Tamiya Audi Quattro A2

[Leithen]

It's been 35 years since I stopped crashing my way round national circuits with 1/8th scale ic cars - mainly Serpents and then SGs.

Lockdown has done the inevitable and I find myself having weakened and bought something that vaguely resembles the original Tamiya electric Williams that first started the obsession in the late 70's..

Not sure how good or bad the Quattro kit will be, but any tips and pointers will be gratefully received.

[generationx]

The world is your oyster with the TT-02 chassis. I'm just finishing a highly-optioned one at the moment and found this page very helpful (at emptying my wallet...):

https://www.thercracer.com/2014/08/tamiya-tt02-gui...

[generationx]

Jasey_ said:

Top tip - there are different size white plastic spacers - One size for the 4wd shaft and the others for the wheels.

Don't use the wheel ones for the shaft as they are a little small - When you come to do the wheels and discover the plastic spacers are too big you realise you need to disassemble the shaft.

And that is pretty much the last operation affecting something that is number 3 or 4 in the instructions.

Ha ha yes I made exactly that error when building mine!

By the way the absolute first thing to consider is buying a steel bearing set, this improves efficiency and therefore run-time on a battery charge.

For example:

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-4wd-tt-02-chas...

[Leithen]

generationx said:

The world is your oyster with the TT-02 chassis. I'm just finishing a highly-optioned one at the moment and found this page very helpful (at emptying my wallet...):

https://www.thercracer.com/2014/08/tamiya-tt02-gui...

Ahhh. The rabbit hole appeareth...

That's great, thank you - I have already got bearings so it will be interesting to see what it is like to work on.

[Leithen]

Jasey_ said:

Top tip - there are different size white plastic spacers - One size for the 4wd shaft and the others for the wheels.

Don't use the wheel ones for the shaft as they are a little small - When you come to do the wheels and discover the plastic spacers are too big you realise you need to disassemble the shaft.

And that is pretty much the last operation affecting something that is number 3 or 4 in the instructions.

Thank you! That would have pissed me off!

[Leithen]

generationx said:

By the way the absolute first thing to consider is buying a steel bearing set, this improves efficiency and therefore run-time on a battery charge.

For example:

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-4wd-tt-02-chas...

That's exactly who I ordered mine from! Arrived this morning.

[Leithen]

Finally got around to finishing the mechanicals.

Goes very nicely. I think the bodyshell may be a bit harder however....

[Starfighter]

Toying with the idea of this as a first RC car. Would it be suitable for arsing around in the local woods?

[Leithen]

Not sure - you'd have to put more rugged tyres on it - but the body is designed for a "high" chassis setting.

[matrignano]

The suspension will never be high enough for woodlands I would have thought?
At best slightly gravelly and potholed tarmac

[Leithen]

matrignano said:

The suspension will never be high enough for woodlands I would have thought?
At best slightly gravelly and potholed tarmac

Yes, it's no buggy.

[matrignano]

A modern truggy or fast monster truck is probably your best bet.
Can’t give you any recommendations though as I just got back in the game myself and I’m starting at 1/16 to ease myself in

[Starfighter]

Buggy it is then. 2wd or 4wd? I am heading towards 4wd on a TT-02B chassis to give a bit more lift.

[Stussy]

Another option to consider for rough ground would be a TRX4

Edited by Stussy on Friday 5th June 17:44

[Starfighter]

I am tempted with a crawler but I want to try a basher just to see how I like it. I wish the TRX4 was available as a full kit.

Edited by Starfighter on Saturday 6th June 17:58

[JonChalk]

Jasey_ said:

Build is pretty straight forward and wont take you too long.

The decals are a fking pain in the arse.

This, absolutely.

Just finished mine & gave up on the decals, doing only some of the large ones & lights - I'm only going to rag it around & didn't buy it to be a shelf queen!

[Stussy]

Starfighter said:

I am tempted with a crawler but I want to try a badger just to see how I like it. I wish the TRX4 was available as a full kit.

You can buy it as a kit, but will need to buy the body separately.
I originally wanted a kit, as RTR put me off at first, but looking past it I’m glad I got it now. You can still take it all apart just the same as a tamiya, and there’s tons of upgrades, so you’ll be rebuilding slowly anyway over time!

[MBBlat]

JonChalk said:

This, absolutely.

Just finished mine & gave up on the decals, doing only some of the large ones & lights - I'm only going to rag it around & didn't buy it to be a shelf queen!

Trick with the decals is the use a hair dryer, when heated they conform to the curves a lot better.

[Starfighter]

Some interesting build tips here including some LED fittings and the decals.

Part 1 https://youtu.be/pWTQXHZEDKs Build
Part 2 https://youtu.be/_k_XLfd2ORU Decals
Part 3 https://youtu.be/cgj2Re0fbds LED setup
Part 4 https://youtu.be/TeQD09raJQE LED installation

[Stussy]

Tamiyablog on Facebook has just posted that the V8 touring car is going to be a future release