I like your project Linc. I have a special place in my heart for Tamiya. I love their kits and how they look. I still have an old Tamiya TL-01 that I rebuilt a couple years ago to let my son play with it. It's got an old EPIC 27 turn motor in it and runs off 5000 mah Nimh cells but I might change that one day and go brushless/lipo.