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Hey y'all,

Pretty sure someone here would know... a topic was started on TC but it never got a definite answer.
I was thinking they are identical (C12) :



Then it was mentioned that the Hornet item might be a bit thinner.
Could someone confirm (or refute)?

Measurements from the Hornet part :

Overall height (including Tamiya logo) - 8.40mm
Height at screw holes - 3.20mm
Inside depth (measured at the side, not the centre of the indentation) - 6.75mm

One goes on the other. they are the same. Maybe the difference comes from the manufacturing period. Like the gearboxes between lunchy and grasshopper. But they are the same. I mounted 1 gh model on my frog

Thanks, what really only matters is if they're interchangeable (not so much cosmetics).

Frog cover has the holes at 9 & 3 o' clock & "TAMIYA" is moulded horizontally, Hornet/Grasshopper the holes are at 1 & 7 & TAMIYA is moulded to be horizontal when fitted

I used a Hornet one on my son's Brat. I'm pretty sure it is less deep, but it worked anyway.

Edit:

(note Tamiya logo not horizontal)

External height (from the mounting face to the top, not including the raised logo) is very approximately 7mm. So with the logo and the raised ring inside, could be 8.4mm.

Edit 2: Just looked at my other son's (original) Frog and the height of that cover is about 12mm and the logo is recessed (but in line with the holes).

Edit 3: The pinion does not protrude out of the side of the gearbox, so in fact a flat plate would do just as well.

Edou leave me 2 days the time to receive my second frog and I test the différences.

Jonny wrote:

Frog cover has the holes at 9 & 3 o' clock & "TAMIYA" is moulded horizontally, Hornet/Grasshopper the holes are at 1 & 7 & TAMIYA is moulded to be horizontal when fitted

so I should install a frog cover on my LB so one can read the logo willst wheeling

Cheers, guys. Guess this one's solved.

waterbok wrote:

my LB

I think it's 2fast4that.

stingray wrote:

leave me 2 days

No can do, it's been redirected to my house.
Tbh, never was the biggest fan of the Frog shell. Looks a little stumpy for my taste.

The body of this froggy is so sick that I will put another body on it. Maybe a brat one but I need the wheeles and the front body stay for that.

Edou, I think that the frog cover is a little higher than hornet too.
I'm intriged by the driv train gear in brass too???? On my other it is in aloy and on my rere brat too. Is it normal??????