New body from Tamiya

[Hejkal]

Hello, I need some information about a new body from Tamiya. I have read that tamiya introduced 53727 Subaru Legacy B4 Body Parts Set. I'd like to gain some picture. Can anybody help me, please?

Thnx

[Garry]

http://www.hobby.co.jp/hobby_show/rc/03.htm

Its the 3rd one down.

Looks like a Protoform Stratus 2.0.

[Hejkal]

thanks, I tried to order two "B4".

[Tamiya_Racer]

from what i hear, its driving characterisitcs resemble the Dodge 2 alot... which cant be a bad thing!

well done tamiya, hope to see more performance racing shells soon!!

Tarnj

[Hejkal]

I hope that this body will allowed on Tamiya euro final in Nederland

[B_Final_Bob]

Will this body be imported by The Hobby Company?

It should be made BRCA legal (to add a bit of variety) and if The Hobby Company don't import it, who'll submit it to the BRCA? Also, I don't want to be buying stuff from America, just to have the bodyshell I want!

At least I have found that one popular US shop for Tamiya bits (i'm sure you know who) will be getting the bodyshell in a matter of days!

Apparently Surikarn used it at the US Reedy Race, and he won, so it can't be bad...

Liam

[KeithA]

here's a pic of one painted up Surikarn style!

subaru shell (http://users.pandora.be/tamiyabelgium/images/subaru.jpg)

[Hejkal]

Thnx, it's very crazy look ;)

[peejay]

Will this body be imported by The Hobby Company?

It should be made BRCA legal (to add a bit of variety) and if The Hobby Company don't import it, who'll submit it to the BRCA? ...

Liam

Does it have to be the importer/agent/distributor that submits a body (or anything else for that matter) to the BRCA for approval?

What is the rule regarding commercial availability?

[peejay]

Last week I phoned the Hobby Company and asked about the availability of the Subaru body. Got to work this morning to find an email response from the helpful lady that I spoke to:


I HAVE LOOKED ON ALL UPDATE AND INFO SHEETS FOR FUTURE RELEASES AND ITEMS EXPECTED VERY SOON AND I CANNOT SEE THIS ITEM LISTED ANYWHERE. THIS MEANS THAT THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK. NOT FOR NOW ANYWAY


Her caps btw.

I can't help thinking that competion racing is not high on the agenda for this organisation. Console yourselves that it would probably retail at 2 to 3 times the cost of other makers bodyshells.

[B_Final_Bob]

Not wanting to put a dampener on things, but I think you really have to look abroad to get TRF parts. I've found one UK shop that can help (Cheshire Models - the Eurocup shop I think).

[Hejkal]

I got finally resolution: Subaru B4 doesn't be allowed for tamiya euro in NL.

stupid solution :mad:

[John Davie]

I want a nissan 350z GT racing shell that i have seen drawings for but not the shell itself yet.

[Garry]

Is that the Calsonic one? If so, I've seen it and it looks very nice indeed!

[g4t2]

here's a pic of one painted up Surikarn style!

subaru shell (http://users.pandora.be/tamiyabelgium/images/subaru.jpg)

Not Surikarn, but Satoshi Maezumi ;)

[primalcarl]

Does anyone have a spare Tamiya shell they'd sell me? I'm new so can't yet post a wanted thread in the appropriate section. I'm after an Impreza, Focus, 206 shell etc (currently have a Porsche, don't like it)