This Vintage RC Car was left in a Bag for 30yrs!
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- I've been after one of these for ages, it was my very first REAL RC Car! I swapped my Nintendo Gameboy back in 1991 or 92 for it! This Vintage (old school) Tamiya has been in this Bag for about 30yrs!
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This video completely sums up why RC went nuts during the first lockdown. Every middle-aged man was buying either the RC car they always wanted or getting another on of what they used to have. My local park was buzzing to the sound of freshly built Tamiya's and other stuff most evenings for a long time, especially Lunchboxes. Lots have continued the hobby too!
Guilty as charged😎 I have designed and built RC aircraft for 20 years...but never owned an RC car. Covid hits and I'm stuck here at my brother's place with a nephew who was climbing the walls....so I bought a pair of Bezgar 1's and the two of us had an absolute blast. Car I HAD to have? The 1/6th scale nascar replicas I used to see in the stores 15 or so yrs ago. 3 feet long and 20mph! Right in the middle of the pandemic I scored one on ebay new in the box....and it's AWESOME lol. You may now count me as a RC car enthusiast (3 Tamiyas, 2 Redcat Blackouts, and 2 Kyoshi American Muscle hot rods).
Hear hear!!
Yes, 💯
Started to buy my first RC-Crawler - Traxxas Chevy Blazer - in the first Covid-months and pimped it up with so many additional items, electronics and gadgets that I don´t event want to make it dirty anymore. Had to buy some more to do the job :)
My dream garage involves a Mercedes sprinter 4x4 painted to look like to lunchbox.
(Donations appreciated 🤣🤣)
As a kid I bought my first Tamiya from Beatties. We had one in Lakeside Essex, I remember going in there with my late father and seeing the newly released Tamiya Mini Racing (M-03 chassis?) I begged my dad for one and he told me if I could save the money he would take me there to buy it. The next day I got a job as a paper boy earning £10 a week. 13 weeks later my Dad kept to his promise and drove me to Beatties and I still remember the joy I had handing over the money and buying my first Tamiya RC. I spent all weekend building it in my bedroom and had endless fun with it. I lost my dad 2 years after that but still remember the valuable lesson he taught me of if you want something enough, you have to work hard for it. ❤️ Great video Phil, brought back floods of memories 🙂
Awesome story! I used to go to Lakeside all the time. I’m from Kent originally 👌
Yes, still smiling. The good old times. Charging over night for a short run. Capacities much lower but higher prices than todays batteries. ESCs which cost more thqn the kit. Ball bearings expensive and just only from Tamiya. No after-markets or internet. I don't know how we survived this era. I know granpa is talking about war times😁😁😁
Yes… and if you had a quick charger, you were the man!
And we had to drive our cars uphill both ways.
Yeah cost of spares or electronics was ridiculous and had to travel to get them, with no guarantee of what you were after would be in stock🤣🤣.. One thing i was fortunate enough to have was my mates farther was an electrical engineer and between him and my farther they cobbled together a way for me to charge my 8 AA transmitter batteries and the cars nicad pack in 10-15 minutes using a regular car 12v battery charger but whatever you do don't forget to switch it off🤣🤣💥😳
It amazes me how powerful our imaginations were as kids. My first car was a Tamiya Hornet and I swear it was the best handling, fastest and coolest RC ever. I recently acquired a new one and it was almost comical the way it drove. Shows how far RC cars have came in 30 odd years.
Enough rambling from me, that was a really good video. Sparked off some nostalgia for me too 😁
Yes, it was a bit underwhelming when I drove it. But just looking at it brings back some memories 👌
yes Keith Couldn't agree more , also things looked way bigger especially buildings and distances lol - KIDS lol :-) now 47 and man thats slow and small he he he
Same here.. The Hornet was a rocket back in the day although i never thought much of the handling with all that bouncing🤣🤣 .When it was re released i had to get one and couldn't believe how slow it was but it didn't diminish my memory of it and since built and restored some originals.. My original Hornet still survives, along with the original chassis from the 80's which broke in half pretty early on in it's life and i basically sewed back together with cotton and superglue and it held up for the rest of its life.. A composite material before i knew what one was🤣🤣
Yeah it is funny how memory works. I recently picked up an original Tamiya Blackfoot from the late 80's. I remember it being a super fast monster truck, a friend had one and I was so jealous. However, although very nostalgic, it is more cool driving around then actual monster truck performance.
