Nice video! My top ten cars: 1. Yokomo YZ10(870 us version) 2. Tamiya Avante 88 3. AE RC10 Team Car 4. AE RC10 nix 91 or any 91 world car replica 5. AYK (Race prep) Pro Radiant 6. Serpent Veteq 7. Trinity EV10 8. Kyosho Optima Mid LWB 9. Schumacher ProCat 10. Losi XX-4
RC10 gold pan... I have had the most fun racing with it....had and still have a couple (I have an ultra-rare carbon fiber tub !!.. no sh*t!) RC10 Worlds ... no longer have it, but it was great car - sold it RC10L pan car - narrow and wide for oval track and carpet racing (do you remember capped tires?) - still have them Ultima... good racer until I got an RC10 - sold it Kyosho Wildcat - first rc car - .10 size glow fuel engine --- RARE to find one of these nowadays... they were kinda rare back then - 1983 ish - sold it Hornet... My First electric car - gave it away Fox - my second electric car - junked and tossed Marui Big Bear - bouncy fun -- spec racer at my local track - gave it away
I can only speak for Tamiya Models and that I had restored or assembled by my self🤷🏼♂️ 1. Tamiya Madcap and Saint Dragon 2. Porsche 959 and Celica GrB 3. Audi Quattro and Opel Ascona 4. Egress 5. Falcon 6. Striker and Sonic Fighter 7. Vajra 8. Leonis 9. Dyna Storm 10. Astute (old) 11. Bigwig (rere) 12. Hotshot (rere)
My number 1 will always be Tamiya Falcon. My first car back in the 80s, had it for several years and it sadly got stolen which broke my heart. I have however got hold of one recently from your good self Gav. Thank you so much mate.
Mine are eclectic , I like the oddball stuff, too ages to collect . 1 Yokomo Dogfighter YZ-834b 2 Mugen Bulldog 3 PB Mini Mustang 4 Hirobo Zerda 5 SG Racing Coyote 6 Tamiya Hotshot (raced one as a kid) 7 Marui Samurai 8 AYK Sidewinder 9 Kyosho Scorpion 10 RC10 (had to be in there)
For me, - Hornet - my first RC exposure. My neighbour had one! - Marui Big Bear - my first kit. I have a 95% NIB to build sitting here 😍 - Yokomo YZ10 works - was the halo car when I first got into racing. - RC10 Graphite (as above, but the 2nd version!) - Losi XX - my first full race level kit. I have a XX-CR KE here, the ultimate iteration. - Losi XX4 - changed 4th racing buggy architecture - Hotshot - the very first 4th car to be raced widely - Kyosho Turbo Burns - always lusted after these in the kyosho catalog
Hard to not have had a Hornet at one time or another, and in so many ways, it's a terrific car to learn on. It was my first too, and I may pick one up, just as a shelf art piece.
1. Kyosho Assault (and the tomahawk, my 2 favorite scorpion based kits) 2. Kyosho Stinger (both the mk1 and mk2) 3. Kyosho F1 1/8 (FW14 preferred, followed closely by the F643, no love for the Jordan :)) 4. Tamiya Starcard Porsche TA02SW 5. Kyosho Ferrari F40 (electric optima mid based) 6. Kyosho Corvette ZR-1 (nitro rampage based) 7. Kyosho Optima Mid 8. Kyosho Ferrari F189 9. Kyosho Penske PC-17 10. Kyosho Burns 1/8 I only have 5 out of 10 on this list.....but have multiples of several.
Ahhh the nostalgia. Back in around 1988 me and a friend belonged to a small buggy club in Norfolk called Stalham Buggy Club. My mate had a Shumacher Cougar and I had a Tamiya Astute which was about as robust as a small moth, but it did run a Kyosho Mega Motor which seemed reasonable back then. These things weren't particularly quick, but they did look cool.
Dream collection - RC10 Worlds, Graphite Stealth Team Car, B2. JRX Buggys - JRX Pro SE, XXCR-KE, All of the Kyosho Legendary Series. Egress, TRF buggies. I have a few of them currently, but quite a few gaps that need filling, bit more than 10, but hard to separate them all!
