Cloadapalooza?? 25 years ?

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HawnMT

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I think you mis interpreted what they ment, any publicity is good, say the deal falls through, but axial, traxxas or hpi saw the interest in a re released clod, and see the disappointment among the group maybe it spurs them to make a new truck to appeal to us. I'll give clodoplazza a benefit of a doubt since he himself is not related with tamyia

I can't see how a failed deal would spur companies into wanting to make a new truck. I mean if all those threads and emails that were made didn't get them involved at this point why would they then say "hey look at those pissed off bunch of Clod guys over there let's go make a truck for them!"

Truth is the Clod hasn't been gone long enough for anyone to miss it(actually it hasn't been gone at all since the chrome version is still available) so I doubt there's a whole bunch of guys chomping at the bit for a new one. A re-re mostly appeals to old timers/vets who want a bit of nostalgia and like I said the Clod hasn't been gone to really even qualify to even be a re-re. What most guys here want is to know Tamiya hasn't abandoned the Clod so they can count on there being Clod parts.

Do I think Tamiya will make a special version Clod to celebrate the anniversary? yes

Will I buy a special edition Clod if/when they make it? no

Does this thread have anything to do with Tamiya making that or any other new monster truck? It pretty much has been established that that's a no.........

Clodapalooza posted a vague thread eluding to something surrounding the Clod anniversary. A lot of folks thought it had something to do with a new truck and posted up saying so and he said nothing, letting people believe that it was a possibility. After he got called out on it he back pedaled a said he never said anything about a new truck (same excuse that was used to defend Tamiya's website debacle). So if this goes bad I can't see how in the world it would be good for the solid axle monster trucks community.
 

vwhed1979

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Parts

The parts situation is just dumb! They obviously have parts to make a whole truck, the new metal plated clod kit. Why discontinue parts for a truck you sell? Of all things why the tires, a part that wears out? Either they can make tires, or they can't. If they can't make tires, how can they continue to sell kits? Now this guessing game announcement? I have 3 clods for me and my kids, and would like to buy more, but how do I know if I will be able to get parts, they sure can break them!

Quit messing around and sell what people want to buy!
 

Mo'

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The parts situation is just dumb! They obviously have parts to make a whole truck, the new metal plated clod kit. Why discontinue parts for a truck you sell? Of all things why the tires, a part that wears out? Either they can make tires, or they can't. If they can't make tires, how can they continue to sell kits? Now this guessing game announcement? I have 3 clods for me and my kids, and would like to buy more, but how do I know if I will be able to get parts, they sure can break them!

Quit messing around and sell what people want to buy!



Supposedly the tire mold is no longer useable.


No new tires = no new kits. They only reason the chrome kits are still around is because they already have them made and nobody wanted to pay what they wanted for chromed parts nobody uses.
 

william g

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I'm seeing lots of anger :eek

It may not be a Tamiya posting but I think it is a good thing, we have a week till the 11th and clodapalooza will let us in on it. I can wait the week. Doesn't matter if I like teasers, they need to get the ducks in a row and legal stuff sorted to make it all public.

Tamiya will put out a clod again, maybe with some good interest it could be sooner than better.

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DEVASTATOR

Defiance Racing
All I see is people getting fired up over nothing. You have the right to not post and just sit back and wait. The more people post the more the flames get fanned. Maybe there is something coming, maybe not. I'm not losing sleep over either possibility because it isn't really all that important.
 

kjr2

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All I see is people getting fired up over nothing. You have the right to not post and just sit back and wait. The more people post the more the flames get fanned. Maybe there is something coming, maybe not. I'm not losing sleep over either possibility because it isn't really all that important.
Yep. If something cool comes out of this that's great. If I think its lame that's ok too it might be cool to someone else.

I would like the Clod to continue on but all good things come to an end. Bruisers are doneski. Juggernaut is nearly impossible to source parts for. Kinda sad but maybe the clods time has come. 25 years is a long time. You think emaxx will be avaialable in 20 more years? No chance.

