I have a NIB Tamyia Nismo Clarion Nissan Skyline R33 GTR LM body shell which i got a while ago to paint up as a replica of my car only to find out with it being a 95 Le mans replica has the wide arch kit :rolleyes: and even thought i was told it was a 200mm wide shell it turns out from what i can see to be a 190mm so it won't fit my OB4 nitro touring car

So can anyone tell me what Tamiya chassis this shell would have been supplied with?

And should i go for the corect Tamiya Chassis or buy a modern/other chassis for it????

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Hi mate,

Any Tamiya 1/10 Electric touring chassis will fit. TA-01 -> TA-05, TB-01/02 TRF-414/415 or TB evo.

Avoid M series chassis (Although FF chassis will work) or any SWB things like MR2 bodies TA-04 and you should be ok :)

originally it cam on the TA-02W the W is the important part meaning WIDE


BUUT its not as bad as it sounds as it just means u need to get a set of wide offset rear wheels such as the taisan gt2 or skyline 5 spokes both of which come up on ebay quite often so once u get the wheels.......


like tom says u can fit on pretty much any standard length (95% of them ) tamiya tourer chassis

Thanks lads, Monty how rare are the TA-02W chassis?

Is it worth me looking for one or just selling the shell to add more cash to my vintage kit buying pot :unsure:

ta02 is a very easy to come by chassis ,and the wheels arent THAT hard (although not particulaly cheap either)

as far as im aware the ta02W was only actually used on the 300zx and the wide bodied skylines the porsche gt2's used the ta02ws (wide short) which is the same width but,,,, you guessed shorter

i might have some of the wide rims here nip i can sell if u want them

its ONLY the wheels that make it a WIDE so any 190mm chassis will work with the wider wheels

OR i could swap you a normal 190mm width NIB tamiya skyline bodyset for your wide one if you want to go that way

OR like u say u could just sell the thing and be done with it lol

all upto you really tho mate

I've got a TA-03 front engine 4WD chassis going begging, runner but not a shelf queen
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Well leastways that's what I was told it was when I got it lol

Monty what version of Skyline is it you have? and pics of the shell & wheels? and can you PM me a price?

one of these shells pal but clear and unused

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...d=10751&id=1045

the wheels i have are the same as these on my monster mini:


http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.a...d=54175&id=1212

Like the wheels mate can you PM me a price if you have some spare, the shells nice but i was after the R33 not R34 one day when i sell my R33 and buy an R34 i might need that one ;)

Oh yes i forgot about those 190mm Wide shells. My HKS Altezza is like that on the TA-04 chassis. Needs wide wheels to look right.

Old Mr. Tamiya up to his usual mischief!

:thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nissan-skyline-r34-g...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/r33-gts-17-inch-allo...VQQcmdZViewItem :banana:

Thanks purpletimbo i have 18's on mine and those are for the RWD GTS-T mines 4WD so needs a min of 9" wide all round but thanks anyway :thumbs_up:

Just thought being round the corner and all :thumbs_up:

Yeah thanks for the heads up mate i know someone who might be after some wheels like them so i will let him know :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

Here's my GTR and my mates GTS-T in the background



An this is the body shell i have that i was going to paint up as a replica :D

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pimpin' :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

my toymota: here

:thumbs_up: that shell will make a near perfect repro of yours !! which is awesome btw!

did tamiya do a r32 one ?

yes they do a few different versions

lovin it B)