My top 10 in no order: 1) Avante - because I too saw it on the shelf and never could afford it as a kid. 2) Egress - same as above 3) Top Force Evo - well because I have a Top Force and it needs a big brother 4) Team Associated RC10L - 1st REAL race car I owned after racing a Thundershot for years. Had to sell it when I went to college. 5) Lunchbox - always wanted one as a kid 6) Team Associated RC10B4 or B5 7) Schumacher Cat XLS - yeah I was too late to the party 8) Agrios - need a monster truck 9) Kyosho Optima Mid SE - always wanted one 10) Boomerang - 1st 4wd car I saved up a whole summer doing a paper route.
In no particular order. I'm sure there are dozens more I could add 10) Tamiya Hornet - first RC 9) RC10 Worlds - had a fully kitted out one back in the day, missed a chance to get a NIB rere when I came back to the hobby more recently 8) RC10 B2 7) Trinity EV10 Pro 6) Kyosho Turbo Burns 5) RC-10T 4) Kyosho Double Dare 3) Tamiya King Cab 2) Tamiya Dynastorm or TRF211X 1) Losi Double-X
yup! Absolutely! Way to many vintage cars to list! I had and have many still! My favorite is the Tamiya wild one! My race car was the Rc 10 and the Team Losi Jrx2! Way back in 1992!
Hi Gavin!! Mine will always be the hotshot!!! I own it now but when I was kid that was the buggy that was only for the rich kids and the ultimate goal! I had the grasshopper trying to keep up with hornets samurais and etc. thanks
Great vid Gav👍. In order, Avante, Thundershot, Egress, Hornet, Grasshopper, Madcap, Optima mid (all of which I have). Would also love the Turbo Optima, Cat xls and the Avante Black Special.
My top ten rc cars are 1- schumacher procat 2- my original kyosho optima turbo 3- my original tamiya top force 4- kyosho ultima xl with carbon chassis 5- tamiya avante 6 rerelease kyosho turbo optima converted to a javelin turbo and kyosho option house side rails the cage and wing are black and all the alloy parts are gold Rerelease kyosho turbo optima 8- tamiya vajra the odd ball avante 9- rerelease kyosho ultima 10- tamiya blackfoot I also have an rc10b3 which I never took to plus a full set of original decals I bought it from top models when they were in mold many years ago
It has to be a King cab for me. I sold my commodore 64 to buy one for £140 when i was 11, only to find when i got to the model shop i hadn't realized that it didn't come with electrics (newb). in the end i bought a Bear Hawk with electrics. Loved that car but always wished i could of had the King Cab.I did get a used one a couple of years ago and cleaned it up but i could never get the diff sorted but sold it for a nice profit. Would love to have a King Cab new in Box. Love your channel. keep it up.
In no particular order: RC10 Team Car Graphite edition ('89-ish?) Yokomo YZ-10 Kyosho TOMSE HPI RS4 Rally ('98 version...OWN IT!) Is this vintage enough? RC10 World's Car (Own it) Kyosho Ultima (Original, though the Re-re is great too, and had to have it) Top Force, pick your flavor, mine is Re-re Evo Losi JRX Pro Tamiya Rough Rider (the scaled realism of this kit is hard to beat, IMO) Tamiya Egress Thanks for letting us play along, Gavin!
