New to the site from the tampa fl area

[126happy]

Hi everyone, just thought id stop in say hi. I am really liking this site, it is a really cool website!! I like how a lot of you guys are showing pics of your steps in your semi builds!! well I just got into this hobby but not new to building.I just bought 3 Tamiya haulers and 2 trailers and now im looking to start on the customization stuff!
so sorry if I ask some of the same question asked before! I do try doing thread searches 1st but we all know that doesn't work sometimes. so any help or pointers would be great.

ill update my profile shortly, and will post pics of my build also.

thx yall
shaun aka 126happy

[The Wurst]

Welcome to the forum Shaun. I am a newbie as well working on my first build.

[KAF1]

Welcome, as I too am a newbie. I am on about to start on my second and third build.
Good luck with your build, Kenneth.

[cosworth34677]

hi fellow tampa fla guy! i'm in safety harbor right over the Courtney cambell.

[JoseFL10-4]

Hi men welcome to the forum, any question let me know, Orlando fl,.

[Chatham]

Glad to see so many on here from Florida. I'm still trying to figure out how this forum works so please cut me a little slack. I'm here to learn, not to teach but I'll help if I can. Great site and so much information.
Welcome everyone.

[GjtBob]

Welcome fellow newbie. You'll gain a ton of ideas, and tips by browsing the threads, and that'll get your creative juices flowing. Good luck, and remember to have fun.

[Prodrvr2006]

I just joined up too from Tampa...no truck yet

[Gator]

Good to hear from the I-4/I-75 corridor. Miss those days of dodging Hwy 27/441. Have fun and let your creations inspire others.

[126happy]

Originally Posted by Gator

Good to hear from the I-4/I-75 corridor. Miss those days of dodging Hwy 27/441. Have fun and let your creations inspire others.

lol these tampa drivers piss mr off!! my summer break is over... I think im going to go back to moving oversize eq this week!! so im guessin my build progress is gonna sloooow way down. ugh....

did you move outta state gator?

[126happy]

Originally Posted by Prodrvr2006

I just joined up too from Tampa...no truck yet

welcome man... I'm up in Wesley chapel

[126happy]

Originally Posted by cosworth34677

hi fellow tampa fla guy! i'm in safety harbor right over the Courtney cambell.

heck yeah man.. I know were your from cosworth!! I LOVE clearwater except for the traffic getting in and outta there!! hahaha

[Gator]

Yes, 126happy, I am up around the lower La way! Get home maybe once a year, way too much traffic there for me now.

[janderson]

Are you Tampa guys familiar with Morris Kohl Hobbies? I know the owner and he is big into our trucks!

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by janderson

Are you Tampa guys familiar with Morris Kohl Hobbies? I know the owner and he is big into our trucks!

ya i kind of love hate him, he's great because of the parts he has and can get. but he only stocks what he likes and won't get you anything different. tried to get a scania r470 from him and he gave me this love speech on how it tips at high speed......???? he also kicked my buddy out because he bought a emaxx from a shop two blocks from his work, and my buddy didn't drive at the times so it was easier to buy it there then Morris. but i know of his shop when i raced he was a regular stop on my parts round up

[janderson]

Originally Posted by cosworth34677

ya i kind of love hate him, he's great because of the parts he has and can get. but he only stocks what he likes and won't get you anything different. tried to get a scania r470 from him and he gave me this love speech on how it tips at high speed......???? he also kicked my buddy out because he bought a emaxx from a shop two blocks from his work, and my buddy didn't drive at the times so it was easier to buy it there then Morris. but i know of his shop when i raced he was a regular stop on my parts round up

That's Morris. Funny on the R470 as he orders alot of trucks from us and I know he has ordered R470's.

[Prodrvr2006]

Originally Posted by janderson

Are you Tampa guys familiar with Morris Kohl Hobbies? I know the owner and he is big into our trucks!

I past that place once, never went in. So I looked his place up online and I seen there were 28 reviews. I read them all. You know him, is he an a-hole? Some of the comments were just shredding this guy.

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by Prodrvr2006

I past that place once, never went in. So I looked his place up online and I seen there were 28 reviews. I read them all. You know him, is he an a-hole? Some of the comments were just shredding this guy.

well short of calling him one........yes he is..... but he dose have his good points not many, but he dose. he knows his stuff and if you talk to him and get him to open up a bit he can be pleasant

[janderson]

He can be rough around the edges, but I have known him for 15+yrs and never take him too serious. He knows his stuff with R/C and more. He is a big Tamiya supporter and does a lot of custom work. I wish there was shops like his in CA, though he used to be in San Diego, CA long ago. It's worth a stop by to see all his stuff, Just tell him Joe from Tamiya sent ya!

[cosworth34677]

Originally Posted by janderson

He can be rough around the edges, but I have known him for 15+yrs and never take him too serious. He knows his stuff with R/C and more. He is a big Tamiya supporter and does a lot of custom work. I wish there was shops like his in CA, though he used to be in San Diego, CA long ago. It's worth a stop by to see all his stuff, Just tell him Joe from Tamiya sent ya!

just a side note, Joe when is tamiya going to come out with some day-cabs bro? or a wheel loader ?? think they could make a great heavy machine and be a lot cheaper then the other companys