@@TomleyRC i had a madcap and the standard 540 motor was slow even as a 10yr old in 1990 i couldn't make it quicker never had enough pocket money but then i was given a tornado 13 double motor and when i tried that out it was unbelievably quick but then burnt the mechanical speed controller out in 5mins lol.
I did get a schumacher storm club 10 in 92 93 that was hell of a step up in technology but now tech is even better today. I sent pics of the traxxas link software up dates on my xrt to my mate and he said he wants to go back to simpler times lol
That mechanical speed controller is so flipping cool. As a sort of kid who's only been in this hobby since around 2012 this stuff is so cool to see.
It's also very durable I remember putting like War freaking a6l nicad packs on one
Yes.. you could pretty much throw anything at one!
@@TomleyRC up until the solder started melting off of it I got too cheap to buy the right resistors so I used to run up to RadioShack and grab a bunch of random ceramic resistors
You've made me more of a believer in tamiya and it's potential nostalgia.
Seeing what you had to say and how you presented it was great. 17mph is rubbish but when you see it through kids eyes that's blasting down the road 💨👍
Yes… back in the day that was quick!
@@TomleyRC yeah i believe now the wltoys in stock form have "decent speed"
When ur 10-13years old 17mph was hallin @$$ haha.. Beat ur buddys on bikes luvit
Remember that it is a scale speed of 170mph...
@@BlackSeaRC i hope we all remeber 10th scale 17x10=170🤯.. When my 1/18 does 40x18=720😱🤪.. Haha so much fun
As a child in the 70s my Dad would pull up outside a Beatties shop in London (Central London area) on a Sunday night when they had their rubbish out ready for collection in the morning. Rummaging through the boxes he would often find complete trains, carriages, train track and small train set accessories that were either in near perfect condition or would require small repairs!
Nice!
For me, it was a Tamiya Striker.
Plastic galore with front friction dampers. It handled terribly & slow , but almost every evening after school it would be "blasted" for 10 mins, then a full strip down & clean just for the hell of it.
Fantastic memories!!
Great content & keep up the nostalgia 👍
I was 10 years old when I received my first radio controlled car. It was given to me by one of my older brothers friends after my brother sadly took his own life. The car i received was a Striker. 20 years after and I was racing RC cars. I'm 42 this year.
What a coincidence. I was recently feeling so nostalgic for Beatties that I bought 2 of these canvas bags! I use them as my pit bags at the racing club.
Man, I miss Beatties!!!
You are certainly the coolest person at the club then!
@@TomleyRC Ha!
I received a Tamiya Hornet for my 12th birthday in 1987. It's still at Mum and Dad' s place somewhere. Getting nostalgic for vintage RC now!
Muy buenas tarde Mr saludos desde panama siempre viendo tus videos puro relax
I would like to see a more cinematic video with some music and running footage..
Some fantastic nostalgia there. What a great find and in such good condition after all this time. Love the drive montage!! 🤘😎
Cheers dude. Us oldies are easily pleased 😅
@@TomleyRC dude, 30yrs ago. Sounds so crazy to say it and also have been there to see it 😳
The manual speed controller is quite smart i mean u could diy that xD
Yes
Beatties, Techniplus, Tamiya Madcap, Mechanical Speed controller - so much much nostalgia
I'd like to locate an buy one of these old buggies for my dad. When I was little I used to think it was a big hot wheel, an tore it up ☹️
While clearing out my parents loft I came across my old beatties bag.... Inside a Tamiya Madcap.
I remember saving up birthday and Christmas money and having to settle for this as I didn't have enough money for the Avante.
Great memories of blasting around in the street..... Although I always lost races to my mates Tamiya porsche 959......
The best news is it still bloody works.
Made my day, this has Phil! You know I still use those old radios, and I got 2 of those original Beatties bags! Awesome find, mate, glad you got those memories back!
Yes, I nearly mentioned you in the video haha.. you are a little older than me, those nasty pistol grips 😅
@@TomleyRC 😅🤝👍
I had a graupner stick transmitter in about the same era 91-92 probably. Stillworks fine. Whenever I buy an rc lot and there's a graupner transmitter in there, I keep it. I built2 ofthem into 2,4ghz and use them very regurarly. Great looking and feeling. Nowadays the 4AA versions are a lot lighter of course. But I don't mind 🙂
That nicad will still charge I almost guarantee it ! I have a bunch of old nicad batteries I received with vintage RC purchases and every one was flat dead and every one came back to life with a charge
Having fond flashbacks of going to Beatties in the 90s to buy Milliput for my WH40k figures now.
