Tamiya: Toyota TS050 Hybrid Le Mans 2018

[martinfan5]

And it looks like Tamiya is gonna give us two new kits for 2019, a pre order listing has showed up for a 1/24th scale plastic model kit for the TS050, a release date of April is being shown, far as I know, this kit has not been officially announced yet.

https://www.hobbyeasy.com/en/data/433adivnnzmc86pfvihm.html

Will update this post when more info and or photo's become available.

Edited December 29, 2018 by martinfan5

[maltsr]

Excellent - can't wait!

[Bennyg]

Funny how it came true! Very pleased.

Ben

[dbostream]

Not my cup of tea but I look forward to seeing other people's builds.

[Jhedir6]

6 hours ago, maltsr said:

Excellent - can't wait!

Yup yup yup...... Only makes sense that they did this. With the 1/32 and the 1/10th RC done, I was surprised this wasnt the kit announcement from the Tamiya Toy Fair. Also with it being the first Japanese manufacturer win at Le Mans since the Mazda 787b I'm not surprised they're making it. I'll be doing at least one.......heck, who am I kidding I'm sure I'll get more than one.

[niteowl7710]

Just now, Jhedir6 said:

Yup yup yup...... Only makes sense that they did this. With the 1/32 and the 1/10th RC done, I was surprised this wasnt the kit announcement from the Tamiya Toy Fair. Also with it being the first Japanese manufacturer win at Le Mans since the Mazda 787b I'm not surprised they're making it. I'll be doing at least one.......heck, who am I kidding I'm sure I'll get more than one.

Well it turns out (remember it's the "missing number kit") the Ford GT had been in development for something like 18 months by the time it finally officially broke cover at Tamiya Fair.  It's presumed they wanted to make it accurate to the actual production street car, rather than the early auto show prototypes.  

[89AKurt]

Something new, this was announced in a Spot Model email, link to their website:

Tamiya - Toyota TS050 Hybrid Gazoo Racing - 24 Hours Le Mans 2018

[Gramps46]

Thanks for the heads up and the link.

[martinfan5]

A few of us have been talking about it here since Dec 29th,  but the thread fell back to page 2, easy to miss

 

[89AKurt]

2 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

A few of us have been talking about it here since Dec 29th,  but the thread fell back to page 2, easy to miss

 

I swear that I did a search before posting!  Sorry, I have no problem if the Admin deletes this thread.

[oldcarfan]

I like the idea, but I quit watching prototype raining when they went full doofus on the body design. Bring on the cool style of the 80s GTP cars!

[martinfan5]

On 1/23/2019 at 8:50 PM, 89AKurt said:

I swear that I did a search before posting!  Sorry, I have no problem if the Admin deletes this thread.

The search function doenst always work .

[Jim N]

On 1/23/2019 at 9:50 PM, 89AKurt said:

I swear that I did a search before posting!  Sorry, I have no problem if the Admin deletes this thread.

You did your due diligence, I wouldn't worry about it Kurt.  I don't know how many different threads there are on Gravity Paints and they seem to keep multiplying like rabbits.

[89AKurt]

3 hours ago, Jim N said:

You did your due diligence, I wouldn't worry about it Kurt.  I don't know how many different threads there are on Gravity Paints and they seem to keep multiplying like rabbits.

I noticed that too.  Perhaps when people start a thread, they overlook the tag box.  Being a responsible forum troll takes discipline.

[Jhedir6]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10156588663699821/

[martinfan5]

Actual photos of the kit, it will have a engine( detail)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10156588663699821/

[Turberticus]

17 hours ago, martinfan5 said:

Actual photos of the kit, it will have a engine( detail)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/tamiyamodelmagazine/permalink/10156588663699821/

Here are some higher res and additional pics (right click the image and choose "Open image in new tab") 

https://tamiyablog.com/2019/01/tamiya-24349-toyota-gazoo-racing-ts50-hybrid-nuremberg-toy-fair-2019/

Unfortunately it will only have gearbox detail as that will be partially visible through the closed rear bodywork, and also serves the purpose of anchoring the rear wishbones and driveshafts. Sadly there is no engine to speak of. If there were, you would see radiators, turbos, exhaust pipes and an actual engine block on the sprues. Also, there are no images of the TS050 engine bay anywhere to be found so it's obvious Toyota would rather not share that kind of sensitive information, despite Audi and Porsche ending their Prototype programs.

Here's a breakdown: 



#1 is the monocoque/cockpit (Electrical boxes/switches on the right), terminating with the simplest representation of an engine block I've ever seen with an attachment point for the gearbox at the end. This is very similar to how the Tamiya SF70H gearbox attached to its monocoque. 
#2 is the top of the gearbox with the upper wishbones.
#3 is the gearbox itself with mounting points for the suspension/driveshafts, plus the rear crash structure. 

Credit goes to Scaleautofactory for the image. 

Edited January 31, 2019 by Turberticus

[Daddyfink]

[Turberticus]

4 minutes ago, Daddyfink said:

That's an image of the real car. I posted images of the completed model above, but still a great pic of a cool looking car  Can't wait to build it.

Edited January 31, 2019 by Turberticus

[Matt Bacon]

It’s an interesting historical artefact; with the rule changes for Le Mans next year we’re unlikely to see its like again... although the cars we DO get promise to be pretty cool looking, if a bit more familiar than the exotic LMP1s...

best,

M.

[martinfan5]

6 hours ago, Turberticus said:

Here are some higher res and additional pics (right click the image and choose "Open image in new tab") 

https://tamiyablog.com/2019/01/tamiya-24349-toyota-gazoo-racing-ts50-hybrid-nuremberg-toy-fair-2019/

Unfortunately it will only have gearbox detail as that will be partially visible through the closed rear bodywork, and also serves the purpose of anchoring the rear wishbones and driveshafts. Sadly there is no engine to speak of. If there were, you would see radiators, turbos, exhaust pipes and an actual engine block on the sprues. Also, there are no images of the TS050 engine bay anywhere to be found so it's obvious Toyota would rather not share that kind of sensitive information, despite Audi and Porsche ending their Prototype programs.

Here's a breakdown: 



#1 is the monocoque/cockpit (Electrical boxes/switches on the right), terminating with the simplest representation of an engine block I've ever seen with an attachment point for the gearbox at the end. This is very similar to how the Tamiya SF70H gearbox attached to its monocoque. 
#2 is the top of the gearbox with the upper wishbones.
#3 is the gearbox itself with mounting points for the suspension/driveshafts, plus the rear crash structure. 

Credit goes to Scaleautofactory for the image. 

Ok, thanks for the info, I was going off of what someone else said about the engine detail.

[Turberticus]

45 minutes ago, martinfan5 said:

Ok, thanks for the info, I was going off of what someone else said about the engine detail.

You're welcome! I too thought there was an engine until I saw the parts in closer detail. I'm a little bummed but I'm still going to pre-order it

[niteowl7710]

The box art says "Authentic Engine & Suspension Detail"...apparently we're stretching the meaning of authentic and detail a bit these days.

[Turberticus]

28 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

The box art says "Authentic Engine & Suspension Detail"...apparently we're stretching the meaning of authentic and detail a bit these days.

That's not the official box art. Steve from Hiroboy created a "preview" box art for preorders on his website and used an image of the RC car and probably cut/pasted the text.

Edited January 31, 2019 by Turberticus

[Bill Eh?]

I just came across a video from Andy's Hobby Headquarters, which gives a showing of what's in the box for Tamiya's Toyota TS050.