Tamiya TT02 Thread
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#1006
Tech Champion
iTrader: (1)
Going downmarket when you're used to fancier cars will usually be disappointing, but 5 minutes of Googling would've uncovered that the TT series is Tamiya's entry-level road car series. As for the spec race being a demolition derby, it sounds like the spec rules suck. If there are a few simple mods that will significantly improve the cars, they should be allowed, if not required. Talk to the organizers about it.
#1007
Tech Initiate
At 45 years old, and having been kit building since I was in my early teens, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I bought a TT02. I was coming back to a hobby after 30 year hiatus. Battery, ESC and Radio tech had changed dramatically (and for the better price wise). But I knew I wanted an on road car that was very basic to re-learn the hobby on, could be upgraded easily, and would act as a reliable platform for parking lot racing/bashing.
RTR sucks. It ruins fully 1/2 if not more of the reason this hobby was so valuable to me as a kid. RTR takes the learning and satisfaction out for my kids. There is nothing better to learn (or re-learn) building on than a good old reliable, awesome instructions, supported for years, Tamiya kit.
In short, for what I needed, the TT02 was a PERFECT choice. Easy build, easy upgrade, learn some basic setup and troubleshooting/improving 4wd touring cards, hit every curb in town with minimal breakage. How can anyone not love this kit as an entry level chassis?
I've now taken my little TT02 well beyond it's beginning. I've hopped it up, sorted out a number of problems, and dialed it in to be perfect for my purpose. Anyone that buys this kit expecting more than the above is asking too much, from too little.
My only gripe is that on road "parking lot racers" are so few and far between now. I'm glad Tamiya is still making shaft drive kits with covered gear boxes and enough ground clearance to be street "raceable". Not all of us have a LHS or track in reasonable driving distance. Good on Tamiya for filling this gap.
RTR sucks. It ruins fully 1/2 if not more of the reason this hobby was so valuable to me as a kid. RTR takes the learning and satisfaction out for my kids. There is nothing better to learn (or re-learn) building on than a good old reliable, awesome instructions, supported for years, Tamiya kit.
In short, for what I needed, the TT02 was a PERFECT choice. Easy build, easy upgrade, learn some basic setup and troubleshooting/improving 4wd touring cards, hit every curb in town with minimal breakage. How can anyone not love this kit as an entry level chassis?
I've now taken my little TT02 well beyond it's beginning. I've hopped it up, sorted out a number of problems, and dialed it in to be perfect for my purpose. Anyone that buys this kit expecting more than the above is asking too much, from too little.
My only gripe is that on road "parking lot racers" are so few and far between now. I'm glad Tamiya is still making shaft drive kits with covered gear boxes and enough ground clearance to be street "raceable". Not all of us have a LHS or track in reasonable driving distance. Good on Tamiya for filling this gap.
#1008
Traxxas was created for people who don't want to build a kit & want it working out of the box. The only RC vehicle I've ever owned from new & not built is a truck that I've never used & don't really want to. Has nothing to do with it being prebuilt, I just like offroad buggies more.
#1009
At 45 years old, and having been kit building since I was in my early teens, I knew exactly what I was getting into when I bought a TT02. I was coming back to a hobby after 30 year hiatus. Battery, ESC and Radio tech had changed dramatically (and for the better price wise). But I knew I wanted an on road car that was very basic to re-learn the hobby on, could be upgraded easily, and would act as a reliable platform for parking lot racing/bashing.
RTR sucks. It ruins fully 1/2 if not more of the reason this hobby was so valuable to me as a kid. RTR takes the learning and satisfaction out for my kids. There is nothing better to learn (or re-learn) building on than a good old reliable, awesome instructions, supported for years, Tamiya kit.
In short, for what I needed, the TT02 was a PERFECT choice. Easy build, easy upgrade, learn some basic setup and troubleshooting/improving 4wd touring cards, hit every curb in town with minimal breakage. How can anyone not love this kit as an entry level chassis?
I've now taken my little TT02 well beyond it's beginning. I've hopped it up, sorted out a number of problems, and dialed it in to be perfect for my purpose. Anyone that buys this kit expecting more than the above is asking too much, from too little.
