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I've always been interested in RC cars. When I was a kid we never had money for any, so I never had one :( But retained the interest as an adult. I could never commit to a big purchase, so I collected Kyosho mini-z cars over the past years, but haven't added for 3 or 4 years now (I've got 6 or so).

 

This weekend the Tamiya store was having a sale and a few things went my way:

 

#1 The wife wasn't around

#2 I was there with a total Tamiya addict (bro-in-law)

#3 We found a Tamiya store?

#4 20% off store wide sale :D

 

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Also managed to find the Kyosho distributor and were it not for bag space, was sorely tempted by this:

 

http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/rc/detail.html?product_id=106257

 

It was mammoth, and would have been awesome!

 

Anyone else into RC?

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I'm into RC. Used to fly nitro planes and have always been into cars. Lately I've been getting into the electric helis.

 

Not so much into it any more, can't seem to find the time or money. I tend to focus on one hobby at a time and at present that's consoles and arcade stuff.

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I had 2 of these when I was a kid...

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KYOSHO-1-10-OPTIMA-4WD-VINTAGE-RC-NEW-BOX-NIB-/290600111725?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item43a91dce6d

 

They were the shit back then. We built a track over in the back paddock.....

 

NOTE: They don't like to be jumped very high

 

 

I'd love to get a nice 1/10 battery powered car again to play with....i remember it being an expensive hobby though.

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Yeah I have always been into any forms of RC. First cars then boats then planes. Did a bit of car racing. Even got a Heli at one point. All my old car stuff is in storage on the east coast awaiting my arrival ;) . Got an electric plane with me at the moment I fly as I travel around.

Cant beat the old Tamiya kits though. I use to have the original Hornet car and also a Falcon.

Can never go past the stuff without a look when I take the young bloke to Toyworld :).

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I always thought the Tamiya stuff was regarded as crappy gear. Every time we used to get Tamiya kit there would be stripped gears and smashed bits all the time.

 

What are the good brands of battery powered cars these days. I remember Associated, LOSI, Kyosho.....

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Yeah, I used to be a Tamiya kid. Had stacks of cars of theirs and was always pretty happy with them.

 

From memory I had:

Hornet

Grass Hopper

Frog

Supabrat

Fox

Hot Shot

Wild One

 

Not all at the same time mind you, but usually 2 or 3 at any time.

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Tamiya were (and basically still are) the upper end of toy and lower end of enthusiast RC. Great backyard/park RC. I always had cheap RC cars (road) when I was a kid. When I got married I got my first Tamiya (Stadium truck) and later my first real RC (HPI RS4 Nitro Pro). In the last few years my son (now 7) has been getting interested but the holder of the purse strings won't let me buy something at that level so I've been down the toy road again and also the Chinese knockoff (had a copy of the Associate RC18T each but kept breaking parts). Have been given permission to spend a few hundred for an electric RC buggy/truggy for the young bloke for Christmas so am wondering what I can get that won't fall to bits and I can get parts for readily. Would prefer 1/10 scale but down to 1/18 if need be.
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I have a HPI E10 AE86 (the red one) and I got it last year. Came with a rolling shell + motor. I bought a few pieces here and there for it and its been solid since.

I did have a Rtr Tamiya but on the 2nd day I had it, the wheel frame snapped (this was a few years ago) and I didnt know of parts for it so I couldnt use it. The HPI E10 was great fun though just haven't played with it as much as I used to unfortunately.

@Viper: HPI E10'sand Tamiya TT-01's are fairly popular and have lots of parts readily available and are of great build quality from what I've heard. I can vouch for the HPI E10 as mine has had a few crashes and it bounces back and isnt that slow either with a stock motor (can be upgraded if its too slow for you). You could probably get a running HPI E10 or TT-01 for a few hundred easily.

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I have a HPI baja 5B buggy that I love to use . It runs a 2 stoke motor that is very easy to start - have had problems with starting glow plug type cars.

 

Also enjoy the electric heli's although the wife get the shits when I buzz the small one around the house and chase her with it.

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back in the old days (lol) Tamiya was THE brand. I cant even remember hearing of any others until Kyosho came along, which at the time where regarded as the inferior product to Tamiya.

I also have one of these in peices in storage. Couldnt find parts for it 10 years ago so ended up getting it running with old photo copier parts my old man found at the dump. Not quite as original as this one but still looks much the same. I think they are from the mid 80's era. It is 4 wheel drive with a .21 size engine. It has a small steel chain the ran the length of the car to drive the front and back diffs.

 

Thunder Tiger Silver Fox

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Never been into nitro myself, always preferred battery, less problems and not that much slower these days, easier to get parts too.

 

For me its more about reliving something that I couldn't get at the time (in the 80s). The car on the right is a 1:18 rtr hornet. The kit in the middle is a Sand Scorcher from the early 80s / late 70s (re-release of course). The car on the left is something a bit quicker, 4wd Super Levant.

 

Got a trip coming up in January possibly to Hong Kong so will try and get the Ultima DB then :)

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nice to see the hornet in the o/p photos. i started to get back in to rc's last year after a 20 year absence.

i still have my heart set on a traxxas summit

 

http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/5607summit

 

currently have a traxxas erevo i bought from a fellow AA member at the right price a few months ago

 

http://traxxas.com/products/models/electric/5603erevo

 

it was my birthday last week on friday and misses_zed said cos she loves me and im such an awesome husband i get $300 to spend my erevo! so i bought myself 2 x decent hyperion battery chargers

http://www.hyperionaustralia.com.au/?stg=55&view=55

 

and some RPM parts from liquidrc.com

the rpm parts i bought is a set of true track a-arms front/rear for the erevo

http://rpmrcproducts.com/products/traxxas/Revo2.htm#truetrak

 

YIPPIE!!

i have picked out another $300 worth of gear for christmas including many titanium parts, and billet machines front/rear bulkheads.... mmmmm.... much toughness in the beast...lol

 

have also helped out another AA member here on the forum in brisbane set himself and his son up with a traxxas summit as well.

