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Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 2:36 pm
by fv432
aaron get the missus while shes in a genourous mood to get the battle system included (if you can
) as if you and battling dont get on then you can sell it later
but i can almost guarantee once youve battled youll want more lol
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:41 pm
by daisycutter
grim_marmazet wrote:Don't worry about asking questions mate, no-one here minds. We were all in the same situation once.
A Full Option Tamiya means you get the electronics, muzzle flash, speaker, gearboxes and motors for recoil, elevation and turret rotation. You get everything in the box to build a fully functional RC tank with the exception of a radio and battery.
The non-FO ones have none of that, and are primarily static kits.
Tamiya's are a big investment initially, but will run fantastically when built even stock, and can be upgraded to be even better.
As a starter i'd recommend a Tiger, as its a beautiful runner out of the box, and there are a massive amount of aftermarket parts avaliable for it.
Cheers,
Rik
sorry to hijack kv1s thread but is a tamiya non-full option kit the same basic kit as the FO without all the FO parts?
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:43 am
by grim_marmazet
Your right in saying that, but Tamiya only made 2 1/16 kits without RC a Tiger 1 and a Porsche King Tiger. They are both out of production now.
You can often find Tamiya's on ebay with the electronics stripped out of them, but they usually sell for a proportionally high price, and the cost of putting the electronics back is prohibative. It's better to buy a full option kit straight off.
You'll enjoy the Tiger KV1s, it's a fun build, and a fun runner.
Check out the Tamiya section for some really good builds.
Cheers,
Rik
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 7:51 am
by igbandy
Going for the Tiger 1 is a very wise move. I didnt have the joy of building mine, but I love to drive it and listen to it. Sometimes when im in my workshop I just fire the wee beasty up to listen to the maybach
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:57 am
by tankmad
Hi great choice with the tank one bit of warning though you might be hit with import duty from Hong Kong from customs and Royal Mail hit you with a bill for informing you of it so fingers crossed.
Stevie
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:46 pm
by fv432
tankmad wrote:Hi great choice with the tank one bit of warning though you might be hit with import duty from Hong Kong from customs and Royal Mail hit you with a bill for informing you of it so fingers crossed.
Stevie
good point stevie and one worth mentioning as it didnt happen to me but i have heard of the odd story
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:51 pm
by FireflyKeith
I have never had import duty charges from Hong Kong, but i always get them when i buy from the states
Keith
Re: Birthday Dilema
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:17 pm
by igbandy
FireflyKeith wrote:I have never had import duty charges from Hong Kong, but i always get them when i buy from the states
Keith
I have had the same never been hit from hong kong, asia or japan. Always been stung from the USA.