More Tamiya Buggy Champ 58441 Pre-Order Info

If you live in the US, both Tower Hobbies and Horizon Hobbies are taking pre-orders for the Tamiya Buggy Champ for around $340. Tower Hobbies says Late July delivery, while Horizon says early September, so it’s anyone’s guess as to when they might come in.

A Few Days With An iPhone 3G[S]

Having owned a 3G iPhone for about a year, I wasn’t too torqued up about upgrading to a 3G[S] given the short list of improvements and cost of upgrading. But now that I’ve spent a few days with the new device, I gotta say, I am impressed. Here are my favorite improvements: (more…)

Deleting Your iPhone Data – For Good!

Selling you old iPhone to offset the cost of a new one? So did I. Twice, as a matter in fact. Before you ship it off, you’ll want to delete all your data on you phone. A simple “Restore” through iTunes isn’t enough. Here’s what I did. (more…)

iPhone 3G[S] Unboxing Photos

The new iPhone 3G S is available today. I pre-ordered mine and it just arrived a few minutes ago. (more…)

Hobby Search Japan Taking 58441 Buggy Champ Battery Pre-orders

If you’ve already reserved your Tamiya Buggy Champ, you can now reserve the battery, too at Hobby Search in Japan: http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10089824 This battery is specially made (it’s shorter than a standard stick pack) to fit in the Buggy Champ’s radio box.

TamiyaUSA Buggy Champ 58441 Page

TamiyaUSA has a new Buggy Champ page with all kinds of great photos and info. I tell ya, it looks SO much like the original Rough Rider it’s scary…scary GOOD! Check it out here: Tamiya USA Buggy Champ page