My top ten, #1 Titan TKO sprint car, had and raced one of the prototype chassis when I was a kid. #2 losing jrx2 original graphite chassis and to go with it the jrx-pro conversion kit in the all black box #3 losing xxt with hydodrive.#3 custom works dominater an original , #5 trinity LTO with the ultralight conversion , #6 1993 hyperdrive belt drive kit. #7customworks enforcer gxp nitro. #8 avante #9 bruiser #10 trc oval pan car. I owned and raced the top 7 and #10 as a kid and wish I still had them. Honorable mention the associated rc10 with the aluminum chassis and roll cage conversion for sprint car with the belt drive trans
In no particular order: Schumacher Cougar 2000 - first and only build so far Tenth Technologies Predator - when it first appeared so different Tamiya Porsche 935 - A fave race car in RC form Tamiya Avante - box art alone made me want on RC car as a kid Yokomo YC10 - in all the '90's mags winning, gotta try it out The one that started it all was a '80's BMW 3.0 CSL ready to run in black. Great starter. Absolutely loved it. Only 6, I just need to get back into the hobby (I blame you!) Ooo also fancy a Tamiya GR86 as the shell looks fantastic. Also forgot that little Kyosho book from 93/94 with all the Optimas. Yeah need an Optima too
Nice video Gavin, there's just something about these old kits which just make them so special and better than the été buggys of today even if they are awesome. OK here's my list of 10 iconic cars but not in any order. 1: Supershot (even today with a brushless moter and lipo it's just a beast) 2: The Hornet. My first ever kit. 3: The Monster beetle. Just an iconic representation of monster trucks in the 80s 4:The falcon 5: The Astute. Tamiya's first ever competition level 2wd buggy. 6: The Egress, Tamiya's first ever competition 4wd buggy 7: The Cat XLS Because well, we all dreamed of having a Cat. 8: The Thundershot, my first ever 4wd buggy. ICONIC ❤️😍 9: Mardave Mini. I had one and it was a blast. 10: The Striker! And why you might say? Because it's just an iconic marmite buggy 😂❤️ I've enjoyed making this list, hope you enjoyed reading it.
My top 10 1. Tamiya Wild One, my first RC bought for £25 at a car boot sale. Now have a rere with replica original decals. 2. Tamiya Manta Ray, my first new RC car and I still have it and restored it during lockdown. 3. Tamiya Top Force, the Manta Rays big brother. 4. Kyosho Ultima. My dad bought one in the late 80’s at a car boot sale and I restored it and sold it on around 10 years ago. Now have a rere. 5. Tamiya Clod Buster. Remember when Tamiya released it and couldn’t afford one. Now have one I am restoring. 6. Kyosho Optima Mid. Always wanted one back in the day and now have a rere. 7. Schumacher Cougar, same as the Mid. 8. Tamiya Avante/Egress, top of the range back in the day and would love to have one on the shelf. 9. Tamiya Porsche 959/Toyota Celica Gp B 10. Tamiya Nissan King Cab. I had a Toyota Hilux Monster Racer (restored and sold on) but the King Cab is the one I really wanted.
Hello Gavin Great choice I would add : Yokomo yz 834 1st world champion 4x4 : it s a pure jewel and so unique engenireing approach. Mugen bulldog : because it s the 1 st car of Mugen seiki 4wds Hirobo Zerda and alien mid 4 : because they are true performer. Kyosho ultima : because it s the first challenger of the rc10 and world champion 88(87??) About tamiya : for me the hotshot was the car of my dream when i was young...
I LOVE these videos! My first rc car that had proportional controls was the Tyco Turbo Hopper that I got Xmas 1989. My first hobby grade vehicle was a Tamiya Bullhead that I got for Xmas 1991. My younger brother also got his first hobby grade rc that xmas as well; a Traxxas Sledgehammer!
