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Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

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Old 01-27-2010, 06:13 PM
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Default Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

You know what I just realized last night....both my TT-01E and DF-03Ra never came with inner foams for the tires! What's up with that?

Now think about putting in a standard NiMH pack in the TT-01E with no foams on the stock rubber tires and it will definitely be underinflated! I just drift with my TT-01E so I am running drift tires, but the thought happened to cross my mind...and the fact that I have an extra set foams laying around from another HPItire set....but too late I had already glued the stock TT-01Ewheels to the tires months ago!
Old 01-27-2010, 09:20 PM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

A lot of Tamiya kits do......
Old 01-27-2010, 09:50 PM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

My Durga db-01 came with foam for the tires!
Old 01-27-2010, 11:35 PM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

My DF03 Avante included foams, my 2 DF03Ra's did not.
Old 01-28-2010, 01:29 AM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

my tb02 came with foam not my tl01 tho
Old 01-28-2010, 02:03 AM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

Tamiya = cheap! (joke, obviously!)
Old 01-28-2010, 02:00 PM
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Default RE: Why do Tamiya Car Kits Never Come with Foam?

Yeah what's up with that?! We demand cheap foams Tamiya! Haha I don't know what dictates foams for their car kits...

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