Tamiya is awesome…
Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 7:11 pm by Jeff Hoy
I’ve been thinking about doing a scratch-built rc version of this car for a long time. Tamiya beat me to it.
This is the Tamiya Tyrrell P34 SIX WHEELER 1976 Japan GP. A new chassis and body design based on the full scale version from the 1976 F1 series. All four front wheels are steered by a single servo. It’s got the usual stuff, t-bar rear suspension with coil-over shock, independent front suspension of the spring on kingpin style, direct drive rear axle with ball diff, and includes a 540 size motor and pinion. You’ll need to provide all the electronics and paint for the extremely detailed body. Decals are included to style it after the #3 or #4 full size cars. There’s no word on the price or ship date or even if it will be available stateside. It is considered a limited edition, so expect to pay a lot for it, if you can even get it at all.
[Update: It is listed on Tamiya USA's site so it should be available here in the states and the MSRP is $284.00, check with your local hobby shop for street price, it's item #84111. You can also see the complete instruction manual (PDF link).]
[Update 2: Tower Hobbies has it listed in their online catalog, should be available this month at a price of about $190.]
How awesome is this thing?
Specifications
- Length: 430mm
- Width: 204mm
- Height: 108mm
- Weight: 815g
- Tread: 134mm (Front), 155mm (Rear)
- Tire Width/Diameter: 42/23mm (Front), 67/50mm (Rear)
- FRP Half Double Deck Frame
- Horizontally mounted motor rear direct drive 2WD
- Ball differential gear
- Symmetrical steering tie-rods
- Suspension: Kingpin coil spring (Front), T-bar rigid (Rear)
