Tamiya RC models

[Vapin' Joe]

Hope your driving has improved since you finished the Sand Viper.

This will be my third Kyosho motorcycle build, the last one was 25 years ago. I sold the Honda and still have the Suzuki but the front wheel is semi seized and I can't figure out why.

 

[classic33]

This will be my third Kyosho motorcycle build, the last one was 25 years ago. I sold the Honda and still have the Suzuki but the front wheel is semi seized and I can't figure out why.

You'll have no problems getting it up and running when the build is complete then.

Liked them on the shelves, hated to think what it'd look like after an afternoons use.

 

[johnnyb47]

I used to dream of a RC car as a kid, but they were serious megabucks 50 odd years ago (unless you were the metalwork teacher's son). The nearest I got was a Frogeye Sprite running off an umbilical cord, and a car battery stood on the floor, and even that never got finished.

I used to have a very nice Tomaso Mangusta toy car when I was a kid.
It was also connected to an umbilical cord.I remember my parents buying it from Rhyl back in the early 80,s.
It used to eat through some strange type battery size that I haven't seen for years and my Pocket money couldn't keep up with the cost of them.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Liked them on the shelves, hated to think what it'd look like after an afternoons use.

They are surprisingly robust. They have two wire "Wings" protruding from the fairing which keeps the bodywork unmarked in the event of a slide. I had enough prangs on mine without any damage.

 

[presta]

I used to have a very nice Tomaso Mangusta toy car when I was a kid.
It was also connected to an umbilical cord.I remember my parents buying it from Rhyl back in the early 80,s.
It used to eat through some strange type battery size that I haven't seen for years and my Pocket money couldn't keep up with the cost of them.

I had a small Mini first which had no steering, that just went forward and back, then I had a lorry like below, but quickly lost interest because it was slow and ate batteries. I lost interest in finishing the Frogeye because I didn't understand heatsinking at the time I designed the controller, and it overheated.

 

[johnnyb47]

Looking at that truck it looks like it's based on the old GUY trucks you used to see back in there day

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Early Christmas present arrived Saturday, I've been told to keep my mitts off it till the day-

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/kyosho-moto-hanging-on-racer-yamaha-yzr500-1978-1-8-kit-1377800

 

[classic33]

Early Christmas present arrived Saturday, I've been told to keep my mitts off it till the day-

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/kyosho-moto-hanging-on-racer-yamaha-yzr500-1978-1-8-kit-1377800

You reckon you can wait until christmas before starting on it?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

You reckon you can wait until christmas before starting on it?

It will be a very uncomfortable Christmas if I don't

 

[gbb]

Reading all this reminds me...
Around 2004 I bought a Traxxas Tmaxx 1.5, off road RC truck, great great fun, really quite capable of taking punishment, we (colleagues etc) ran them for fun for 2 or 3 years on BMX tracks etc then mine got consigned to the cupboard for 15 years perhaps.
Gave it non running to my eldest grandson a couple years ago, something he could strip, play with, see if he could get it running again.
Cost £500 in 2004...and i see they've virtually become collectors items, could possibly got my money back as there were substantial spare.parts with it too.

Great fun things...

 

[stephec]

Early Christmas present arrived Saturday, I've been told to keep my mitts off it till the day-

https://www.modelsport.co.uk/product/kyosho-moto-hanging-on-racer-yamaha-yzr500-1978-1-8-kit-1377800

How does it work, do you hold it upright in one hand then let it go once the motor's running?

 

[Vapin' Joe]

How does it work, do you hold it upright in one hand then let it go once the motor's running?

It has a rear axle stand which leaves the wheel just touching it's bottom beam enough to launch it, or as you say you can hold it upright. If you look at the photo of the Suzuki I built nearly thirty years ago you will see one of the wire crash bars which are screwed to the frame. When the bike is leaning on one of those you can get it upright and moving with the right balance of steering and throttle.