Tamiya

when i was a kid i wanted one of these so bad it huuuuurt! folks couldn't afford it though. i used to buy the catalogue from the local model shop and read it over and over till it fell apart.

these pics are giving me serious pre-teen flashbacks.

I only ever had a fucking tyco car when I wanted a grasshopper or hornet!

http://users.telenet.be/sennake/moca_tamiya/moca_tamiya_catalog_1988.htm

heh!

i'd like the model of the middle aged couple standing by the compact hatchback please.

This is the making for top trumps:

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That. Is amazing. No 83 is bugging me. Fuck striker, my mate had that.

@slaytanic, never run it indoors but that is what it is for.

If anyone fancies them, I have two brand new Nosram Dragon 9.5 turn, brushless motors. 200w each, and retail at £45 each. Yours for £25 each including P+P.

That. Is amazing. No 83 is bugging me. Fuck striker, my mate had that.

@slaytanic, never run it indoors but that is what it is for.

why not indoors?

I've got the old Baja Champ. Still use it occasionally, however my battery is shot; only lasts about 15 mins on a charge :(

why not indoors?

Good question.

No. 71 was mine! Off up home in a couple of weeks, might drag it back down to terrorise my flatmates.

I had this as kid...

I have the pre-assembled QD version, bought for myself as teenager. Parents would never buy something flash like that.

Its on my shelf right now. I love tamiya artwork, and am currently learning to do similar myself.

I've got a Blackfoot, thinking about putting an old Monsterbeetle shell I have on it but haven't got round to getting the shell mounts.

A couple of my mates got a bit obsessed by the whole RC thing for a while and we ended up building a track in the woods. Its great fun to race around.

Anyone fancy a race?

No. 71 was mine! Off up home in a couple of weeks, might drag it back down to terrorise my flatmates.

What is 71?

What is 71?

To the right of the Beetle in that photo above, grey with an orange rear wing.

Maybe I'm being blind but i can't see one of my favourites on there...'The Frog' ?

Possibly my all time favourite is still the sand scorcher...

neither me or my folks could afford a tamiya, i lusted after the Lunch Box soooo bad.

To the right of the Beetle in that photo above, grey with an orange rear wing.

Yeah, I can see it, just wandered what it was called?

Here's a shit pic of my brushless circuit racer...

I got about 30mph out of it I reckon, but the drive cog is starting to strip. (Thats aluminium sheet on the bottom to protect)

I had a jaw operation about two years ago, off work for a few months, so I built one of these :

Was really good fun whizzing it around the driveway / garden..

I bought a metallic 'Midnight Pumpkin' kit for each of my two children two Christmas's ago and spent hours building them with them in an effort to recapture some of my childhood happiness. :]

I used to race one of these several years ago. Stock motor class

I've still got this at my parents - still have the box.

I bought a metallic 'Midnight Pumpkin' kit for each of my two children two Christmas's ago and spent hours building them with them in an effort to recapture some of my childhood happiness. :]

did it work? :P

did it work? :P

Yes...at the expense of my children's happiness. Well, i had to make sure they were working properly. ;]

Ha!
I had a Grasshopper.
Lusted after The Frog.
My mate had a BigWig, and I was jealous.
Almost bought a Fox 2nd hand, but my "friend" backed out of the sale... I was distraught!

Have I stumbled into the 'I Got Bullied & Couldn't Get Girls At School Thread'?