The craze for them is so big that there were countless number of accessories and parts made for them, like for real cars. Custom engines, wheels, gears, etc. There are tracks made especially for them, lap timers, machines to measure the speed, special box kits, it was unbelievable.
Anyway, one random night, I decided to do some random google-ing on the show and somehow found my way across the official Tamiya (company that makes the models) website. I didn't gave a second thought, in fact, I didn't even gave a thought before clicking the 'buy' button.
And tah! I bought one! So nostalgic!!
The box felt so small, I swear it was bigger when I bought them as a kid lol.
I can't believe it didn't come with a stock motor, they did before though.
No matter, I bought extra parts + the best motor!
I love these tires!!
Yosh! Let's begin building!
Putting on the stickers was the most annoying thing for me as a kid, and even now, they still annoy the heck out of me! they are never made to fit nicely!
Chassis and gears, see it's 4WD
Tires ready to roll!
I made the mistake of using metal washers instead of plastic ones on the wheels... AGAIN!!
The name sounds promising, but I didn't know it's THE real deal.
It's completely different design to the other motors! The cooling vents are HUGE!! This baby is totally awesome!
Aw yeah!!
Switch & battery terminal
Side rollers
We're rolling now!
Time to put on the high rollers!
The mini spanner proved to be quite useful
It's looking very sexy already! (well, it's pretty much done lol)
Time to add the heat dissipator!
Apparently it also supports the circuit because it pushes the motor forward towards the copper terminals
Everything is all set! Now, one last thing.
Lock in the cover!
This baby is ready to roll!
I can't believe how fast it is, I really need a track to check it out, I don't have anywhere else to test it.
Maximum power!!
I'll upload some more pictures if I end up testing it anywhere else (and be able to capture it on a camera at such speed).
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