Step 1. I may well line the front and rear and the wheel-arches with aluminium tape once painted to provide extra strength and flexibility. - Buy yourself a used one in good condition rather then a runner that is completly smashed. This chassis is very easy to build up. $890.00. Released in 1986, the Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar Rally Winner (#58059) is one awesome RC model. For me this kit is one of the nicest kits Tamiya ever made. Well what can I say - a complete masterpiece! Tamiya refused agian and they distroyed all of the 959 molds. Airbubbles in all 4 of them! BTW, my meds havent kicked in yet, so if I offend anyone, excuse me! Because this is going to be a runner, I am planning on using an ESC or even an Adspec CPR - the MSC just seems too harsh for a motor like the Technigold. I started with both gear-cases. Then i visit a dutch auction site. Watch. I hoped you liked my story. The only problem I need ot overcome is how to connect the lights. I am sure that Porsche will help you get back to straight/true unibody with appropriate documentation. $12.14 shipping. I collected all the parts to build one. There was a guy that had one for sale for 150 euro's. 1/12 Tamiya Porsche 959 Spare Body Set Rarity Rare Celica Gr.B. Again, as usual, the parts are molded and cut to within a thousandth of a millimetre so despite the complexity you never have to force anything. Yves It seems like they should, the 959 used the same size wheel bearing, just a splined hub. The instructions are the usual perfect Tamiya productions... complex but logical. 3 Share this post. Bit by bit the 959 returned back to life. $49.96. Due to the very dissapointing sales of the real 1:1 959, Porsche wanted more money from all of the company's that made scale models of the 959. Kamtec Tamiya Repro Porsche 959 body. Condition: New. After some 25 years and stored in various lofts I dig out my old 1989 Tamiya Porsche 959 and see if it will run once again. I opened it, and there it was. 12 watching. I'd never had seen such a complete site, that had a complete list, include pics, of all RC cars Tamiya produced. Tamiya Porsche 959 body RC 1/12 Scale Vintage Reproduction shell. Original cockpit set, all new. Page 6 of 11 - Tamiya Lola T70 Hardbody scratchbuilt - posted in Pablos Builds: Just my 2cents people: Pablo is building a car to the rules of a class. - The restoration is a very nice job. Hi there RC fans. If so, also wonder about a similar solution with different Tamiya parts if possible. Let's get painting. The reason they cancelled the production of this RC car is due to money. Followers 3. 3 N G K C K S p 0 o n 8 s o B O r e d 2. Turned on my transmitter and adjusted the steering and put it on the ground, gave it a little and slow run before giving it full throttle. Yes, I am like you and wish they would offer legendary engines such as the BMW V-12 equipping the Mc Laren F1 and other Porsche engines. As it goes together it becomes more and more beautiful... in fact you almost want 4 or 5 so you can keep them in various stages of build! Item Information. ... 58059 Porsche 959 original body building / painting project $937.05. Pre-Owned. It's now time to make a start on the driver figures and the body. Tamiya refused and the production stoped. Model description & notes: Next to the Sand Scorcher, the Porsche 959 from Tamiya may be their best-known model, but it may have earned its fame in many ways. It is a good reproduction and I can email you more detailed pics on request. I became allmost to frightened to drive it!!! Kit's Technigold motor propelled it to crazy speeds right out of the box; the small size made it seem only quicker. Watch. GPM) because they can break quickly. I gave up the idea to try and remove them because the bubbles constantly comming back. The gearboxes are fully ball braced and it all fits together so cleverly. 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