As a racer: Absolute Nr.1 RC 10 B-Stamp with stealth transmission,( RPM Version!) Nr.2 Yokomo YZ-10 '94 or '95Pavidis Nr.3 Lazer ZX Nr.4 TT X 10 or X11 Nr.5 Topcat Nr.6 Cat XLS Nr.7 Cat SWB Nr.8 Turbo Optima Mid Custom Nr.9 Cougar Nr.10 Associated RC10 T2, nicest aluminium chassis ever! By the way Associated RC10 B2 and b3 are almost the same cars! There are only few parts different like the smaller motor bottom plate (B2). I'm lucky to have a b3😉
Awesome show as always 😊 it is always hard to rank your darlings and it is a combination of vintage and new. I’m more into the car itself rather if it is new or old but my first proper RC was the Kyosho Rocky but always wanted the top end version that I finally managed to get now and I also rebuilt my old Rocky to a 😊 1. Kyosho Turbo Rocky 2. Tamiya ta02sw Porsche 911 turbo rsr (I never saw that coming) it just overwhelmed me ❤️ 3. Kyosho Turbo Scorpion (don’t have one yet) 4. Tamiya Ford F150 Ranger XLT (man! fell in love at first sight) 5. Tamiya Egress (don’t have one yet) wow 🤩 6. Avante Black Special 7. Kyosho nostalgic series Ford GT40 (probably the sexiest car ever on earth) 8. Kyosho Optima 9. Kyosho Fantom EP 10. Tamiya TA08Pro chassis (just a perfect balanced onroad chassis that even I was able to drive with some sort of control) And as honorable mention, my white whale, the Kyosho series 1000 Advance ❤️ if I ever could get one nib I could die after that ❤️ Best regards Jonas
Nice choices, Gavin. I was out of the hobby for some time, so missed most of these coming out. I still love my Manta Ray, and wish I'd held on to my King Cab. 👍🏻
No real particular order, except for the XX4, that is by far my favourite car. 1 Team Losi XX4 (gen 1) 2 Yokomo YZ10 94 3 Team Losi XX 4 Associated RC10 Worlds Car 5 Tenth Technology Predator XK98 6 Durango DEX410 7 Schumacher CAT 2000 8 Schumacher Cougar 2000 9 Mardave 1/8th Nitro Stock Car 10 Mardave Mini Stock Car The XX4 changed 4wd off road so much when it was released, there was nothing else like it, it made all the other manufacturers step up their game so they could compete with it.
my personal top ten of owned and whised car 1 Losi XXCR 2 Yokomo YZ10 super dogfighter 3 Traxxas TRX1 4 Yokomo YRX10 5 Trinity evolution10 6 Yokomo YR f2 7 Losi XXT 8 Schumacher Cat XLS 9 Tamiya Avant 10 Tamiya Top Force
My unicorns would be: 1.Hirobo jealousy 2.Delta fireball 4wd 3.ABC super hero x prototype 4.Any original trf buggy 5. Another ayk viper shuttle (foolishly sold mine) 6.Parsec sigma 7.Awesomatix touring car
Great video man. I do not have most of these cars, but I'm always looking. This is my 10 mate:- Schumacher SWB Cat PB Mini Mustang Tamiya Ford F-150 Tamiya Avante Kyosho Optima Tamiya Super Sabre Kyosho Beetle 2014 Kyosho Optima Mid Schumacher Cat XLS Masami Tamiya Rough Rider Thumbs up buddy!
I’ll have to pop back to sed what other cars people put, there will be a few ive never even heard of before 😂 for me, well. Lets see 😁 1 tomy intruder 2 marui ninja 3 yokomo works 91-94 4 cougar 2 works 5 bosscat works 6 mk1 cougar 7 rc10 gold pan 6 gear 8 cat xl/xls 9 tamiya super hot shot 10 lazer zx Its acctually hard to put this down, but the cars are ones i either own now, or wanted when i was younger 😎
Great subject! I may jump in and out of here over the next 12hrs. So my list maybe amended due to juggling work, life. My top vintage cars is going to be Optimas. And I have the honor to currently have one. There are so many variations of the Optima. The mid, the Turbo, Sling Shot and all the aftermarket conversions. Just going to lump them in together. Chain drive Optimas are my favorite. Custom Works Dominator. This is another 4WD chain driven car optimized for dirt oval racing. Custom Works is a R/C company with a history of being owned by various drivers from NASCAR. They still produce some state of the art R/C oval cars but the chain drive Dominator is a legacy car that was brutal on the track and a master piece on the shelf. I am humble and elated to be the custodian of a stone stock (except for those hard to build leak prone shocks) Dominator and a small amount of spare parts. There was another car in the same category, the SRP-1 very very rare. I have only ever seen two. One racing against Dominators at the Ranch Pit Stop in the late 80's and a Custom Works Employee has one as a collectors piece. So the Custom Works Dominator is beloved #2. #3 Marui Big Bear. It was my first "hobbyist grade" R/C vehicle. 