My inner 10 year old is happy! (Tamiya re-release content)
Discussion
I'm waiting for the Boomarang re-release (that I am hoping for, I don't know if it will happen) to replace the one that I stupidly swapped with a kid at school for a different car ( Oli! )
In the meantime I am enjoying a return to my youth with one of these bad boys:-
Now I have a bit of a bug back for them and trying not to spend far too much on one of the Avante kit's that they have rere'd. It's hard to resist a the minute and so am trying to force myself to hold out until they rere the Boomerang. Add to that that Scalextric have finally go a wireless digital setup coming out this year at about £500 and I'm rather conflicted to say the least. Even had to bail from the Group buy due to pressure on toy funds!
In the meantime I am enjoying a return to my youth with one of these bad boys:-
Now I have a bit of a bug back for them and trying not to spend far too much on one of the Avante kit's that they have rere'd. It's hard to resist a the minute and so am trying to force myself to hold out until they rere the Boomerang. Add to that that Scalextric have finally go a wireless digital setup coming out this year at about £500 and I'm rather conflicted to say the least. Even had to bail from the Group buy due to pressure on toy funds!
Stu G said:
I really fancy getting my hands on a Fast Attack Vehicle, I always wanted one when they first came out.
That was my first Tamiya! I can't remember how old I was when I got it, but Santa bought it at a model shop in Loughton (Venture models I think - long gone now though) and they built it for me too. I remember switching it on on Christmas morning, and fiddling with the throttle trim on the controller - then wondering what that burning smell was as the speed controller started to overheat I really need to dig them out and get them running again. Lots of happy memories.
hman said:
Hot shot. Boomerang and terra scorcher were all based on the boomerang chassis I though?
Boomerang, Thunder Dragon, Thunder Shot and Super Sabre shared chassis with Terra Scorcher; though the latter had independant front suspension unlike the others. (At least going by the pictures in my 1989 Tamiya Guide Book )
It was all about these 2 when I was a boy!
Grasshopper 2 was my first car...
Then I got this! I changed the sticker on the wing to say "evil soD" and over time I upgraded it to have metal bearings, better battery, a bigger engine and an electric speed controller, I then upgraded to a nitro Kyosho Scooby WRC car and the manta ray was faster! I still have it in my parents loft but it now has a desert truck hilux body and wheels.
Grasshopper 2 was my first car...
Then I got this! I changed the sticker on the wing to say "evil soD" and over time I upgraded it to have metal bearings, better battery, a bigger engine and an electric speed controller, I then upgraded to a nitro Kyosho Scooby WRC car and the manta ray was faster! I still have it in my parents loft but it now has a desert truck hilux body and wheels.
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