Originally Posted by
KoroKoro
This is awesome! Thanks!
I googled tb04 ifs and got a hit. Correct?
Re tamiyas chassis prefex codes... I am confused lol
TB vs TT vs TA... what's the difference? Is one supposed to be better than the other?
is it
TB = East/West motor + Shaft drive
TT = North/South motor + Shaft drive
TA = East/West motor + Belt drive (even though my TA02 is shaft driven...)
TB Evo 6 = Is that supposed to be TB06?
Or is there something I am missing?
TA is the "mainstream" touring car. It's currently used for their belt drive tub chassis range, even though the first (TA01/TA02) was shaft drive. They often have Pro/TRF versions that convert the tub to dual deck plates, but not always.
TB is the competitive shaft drive range, essentially Tamiyas answer to the Associated TC3 from back in the day. The TB01-TB04 are more mainstream versions (tub chassis) and the TB Evo series is more of a TRF variant (TB Evo through to Evo 6). The perpendicular motor mounting was new in the TB04/Evo 6 models, prior to that they were inline.
TT is the basic, cheap entry level chassis. They also had a TL model that had a similar purpose.
And then there's the full on TRF series.