Smokin Joe
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...when I came across these 
Found the battery charger too
Found the battery charger too
So There I Was, Clearing Out The Loft...
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flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
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Can we have a topless photo por favor...
Thinking of selling?
Thinking of selling?
classic33
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Go for the Toyota, 1/8th scale by the looks of it.
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Smokin Joe
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Both 1/10 scale. The saloon is actually a Honda, though I still have the original Toyota Celica bodyshell it came with. Both ballraced throughout and fitted with electronic speed controllers.
classic33
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HPI bodyshell?
Cycleops
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I'll raise you a Tanya F1.
Had it ages, insanely fast but has to run on absolutely level surface due to tiny clearance.
Also had the seventies Toyota Hi Lux with 4wd remote which I found out are sought after, sold it for more than £500 so its worth checking your loft!
Had it ages, insanely fast but has to run on absolutely level surface due to tiny clearance.
Also had the seventies Toyota Hi Lux with 4wd remote which I found out are sought after, sold it for more than £500 so its worth checking your loft!
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gbb
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I struggle to let mine go...A Traxxas nitro awd truck. It hasn't run in maybe 10 years, still cluttering up a shelf in the cupboard. Cost £500...worth peanuts really as a non runner. I really should spend a bit of time on it and get it going again....I keep telling myself that every time I look at it 
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
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My pride & joy... 
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Smokin Joe
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I can't remember exactly, but I think it may be Tamiya.
I'll try charging the battery tonight as it's been dead for a few years. Otherwise off to Modelsport for a new one.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I had a couple of Optima Mids in the '80s for racing at Bury. Good times.
Shocking fast these days though with their brushless motors and what have you.
Shocking fast these days though with their brushless motors and what have you.
LCpl Boiled Egg
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I struggle to let mine go...A Traxxas nitro awd truck. It hasn't run in maybe 10 years, still cluttering up a shelf in the cupboard. Cost £500...worth peanuts really as a non runner. I really should spend a bit of time on it and get it going again....I keep telling myself that every time I look at it
I'm in a similar situation with a Losi 8ightT 2.0 nitro truggy I bought, it's been in the garage for years. One day I'll fix it up - it's on my list of projects along with getting my old Brompton frame fixed up...
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Smokin Joe
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I had a Porche group C bodyshell on either the same or a very similar chasis. Same problem as you, low ground clearance needed a flat surface and a clean one too as the exposed drive gear protruded below the floorpan and would pick up bits of grit and jam.
My all time favourite was this one I built in the mid eighties, 1/12 Tom's Toyota. Wickedly fast and fun to drive. They've reintroduced them now and I do fancy one again.
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
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Same designer, Akira Kogawa. But this is a 1/5th scale HPI Baja 5B.