Nice 👌
That bag brings back so many memories going Beatties in Bristol and looking at all sorts I wanted but was never allowed 😂
Yes, gazing at all the RCs and wishing for one!
Beatties in Broadmead was my local one as well. Remember getting my Playstation 1 there, back in 1995, if memory serves me correct. Also remember almost bumping into Michaela Strachan outside. Random memories of childhood. 😂 It was gutting when Beatties closed for good though. 😔
Crazy hearing all these people talk about how popular rc was when they were kids, I’m a kid and don’t know anybody who drives rc at my school
I can't be the only expecting some centre console spillage when you started stirring 😅 . I keep seeing one of those bags on ebay . Cool old piece fella 👌 . I think all us old farts have memories of those manual speed controllers. Certainly experienced the stuck wide open bit 🤣
I’m well trained with drinks in cup holders. Lifting them out is a different story haha
@@TomleyRC I didn't consider lifting it out lol
lol i have one of those beetles bags. and the 2 kyosho turbo optima's from 85? in them all original still work and yes im in the usa. jr 5 ch with electronic speed controls . not the standard servo reostat esc. still have them too .
Oh man, so many memories of old RC cars in the late 80's and early 90's. This is the first video that UA-cam has recommended of yours. Awesome to see you get your hands on that Madcap!
The first RC car in my house was a Tamiya Frog, which belonged to my younger brother. He eventually bought a Kyosho Nitro Brute which was crazy fast in a straight line but couldn't corner at all.
If I recall, my first RC vehicle was a Kyosho Blizzard. At the time I was enthralled with monster trucks, but more specifically, car-crushing tanks that had car bodies, like the Bigfoot FasTrax. I found a van body and put it on the Blizzard to make a monster tank. Unfortunately, it was really slow so I ended up selling it at some point.
My older brother bought a Tamiya Subaru Brat and had a lot of fun with it. Later he bought a Traxxas Sledgehammer, when it was first introduced. That truck was a ton of fun.
The saddest story was my brother trading his Kyosho Nitro Brute to a friend for an RC-10, then he kept trading down until he was left with a few random RC car parts. He went from a $400 (1992 money) gas-powered monster truck to maybe $40 in parts in a matter of months.
Nice trip down memory lane there 👌
The Frog was great. Lost mine after it went bananas at Highcliffe chalet park and sailed off the top.
Me and u and u grew up pretty much the same with real cars and R/C cars. Sweet. It’s crazy with the mechanical speed controller u could bend and scratch more material where the arrow goes side to side. Lol
Yea… those were the days!
@@TomleyRC hell yea so much better then now especially the small things that count. And more freedom do h remember Tec Toys?? Or Don’t if it was there a place called Radio Shack. It’s been gone for years now but was hi tech invenation everything electronics
I feel your memory
Still have my super hornet , black foot and quick drive beetle!
I also have my first RC (re-bought) on the shelf for memories, The red Nikko Chipmunk.
Nice!
My step brother had a Grasshopper 2 with the wing a billion years ago. He put in a more powerful motor and doubled battery pack. He'd get about 15 minutes of run time before having to swap batteries. It went 30 mph - blistering.
Brings back loads of memories Phil, my friend had a madcap,whilst I had Bearhawk, Falcon, Grasshopper and a Lunchbox we had some fun times and now I'm back into it thanks mate, love seeing old cars from 90s 👍
Yes… we had a small group of about 4 of us with RCs. We’d take them over the local school playground in the evenings. No internet to waste countless hrs on!
I had the wild willy and the fox, waiting for those damn NiCads to recharge was the most painful thing in the world.
@@Bandito071i had the slow charger plug in the wall one would take hours for 30mins fun then got given a pro tech fast charger 30min quick charge and everyone fighting over it at after school rc club haha
still looks a great buggy,like it😀👍👍i have that controller, came with my grasshopper v2 😀👍👍
Yes, looks good even today!
Wow... Looks sweet, Tomley! 😃
Aren't you going to upgrade it?
