RE: 1:1 Scale Sand Scorcher Celebrates Tamiya Re-issue
Discussion
Mr Gear said:
I'll just add at this point that I had a Tamiya Toyota Celica GT4 Repsol, that I raced around so much I wore out every part on it before I broke a single thing. Tamiya make some lovely things.
I had the earlier Toyota Celica GT four Rally - the Carlos Sainz rep. I've still got it actually and it still works perfectly. I did destroy the Toyota body though so it spent a bit of time as an Escort Cosworth, and now it is a Lotus Elise. The underpinnings are still the same and original (I did replace a front shock stay after crashing it when I was 14 - I'm going to be 30 this year). Last year I put a decent motor and electronic speed controller in it. I uprated the plastic bushings to ball races and its still a complete hoot.The BugBox blog has the build history starting here http://bugbox.skynetblogs.be/archive-day/20091029
king great trumpet was. 
Agoogy said:
My Tamiya catalogue was probably my most thumb'd brochure I had...quickly followed by the Porsche brochure of the time and then the Scalextric book of track designs and accessories....
I never did have the spending money to get an R/C car...
Hornet
Grasshopper
Super Champ
Lancia 037
Subaru Brat.....
Hornet is back. I was the same never had the spending money. I never did have the spending money to get an R/C car...
Hornet
Grasshopper
Super Champ
Lancia 037
Subaru Brat.....
http://www.etamiya.com/shop/tamiya-58336-tamiya-11...
Oh and a new boomerang
http://www.modelzone.co.uk/rc_boomerang_4wd_2008-d...
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Oh my goodness, yes...
The first-gen Tamiya 1/10th kits exhibited a build quality never matched since: just look at the cast-aluminium suspension components on the Rough Rider, Sand Scorcher and Super Champ. Heavy as hell and hence slow, but my god, what objects of desire.
I have a feeling I'll be £299 poorer very shortly.
The first-gen Tamiya 1/10th kits exhibited a build quality never matched since: just look at the cast-aluminium suspension components on the Rough Rider, Sand Scorcher and Super Champ. Heavy as hell and hence slow, but my god, what objects of desire.
I have a feeling I'll be £299 poorer very shortly.
I had a Blackfoot. I was a bit diasppointed at first, but once I got rid of the RS540 motor and stuck a Parma K Stock in there, it kept up with the Hotshot and the Fox, and could drive over them.
I didn't have oil dampers like the beetle though, always rankled.
Supershot was pretty damn cool. I remember the Wild Willy too, used to do Wheelies on command.
I didn't have oil dampers like the beetle though, always rankled.
Supershot was pretty damn cool. I remember the Wild Willy too, used to do Wheelies on command.
both very cool items...
i love building these things even more than driving them around
take a look at these videos (nothing to do with me, i just love to watch!)
http://www.tamiya101.com/web_movies.asp
and the rest of the site for that matter
i love building these things even more than driving them around
take a look at these videos (nothing to do with me, i just love to watch!)
http://www.tamiya101.com/web_movies.asp
and the rest of the site for that matter
I love these things. I had a Tamiya Toyota Celica 4x4 as a lad and last Xmas I said to the Wife and kids "no socks or jumpers for presents,just toys!".
I got a Post 5 Mitsubishi Evo 7 RC car and an indoor helicopter. Both are great fun.
The Post 5 cars are some of the fastest non-petrol RC cars and are great fun.
The petrol RC cars go very very fast but if you crash the costs can be big.....
I got a Post 5 Mitsubishi Evo 7 RC car and an indoor helicopter. Both are great fun.
The Post 5 cars are some of the fastest non-petrol RC cars and are great fun.
The petrol RC cars go very very fast but if you crash the costs can be big.....
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