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I should be working on a Reinforcing Plate soon which will fit over the front of the part A5 to stop it cracking.

Tamiya 0005300 / X10111

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Bob @ Model Build
www.modelbuild.co.uk

Sounds great, please keep us updated on the progress.

bobzy20 if you manage to manufacture one please put me down for the first order pm me and ill paypal the money over as this will enable me to rebuild my thundershot

Sure no problem, I should have something very soon.

Thanks

Bob @ Model Build
www.modelbuild.co.uk

If you go ahead with it, can I suggest using say 20swg stainless, not aluminium - there's a lot of leverage trying to splay-out those lower suspension pins, (Enough to bust resilient plastic), so I suspect thin/soft ally won't be up to the job.
From memory, there are 2x screws in the front of A5, ideally positioned for the securing of said reinforcing plate

Thanks for the notes, I will look into it.

Here is something I prepared earlier.

Thanks

Bob @ Model Build
www.modelbuild.co.uk

Tamiya 0005300/X10111 - Thunder Shot Part A5 Always Cracks?

Any of you guys have a Thunder Shot, Thunder Dragon, Terra Scorcher or Fire Dragon and are fed up of buying the A Parts over and over to replace part A5?

I will hopefully have a solution very soon with a Steel Reinforcement Plate that fits over the front of part A5 to stop it cracking.

I have put them on eBay as a pre-order:
www.ebay.co.uk/...0630213543

You can follow this on Tamiya Club also:
www.tamiyaclub....opic=67514

Thanks

Bob @ Model Build
www.modelbuild.co.uk

Now in Stock:
www.ebay.co.uk/...0748583054