solloway

i have an old 1/5 scale buggy it has a control box for the steering not a servo which has burnt out the wheels on it had a part number 480-17-40 FG if anybody recognises this part number i thought it maybe a very early FG model ??
i also had a body with it which had bugster on it any help in trying to identify this vehicle would be much appreciated

J_D

got any pics

solloway

not at the moment im affraid need to put it back together in the next couple of days i can get some pics sorted then its got an old kawaski pull start 23cc motor in it though dont no if that helps ????? its got me well confused

J_D

kool kawasaki make 23cc ?

solloway

well thats whats init thats why it confuses me

radio_controlled_mad

the 1st fgs used robin engines,then zenoah g2d - and now zenoah rc 230/260 or cy.

solloway

i think it might just be lots of diffrent parts off various things i have been searching the net for ages now and havent seen anything that looks remotely like it ??

radio_controlled_mad

prob need few pics to see what it is,might no even be a fg - kyosho had large scale petrol buggy out years ago also that was identical to the fg marder buggy,they all use servos for steering just larger 1/4 brick servos.try to upload a few pics it dont matter if its in bits

R.Robinson

I think you have a Yankee 1/5 scale with a turn force servo. They still make them but expensive.

Timmahh

if it has 2 shocks mounted so they are laying flat on the rear and agian on front of the vehicle, it s a yankee as noted above. you can occasionally find parts on the Bay, right now there are 2 Yankees on the bay, one is a rtr Truck with the F7 motor, and the other is a RTR Porche. maybe if you seach ebay for yankee in the rc area, you ll see these 2, and they can confirm or help see if its the same.


Kawasaki USED to make small motors like these, but im not sure if they still do.

i remember a friend of my dads has a Kawaski powered String Trimmer back in the late 70s.

Timmahh

solloway

these are the only pic's i have at the moment i will take some more when i put it back together

solloway

would any body have any ideas where i could get a complete front end of a FG marder so it just needs to be put on a chassis and connecting to a servo ??

cyclops1970

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i got a spare marder front end pm's the key .

htawfik3

Solloway, Your car is not FG, it is Yankee models model 1996, Yankee was a French manufacturer for 1:4 and 1:5 scale models, he was well known by 1:4 scale on road models and F1 cars since 1977, he use to manufacture very high quality models, in 1995 he produced buggy but he had no great success.

Yankee is the only company produced control box steering named TURN FORCE, I believe this is the one you have is your description is accurate.

Let us figure out with you what you have

1-Is the color of body is dark violet or dark blue
2-body made of PVC not polycarbonate
3-Fuel tank in the back of the car, down to wing.
4-Is on top of front wheels plastic cover separated from wheel
5-what is the color of pull start, it is big silver pull start and engine push stop in install on it.

solloway

the only thing that matches the yankee is the turn force servo but the fuel tank is in the middle of the buggy the pullstart matches your description but did yankee ever fit kawasaki engines or is that just something somebody has done to it over the years

Timmahh

i THINK most the Green engines in the yankees were Kows. BUT im only going on the fact its green and Kow was the only one to use Green cowlings around that time.
Timmahh

solloway

just a couple of more pictures