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
No… it’s going to go on display as it sits 👌
Hi Phil, Beatties in Nottingham city center back in the mid 80's as a 16 year old lad, gazing at at new models on display and catalogs of colourful pictures - just a boyhood dreams but never had the cash to buy. I have a tamiya Ford Focus from 2001 ( broken car only for 20 GBP 2 years ago ) snapped boby in 3 places, so I has converted it to a kamtecmodels 3 wheeled reliant robin, new body and all electronic / Lipo 7.4v plus about 30 other custom / RTR / rollers - all low budget RC Cars from WLTOYS to one off projects under 300 GBP. Dave in Nottinghamshire ( Daves outdoors adventure ) from a few years ago. My place looks like your old garage workshop. be safe
Some good memories. I have the Kamtec 3 wheeler as well 👌
Lucky Guy. Madcap was my 2nd Tamiya, First was a Hornet. I hope they re-re this one day.
I really hope they do a re-re. I’d buy 2… one to do a brushless build and one for the shelf
Enjoyed this video tom, brings memories on my first tamiya blitzer beetle
I sold my very first hobby grade RC car many years ago on a flea market and I regret it baaaadly...I had the exact same radio...boy it hurts somehow.
I’ve sold many things in the last that I’ve regretted. You don’t realise at the time
This channel is dangerous as all I think about is getting back into this hobby and it's driving me misses mad as I can't stop watching lol. Can you please do a review on Maverick QuantumR Flux 4S 1/8 4WD Muscle Car please. Thanks
Haha, sorry David 😅. Yes, I will probably get one once they are available
That thing is super cool!! I wad sitting here scared when you were playing music didn't want you 2 get content match or whatever.
Haha.. it was all straight off the radio in the car. I made sure it wasn’t playing long
Great video,great car but all I thought through out the entire thing was the randomness of your playlist 😂👍✌️.
That was all straight off the radio in the car haha… 😅
I had Dirt Thrasher when 8 yr old loved it so much had sport tuned 540 elec speed control.200 quid or somin lol
Nice content
Better than my road trip just went I traded an RC car for a RC ducted fan jet, I thought I was getting a good deal, even gave the guy a gift, a Ricky Carmichael motorcycle He said he had when he was a kid We chatted for a while sound like he was a good guy, I had one sitting around so I gave it to him but when I got the jet home, I realized it was a piece of trash! I was just so excited I never had any ducted fan jet, He started giving me these bits and pieces of other planes (diversion) and I got caught up and didn't even really check it out… until I got home and seen that I was duped, I narrowly escaped three car crashes 2 hours worth of driving fuel only to be disappointed when I got home. It's all my fault I should have went over it better.
That was some bad luck!
So the photo of you in the green/black stripe t-shirt and long hair is not driving the above?
No. The pic of me at Kyrenia in the multi coloured t-shirt looking grumpy (also in the garden jumping) is when I had it. I was 12 I think
That looks fun! I had a Nikko Avenger as my 1st rc car. Pretty sweet!
Nice 👌
I had one, Still have it in bits. Was one the others got parts from.
Love it great car and hopped up they went very well defo needed oil shocks. I'm Ex Beatties staff best job i ever had. Those bags go for a few quid still on there own.
Dream job! 😎
I was thinking "the song" was back, but no. Hearing you singing helped a little though. haha
Haha
0:47 I'm a Thomas Fan I was so F***shock 😲 that you played that theme dude that hit me so hard as The Flying Scotsman would hit me with it's buffers
Haha.. it was on the Radio just as I was crossing the tracks.. good timing!
I'd just like to appreciate the deliberate montage of songs that some percentage of the commenters are guaranteed to hate.
haha... most of that music was straight off the Radio. They were playing random songs for 1hr. Had to share :)
It's funny how Tamiya was the first for so many, mine was a hornet set up like yours with mechanical speed control, and mine was bought from a kid also.
Yes… nearly every man who was around in the late 70’s…80’s/90s will remember Tamiya 👌
Loved that shop bring it back. Manchester deansgate
keep hold of that, i kinda revisited my first rc i had the Tamiya Mudblaster that i thought was ace so i built the Blackfoot, same chassis but it did not live up to my rose tinted memories
Got my 1st & 2nd Beatties bags back in 1985 purchased a Tamiya Vanessa Lunchbox and a Clod buster from Beatties in Liverpool. No ready to run in them days all kit, paint, build and electrics.
