new tamiya release this year

[scalelover]

Nice looking trailer, they did very well on the setup of the container the ribs are very good looking and I would love to see some 20 footers come out. Now all of you with the yard trucks will have something to pull around..

p.s. are those turn style locks that hold the container on or are they the same mounts they used on the high lifts for the beds. Where they would have a body pin slide into it??

--Dan

[Espeefan]

I'm thinking a container forklift or container telahandler would be cooler then the big old gantry crane. A gantry crane would be really neat, but it would be huge! And not really necessary, as gantry cranes transfer the containers from ship to trailer, or train.

[Claus]

The Santa Fe painted this GP60M for Maersk, strictly for advertising photos. The photos were taken and the locomotive went back to Santa Fe and was repainted their red and silver warbonnet scheme,it never pulled one load in regular revenue service.

[Dreamweaver]

How about a MiJack such as the one that I used to unload empty can under in Omaha.



And since we are talking about Maersk, here is one I had. I pulled these containers out of the BN yard in Omaha, NE and hauled them up to Beresford, SD to a regional furniture company's warehouse.

Paul, and the rest of you in the MN, SD, ND, IA states know that company as Slumberland Furniture.



-Mike

[tc1cat]

Trailer and container look nice but why does Tamiya always make things for Europe? I see many more 48' to 53' containers now than ever before. Singles on trailer are just not what I see everyday.

Lynn

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by tc1cat

Trailer and container look nice but why does Tamiya always make things for Europe? I see many more 48' to 53' containers now than ever before. Singles on trailer are just not what I see everyday.

Lynn

Gotta agree with Lynn on this one.

Personally, this "new release" does zip zero for me. Tamiya added a couple new parts to the reefer chassis, added a Seacan to it, and marketed it. It's still based on a Euro chassis, which has no appeal to me. Hoping that the Maersk decals will generate world wide interest and appeal in this new release is almost embarrassing.

Guess it doesn't really matter. A certain someone has probably already got dibs on the first dozen that will hit the states anyways, and he will be parting them out.

Going back to my lonely , dark corner of the sandbox now..........

[roadranger]

The R/C truck market in the USA is not nearly as big as the european market...
Just look at all of the fantastic shows put on in europe vs. what we have here in the States.

[MACK Daddy]

The ribs on the trailer is what makes me want one, not a huge fan of the singles or the rest of the setup though

Alfy

[Rogue]

Originally Posted by roadranger

The R/C truck market in the USA is not nearly as big as the european market...
Just look at all of the fantastic shows put on in europe vs. what we have here in the States.

I agree totally Jim. The US market pales in comparison as to what happens across the pond.
Gotta follow the money i guess.

[Claus]

Would be nice if Tamiya offered it in both US and Europe versions or if the kit could be built either way.

[SonoranWraith]

I am sure we'll find out soon if the parts can be ordered separately to just get the box...

[diesel950]

it looks good for us down here as there are all kinds of trailers skels in use.
the chassis looks good by itself with working twistlocks. would be easy to change to
u.s. specs, take out the triaxle and mount the normal dual suspension at the very rear
and leave of the tire rack and side guards.

[DieselKid]

Ooh, that's gonna be cool...with lots of possibilities for custom work to be done in order to tweak the setup to more of an "American" spec.

And is anybody else seeing the potential that those single hump fenders on the chassis are gonna have? They look wide enough to fit over a set of standard duals.

Looking forward to more updates,
-Alex

[Cossett]

Hi all, here is the official release video of the container trailer, as for the locks on the rear doors it doesn't look like it would be that much work to get it to look 1:1, but that again why can't Tamiya do properly job on a kit instead for once instead of half assing it all the time.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01k3r...layer_embedded

Cheers Cossett

[Izzy]

If we had these kinds of ads running in the USA - I would bet their market would be healthier ......

Cossett - thanks for sharing - with out you I would never had known it was made .........

[Cossett]

Originally Posted by Izzy

If we had these kinds of ads running in the USA - I would bet their market would be healthier ......

Cossett - thanks for sharing - with out you I would never had known it was made .........

HI Izzy and all, before you rush out the door to your LHS and pre order one hold your breath http://www.fusionhobbies.com/Tamiya-...-p/ta56326.htm UK£ 468.00 = $747.745925 Australian dollars their abouts .........

Cheers Tracy

[fhhhstix]

$740 is full list price on TAMIYA so it should be around $460 from a dealer or at least that is what my LHS said it should go for but when it is released we will see what it is, and with my discount at the LHS I may just end up with one.

Travis

[Izzy]

and for the rest of us who don't have a friend in the biz like "00" Biddle - were paying 10% over std stock price......LOL

[ddc333]

Just one Travis ........ that would be unusual for you

[fhhhstix]

Horizion Hobby is taking preorders.

http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products...rodID=TAM56326

Travis