My only gripe is that on road "parking lot racers" are so few and far between now. I'm glad Tamiya is still making shaft drive kits with covered gear boxes and enough ground clearance to be street "raceable". Not all of us have a LHS or track in reasonable driving distance. Good on Tamiya for filling this gap.
RTR sucks. It ruins fully 1/2 if not more of the reason this hobby was so valuable to me as a kid. RTR takes the learning and satisfaction out for my kids. There is nothing better to learn (or re-learn) building on than a good old reliable, awesome instructions, supported for years, Tamiya kit.
In short, for what I needed, the TT02 was a PERFECT choice. Easy build, easy upgrade, learn some basic setup and troubleshooting/improving 4wd touring cards, hit every curb in town with minimal breakage. How can anyone not love this kit as an entry level chassis?
I've now taken my little TT02 well beyond it's beginning. I've hopped it up, sorted out a number of problems, and dialed it in to be perfect for my purpose. Anyone that buys this kit expecting more than the above is asking too much, from too little.
My only gripe is that on road "parking lot racers" are so few and far between now. I'm glad Tamiya is still making shaft drive kits with covered gear boxes and enough ground clearance to be street "raceable". Not all of us have a LHS or track in reasonable driving distance. Good on Tamiya for filling this gap.
#1010
Tech Initiate
What would you suggest for an 1/8th scale on road with sufficient clearance, needs to be a kit, covered drivetrain to prevent debris issues?
#1011
Provided you can get the right parts to convert it any 1/8 scale off-roader should be good. I just grabbed a 8ight 2.0 E because it was cheap, I've already got one & have heaps of spare parts already. Have changed the shocks & set it up similar to my 1/10 drift car. If it's shaft driven it'll help reduce risk - not that I've ever experienced that type of problem. I don't think you can get a belt driven chassis that is fully enclosed in any scale from this years models. My 1/10 scale vehicles are fully enclosed belt driven chassis but they're also vintage models & parts are really difficult to source now.
#1012
Tech Addict
iTrader: (1)
if you're going to post in an RC online forum do so in the thread for the chassis you enjoy. You'll find most people enjoy their RC vehicle no matter what it is & although there is often something better available. Remember to keep it into perspective - having a Tamiya RC vehicle is much better than nothing & for many it's perfect for their use. I thought my Tamiya drift car was awesome, until I got something more expensive & of better quality. Which is a fact of life - if I had the latest & greatest supercar I wouldn't go around bagging what I thought was inferior. Pretty easy to do this sort of thing hiding behind a computer but you're just drawing attention to yourself & not in a good way. Besides if you turned off that computer/tablet/smart device, went outside & actually used the Tamiya you'd learn to appreciate it more. I appreciate it that if I damage anything parts are easy to get, inexpensive compared to high end kits, really easy to fix & there's a huge range of upgrades available.
And I like having my "computer/tablet/smart device" on as normal thanks. I'm not some punk who doesn't know what I'm talking about because I read stuff and just repeated it like your trying to make it sound.
You can see my post count you might take note I post a lot.
99% of what I post isn't negative and is in threads of other things I own and do like, but that doesn't mean I can't express my dislikes of a thing or experience either. I already know whats out there, I've been into the RC hobby for 24 years, had planes, helicopters, cars, boats and everything in between, I am more than comfortable to comment at this point.
I admit I didn't research this TT02 as I should before I bought it, but thats because even the most basic cheap'o RC's out there generally include things left to the wind with this thing. To me that is ridiculous and absurd, no matter how many other good points they have accredited.
Going downmarket when you're used to fancier cars will usually be disappointing, but 5 minutes of Googling would've uncovered that the TT series is Tamiya's entry-level road car series. As for the spec race being a demolition derby, it sounds like the spec rules suck. If there are a few simple mods that will significantly improve the cars, they should be allowed, if not required. Talk to the organizers about it.
Last edited by Josh L; 06-26-2016 at 03:40 PM.
