Tamiya Monster Beetle Re-Release!
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Some of the upgrades available to the Vintage Tamiya Monster Beetle. The parts are 90's era "hop up" as they were sold at hobby shops to fix the issues that plagued the stock transmission and suspension of this 1986 classic Tamiya.
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Hi jasona,
I am thinking about purchasing a Frog kit and converting it to a Monster Beetle and found your blog to be the best on the subject. Can you assist me with the following? "For the front wheels, the Frog front axle is too short, so you’ll need to drill the front wheels with an 11mm drill (if anyone has a go at this project, message me for more details about this point)" Thanks!
I am thinking about purchasing a Frog kit and converting it to a Monster Beetle and found your blog to be the best on the subject. Can you assist me with the following? "For the front wheels, the Frog front axle is too short, so you’ll need to drill the front wheels with an 11mm drill (if anyone has a go at this project, message me for more details about this point)" Thanks!
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OH MY GOD I absolutely LOVE those rear axles/drive shafts! Where the hell did you get those? Where can I get some?
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Hi jasona,
I am thinking about purchasing a Frog kit and converting it to a Monster Beetle and found your blog to be the best on the subject. Can you assist me with the following? "For the front wheels, the Frog front axle is too short, so you’ll need to drill the front wheels with an 11mm drill (if anyone has a go at this project, message me for more details about this point)" Thanks!
I am thinking about purchasing a Frog kit and converting it to a Monster Beetle and found your blog to be the best on the subject. Can you assist me with the following? "For the front wheels, the Frog front axle is too short, so you’ll need to drill the front wheels with an 11mm drill (if anyone has a go at this project, message me for more details about this point)" Thanks!
In short, don't worry about drilling the wheels, just switch out the Frog front axles for MB ones. Another good mod is to do the same thing with the steering arms from the servo: The Frog ones are a bit thin and flexy and the MB ones are stiffer.
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After the millions...and millions...of the Monster Beetle's fans requested it. Finally...the Beetle has come back into.... production!!! A little on the pricey side. Are they "toying" with our nostalgia? Wow what a shameless pun.
http://www.tamiyausa.com/coming-soon...tle-2015-58618
http://www.tamiyausa.com/coming-soon...tle-2015-58618
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...aaaaaand now it's real! I want to order like ten of them: http://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-m...roducts/394780
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...aaaaaand now it's real! I want to order like ten of them: http://www.modelsport.co.uk/tamiya-m...roducts/394780