the ford escort cosworth is excellent from when i was a kid best ford ever in the1990s and to day10 out of 10

WOW Finally an Escort Cosworth I can afford This was bought for my daughter and myself as she wanted somthing faster than The FTX Kanyon which I bought her for Christmas now I ve had to make her a trailer to tow this so we can take both out every time I forgot how addictive RC Cars are We absolutely Love it

Great Tamiya kit Body moulding is not the best with a mould line across the middle of the bonnet Notespring dampers and no bearings make sure you add extra to your basket to improve performance

This is the first time I have ever used modelsport and purchased the rerelease of the 1998 tamiya escort cosworth and I will be definitely using them again when I start ordering the upgrades for the tto2

Gary's review of Hotpoint HPTC00225709 HOTPOINT Outer Glass

Pros: Awesome bit of kit for the money my boy will be over the moon this xmas

Great kit to build

Really enjoyed building this. Instructions are good and the combo deal was spot on - even included batteries for the transmitter! Little things make all the difference ha ha. Loooking for my next kit now

Ian's review of Hotpoint HPTC00225709 HOTPOINT Outer Glass

Pros: Good value for moneyCons: None

Tamiya RC Ford Escort Cosworth 1998 TT-02 Super Package Deal

Second time I've ordered from your company and cannot fault your service thank you

Tamiya TT02 Escort custom

Being new to RC and a huge fan of the Escort Cosworth this seemed a good starting point. Having had experience with Tamiya kits in the past through scale modelling, I believed this would have the same style of fitment and easy to follow instructions and I was correct. YouTube helped a lot by watching various build videos beforehand and finding out through them that the plastic bearings included within the kit are pointless and you need a relatively cheap sealed metal bearing set instead, which are available at extra cost (Bought mine through eBay 7) . The videos mentioned filling some gaps in the base with hot glue to prevent stones collecting and hindering the steering so I did this to mine too, I decided that I wanted a rally car body style so a set of decals and ... MoreBeing new to RC and a huge fan of the Escort Cosworth this seemed a good starting point. Having had experience with Tamiya kits in the past through scale modelling, I believed this would have the same style of fitment and easy to follow instructions and I was correct. YouTube helped a lot by watching various build videos beforehand and finding out through them that the plastic bearings included within the kit are pointless and you need a relatively cheap sealed metal bearing set instead, which are available at extra cost (Bought mine through eBay 7) . The videos mentioned filling some gaps in the base with hot glue to prevent stones collecting and hindering the steering so I did this to mine too, I decided that I wanted a rally car body style so a set of decals and different paints where ordered (again through eBay). The build was straight forward but the electrics where tricky, more YouTube and it was done.. first impressions, this isnt a rally car despite me trying to turn it into one, the tyres are for tarmac and the car is quite low to the ground even on the higher setting, meaning it gets grounded quite easily when travelling over rough terrain, it will go over grass providing its quite short but the lumps and bumps of my lawn have me walking to the car to move it everyso often. Ive taken it into a gravel filled space and given it a good slide around, the dust gets everywhere inside the car as its open, a separate dust cover is available though an aftermarket manufacturer and if you plan on power sliding though gravel then thats probably a good idea to get one. However the chassis is quite delicate a decent crash into the garage wall after a week of ownership required me to purchase spare parts in order to have it running again, the lower arm bush popped out and wouldnt bind as it did before so any large bump uncoupled the bottom joint and you had to push it back in before you could go again. This I know is not really what the car is intended for and given ample flat land it would probably last a good while longer than the week I killed mine in. Things will wear out over time so be prepared to spend cash on maintenance and every time you take it out nip up the screws, without thread locker the screws will work loose and parts disappear. There are lots of upgrades available too and searching online the original sprues that are supplied in the kit can be purchased from various people so if you loose or break parts you can get more either genuine or aftermarket. On the whole I would recommend this kit for a beginner and even though it needed to be repaired I put that down to me not using it as intended.