Dont ger me wrong Clod is my favorite truck base but nothing last forever. Cut off the clod supply and dudes will be racing and modding and bashing the next truck maybe wheely king
 

DEVASTATOR

Defiance Racing
This is not a farce, that much I now know but it is all I can say right now. I do recommend keeping an eye out for more details as they are coming very soon :)
 

kjr2

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Maybe the Clod is like those joke birthday cake candles. You blow it out and it comes back over and over!
 

Budhatrain

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All I see is people getting fired up over nothing. You have the right to not post and just sit back and wait. The more people post the more the flames get fanned. Maybe there is something coming, maybe not. I'm not losing sleep over either possibility because it isn't really all that important.

DEVASTATOR
This is not a farce, that much I now know but it is all I can say right now. I do recommend keeping an eye out for more details as they are coming very soon
I thought this was funny... talking about fanning the flame. HAHA
 

DEVASTATOR

Defiance Racing
It's not faning the flame. I know who is behind what is going on and when you see who, you'll know what I am talking about. Some cool things are coming and it's not a new Clod. Be patient.

Oh, and Mike, it's in your back yard almost literally :)
 

kjr2

Old Timer
I'm changing my guess back to "get together". The name Clodapalooza implies some king of gathering. Or a race or something. And Dev said it's almost in Mike back yard indicating a location not a product so if so, I'm requesting somebody post PICS!
 

JKRacing37

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I'm guessing it's a giant Transformer that is going to rise up out of the ground from underneath the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. It will be a Decepticon, and transform into a monstrous Clodbuster and immediately start doing cyclones and ruining Cleveland. After smashing most of Cleveland a task force will be assembled to stop the threat.

Mo will be enlisted to stop the threat since he is nearby in Pittsburgh. He meets with top generals from the military and he is shown hi-res photos of the transformer. He identifies the soft underbelly where the giant lipo is kept and recommends puncturing the battery with a huge lawn jart that is affixed to a huge genetically modified sheep. The sheep is air lifted into the area, then hit with a giant cattle prod and it runs frantically into the Decepticon Clodbuster (Clodatron? Too cheesy?). The lipo is punctured and Clodatron bursts into flames. To everyone's surprise the transformer ejects the battery, roasts the sheep over the battery flame, and eats leg of lamb while sitting on top of the Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The generals are upset with Mo and he is bewildered how Clodatron is still operational. He decides to go underground and form a rag-tag team of renegades to stop the threat.

Meanwhile Clodatron moves towards Detroit. The generals assume he is going to use the resources in Detroit to assemble an entire army of robot vehicles and try to take over the planet. On the way he destroys Cedar Point, which really pisses off a lot of folks. He uses the arch of the Top Fuel Dragster to fashion a new roll bar. New Era immediately claims copyright infringement.

In the meantime HawnMT is really disgusted with the whole situation. He assumes that Tamiya is behind this only looking to promote their 25th anniversary gold Clod. The shot turns to flashbacks of his childhood where his Clodbuster was destroyed by neighborhood bullies. After seeing a flashback where he wrote to Tamiya about his plight and Tamiya refused to help him replace his beloved red Clod with Chevorlet grill and tailgate, his rage reaches a fever pitch. He enlists the help of the entire Hawaiian MT scene. As the shot fades to black it's a mix of work - sparks flying, welding slag hitting the ground, sheets of metal being carried...

Clodatron has since left a path of destruction 10 miles wide all the way from Cleveland to Detroit. Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay, the Ambassador Bridge, Motor City Casino, and Ford Field are all completely destroyed. Mayor Bing praises the swift demolition of abandoned homes. Clodatron makes his way to the Ford River Rouge plant and begins to assemble his army. No one is worried because Fords suck. HA! Kidding, just seeing if you were still reading this crap. The Army decides a tactical nuke is the best way to stop the threat. The nuke is launched and as it's incoming Clodatron transforms and the nuke hits a bulls eye right on the injector scoop. The nuclear energy turns Clodatron's major plastic pieces from blue to green. Tamiya takes note. Clodatron transforms again and continues his work. Anyone within an arm's reach of a liquor cabinet begins to drink heavy.

Mo has made his way across the country and assembled his team - BlueIce12, KingClod27, kjr2, TXT-2.0, Miratlhed, and cpe mt. After much arguing and disagreements, it's decided the best way to meet this threat is head on with a giant Clod of their own. Brett draws up the plans and work begins.