1/12th scale monster truck with MOA motor on axle and a truly nice injection molded 90s Nissan truck body. 2WD incredibly MIP made several hop ups for the Big Bear and RC car action did an "how to" article on improving the steering. T&A machining made some really nice aluminum rims for it. I finally sold it to what was likely the only other Big Bear owner in Denver Colorado as parts by that time had dried up and Marui had faded from the scene. Now their a fortune on ebay. I did some research on Marui and at least up till covid they were still in business but were no longer making R/C cars and had gone on to concentrate on manufacturing paintball guns and accessories. I wonder with all this Re-re stuff going on if the tooling for this truck is still around. They made a selection of buggies as well. Be nice to see the big bear again and I bet MIP still has the blueprints for that indestructible slipper clutch and counter gear mod they made for it. #4 Original Tamtec cars. Came with adjustable wheelbase or different versions with at least two wheelbase lengths. Really good preformance for the time. Came with what looked to be Tamiya 1/24th scale bodies from their line of static plastic kits. Late 80s, I worked at Continental Airlines at LAX and someone discovered Tamtec cars. Suddenly at lunch time mechanics produced Tamtec cars from their tool boxes resplendent in 1/24-25 scale NASCAR bodies taken from plastic kits. The race surface was hangar floor. The preferred track was turn1 the nose gear of a 727 with turn2 and 3 being around the back side of the main gear. These guys would eat lunch with one hand and get a 20 lapper in a lunch break. I started to buy one but opted for an R/C submarine instead. Then found out how expensive the electronics for one of these was and it was a shelf queen. There was a track in Hawaiian Gardens California that had a indoor track and they ran a Tamtec class at least one summer and it was good racing. I know the Tamtec name resurfaced later but the cars didn't seem to have anything to do with the originals. I would really love to see a return of original Tamtec cars. Have a great interest in many newer cars. But of the older vintage stuff I remember they were all great in their own way.
It's impossible to pick just 10, but if I had to then this is it. :) I've never managed to get hold of my number 1 and I think thats part of it's appeal. It's the Unicorn buggy!. This is Mondays List. Tuesdays list is a bit different :D 1. Yokomo YZ10. 2. Egress 3. Avante 4. Blackfoot 5. Astute 6. TLR 22x4 7. Bigwig 8. Porsche 959 9. Kyosho Lazer ZX 10. RC10 Gold pan.
I'm in the lucky position of having bought most of the cars that I wanted to build when I got back into RC during lockdown. So here's my top 10, I'll start with the ones I bought cos I love them and finish with the ones that got away... 1. Tamiya Hotshot 2. Tamiya Hornet 3. Tamiya Wild One (I ended up getting both versions in the recent re-re) 4 . Tamiya Fox 5. Tamiya Big Wig 6. Tamiya Frog 7. Tamiya Lunchbox Now for the ones that got away 8. Porsche 959 9. Mardave Marauder - I always thought these looked such a beast 10. Kyosho Optima (non-turbo). Yes I know I can still get this one, and it's on my list of stuff to get after I build the Thundershot I got the other day. I should probably add the Egress to this too, but then where do I stop....
In no particular order. My Tamiya King Hauler. I have wanted one for over 30 years after seeing them in Beatties My Kyosho Lazer zxr which I used to race in the 90’s My Schumacher pro cat which I also used to race in the 90’s. My NIB Rc10 Worlds car. I met Brian Kinwald at the 1993 IFMAR world championships in Basildon. Finally got one a few years ago. My Works 91 and 94 Yokomo Super Dogfighters. I also met Masami Hirosaka at the 1993 worlds and always dreamed of having one as a teenager, but they were so rare and expensive. Super chuffed to have a few in my collection. My Tamiya F103. I love formula 2 and have a few cars in my collection. I got the chance to drive it on carpet at the force raceway meeting and it handled like it was on rails. My Tamiya lunchbox. I made it for my 4 year old daughter and painted it got pink. I have wanted one since I was a teenager. Hours of fun spent with her driving it around our local park and woods. My 1/8 the scale Kyosho F1 car. It has two mega motors and is lovely to drive. Amazing engineering. My Tamiya Dyna storm. Fell in love with this buggy when I drive my friends car in the nineties. Finally tracked one down in my price range that came with the pink acto power motor. My clodbuster. Really fun to drive, my daughter loves driving it and chasing it around the park.
