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What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 6:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		Just curious what yours is, my favorite has always been the Clodbuster, but I have to say that I also am quite fond of the original RC10 gold pan.


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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 6:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		when i was a kid i lusted after the tamiya 959.

but my personal favorite would have to be the orginal team losi jrx2. that car changed the game into what we now know as modern rc racing.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 6:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		My favorite will always be the rc10l, the original with white plastic... Still extremely competitive... and those things came out 30 years ago!

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 6:47 PM   
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but as far as race cars go, the SRT takes all

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 10:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Favorite that I've owned: Tamiya Brat! I consider it to be one of the earliest examples of a SC truck, though it predates the modern phenomenon. That truck isn't made of plastic and metal, it's made of fun and awesome.

Favorite that I've not owned: Original RC10 goldpan. That thing is still a legend, and I hope to someday find a NIB or barely run version for my collection.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 11:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		My favorite is the old Hornet/Hopper cars. The GH was my very first RC car. Over the years I've built and owned more than two dozen of the Hopper/Hornet/Super Hornet/Super G/Hopper 2 cars and they never get old. Yeah there are much better cars and much better builds but these will always be my favs.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/18/2010 11:46 PM   
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My favorite is the old Hornet/Hopper cars. The GH was my very first RC car. Over the years I've built and owned more than a two dozen of the Hopper/Hornet/Super Hornet/Super G/Hopper 2 cars and they never get old. Yeah there are much better cars and much better builds but these will always be my favs.


lol, you are so right. if i get bored with an rc, i'll break out the hopper and the smile returns to my face.

hoppers/hornets and the like are timeless fun machines.

like the old saying "it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast then a fast bike slow", same goes for rc.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 12:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		Glad I'm not alone with the Grasshopper. The Brat may be my favorite, but the Grasshopper is a very close 2nd. I've seen you two on other threads proclaiming the awesomeness that is the Grasshopper/Hornet.

Two dozen??? Did you sell them or what? I certainly can't imagine them breaking, maybe slow wear and tear though.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 12:34 AM   
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MY FIRST RC WAS VANESSA'S LUNCH BOX!!!!!!I GOT HER WHEN I WAS 9YRS OLD IT WAS SOMETHING TO HELP ME GET OVER MY POPPOP PASSING. SHE HELPED ME BUILD FROM THE KIT. WE PAINTED IT LIKE THE ATEAM VAN .IM 30 NOW AND MY MOM STILL SAYS IM GLAD I PUT THE CHEMISTRY KIT BACK. BIG UP TO MOMS GREAT VISION. DIDNT MEAN TO GET ALL MUSHY AND STUFF. MY  LUNCH BOX WAS THE ISHH!



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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 1:18 AM   
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Lunch Box > Chemistry Set. No question. Everyone loves VANESSA!

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 1:44 AM   
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Glad I'm not alone with the Grasshopper. The Brat may be my favorite, but the Grasshopper is a very close 2nd. I've seen you two on other threads proclaiming the awesomeness that is the Grasshopper/Hornet.

Two dozen??? Did you sell them or what? I certainly can't imagine them breaking, maybe slow wear and tear though.


Yeah they have come and gone over the years. I've tried to build a shelf queen and a runner of each model and in the process I have bought, sold and traded a number of nice and not so nice cars. Currently I have a runner version of each model and a shelf version of all but the Super G. They are extremely hard to find and the guys that have them want an arm, leg and a few other misc parts to give them up...

I've also built a few with/for others. When someone wants to get into RC and wants to build a kit I recommend the Hopper/Hornet so I can honestly say I have assembled at least 25 cars myself and overseen the assembly of at least that many maybe more. The last one I assembled was for a friend and I never opened the manual. It took less 2 hrs and that included at least one beer break....

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 1:58 AM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 4:05 AM   
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Yeah they have come and gone over the years. I've tried to build a shelf queen and a runner of each model and in the process I have bought, sold and traded a number of nice and not so nice cars. Currently I have a runner version of each model and a shelf version of all but the Super G. They are extremely hard to find and the guys that have them want an arm, leg and a few other misc parts to give them up...

I've also built a few with/for others. When someone wants to get into RC and wants to build a kit I recommend the Hopper/Hornet so I can honestly say I have assembled at least 25 cars myself and overseen the assembly of at least that many maybe more. The last one I assembled was for a friend and I never opened the manual. It took less 2 hrs and that included at least one beer break....


Wow. Guy at the LHS said he could assemble a Lunch Box in probably 90 minutes, he'd built so many over the years. I did the LB over a week or so, but I lacked bearings and had to stop, plus I kept getting invited to parties and suck throughout the week.

I actually bought and built my Grasshopper under the intention of keeping it a shelf queen. But then I looked at how awesome it was, then threw electronics in it and sent it over huge jumps.

I know I did the Grasshopper in an evening. Not the most exciting build but simple and fun.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 6:59 AM   
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like the old saying ''it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast then a fast bike slow'', same goes for rc.


so true, thats why my fiero gets so much use, it just works and always brings back fond memories.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 8:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		the gold pan, of course. i must say though, any vintage is good enough for me.
i am lucky to have 2 gp's in piles of parts. i really need to get at least one running, maybe do a restore on the other. i have an msc, all stock parts (somewhere), a spare gearbox for the runner and a LOT of free time (one of the perks of being an unemployable teen )

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 9:11 AM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 9:42 AM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 9:46 AM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 5:15 PM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 6:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		Amusingly enough, my holy grail was either the Grasshopper or possibly an alternate paint Frog. I saw it somewhere, and it was some buggy with a green stripe on it. All I remember was buggy shape and a green stripe. Could have been anything, but quite possibly a Tamiya. I wanted it, my parents explained it was too expensive, and handed me a Tyco. End of story until 2007.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 6:40 PM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 7:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		My first and the first really good R/C car, The Tamiya Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher. Same car different body and tires. They are re-releasing them and I am very tempted to get one. Slow and heavy, but can drive all weather and a blast to drive.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 7:21 PM   
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My first and the first really good R/C car, The Tamiya Rough Rider and Sand Scorcher. Same car different body and tires. They are re-releasing them and I am very tempted to get one. Slow and heavy, but can drive all weather and a blast to drive.


those cars are a blast on the beach, the weight really helps them and they seem at home on the sand.

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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/19/2010 8:57 PM   
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RE: What is your favorite vintage RC? - 5/20/2010 12:27 AM   
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