The Hawaii group is next seen...tired...dirty...and getting ready to unveil their creation. HawnMT removes the tarp and it's a giant mechanical wall hugging platypus! (Editor’s note - might be funny if you followed the Tamiya countdown saga) HawnMT gives his best Braveheart speech, mounts the beast, and sets off across the Pacific to meet his sort of childhood nemesis head on!

Back to the underground bunch...they are holed up in an amazingly well stocked underground industrial center. Suddenly the door flies open and it's ReaperGN!!!! Miratlhed immediately grabs him and says, "Hey, hey, hey! This is a rogue robot movie! Zombie movie is on lot B!!!" ReaperGN apologizes and wishes everyone luck. Brett says, "Luck is only needed if you don't have carbon fiber." Camera pans to stockpiles of huge carbon fiber sheeting...fade to black.

Meanwhile Clodatron has been buried for years, so he is not current on tech. He fashions an army of...what? Ford Pintos? Yep...yellow Pintos. Hundreds of them. Fade to black as he smirks and whispers, "25th anniversary of domination." Whoa. Heavy.

HawnMT is making his way across the US. At first citizens are frightened, but realize he is a force of justice and possible protection from Clodatron. Soon the country is rallying behind him, he is billed as our only hope. But little do people know...

Cut back to the underground crew. They unveil a giant scale Predator chassis, 20' tall tires, 14 GE mini-guns, 10 Keith Black hemi engines with a combined HP rating of 24,000 HP, and enough carbon armor to withstand...ummm...a giant transforming Clod? Everyone is amazed, Brett says, "Tony Stark used to cheat off me in college." They draw straws to see who will drive, BlueIce12 gets the honors and everyone else mans ordinance. They roll out with AC/DC's Thunderstruck blasting...

Clodatron senses the giant platypus headed his way and immediately sends 25 Pinto soldiers to eliminate HawnMT. As they approach, HawnMT says something witty that I can't think of right now on the fly. HawnMT's platypus is far too powerful for the pintos, and immediately turns them into scrap. He marches on towards the River Rogue plant, the epicenter of an awesome showdown.

As HawnMT is near, JAnderson shows up and apologizes to HawnMT for Tamiya not helping him when he was a kid. HawnMT then realizes that Tamiya is not behind this attack....but who is?

Clodatron assembles his remaining forces and moves out to meet the platypus head on. A massive showdown begins. Pintos were blowing up everywhere, Clodatron knocked HawnMT off the platypus and the platypus goes into fail safe mode, making circles while humming the theme song from Cheers. Just as Clodatron is about to smash HawnMT flat the underground renegade crew shows up and rams Clodatron right in the wheelnuts. Clodatron goes down, and the crew grabs up HawnMT and places him back on his platypus. The crew then rear ends the remaining Pintos turning them into huge fireballs of scrap metal. HawnMT takes the opportunity to use the platypus' monstrous beaver tail to smash Clodatron flat and he falls into a giant underground freezer that is there for no apparent reason. HawnMT then says, "Better lay low and chill, bro."

As the hero’s assemble over the pit to view their handiwork, very inspirational orchestra music plays. Budhatrain shows up, looks in the pit, and says, "The big announcement and that's it?!?!" Fade to black.

*THAT* is what I think will happen on the 11th.
 
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HawnMT

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It could happen...........


Just one correction John, I would never say this:

HawnMT then says, "Better lay low and chill, bro."
Over here we say "brah" not bro. It's a Hawaii thing: brother - brotha - braddah - brah.



ps- John you have waaaaay too much time on your hands! lol
 

JKRacing37

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Over here we say "brah" not bro. It's a Hawaii thing: brother - brotha - braddah - brah.
Noted! Final draft will be changed.

that and it'd be a hawaiian monk seal, not a platypus...
Ah, good! Like the authentic local tidbits - it will add much more realism to the production. :D

In place of the platypus I also considered a BJ Penn replica robot. That would have kept a Hawaiian theme a lot better but I like the idea of a Monk Seal. Maybe this one could be a Shaolin Monk Seal?
 
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