This is a tough one. If I can only pick 10, here they are, but there are so many other great ones. 1. AYK 1:12 RX-2000/RX-3000 2. Tamiya RM Mk.1 1:12 Can-Am Lola 3. Tamiya 1:10 F1 (Ligier Matra JS9, Ferrari 312T, Brabahm BMW, Williams FW-07, JPS Lotus 79) 4. Tamiya 1:12 CS (Black Countach, Celica LB Gr.5, Golf, Renault 5 Turbo) 5. Kyosho Circuit 20 1:8 (Dune Buggy, Lancia Stratos, Baja California, Nissan 240Z) 6. Hobby Products 1:8 Porsche 930 Turbo Buggy 7. AYK 1:12 Cyclone 8. Kyosho Rally Sports 1:10 (Renault Alpine A310) 9. Spital 1:8 Jeep American 10. Tamiya RM Mk.4 1:12 Ford C100
Anything AYK is next to impossible to get hold of. Existence of AYK was a revelation to me (for a boy who only knew Tamiya, Kyosho and Tamiya-imitation on-road EP cars) . Even though only a year or two later, it was completely destroyed by Associated RC-12E in all kinds of competitions.
I’m not a huge collector anymore. I just have the ones I personally love. Losi JRX2 Losi JRXT Mountaineer WildOne Turbo Optima Avante Kyosho Chevelle Tamiya Mini Cooper My Tamiya semi trucks Blackfoot
Not in any particular order RC10 B3 Factory Team/T3 ( first ever associated I built new) Mardave Cobra Tamiya Ford Escort Rally car Ta01/2 Tamiya M01 Mini Mardave Mini Jamara Valiant RC10 Worlds Tamiya BearHawk Losi XX Tamiya Striker I think ;) top 10 isn’t enough and could change. Ps really sorry about the B2 Gav
I have a new kit Falcon, jrx2, edinger Rc10. We have some of the same tastes! I’d like to obtain a hot shot kit at some point. I just think they look cool. Also a vintage bruiser.
A FALCON! Yes man! That is the one I'm waiting on for a re-re. I originally had a Hornet, but my second car, the Falcon, is the one I remember so fondly. GET WITH THE PROGRAM TAMIYA!!
The Falcon was my second car back in the day as well :). I really want it to be rere and I see no reason why it shouldn't come out again at some point.
Rc10 worlds, b2, b3, t2, t3, xxcr, xxtcr, jrxt, rs4 pro, hornet w/mechanical speed control, ta02/3 special edition ( dint remember name of special edition just had all hopups)
Great Vid, point to note the Predator X11 is not a Tenth Technology product, the license to the Predator was sold to a RC parts supplier called Team Extreme and any differences from the X10 to the X11 were not either made or endorsed by the Original Predator Designer Richard Weatherly. It is not made by the original company or designer! So in many regards not really a authentic Tenth Technology Predator, that amazing linage ended with the X10 Predator!!!!
10 traxxas sledgehammer (own one ) 9 tamiya blackfoot (own one ) 8 clodbuster (own one ) 7 losi lxt (own one ) 6 avante (want one ) 5 rc 10 world's car (own one) 4 rc 10 gold pan (own one ) 3 kyosho optima mid (own rere) 2 thundershot (own several) 1 lunch box (own several ) 1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10 I have originals from my child hood that me and my dad put together My honorable mention Traxxas nitro hawk own one my original.