Clod Buster! My dream monster truck back in 89/90
@@TomleyRC it was a great truck at the time, fond memories. Did you ever get one?
Look’s CooL👍👍👍👍
Mine first was the Tamya Hornet. Second one was the Marui Ninja 4wd. Good times in the 80'
Best times 👌
That makes you and I about the same age, in 92 I was 14 in 92 and thats the year I bought my first RC a Traxxas Hawk 2
I was 13 😎👌
Man, I used to live in Beatties. It was near the Cinema in Notts city centre. Got a lot of Scalextric cars etc, happy times !!
Good times 👌
wow, had just mentioned to my girlfriend yesterday that I had to try a vanilla milkshake and a double espresso lol
Haha… best milkshake ever 👌
Good to see old skool tamiya joining the stable 👍 gotta see some track footage in the future.
I have a few more Tamiya videos planned 👌
Haha luvit tomley and the ride.. Had me rollin bro.. U ride dirty over their also.. Perfect thnx
Haha… 🤣
My Grasshopper tx was a sharp steel box with throttle , black plastic steering wheel with a lil Voltage Meter was the only telemetry. Went everywheres with me , along with a comb in the back pocket. 👴 🙄
Those were the days 👌
Hello from southeast alaska do you have any stickers for my rock crawlers
Stickers will be coming soon 👌
Ooh , keen for an LCG crawler update seeing it lurking in the background
Hopefully get it finished soon!
That makes me wish the local hobby stores in Aus had bags like that. I kind of still have my original RC car, a Hornet, but it’s a ship of Theseus if I’m honest. Enjoyable vid!
Yes, it was a big thing in the UK
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
My all time favourite ever rc ever ever ever and I never had one. This is the year for me
😎🤟
Wow, I still have my entry level Tamiya from 1992 - very, very similar. I replaced the speed controller with an electronic one years later, then replaced the stock motor with a Slot Machine - which was honestly a bit too fast. Four wheeling in the dirt was always way much more fun than being on pavement and going at max speed.
Nice!
I had one of those bags, back in the day. Goodness knows what happened to it!! It certainly didn't have anything as interesting in it!! 🤷🏻♂️
I've still got 2 Acoms controllers in my shed. One works, the other was destroyed from leaving some AA's in it for 20 years!!! 😎👍🏻
Yes, leaving batteries in for 20yrs is never a good thing lol
I remember the mechanical speed controller. Had one on my first RC. The Tamiya Thundershot. Loved that car. It's the car on your bag 😜
My first R/C was an original Hornet I swapped for a Slazenger Cricket bat. The first I built myself was 80s Frog followed by a Celica with the technigold motor
I think you got the better deal! Haha
@@TomleyRC I know I was crap at Cricket, I kept falling asleep in the slips. Ooh err!
Oh my god!! I had one of these!!
Used to charge it via a actual car charger. Took like 5 mins. Sure it was really bad for the battery....
But my god this brings back memories. I swear mine was far quicker than that.
My old girl (King Blackfoot) came with one of those 3 speed forwards and backwards analog speed controlers, I still have it, bit now shes using a Esc 😏😁
King Blackfoot one of my favourite looking 👌
@@TomleyRC well... I have the body under repair right now, so mean while I have a Beetle body on It, but I wanna use some glass fiber to fix It 😅
Hahahah, I have one of my old Tamiya TA02 chassis in one of those bags and has been since 2003 lol
The bags are more collectible that some of the cars it seems haha
@@TomleyRC lol
Well I be keeping mines.
I want my Tamiya Striker back after seeing one. On concrete it hardly steered left and right under full steering lock and acceleration on a sport tuned engine and a 2000mAh pack :]
Whoa, you ordering drive thru on the opposite side blew my mind 😳 😆
Haha
The unused servo horn in that kit (one with step down, pic at 3.03) is just what I'm looking for. Parts tree P is sold out in the UK and further afield also. Don't suppose I could buy it from you? Would be a massive help to getting a DT-03 ruining again for my lad. Thanks.
Is it a normal DT03 part? I think I have a box of DT03 trees somewhere
@@TomleyRC Not to worrry, after seaching again I finaly found the plastic tree for £2.99. It will only snap again but much thanks.
