering stops,and we have a race car... those traxxas guys will not know what hit them. |
Originally Posted by Hoyle33
(Post 15433286)
Gonna be painting my TT-02 Subaru Impreza body soon How did you guys paint yours? Black on the underside? Clear windows? Black windows? Silver underlay? I have no idea what to do If it's meant to be bright and metallic, back the base colour with silver. If it's a dark colour, back it with black, light colour; white or silver. For the windows, you can leave them clear, or dust them with some Tamiya PS 'Smoke' for that tinted look. |
Originally Posted by hobbyten
(Post 15433201)
Metric 48 and .6 are the same thing I've heard them as both.
Fun fact: 0.6mod is ~42.33DP and 48DP is ~0.53mod, just as 1cm is ~0.394" and 1" is 2.54cm If someone sold you 'imperial' 42DP gears, they would indeed mesh properly with 0.6mod gears. https://www.engineersedge.com/gear_pitch_chart.htm |
Originally Posted by Bloke
(Post 15433418)
What base colour are you going with?
If it's meant to be bright and metallic, back the base colour with silver. If it's a dark colour, back it with black, light colour; white or silver. For the windows, you can leave them clear, or dust them with some Tamiya PS 'Smoke' for that tinted look. So I should do silver on the underside? |
Originally Posted by hobbyten
(Post 15433201)
Metric 48 and .6 are the same thing I've heard them as both.
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Originally Posted by Hoyle33
(Post 15433496)
I’m going with the classic Subaru metallic blue So I should do silver on the underside? The instructions call for PS-16 Metallic Blue but I think it ends up being too light or too green of a tint. I’ve used PS-59 Dark Metallic Blue with about a couple of coats, then finally backing it with silver. Let me look at my stash at home and I’ll know what I used. I tested the layers on spare polycarbonate to get the layers right. Use the wheel cutouts. |
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...573209f87.jpeg You can see in this photo it looks kinda greenish blue towards the front, but the rear fender where the light hits it is a deep metallic blue. The car is actually one uniform color, the light and shadows is what’s giving that effect. |
Originally Posted by viking44
(Post 15433935)
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...b3dd73a7b.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rct...ff581f98d.jpeg My primary concern with painting Subaru blue is matching the rear wing. Tamiya’s released TS-50 Mica Blue specifically for the Subaru WRC cars but that paint is for the styrene plastic parts, not polycarbonate. The instructions call for PS-16 Metallic Blue but I think it ends up being too light or too green of a tint. I’ve used PS-59 Dark Metallic Blue with about a couple of coats, then finally backing it with silver. Let me look at my stash at home and I’ll know what I used. I tested the layers on spare polycarbonate to get the layers right. Use the wheel cutouts. |
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I like the one on the bottom, looks like original color. I just bought the Cusco Subaru kit that I would like to do like yours. |
I keep hearing people talk about how the Tamiya connectors aren’t made for 2S LiPo batteries and should be cut off and new connectors should be added Is this easy to do? Should I just go ahead and replace the motor and ESC as well with new style connectors installed instead? Or is the stock brushed motor and ESC with Tamiya connectors fine to use until the motor inevitably fails? Or am I just being a worry ward and keeping the Tamiya connectors with an adapter for 2S LiPo batteries will work just fine? |
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