#1 rc10 I had one but it got stolen #2 kyosho Ultima i have one #3 kyosho optima I have a re-re #4 kyosho Ep spider I have one #5 optima mid I have a re-re #6losi xx I want one #7rc10 b2 I have one #8 falcon I want one #9 rc10 world's I want one #10 Blackfoot was my first hobby grade rc I want one again
Being a massive Tamiya fanboy for years my list is kinda one sided. In no particular order 10: The Falcon 9: Dark Impact White (Light Impact?) 8: Plasma Edge 2 (TT02B) 7: Kyosho Turbo Optima 6: Monster Beetle (black Ed) 5: Frog 4: Supershot 3: Hotshot 2: Egress 1: Avante
Funny you should have the Frog in there. I simply hate the ORV chassis, in almost every way. Its plastic spider cage frame doesn't lend itself to mounting electronics where and how you want them, making them hard to get to. It's weak on top of that. The suspension itself isn't particularly smooth or compliant and the transmission is both a pain to maintain (IMO) and in the original form, kinda brittle, and overall, it doesn't really handle all that well either. That being said, a nicely built kit with a stunner paint job LOOKS fantastic, and possibly due to the box art having originally used pink, is one of few cars where it looks really "appropriate," in that color. It almost made my list. :)
1)Tamiya Tamtech 1/24 lemans 2)Kyosho Turbo Optima 3)Kyosho Stinger 4)Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid 5)Tamiya Porche 959 6)Kyosho HOR (Bike) 7)Tamiya Avante 8)Nikko Bison F10 9)Nikko Turbo Pantha 10)PDRacing mini mastang In my area, I am exposed to these 10 car!
Nice video! My top ten cars:
1. Yokomo YZ10(870 us version)
2. Tamiya Avante 88
3. AE RC10 Team Car
4. AE RC10 nix 91 or any 91 world car replica
5. AYK (Race prep) Pro Radiant
6. Serpent Veteq
7. Trinity EV10
8. Kyosho Optima Mid LWB
9. Schumacher ProCat
10. Losi XX-4
RC10 gold pan... I have had the most fun racing with it....had and still have a couple (I have an ultra-rare carbon fiber tub !!.. no sh*t!)
RC10 Worlds ... no longer have it, but it was great car - sold it
RC10L pan car - narrow and wide for oval track and carpet racing (do you remember capped tires?) - still have them
Ultima... good racer until I got an RC10 - sold it
Kyosho Wildcat - first rc car - .10 size glow fuel engine --- RARE to find one of these nowadays... they were kinda rare back then - 1983 ish - sold it
Hornet... My First electric car - gave it away
Fox - my second electric car - junked and tossed
Marui Big Bear - bouncy fun -- spec racer at my local track - gave it away
I can only speak for Tamiya Models and that I had restored or assembled by my self🤷🏼♂️
1. Tamiya Madcap and Saint Dragon
2. Porsche 959 and Celica GrB
3. Audi Quattro and Opel Ascona
4. Egress
5. Falcon
6. Striker and Sonic Fighter
7. Vajra
8. Leonis
9. Dyna Storm
10. Astute (old)
11. Bigwig (rere)
12. Hotshot (rere)
My number 1 will always be Tamiya Falcon. My first car back in the 80s, had it for several years and it sadly got stolen which broke my heart. I have however got hold of one recently from your good self Gav. Thank you so much mate.
Mine are eclectic , I like the oddball stuff, too ages to collect .
1 Yokomo Dogfighter YZ-834b
2 Mugen Bulldog
3 PB Mini Mustang
4 Hirobo Zerda
5 SG Racing Coyote
6 Tamiya Hotshot (raced one as a kid)
7 Marui Samurai
8 AYK Sidewinder
9 Kyosho Scorpion
10 RC10 (had to be in there)
For me,
- Hornet - my first RC exposure. My neighbour had one!
- Marui Big Bear - my first kit. I have a 95% NIB to build sitting here 😍
- Yokomo YZ10 works - was the halo car when I first got into racing.
- RC10 Graphite (as above, but the 2nd version!)
- Losi XX - my first full race level kit. I have a XX-CR KE here, the ultimate iteration.
