Tamiya 300058568 Cars RC Neo Scorcher Buggy (TT-02b) 58568 1:10 Assembly Kit

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This is probably the area I’m most frustrated by – The ride height for the Neo Scorcher is quite low which is fine for just bashing around and it handles well, but take any sort of jump and it will bottom out hard all the time.

The ride height looked good, about 14mm rear and 10mm front. If this is too low even for a beautifully flat piece of asphalt and I can increase this later. Special feature 2: Excellent drivetrain efficiency thanks to full ball bearings, plus aluminum propeller shaft and joints. I am a little hesitant about the plastic diffs, but I will withhold judgement until I have tried them. It wouldn't be a deal-killer for me, because the metal DF02 diff internals drop straight in if the plastic ones turn out to be inadequate. Hi all, so am posting here with my ‘experiment’, a road going TT02B, modded to be a low ride height asphalt race car. The other reason to consider it is I'd be worried about re-screwing the central parts too often. In my limited experience, the screw holes are easily damaged resulting in loose screws.Also given the type of driving you do with buggies, initial acceleration is what you need most of the time. I was really keen to see what could be done with the TT02B chassis, given that it has been developed as a dual road and off-road platform, by using the B-spec version, but making it on-road. The plastic drive components are admittedly a bit underwhelming, but the well-braced main driveshaft is an improvement over the DF01's coathanger or the DF02's floppy spaghetti. (That is not to say I wouldn't fit an alloy hop-up if I was to build myself one though.)

Next up I chose to build mine with a number of initial hopups / upgrades, after all I have the kids one to serve as a base reference. In terms of steering, with a bit of toe-out the Quakewave loved to drift around corners with minimal power whereas the 4WD of the Neo Scorcher continues to pull the front through the corners, and will only step the rear out under hard power / very loose surfaces. However the Eagle front one way was the first thing to go on the hopped up version, or more correctly the bevel gear which stripped teeth (using a 15T brushed motor). Note that this was the bevel gear supplied with the Eagle one way, not the kit-supplied bevel gear. Front and rear gearboxes include 4-bevel differentials for smooth operation, and are sealed to ensure that dust can't get inside.I used a standard TT02B kit, as opposed to the MS version, as it worked out more convenient to use the standard kit and add a couple of hop ups, given the fact I was going to use a lot of custom pieces Originally I had been wondering if I’d use this foam as the base for some sort of front wing. Will get onto that later. It gives the car a bit of balance and hopefully some protection. Schumacher mini pins (soft, really for racing rather than ''bashing'' ), Schumacher Venoms are hard wearing 'carpet' tyres but look similar to the Traxxas Anacondas so could be good for hard ground too. dBoots have a good range of tyres too, in various compunds. If a TT-02B does not appeal in its utility, then the photogenic Neo Scorcher body mounted on it should help win fans for looks. A clean and sharp paint scheme inspired by the original Terra Scorcher is very appealing on this body, which does well to hide its bulky shape required to cover the chassis. White sections, stripes, and windows are recreated using decals; these are likely better just painted on, using masking to achieve the desired effect.