 

feel free to drop my youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheStinger30?feature=mhee

 

i could talk about rc's all day, great fun, great to be back in it again:cool:

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Never been into nitro myself, always preferred battery, less problems and not that much slower these days, easier to get parts too.

 

For me its more about reliving something that I couldn't get at the time (in the 80s). The car on the right is a 1:18 rtr hornet. The kit in the middle is a Sand Scorcher from the early 80s / late 70s (re-release of course). The car on the left is something a bit quicker, 4wd Super Levant.

 

Got a trip coming up in January possibly to Hong Kong so will try and get the Ultima DB then :)

 

I love the Hornet. I really wish I'd had the cash in the 80's for a Tamiya.

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I have a brushless thunder tiger and am saving for a e revo which can do 65+mph. With lipo batteries now and brushless these will kill a nitro car from what I have read, but in saying that they are still only one gear so top end i dont know what would win
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I have a brushless thunder tiger and am saving for a e revo which can do 65+mph. With lipo batteries now and brushless these will kill a nitro car from what I have read, but in saying that they are still only one gear so top end i dont know what would win

 

what thunder tiger you got? i have a mate of mine who imported a thunder tiger mt4 brushless from singapore a few months ago. its fuggin insane in 6S lipo

 

heres a 1/10th erevo doing 110 kmph

 

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I love the Hornet. I really wish I'd had the cash in the 80's for a Tamiya.

 

Tamiya have re-released a number of vehicles from the 80's including the hornet.the vast majority of the vehicle is the same as the original release, and fitted a esc as well.

 

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I bought a losi xxxt a few years back and thought it was the gun until I bought a losi nitro truck ... Needless to say the battery powered cars don't even get a look in anymore :-)

 

brushless with lipos is the way to go.i was reading an article only a few days ago and theres some lot in the usa using some thing from the ocean, cant remember exactly what it was, some kind of sea weed or something and they recon it helps with the chemical properties of lipo batteries. they reckon it wont be long and you will be able to see a-main events running brushless lipo batteries that will run for an hour on a set of batteries, they are that good.

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LiPo all the way for me( re helis ) look at the price and C rating.....awesome in my books! http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__378__85__LiPo_LiFe_NiMH_Battery-Turnigy_nano_2Dtech.html?gclid=CJ_l95zov6sCFYwC4godnWPVtQ

 

absolutely. i have a mate of mine who used to fly align rc choppers and lipos the way to go

 

i use these in my erevo

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=14697

 

great value for money

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I'm like you Sleazius. My next door neighbour had the Grasshopper back in the 80's. Such great fun as 11 year olds playing in the backyard.

As for myself, my parents could only settle for the immitation version of the Hornet - 12 x aa + 1 x 9v batteries.....costly, though i'm pretty sure it's still at mum & dads house.

 

My brother in law is a RC freak. I'm talking, fibre glass made speed boats with chainshaw engines, hand built planes, the Baja, helicopters etc....

I was flicking through his Tower Hobbies magazine last year and i came across the re-issue Tamiya cars - had to buy one!

Easy choice for me, The Frog.

He put it together and painted the thing. I was assigned to cut those frign stickers!! Yet to stanley knife the rest!! LOL.

Here's a few pics of my 3year and he's favorite RC's. Everytime we take the Frog out i know that i'm second to him as who's going to hog the control!!

My favorite surface by far is the asphalt. We've done the synthetic grass and dirt on a bmx track. Hanging to do a golf course green, tennis court (clay) and an indoor basketball stadium or hall.

 

I think i might tell Uncle Frankie to buy some sand tyres and a longer battery.

 

ps - does anyone remember the hovercraft toy Typhoon?

 

SC.

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Yeah I used to have a HotShot... and all my friends had Frogs. I think frogs were the most popular back then.. Infact I still have that car in my garage... Its been in pieces for the last 25 odd years lol

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Re-Release-Tamiya-Hot-Shot-factory-built-and-paint-/400244754454?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item5d30724816

 

Hmmm just found this on ebay... Aint this like dam expensive??

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ps - does anyone remember the hovercraft toy Typhoon?

 

SC.

 

talking of hovercraft, hobby king have one

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__18932__HobbyKing_EDF_Hoverjet_Plug_and_Hover_AUS_Warehouse_.html

 

im sure i saw the exact same unit at jaycar a few months ago

 

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Yeah I used to have a HotShot... and all my friends had Frogs. I think frogs were the most popular back then.. Infact I still have that car in my garage... Its been in pieces for the last 25 odd years lol

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Re-Release-Tamiya-Hot-Shot-factory-built-and-paint-/400244754454?pt=AU_Toys_Hobbies_Radio_Controlled_Vehicles&hash=item5d30724816

 

Hmmm just found this on ebay... Aint this like dam expensive??

 

thats a amazing rip off. rc model is the go

http://www.rc-model.com.au/shop/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=hot+shot

 

hong kong based

 

this might interest you at half the price the ebay one

http://www.rc-model.com.au/shop/tamiya/hotshot/rerelease-p-10000408.html

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