Vintage Tamiya's (Prototypes?)

[adey]

the annoying thing is about ten years ago i had a really strange trf top force evo which i bought from a guy who just changed sponsors. It was a total prototype. I sold it for bout 70 quid. Shoot me now.

[Dyna]

Stand still, your moving to much to shoot properly... :P

[adey]

i would buy and run a vintage top force evo, dyna storm or super astute if i could find a decent one.

[qatmix]

Dynastorms are available, as are top forces.. Thet don't go for that much on eBay. The dynastorm is great but the rear arm mounts are a bugger and break so the D-parts are almost non existent.

[Candyman]

Originally Posted by adey

i would buy and run a vintage top force evo, dyna storm or super astute if i could find a decent one.

I got all 3

[adey]

i like them. I take it they are show cars. I want them to race with myself. Seening those pics just makes me want a top force evo again

[Candyman]

Yeh always wanted them when I was younger. They are a bit too rare/expensive to drive I think, much rather drive newer stuff and keep these mint.

[adey]

i have seen loads of pics of the top force evo, but there are very few pics of the top force evos the team used. loads of the rarer trf 411x though. Anybody got any pics of the team cars.

[Candyman]

This is quite cool

http://www.rct.jp/contents/lab/chassis/buggy/trf411x/

411X, belt drive Topforce with Dynastorm clutch

article on Jamie Booths TF evo

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/article.asp?id=64

[adey]

the 411x had a dynastorm gearbox turned around. Alan harman said it wasnt the best and the team used to prefer the top force evo.

[adey]

heres a pic of a tamiya dynastorm that belongs to a friend. I set this up for carpet and it went well after a bit of work.

[Welshy40]

Pics would be good for the 4wd as it had a lot of things that resembled a zxr. Still went like stink. Same shel as what I wil.be using, parma tomcat.

Just managed to finally open the link Candyman supplied earlier and yup thats looks like the car Ells drove.

[Dazzler]

Time to put another shell to another chassis.. Check out the realistic driver figure.. don't quite know what's going on there.

[adey]

that looks like the paint job alan harman used. I got to get myself one. I am thinking of a dynastorm or super astute.

[pUs]

Originally Posted by Dyna

Your getting closer... That is a geniune Worlds TRF car.... i know whos cars they are but i'm sworn to secrecy atm...

Im sure Daz will expand the thread soon, as that collection is a huge bit of Tamiya history - maybe the only complete TRF211x collection from one early TRF driver left as a whole ?

I'm pretty sure at least a few of those cars in the 1st picture have been owned (or perhaps still owned) by Steve Haynes... former UK tamiya driver

Edited: If that's the case, let him know that he still hasn't scanned that TRF211X paperwork that he promised me about ten years ago

[pUs]

Originally Posted by Dazzler

Does anyone recognise the following cars?

Look like old Tamiya team cars / prototypes?

Without *knowing*, I might still speculate a bit, starting top left:

1) Most "final" TRF211X version, can see that from the gearbox casing, front bumper, reinforcement between gearbox/damper stay

2) Eearlier TRF211X version, slipper seems to be Super Astute spec, still some kind of prototype gearbox casing,.

3) (center car): Probably also early TRF211X version. Front damper mount seems to be of the type used at the 1991 Euros/Worlds on the Astute cars.

4) Left: Astute from 1991 Worlds and/or the Euros. 30 degree front kickup plate (?) Same proto gearbox as on the first 211X (?)

5) Right: Probably a bit earlier works Astute, I've seen those aluminium parts before, I just can't remember where/when. Original Astute front bulkhead, that's why I guess this one is the oldest one.

So, let me know how close I was

[dodgydiy]

i remember a few years ago when the saundersfoot club ran at little king pk, someone racing a tamiya prototype, the suspension was very similar to the dynastorm but it had a twin deck carbon chassis and what looked more like an associated stealth box, he was very secretive about the car and his mate always hung around and took the car as fast as he could from scrutineering. dynastorm, or dyna rod as we affectionately called it always broke rear wishbone mounts and front bulkheads, one of mine got modified and used associated rear wisbone mounts and a homemade nylon bulkhead with steel braces, no problems then, apart from the car being over 4 pounds in weight

[adey]

i ran a super astute with a modified front end and a heavily modified gearbox at a marston palmers meeting years ago. I won the b final but the gearbox was dead by the end of the race. Good times

[pUs]

On a second thought.. the newest Astute seem a bit suspicious with its rear hub carriers and wishbones + body mounts.. has it been used converted to a truck, perhaps? Around 1992, is my guess..

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Candyman

This is quite cool

http://www.rct.jp/contents/lab/chassis/buggy/trf411x/

I have a TRF211X body for sale (painted) and some TRF211X parts, also the TRF motor as shown in the TRF411X pictures.

Furthermore some TRF414 official proto parts.