Unfortunately I missed the original announcement of this product on November 14th, 2016 so I missed out on the deepest pre-order discount, however there are still a couple days left (as of Nov 26, 2016) to save 20% and get free shipping in continental US. Details are below.
What is the Tamiya ORV chassis and why would you care? Rather than repeat everything that has been said before, I'll post some of what Alberto (Pintopower on TamiyaClub) posted on the TamiyaClub forum and add some of my own comments.
Original TamiyaClub forum link from Pintopower: http://www.tamiyaclub.com/forum/index.php?/topic/81019-mip-super-ball-diff-for-tamiya-orv-cars-now-on-sale/&page=1
MIP Part Page (where you will add to cart)
http://www.miponline.com/store/mip16210.html
MIP Pre-sales Page (where you will find the promo codes)
http://www.miponline.com/store/miptamiyainfo.html
The following video from AMPRO Engineering (also from Alberto/Pintopower) explains everything:
Here is some information from Alberto:
This is how it is going to work. The pre-sale will go on for 3 weeks [starting Nov 15th, 2016]. In those 3 weeks, a minimum order quantity of 250 must be reached. You will place your order with MIP and your credit card will be charged. When that happens, the diff goes on to full on production as soon as they reach their goal. It will be manufactured in house and then mailed from their facility in Covina, California to you directly. Shipping is estimated to start early January 2017. Once this milestone has been hit, MIP has many more upgrades planned for Tamiya cars. This diff is just the start.
If we do not hit 250 in 3 weeks, the project is cancelled. Your credit cards will be completely refunded and there will continue to be nothing for the ORV.
I [Alberto/Pintopower] have been working with them for years to try and convince them of the market for these vintage cars. You may recall my early post about this and sadly, a number of “patches” for the ORV as well as early production cost estimates made the project lose steam. With the advent of the 2016 BF and many, many nagging meetings with them, they decided to create the single greatest needed part for any RC car ever.
Compatibility Information
Find your ORV chassis below to see what required parts are needed to use this new MIP differential.
Subaru Brat: 58038 (original) & 58384 (rere)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
- Requires Tamiya 9335026 RC Diff Spur & C. Gear: 58060 - X9954.
- Requires 16 tooth pinion.
Lancia Rally: 58040 (original)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
- Requires Tamiya 9335026 RC Diff Spur & C. Gear: 58060 - X9954.
- Requires 16 tooth pinion.
Frog: 58041 (original) & 58354 (rere)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
- Requires Tamiya 9335026 RC Diff Spur & C. Gear: 58060 - X9954.
- Requires 16 tooth pinion.
Blackfoot: 58058 (original)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
Monster Beetle: 58060 (original)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
Mudblaster: 58077 (original)
- Requires Tamiya 53908 RC Frog 2005 Assem Univ. Shaft.
Monster Beetle: 58618 (rere)
- Direct drop-in. No additional parts required.
Blackfoot: 58633 (rere)
- Direct drop-in. No additional parts required.
Pricing:
Week two: $48 + Free Shipping in Continental USA, Flat Rate worldwide with Code “vintage20”. Continental US buyers can enter Code "orvshipping" to get free shipping.
Week three: $54 + Shipping in Continental USA, Flat Rate worldwide with Code “late10”
If this pre-order succeeds with over 250 orders, then the normal production retail price will be $60 + shipping.
Remember to type in promo codes before you check out to get the discounts.
Continental USA gets free shipping for weeks 1 and 2 (Enter Code "orvshipping" after entering Code "vintage20"). Continental US shipping is not free for week 3.
Global shipping is flat rate so if you order more than one, it is the same cost.
Some more information from Alberto:
You might be asking who is this “MIP”?. Moores Innovative Products was founded in 1978 and is no stranger to upgraded Tamiya parts. Anyone remember the 4WD SRB? That was them. They were around through the golden age of RC, survived the late 90’s and is one of the last companies that designs, engineers, tests, manufactures and ships from their facility in Southern California. They make upgraded and OEM parts for buggies as large as 1/5th for many of the manufacturer of high end RC cars today. In summary, they make the best stuff you can get and it is all made in the USA.
As you can imagine, I am very excited about this and I hope you are as well. I really need your help getting the word out so that we can make this an unmitigated success. I will post links to the info page as well as the presales page as soon as they are finished. I also requested some updated model pictures from them and will post soon. Please let me know if you have any questions and I know we will hit our minimum goal.
I don’t know about you but I have been wanting a solution to this diff since I put my monster beetle away in 1996 with a ruined gearbox.
Just so you know, I do not work for them, I have simply been working to have them better understand the vintage RC car owners better and create a solution that would benefit the most people while giving them the best options for the driveline on the ORV. Remember, this is just the beginning. I know what is next, and it is awesome.
Alberto
Many thanks to Alberto for pursuing this project with MIP and dogging them into offering this pre-order. I am hopeful that it will be successful and lead to many more hop-ups for both vintage and re-re Tamiya vehicles.
