Tamiya RC models

[JhnBssll]

I love a project, me. Last year I bought an old Tamiya Vanessa's Lunchbox on eBay. I stripped and rebuilt it and gave it to my niece. I then bought a used clodbuster to rebuild but that project stalled and it ended up in the garage roof. Since then I've had a little nephew and found a used Midnight Pumpkin on eBay which I will rebuild and eventually pass on to him I've also dragged the Clodbuster down and will rebuild that too so I can join in the fun

Here's the Lunchbox I built:

Here's the Pumpkin I'll be rebuilding for my nephew:

And here's my Clodbuster which I'll be rebuilding and upgrading for myself

 

[Cycleops]

They're a perennial favourite. I used to run a model shop and every year, early November I used to prepare a large Tamiya order for Christmas. It seems people would buy them for presents or for themselves at this time.
Are you still using 27mhz RC or have things moved into 2.4Ghz?

 

[JhnBssll]

The clod has no radio gear so I'll buy new 2.4Ghz stuff. I replaced the old 27mhz stuff and mechanical speed controller in the lunchbox, I'll likely do the same with the pumpkin

I am toying with the idea of adding features to the clod so am looking at 3 or 4 channel transmitter receivers at the moment but haven't made my mind up yet - I like the old two stick approach but the trigger and wheel jobbies do look easy to use... Decisions decisions

 

[flake99please]

Not quite a Tamiya.... (it’s an HPI)

 

[dan_bo]

Not quite a Tamiya.... (it’s an HPI)
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Looks a lot like an early Kyosho Ultima that

 

[Smokin Joe]

I've got a Fighter Buggy and a Toyota Celica, plus a Kyosho RGV500 Suzuki. I used to have more but I sold them a few years ago.

 

[fossyant]

ooooh - we've got Midnight Pumpkin somewhere !

 

[JhnBssll]

Awesome, I'm glad to see I'm not the only adult with this particular guilty pleasure

Would be cool to see more of the CC'ers RC's

 

[Cycleops]

I had a Tamiya Toyota Hi Lux 4wd that I bought years ago in Hong Kong. I used it for a bit then put in in the loft. It had a metal chassis and gearbox that you could change from a 4 channel TX. I was surprised later to find that they are worth a ton of money and sold it for nearly £500 I think.

 

[Reynard]

I have one of these:

Bandai jaguar XJR-9 1:20, picked up on a boot sale in mint condition for a fiver. I've barely used it because I'm useless at driving anything remotely.

 

[dan_bo]

Used to race 10th scale buggies and 12th carpet when I was a kid. Taught me a lot about tech and engineering. It's a good thing for kids to do.

 

[flake99please]

Looks a lot like an early Kyosho Ultima that

Well spotted. It’s the same designer for both models.

 

[Cycleops]

I thought I just ought to mention the daddy of all buggies the FG range from Germany. These are large scale petrol engine cars which come in various forms. I used to sell them and the basic Murder shown here was 2wd although they offer 4wd. They are just so much fun. Not cheap though, a Marder with a reasonable spec including large metal gear servos will set you back around a grand.

View: https://youtu.be/8JcDerEEI5M

If anyone is interested this is their website;
http://www.t2m-rc.fr/en/

 

[dan_bo]

I thought I just ought to mention the daddy of all buggies the FG range from Germany. These are large scale petrol engine cars which come in various forms. I used to sell them and the basic Murder shown here was 2wd although they offer 4wd. They are just so much fun. Not cheap though, a Marder with a reasonable spec including large metal gear servos will set you back around a grand.

View: https://youtu.be/8JcDerEEI5M

If anyone is interested this is their website;
http://www.t2m-rc.fr/en/

That looks like a tough old piece of kit!

 

[Cycleops]

We used to have a field opposite the shop which was often ploughed and it could handle that no problem.