1987 Tamiya Boomerang “Old Boomer”

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1987 Tamiya Boomerang “Old Boomer”

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I came across this gem on Craigslist, and got an awesome deal on it, plus it was local pickup😳

Never liked the mono shock design in any tamiya, not a big fan of Asymetric looking things....🙄

So I installed a set of Bigwig shock towers, mounted on some 3Racing shocks, raised the wing a bit, added bearings, new MCI decals and modern electronics, and there it is...
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Re: 1987 Tamiya Boomerang “Old Boomer”

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hope you have spare KC lights :mrgreen:

looking good!
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Lonestar wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 12:44 pm hope you have spare KC lights :mrgreen:

looking good!
I’ve flipped it a couple of times already,😂
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Re: 1987 Tamiya Boomerang “Old Boomer”

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The Boomerang is one of the few Tamiya designs I like. That car looks great, but I agree with Lonestar, it needs to lose the bug-eyes on the front shock tower. :lol:
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Coelacanth wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 1:26 pm The Boomerang is one of the few Tamiya designs I like. That car looks great, but I agree with Lonestar, it needs to lose the bug-eyes on the front shock tower. :lol:
That’s it, I’m gonna cancel my membership to this website😭😭😭😭😭, 😁 I do think they look kinda weird😂😂, I’ll play with them, see how else to mount them👍
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