It has a 3600kv in it and an Eco Boost servo so it's really fun for a cheap buggy. It was out in the street at weekend as apposed to normal dirt areas and the 3rd time someone slamed a kerb it said goodbye. So that will not be happening again 🤣
Where did they go??? I remember there catalogue was like my Bible lol
Closed down… I think House of Fraser owned them
A MadCap! That is a gem, a piece of RC history! Congrats, sir, awsome find! I feared those mechanical speed controllers, because sometimes, when the battery voltage dropped, you suddenly found yourself with a runaway car and you had to run after it, praying to be able to catch it in one piece. Those were good times.
Haha yes my dirt thrasher used to go off on one 😅
I love the madcap! Still have one thats about 60% there, just haven't set the time aside to get the parts I need to finish it
Wow this brings back memories, must have been around the time i got my first RC the Tamiya Celica GT Four, with that very radio, still have it and really must give it a restoration. The bag also brings back memories. So good you were able to find one in such great condition
What? Their ice cream machines work over in the UK?
I was just lucky 😅
🤣🤣🤣unbelievable I had a rc car the same as that in that bag,I got mine from beatties in Reading Town centre.,ahh the memories 🤣
Nice! The best days!
@@TomleyRC I think I had a hornet with all the bits you had in the bag,sold it all for like £10 after a couple of years😖
"30 years?? wow I wonder how an RC car from the 70s looks like! wait... WHAT"
This is great :-) The mechanical speed controller. I had forgotten all about them. awesome. Still got a crusty old tube of Tammy speed controller Grease:))
I definitely remember Beatties...I think in the mid 80's there was one in Blackburn or Preston maybe.....really cool car as well. 🙂
My first RC car was a Tamiya Sand Scorcher haha, then progressed from there. Used to race at a place in Cheltenham called Dowty Rotol. Good times, late 80's 😎
We all thought that our cars were really fast 30yrs ago, even if they look slow by today's standards, just the nostalgia of these icons keeps the flame burning within 🔥❤️ we were lucky to have been part of the Golden age of tamiya ❤️
Yes I agree… 80s and early 90’s were the best years for Tamiya
Cool stuff. I’m the guy who buys and builds the kit few runs and sells it for another one. But now im getting into bashers and 1/5 scale buggy’s I like them to much to sell haha.
I still have my first Tamiya, an original Blackfoot
Nice!
compared to the competition (Tyco/RadioShack), Tamiya/kyosho models were stupid fast in their day. additionally, I can appreciate the re-releases still have the mounting points for mechanical speed controllers, it's amazing how much room is available with modern electronics. I still have (most of) my 1st "hobby grade" RC, Blackfoot; it's in dire need of a long overdue refresh.
Yes, Tamiya know that we all want the stuff we couldn’t afford as kids 😅
As long as it makes you smile it is money well spent. I had a Tamaya grasshopper with the same speed controller. I spent many days chasing it across the gravel pit. Even had one catch on fire. But I love that car would’ve been in the 1980s sometime. Like 85 I think
If it want smoking then you weren’t driving it hard enough haha
Still have my first 2 Tamiya, an xr311 I got in 83 and a Hornet I got in 84, never letting them go even the the xr311 is pretty much a non runner without spending a few pennies on it.
I still have one of those gameboys
1989
Nice! I have the later ‘colour’ one
YOUR GOING TO JUST DISPLAY IT!!! I love to revisit things i grew up with at least once a year or so kinda remind myself where ive come from and how far ive come :)
My first Tamiya was the Blackfoot, I saw a guy running one at a hobby shop with a clear body on it and I was mesmerized how I could see all the inner workings through the body. Then xmas morning Santa left me one with a Futaba stick radio and fast charger. Oh it was glorious.
Nice! I love the Blackfoot
I remember snd miss building RC cars from a box of parts to racing them. You really understood how and why it did what it did and how to fix it, not go to hobby town and ask why ...
Mad cap was my first real rc, then I got a traxxas nitro buggy, still have the nitro buggy, still runs great. Love these old cars
It will be the ball diff slipping. A rebuild should sort it out
Yes, I did have a look… but as you know, they are a bit fiddly to sort!
Was just reminiscing with my Sister a few weeks ago.....and fir the life of me, I couldn't recall the name of the model/RC shop in Swindon, back in the 80's.......BEATTIES...! 😆
Bought many an Airfix model from there, and used to drool over the Grasshopper....! 🤪🤷🏼♂️
Nice! What do you think would happen if you didn't get that car 30 years ago?