My inner 10 year old is happy! (Tamiya re-release content)

My inner 10 year old is happy! (Tamiya re-release content)

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Don1

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15,928 posts

207 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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Finally managed to get round to purchasing something I was denied as a child.

But instead of a Grasshopper, I went for this. biggrin

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

232 months

Tuesday 29th July 2014
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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 ( wavey 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!

Mercury00

4,098 posts

155 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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The Frog, Hotshot and Sand Scorcher are my holy trinity of RC cars biggrin

c7xlg

862 posts

231 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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I had a boomerang when they were originally released. Id buy a re-release like s shot if they launched one.

Does anyone know if might be on their 'road map? '

Frimley111R

15,490 posts

233 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Lived and breathed these in my young days. Do you guys find you actually use them much though?

Don1

Original Poster:

15,928 posts

207 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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It's arrived! biggrin Now to find some time to build the sucker...

backwoodsman

2,462 posts

128 months

Wednesday 30th July 2014
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Rude-boy said:
I'm waiting for the Boomarang re-release
That happened 6 years ago.

c7xlg

862 posts

231 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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so need to wait for the boomerang re-re-release then!

Don1

Original Poster:

15,928 posts

207 months

Thursday 31st July 2014
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Why wait?

ehasler

8,566 posts

282 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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Cool!

I've been looking at getting another one of these to relive my youth, but still can't make up my mind which one to go for... The Frog was one I really wanted as a kid, but there are so many others that look good too.

.:ian:.

1,915 posts

202 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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I`ve been having impure thoughts about Sand Scorchers, Buggy Champs, and after DoubleSixs pic in the r/c thread, an Avante :-o

Best part of £300 each though... scratchchin

ehasler

8,566 posts

282 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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The Avante is very nice! Must. Resist.

Anthony Micallef

1,121 posts

194 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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I have the Hornet and the Wild One. Im waiting for the Big Wig to be released as I always wanted one of those too.

ehasler

8,566 posts

282 months

Friday 1st August 2014
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I had the Big Wig when I was a kid - it's somewhere in my parents' garage now I think. I really should dig it out and see what state it's in.

Stu G

160 posts

181 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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i had a Tamiya Fox as my first R/C car back in the 80s and was looking at some of the Tamiya re-releases recently. I really fancy getting my hands on a Fast Attack Vehicle, I always wanted one when they first came out.

ehasler

8,566 posts

282 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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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 hehe

I really need to dig them out and get them running again. Lots of happy memories.

BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

147 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Don't need a re-release. Still got mine. biggrin



Though it's a pity my dad was a cheapskate as he'd originally promised me the Terra Scorcher i wanted. Has this been re-released by any chance?




hman

7,487 posts

193 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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Hot shot. Boomerang and terra scorcher were all based on the boomerang chassis I though?

My boomerang had an rs500 in texaco colours and an ac cobra shell - it was amazingintly good, until I got a Schumacher cat xls - holy fk it blew everything away!!!

BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

147 months

Saturday 2nd August 2014
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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 biggrin )


TobyLaRohne

5,713 posts

205 months

Sunday 3rd August 2014
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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.