Vintage Tamiya Wild One
Discussion
I realise it isn't a scale model as such, but looking on this forum I see there are people knowledgeble about radio controlled stuff.
Some where in my parents loft there is a Tamiya Wild One that was mine dating from the mid 1980's. My own kids who are 5 and 7 have had various rubbish RC cars and I am sure they would love playing with my old car.
I must admit that I haven't seen it for over 25 years so assume it won't be in good or working order. If it is structurally sound are suitable parts readily available to resurrect it?
Any advice or tips on what issues to look for or where to get parts would be great (I realise that it would make more sense to get it and see what state it is in, but I have only just thought of it seeing a thread on here, I had completely forgotten about it).
Some where in my parents loft there is a Tamiya Wild One that was mine dating from the mid 1980's. My own kids who are 5 and 7 have had various rubbish RC cars and I am sure they would love playing with my old car.
I must admit that I haven't seen it for over 25 years so assume it won't be in good or working order. If it is structurally sound are suitable parts readily available to resurrect it?
Any advice or tips on what issues to look for or where to get parts would be great (I realise that it would make more sense to get it and see what state it is in, but I have only just thought of it seeing a thread on here, I had completely forgotten about it).
Blimey time flies, I finally ventured into my folks loft a couple of weekends ago and found my old Wild One.
It looks like I packed it away carefully in the original box and had partly disassembled it, removed the body, wheels and the batteries from everything.
So I was disappointed after re-building it to find that the servos were dead after putting new batteries for them in the car and the control handset.
Any ideas why it would be dead? The car had an easy life in my younger days and I remembered why, when my parents bought me it they only got me a charger which plugged into a car cigar lighter. As an 11 or 12 year old this wasn't much use as I didn't own a real car to charge it from.
Looking at what modern Tamiyas cost is it worth getting a new control and servos, battery and charger for an old one? If not I may have to buy a couple of modern ones for my boys instead.
It looks like I packed it away carefully in the original box and had partly disassembled it, removed the body, wheels and the batteries from everything.
So I was disappointed after re-building it to find that the servos were dead after putting new batteries for them in the car and the control handset.
Any ideas why it would be dead? The car had an easy life in my younger days and I remembered why, when my parents bought me it they only got me a charger which plugged into a car cigar lighter. As an 11 or 12 year old this wasn't much use as I didn't own a real car to charge it from.
Looking at what modern Tamiyas cost is it worth getting a new control and servos, battery and charger for an old one? If not I may have to buy a couple of modern ones for my boys instead.
The kids are 6 and 8. I think I will look into getting them a modern one each for Christmas, if I fixed up my old Wild One they would fall out over who got to drive it, and probably end up wrecking it.
The eldest is at the age where he likes technology and gadgets as well as books, lego, his bike and skate board. My youngest likes what ever his older brother has so they end up either sharing stuff or getting the same.
A couple of proper RC cars with off road capabilities (to drive on grass, either the back garden or local playing field) would be great fun for them I am sure. They have had numerous 'toy' rc cars which have all been pretty poor, not worked for long, or have broken under normal use.
Should I stick with Tamiya or are there any other brands that fill the criteria of robust, better than a toy but not of professional race quality, and sub £200.00 including control gear, servos and battery chargers?
The eldest is at the age where he likes technology and gadgets as well as books, lego, his bike and skate board. My youngest likes what ever his older brother has so they end up either sharing stuff or getting the same.
A couple of proper RC cars with off road capabilities (to drive on grass, either the back garden or local playing field) would be great fun for them I am sure. They have had numerous 'toy' rc cars which have all been pretty poor, not worked for long, or have broken under normal use.
Should I stick with Tamiya or are there any other brands that fill the criteria of robust, better than a toy but not of professional race quality, and sub £200.00 including control gear, servos and battery chargers?
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