Tamiya CC-02 Toyota FJ Trail Truck This project started life as a standard Tamiya CC-02 rig, built right from the box with the stock electronics, wheels, tires, shocks and even the cool looking Mercedes G500 body. In stock form, it works pretty good but it’s in definite need of some upgrades, especially in the tire …

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Ferrari’s Entry to the Eurotruck Class When the Tamiya Team Hahn MAN TGS truck hit the scene a little while ago, I immediately fell in love with the overall look! The multi-piece body, realistic wheels and treaded tires were right on the mark for a crazy-cool looking Eurotruck. Come to find out, Tamiya was looking …

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A long time ago, I competed in the TCS (Tamiya Championship Series) event – it was so long ago that I don’t even remember what car it was! I got the idea, though, to take one of Tamiya’s popular TA-07 Pro chassis and, with the addition of some TCS-legal aftermarket parts and some tuning, put …

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Tamiya’s MAN TGS EuroTruck has become a major hit in the US, popping up at almost every race track including the 2017 IIC (International Indoor Championships) held in Las Vegas! I’ve had one now for quite some time and absolutely love it – the only changes allowed being bearings. As a fun project, I thought …

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From 4WD Short Course to 4WD Road Course I’m sure everyone reading these pages has, at one point, had an extra RC car lying around. You’ve made your first purchase based on speed or included features, but soon find that you want another vehicle that has more of both! Yes, you’ve been bitten by the …

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The Rival Enters The Monster Jam Arena! As we all know, monster trucks are big, burly behemoths with king-sized tires, flashy bodies and ridiculous power plants. Up until this point, monster trucks have been separated into their own classes at many venues, running on the same off-road tracks as their smaller, off-road counterparts. While there …

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While I’m a racer at heart, there is a segment of RC that has successfully wedged its way into my RC timeline – scale trucks. I’ve been wheeling around a stock Axial Racing SCX10 II now for some time, enjoying it’s incredible ability to make it’s way up or over almost any (scale) obstacle. Then …

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I have been around large scale for a relatively short time, but have been into RC for quite a while. For me, this is what I would call my first large-scale build with all new parts. The large scale aftermarket manufacturers have been around for a few years now and the transition to a new …

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Words and Photos: Don Almeido Desert Land Shark The first written account of a shark attack is found in Herodotus’ (c. 484–425 B.C.) description of hordes of “monsters” devouring the shipwrecked sailors of the Persian fleet. Until just recently, another very rare encounter was reported a remarkable 273 miles inland from Newport Beach, California all …

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Words and Photos: Don Almeido Why build a pan car since the introduction of Speed Passion’s LM-1 back in 2014 never took off in the USA? My ongoing obsession with the 24 Hours of LeMans could be a valued answer. Truth be told, after flipping through an old 2014 November issue of RC Driver magazine, …

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