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generationx said:
With a sunny public holiday here in Germany I finally got around to the body, and so the conclusion, of my Kyosho Optima Mid re-re build. OOB build plus anti-roll bar kit and the gorgeous Le Mans 240S Motor/ESC combo. This kit is gorgeous, certainly levels up from the majority of Tamiya’s mainly plastic offerings (although the Avante was more like it). Test run soon!
Does look good, are they really that far ahead in quality terms? Tempted!Stussy said:
This looks cool, really like something I had when I was a young kid. Even the pattern of the tyres looks familiar.I don't suppose anyone knows where I could find out what I had of there is a catalog online or something? This one wasn't a kit, it had a small remote and a setting on the back for slow or fast gearing. I'd love to know what it was.
I tripped up the step and bit my mouth open. My dad took me to toys r us that night and thus the rc arrived. Doubt that trick will work today
Matt Cup said:
I had a Taiyo Jet Hopper, which met its demise when I drove it through a puddle and messed the electronics up. Loved that car.
Yes!!! Thank you this is the one. I dont know what happened to mine it didn't die but the number and spotlights came off and were repaired many times. Thanks again that was easy 
generationx said:
With a sunny public holiday here in Germany I finally got around to the body, and so the conclusion, of my Kyosho Optima Mid re-re build. OOB build plus anti-roll bar kit and the gorgeous Le Mans 240S Motor/ESC combo. This kit is gorgeous, certainly levels up from the majority of Tamiya’s mainly plastic offerings (although the Avante was more like it). Test run soon!
I am itching for one of these - I had my name down for the first batch only to be let down and wasn't allocated oneThey seem to be easily available now
On anther note, I have finished the roller of my Avante Black which I got last year.
Need to decide if it want to paint it blue and get some original Avante wheels as I am really not a fan of the pink ones then put all the electronics in it
Had the Cross-RC EMO AT4V out for a bit of crawling by the river.
See it in action here: https://youtu.be/Wa2ntbFxBug
See it in action here: https://youtu.be/Wa2ntbFxBug
Matt Cup said:
I had a Taiyo Jet Hopper, which met its demise when I drove it through a puddle and messed the electronics up. Loved that car.
Oh man i had that too, it was proper quick like 25kph or something like that on the fast setting, but it lasted all of 10 minutes before needing a 8 hour charge.Stussy said:
I had a Turbo Panther before any Tamiyas came along!
Looking at it now, its surprising how close it is to my Hotshot looks wise.
Same here... A good while before my beloved Tamiya Striker came along... Looking at it now, its surprising how close it is to my Hotshot looks wise.
I still have mine. In it's box, still works.
I somehow feel a bit of a failure, had I have applied myself it should by rights be smashed to bits.
Stussy said:
I had the same truck in blue! That was my first RC car
It was my first too! I remember mid 80s advertising campaign for 'The Winch', which was the OG winch equipped car. My friend had one and I was v jealous!https://rctoymemories.com/2014/01/01/matsushiro-wi...
Christmas came around and I got this Nikko version - I seem to recall it didn't have the pace of the matushiro car but it was pretty good - could lift it's own weight vertically using the winch which was on the remote control too, tho manually switched rather than a separate channel. Nostalgia does strange things to ones desires!
A new addition to the fleet recently. Off road RC's & boats are more my thing as I don't have many places locally for fast on road cars so the obvious answer for a new RC was a bigger , faster version of the car I use the least ! An Infraction 6S V2 pictured with its smaller 3S sibling -
And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
JoyCV8 said:
A new addition to the fleet recently. Off road RC's & boats are more my thing as I don't have many places locally for fast on road cars so the obvious answer for a new RC was a bigger , faster version of the car I use the least ! An Infraction 6S V2 pictured with its smaller 3S sibling -
And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
Wow someone in real life has bought one, its not just Kevin Talbot with his Raminators !!And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
what are they really like
andy_ran said:
Wow someone in real life has bought one, its not just Kevin Talbot with his Raminators !!
what are they really like
Haha , there are a few out there in the real world beyond You Tube. In a word .. Awesome ! It is cumbersome , noisy , slow on the stock engine & relatively maintenance heavy but its heft , character & realism in terms of driving dynamics are like nothing else in the world of RC.what are they really like
Dusty964 said:
Stussy said:
I had a Turbo Panther before any Tamiyas came along!
Looking at it now, its surprising how close it is to my Hotshot looks wise.
Same here... A good while before my beloved Tamiya Striker came along... Looking at it now, its surprising how close it is to my Hotshot looks wise.
I still have mine. In it's box, still works.
I somehow feel a bit of a failure, had I have applied myself it should by rights be smashed to bits.
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