#1013
Tech Fanatic
Personal i think commenting needs to be constructive about anything and as long it isn't directed as a personal attack it should be fine to say what your thoughts are even if it's not that possitive about the quality or spec rules.
Spec rules need to be equally balanced for every chassis that is allowed or just allow one type of chassis.
To me the TT-02 is a vey fine chassis and from my personal experience a TT-02 can outperform a TT-01 chassis.
A TT-01 though has still some advantages over the TT-02 chassis, as it's able to use stabilizers and droop settings, but all these things can be fine tuned on the TT-02 chassis.
My little girl drove our TT-02R with very good results, even with a slower motor against a TA06R chassis.
She was able to get even laptimes, she TQ'd and even won the race.
Allthough i'm a TRF driver i still can appreciate driving my TT-02 and love it very much.
Therefore i ordered the all new Team Hahn racing MAN TGS kit and the body will be run on my TT-02 chassis while other clubmembers will run theirs on the TT-01 chassis.
This will be the perfect situation to compare.
Spec rules need to be equally balanced for every chassis that is allowed or just allow one type of chassis.
To me the TT-02 is a vey fine chassis and from my personal experience a TT-02 can outperform a TT-01 chassis.
A TT-01 though has still some advantages over the TT-02 chassis, as it's able to use stabilizers and droop settings, but all these things can be fine tuned on the TT-02 chassis.
My little girl drove our TT-02R with very good results, even with a slower motor against a TA06R chassis.
She was able to get even laptimes, she TQ'd and even won the race.
Allthough i'm a TRF driver i still can appreciate driving my TT-02 and love it very much.
Therefore i ordered the all new Team Hahn racing MAN TGS kit and the body will be run on my TT-02 chassis while other clubmembers will run theirs on the TT-01 chassis.
This will be the perfect situation to compare.
#1015
Tech Addict
iTrader: (1)
Yeah it might be fair to mention the club runs on semi smooth concrete, from which I haven't seen a tire yet that will hold hook without sauce. Then that also pretty much wears away by half to three quarters of the race, which at that point becomes a drift event. Nothing wrong with drifting either if the cars where setup and intended to do such.
The way they have it just isn't any fun due to everyone smashing into one another because they are breaking traction. I was slammed so hard by a side swipe on the first race I ran, it sent my car about 15 feet flipping into the side rail, which snapped a rear A arm and dumped a front dog bone on the track.
Unfortunately I seem to be the only one irritated with it enough to say anything about the rule, so that makes me look like the bad guy, but I can't imagine anyone who knows racing and what it should be having to much fun with it after a couple runs.
So I am selling the kit I own, minus the type S which I have heavily upgraded at this point just because.
But that one might have to go as well if the rule set doesn't change by fall.
The way they have it just isn't any fun due to everyone smashing into one another because they are breaking traction. I was slammed so hard by a side swipe on the first race I ran, it sent my car about 15 feet flipping into the side rail, which snapped a rear A arm and dumped a front dog bone on the track.
Unfortunately I seem to be the only one irritated with it enough to say anything about the rule, so that makes me look like the bad guy, but I can't imagine anyone who knows racing and what it should be having to much fun with it after a couple runs.
So I am selling the kit I own, minus the type S which I have heavily upgraded at this point just because.
But that one might have to go as well if the rule set doesn't change by fall.
#1016
...and on to another topic.
I can't wait to show you guys the body I've been working on for my TT02. Its taking me a lot of time but I think it will be worth it. stay tuned! I am building it to look good, but avoiding adding too much detail as I want this car to still be very usable. -I plan on running this one at the park/parking lots ...and maybe bring to the track for some practice runs occasionally.
I can't wait to show you guys the body I've been working on for my TT02. Its taking me a lot of time but I think it will be worth it. stay tuned! I am building it to look good, but avoiding adding too much detail as I want this car to still be very usable. -I plan on running this one at the park/parking lots ...and maybe bring to the track for some practice runs occasionally.
#1017
Tech Fanatic
Yeah it might be fair to mention the club runs on semi smooth concrete, from which I haven't seen a tire yet that will hold hook without sauce. Then that also pretty much wears away by half to three quarters of the race, which at that point becomes a drift event. Nothing wrong with drifting either if the cars where setup and intended to do such.
