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Old 08-16-2013 | 08:15 AM
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terry.sc
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Originally Posted by kikcaffine
How can I tell?
If it is a Tamiya TRF416WE, the springs should be white and the shock bodies should have a dark grey hard anodized coating. The silver springs and shock bodies mean it is more likely an R2 Hobbies TMY, a TRF416WE clone. Also, if it was a genuine Tamiya the turnbuckles would also be blue, and something doesn't look right with the carbon fibre weave either.

Definitely the clone sold by R2 Hobbies.
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