Tamiya sonic fighter manual

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See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions opens in a new window or tab. So I dipped all the oversprayed parts in a paint remover that I have been using for years on RC plastic. Don't know what happened this time but the paint remover destroyed all the parts I put in it. I've already ordered replacement parts.

Well I got some work done to the Sonic Fighter this weekend. Took a while but I was able to mix up some custom paint to match the previous owners paint job. Had to do it with a brush though. Not too happy about that but it turned out pretty good I think.

I'm currently painting the driver's head. The driver is going box art. I need to get some new front tires. The originals were all dry rotted. Still need to get a "D" sprue due to the paint remover melting them. I would of had the back all put back together today but for the life of me I can find the rear trailing arm mounting brackets!!!!

I have torn my house and shop apart and they have simply disappeared. So it looks like I will have to buy a "R" sprue now too. The Sonic Fighter was kit number 71 from Tamiya. The Sonic Fighter is a followup to the Striker car from Tamiya. The philosophy behind the original Striker design was to mimic the look of a Formula 1 open-wheel racer in an off-road vehicle for a nice sporty look. The Sonic Fighter takes a slightly different approach by giving the car a "jet fighter" type look.

By increasing the height of the top chassis, changing the color theme to grey and giving the open cockpit a roll cage, Tamiya created a silouette that mimics a jet fighter.

Improvements to the original Striker chassis was restricted to oil-filled dampers front and rear with slightly stronger shock towers for the front. The original chassis was created from existing Tamiya components; Grasshopper front end mated to a Falcon rear end.

The front suspension was horrible on this vehicle and introduced a tremendous amount of bump steer. Another weak point was the unique abs chassis itself. The chassis was prone to cracking at its thinnest point where the front shock towers mount up. Although CRP put out a reinforcement plate for the car, Tamiya never really addressed the issue and no changes were made to the tub when they used it in the Sonic Fighter.

Assembly was very quick as the parts count was quite low.