Any R/C car collectors/enthusiasts?

[mrpushrod]

Hello everyone, just thought I'd share my R/C car collection with you all. I've been collecting about 5 years since just after I started working in my local hobby shop part time. I mainly collect old Tamiyas but have other makes as well, if I like it, I'll collect it! So far I have around 35 cars although am always on the look out for more. I also race a Losi XXX-S (Skoda Octavia) and a Associated TC3 Rally (Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak). Anyone else out there into RC?

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_24032003010927_1.jpg
Escudo

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_01082004195227_1.jpg
Skoda

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_19092004154335_4.jpg
Pajero

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_23072004002440_1.jpg
Mercedes 190 Evo II

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_10082003235201_1.jpg

Audi Quattro Pike Peak

My showroom on Tamiyaclub; http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom.asp?id=79

[mclaren_Gt]

wow man very nice collection

What R/C car is the faster of this?

[mrpushrod]

Thanks for the compliments! The fastest RC I have is my Sauber Mercedes C11 although it all depends on what motor I am running. Potentially the fastest car I have is an old Sepent 1/8th nitro which needs loads of work. Given the right engine an gearing it should easily top 70mph:D I prefer electric though as nitro is way too messy for my liking!

[666fast]

I have is an old Sepent 1/8th nitro


I've driven a newer version of those, they are freakin fast!
I dont' collect them, I beat the living crap out of them. I only have one at the moment, sold the others awhile ago. You probably have heard of it since you work at a hobby shop. I've got an Ofna Violator. I've had lots of fun with it.

[TransAm]

Hey pushrod, welcome to JW.

Do Tamiya still make the Grasshopper? I remember a couple of other R/C they made from years back when I had a Grasshopper but their names escape me now. I remember a monster truck style VW Beetle (Baja Bug?) and the Hornet, that was another one like the 'hopper!!

[Ferrarikid]

do u have a nitromethane? i dont collect but i have a savage 25 w/ ths pipe new springs motor saver air filter q6 hpi rims and dual disk brake kit also reverse. i recenty broke my gas tank after hitting a ramp at like 30 mph 5 ft in the air and lanted on my lid staight onto concrete.

[mrpushrod]

Hey pushrod, welcome to JW.

Do Tamiya still make the Grasshopper? I remember a couple of other R/C they made from years back when I had a Grasshopper but their names escape me now. I remember a monster truck style VW Beetle (Baja Bug?) and the Hornet, that was another one like the 'hopper!!

Tamiya have long stopped production of the Grasshopper, think that went out of production in the 80's. They do a similar sort of car called the Fighter Buggy now which has a swing axle front end and live rear like the Grasshopper but is a totally new car. The Beetle you are thinking of is the Monster Beetle I should imagine, here's mine which is in need of restoration;
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userimages/79/img79_424200315258_1.jpg

Ferrarikid, the only nitro I have is the Serpent 1/8th which isn't a runner, I'm a big electric fan. Got any pics of your savage?

[666fast]

I'm a big electric fan


Electrics are fun and much easier to get going, but after getting my first nitro car (Tamiya TerraCrusher) I haven't looked back.
My favorite electric was my old HPI Rally Car. That thing took a lot of abuse!

[mrpushrod]

I've played with nitro a fair bit, a mate has a Kyosho Inferno MP 7.5 with a top race engine and that is scary fast. The thing is that electric cars tend to be quicker for the places I run them, fairly confined spaces. Electric is also the most popular format for racing both at home and when I am uni. The main reason is the mess though, I'm too damn lazy to clean the dust off my electrics, let alone trying to get oil and other crap off a nitro!