Originally Posted by niznai

I know one, and it's on my shelf right here.

I actually had to replace at my own cost th edefective part right out of the box. Not impressed. Once I posted about that on the relevant forum, others have stepped forth and told their own stories of woe.

Tamiya is a big company but their attitude towards the consumer is pretty much like that of other huge companies, i.e. if there's anything wrong with their product, it is either the customer's fault or an inimaginable conspiracy of the universe against them. Either way, you pay. Perhaps elsewhere (read in larger markets they actually care about like the US) the situation is different in this respect but that's the way it is in Australia. Pretty disenchanted with it.


But I admit they make really good cars (otherwise I wouldn't buy them) and very easy to drive with minimal tune-up. Straight out of the box they'll go pretty close to perfection.