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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!
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/446997/202405096413566?resize=720)
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
![frown](/inc/images/frown.gif)
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.
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/450202/202405147965179?resize=720)
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 ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
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!
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/446997/202405096413566?resize=720)
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.
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/24687/202405265330336?resize=720)
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.
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/450202/202405147965179?resize=720)
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.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rctoymemories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nikko-turbo-panther-001.jpg)
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.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rctoymemories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nikko-turbo-panther-001.jpg)
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 -
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036403722?resize=720)
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036409096?resize=720)
And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036414454?resize=720)
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 -
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036403722?resize=720)
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036409096?resize=720)
And the Mega Truck / Raminator getting some fresh air at the weekend -
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/326403/202406036414454?resize=720)
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.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rctoymemories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nikko-turbo-panther-001.jpg)
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.
![](https://i0.wp.com/rctoymemories.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/nikko-turbo-panther-001.jpg)
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.
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
This is my CFMOTO ZFORCE 1:12 scale RC side-by-side vehicle, otherwise known as the SG-1205:
![](https://forums-images.pistonheads.com/24687/202406146860549?resize=720)
See it in action here: https://youtu.be/XgohH1R5Dsc
See it in action here: https://youtu.be/XgohH1R5Dsc
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