WIFE BOUGHT ME A 419x FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

It will be here in a week! Now I have to wait to use the tools she got me and all the hip ups I opened today!

What kinda wife buys a man toy rc. . ....that's one beautiful wife.

Make sure not to use too much lock tight

I'm so jealous. Let me know if you end up liking it more than the ta07.

I'm sure I will like it. I won't know if I like it better than the TA07 since they will be used in two different classes. The TA07 is dedicated to USVTA, while the 419x will be pulling USGT and/or touring car duty.

Two great cars to have in your fleet. Just take your time when you build it. Fit all the 6 screws lower screws in the front and rear bulkheads when building it to ensure they stay nice and straight when you add the top deck. Fmove two from the front and then the rear ince built.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the A-Arms for the 419X pn 54691 and the A-Arms for the 419 pn 54569?

The front arms have the lower hole more inwards by 1.5mm and the rear hole is a similar distance outward. To make it easy to differentiate between these and the older arms, the new TRF419X arms have an 'A' on the front arms and a 'B' on the rear arms. (The originals do not have any markings on them). The other slight difference is that the material looks a bit shinier but the parts are not any lighter or softer, I have been told that most new carbon plastic parts will have the same look as they have slightly changed the formula for the plastic.

'copied from The RC Racer 419X review

Thanks 97Clemow!

Has anybody tried these new arms on a 419?

Any improvement?

Formal announcement from MR on his facebook page today.

Confirms that it was Tamiya leaving him (well, the whole "pro" level team) and not the other way round.

Definitely sounds like Tamiya are going to concentrate on "one make" type series and "fun" challenge cups with the occasional local driver getting pseudo factory support via the local distributor.

While it sucks to see a long tradition of TRF race teams and one of the longest team/driver partnerships out there end, it all has to at some point. I hope that they will still keep top tier race cars in the line up, even if they don't realease a brand new or updated kit every single year. (Really wish this development cycle would slow to at least 18 months vs 12). But can you really blame Tamiya from getting out of a market that is at best a break even? They have to bank on where the money is, and that is the casual RC enthusiast/racer. The hard core racer spends very little on a race level (TRF) kit once initial purchase is made. All of their other kits, that require loads of pricey, high profit margin hop ups, is where the real money is at.

In any case my 419x will be here next week and I can't wait to start putting it together. I'm glad I was able to get one of the last ones TRF may ever produce. Question is should I get a second and leave in the box for collectors sake in a few years???

Have you heard of the halo effect? The idea is that if a brand has the best in class product, people are more willing to go with that brand even for the lower range products. Keeping TRF alive if it's breaking even seems like a no brainer. They'd have to be making a loss significant enough to offset the halo effect to warrant shutting it down.

They rely on nostalgia more than a halo effect. Look at all the re-releases.

That's what they have relied on recently.

But you can bet your butt that the success of the 415-417 sold plenty of cooking model TC kits.

Just tossing this out there, is there any chance the 419x shock towers fitting on a 418. Thank in advance.