The way they have it just isn't any fun due to everyone smashing into one another because they are breaking traction. I was slammed so hard by a side swipe on the first race I ran, it sent my car about 15 feet flipping into the side rail, which snapped a rear A arm and dumped a front dog bone on the track.
Unfortunately I seem to be the only one irritated with it enough to say anything about the rule, so that makes me look like the bad guy, but I can't imagine anyone who knows racing and what it should be having to much fun with it after a couple runs.
So I am selling the kit I own, minus the type S which I have heavily upgraded at this point just because.
But that one might have to go as well if the rule set doesn't change by fall.
The way they have it just isn't any fun due to everyone smashing into one another because they are breaking traction. I was slammed so hard by a side swipe on the first race I ran, it sent my car about 15 feet flipping into the side rail, which snapped a rear A arm and dumped a front dog bone on the track.
Unfortunately I seem to be the only one irritated with it enough to say anything about the rule, so that makes me look like the bad guy, but I can't imagine anyone who knows racing and what it should be having to much fun with it after a couple runs.
So I am selling the kit I own, minus the type S which I have heavily upgraded at this point just because.
But that one might have to go as well if the rule set doesn't change by fall.
The machine made the tires rough, it did take away the smooth grippy feeling and his car had great grip, it needed to be done regularly but it sure helped a lot.
Back then we did use the standard tamiya radial 26mm (50419) that was included in a TA01 kit.
Perhaps this helps you to get some extra traction, i personally never tried it.
#1018
Tech Regular
...and on to another topic.
I can't wait to show you guys the body I've been working on for my TT02. Its taking me a lot of time but I think it will be worth it. stay tuned! I am building it to look good, but avoiding adding too much detail as I want this car to still be very usable. -I plan on running this one at the park/parking lots ...and maybe bring to the track for some practice runs occasionally.
I can't wait to show you guys the body I've been working on for my TT02. Its taking me a lot of time but I think it will be worth it. stay tuned! I am building it to look good, but avoiding adding too much detail as I want this car to still be very usable. -I plan on running this one at the park/parking lots ...and maybe bring to the track for some practice runs occasionally.
#1019
Can't wait to see it. These last two pages have been a boring and uninformative crapfest to read through.
yeah, i'll have the body ready soon.
Hey, I do have a question.
I built my TT02 ..I notice that the front bumper plastic piece (the piece that sticks out the front of the car and holds the soft sponge bumper) is the same piece that is used for the rear of the car (that holds the rear suspension arms in place). I get that Tamiya used the same part as its probably cheaper to create 1 mold vs 2. But I don't like how the rear has a bunch of unnecessary plastic. Is there a replacement part, OR has anyone cut that extra plastic off? I don't think removing it would effect the car's balance. thoughts?
#1020
Tech Master
Thread Starter
LOL
yeah, i'll have the body ready soon.
Hey, I do have a question.
I built my TT02 ..I notice that the front bumper plastic piece (the piece that sticks out the front of the car and holds the soft sponge bumper) is the same piece that is used for the rear of the car (that holds the rear suspension arms in place). I get that Tamiya used the same part as its probably cheaper to create 1 mold vs 2. But I don't like how the rear has a bunch of unnecessary plastic. Is there a replacement part, OR has anyone cut that extra plastic off? I don't think removing it would effect the car's balance. thoughts?
yeah, i'll have the body ready soon.
Hey, I do have a question.
I built my TT02 ..I notice that the front bumper plastic piece (the piece that sticks out the front of the car and holds the soft sponge bumper) is the same piece that is used for the rear of the car (that holds the rear suspension arms in place). I get that Tamiya used the same part as its probably cheaper to create 1 mold vs 2. But I don't like how the rear has a bunch of unnecessary plastic. Is there a replacement part, OR has anyone cut that extra plastic off? I don't think removing it would effect the car's balance. thoughts?
Check the weight saving section on this guide for pics http://www.thercracer.com/2014/08/ta...-and-tips.html