- Losi XX4 - changed 4th racing buggy architecture
- Hotshot - the very first 4th car to be raced widely
- Kyosho Turbo Burns - always lusted after these in the kyosho catalog
Hard to not have had a Hornet at one time or another, and in so many ways, it's a terrific car to learn on. It was my first too, and I may pick one up, just as a shelf art piece.
1. Kyosho Assault (and the tomahawk, my 2 favorite scorpion based kits)
2. Kyosho Stinger (both the mk1 and mk2)
3. Kyosho F1 1/8 (FW14 preferred, followed closely by the F643, no love for the Jordan :))
4. Tamiya Starcard Porsche TA02SW
5. Kyosho Ferrari F40 (electric optima mid based)
6. Kyosho Corvette ZR-1 (nitro rampage based)
7. Kyosho Optima Mid
8. Kyosho Ferrari F189
9. Kyosho Penske PC-17
10. Kyosho Burns 1/8
I only have 5 out of 10 on this list.....but have multiples of several.
1-Yankee TR85
2-Manobet Y-not
3-Kyosho Salute
4-Marui Ninja
5-Tamtech 961
6-Tamiya 959
7-MRC Buxy
8-Tamiya Avante
9-Tamiya Big Wig
10-Tamiya Monster Beetle
Ahhh the nostalgia. Back in around 1988 me and a friend belonged to a small buggy club in Norfolk called Stalham Buggy Club. My mate had a Shumacher Cougar and I had a Tamiya Astute which was about as robust as a small moth, but it did run a Kyosho Mega Motor which seemed reasonable back then. These things weren't particularly quick, but they did look cool.
Dream collection - RC10 Worlds, Graphite Stealth Team Car, B2.
JRX Buggys - JRX Pro SE, XXCR-KE,
All of the Kyosho Legendary Series.
Egress, TRF buggies.
I have a few of them currently, but quite a few gaps that need filling, bit more than 10, but hard to separate them all!
My top 10 in no order:
1) Avante - because I too saw it on the shelf and never could afford it as a kid.
2) Egress - same as above
3) Top Force Evo - well because I have a Top Force and it needs a big brother
4) Team Associated RC10L - 1st REAL race car I owned after racing a Thundershot for years. Had to sell it when I went to college.
5) Lunchbox - always wanted one as a kid
6) Team Associated RC10B4 or B5
7) Schumacher Cat XLS - yeah I was too late to the party
8) Agrios - need a monster truck
9) Kyosho Optima Mid SE - always wanted one
10) Boomerang - 1st 4wd car I saved up a whole summer doing a paper route.
In no particular order. I'm sure there are dozens more I could add
10) Tamiya Hornet - first RC
9) RC10 Worlds - had a fully kitted out one back in the day, missed a chance to get a NIB rere when I came back to the hobby more recently
8) RC10 B2
7) Trinity EV10 Pro
6) Kyosho Turbo Burns
5) RC-10T
4) Kyosho Double Dare
3) Tamiya King Cab
2) Tamiya Dynastorm or TRF211X
1) Losi Double-X
yup! Absolutely! Way to many vintage cars to list! I had and have many still! My favorite is the Tamiya wild one! My race car was the Rc 10 and the Team Losi Jrx2! Way back in 1992!
My top ten
1. Tamiya Avante
2. Kyosho Optima Mid Turbo
3. Tamiya Boomerang
4. Tamiya Hilux 4x4 Pickup
5. Tamiya Sand Scorcher
6. Tamiya Honda Civic Mugen FF01
7. Tamiya Top Force Evo
8. Tamiya Hotshot
9. Tamiya Thundershot
10. Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid Special
Hi Gavin!! Mine will always be the hotshot!!! I own it now but when I was kid that was the buggy that was only for the rich kids and the ultimate goal! I had the grasshopper trying to keep up with hornets samurais and etc. thanks
Great vid Gav👍. In order, Avante, Thundershot, Egress, Hornet, Grasshopper, Madcap, Optima mid (all of which I have). Would also love the Turbo Optima, Cat xls and the Avante Black Special.
1.Avante
2. Optima turbo
3. Optima Mid turbo
4. Egress
5. Big Wig
6. Bruiser
7. Sand Scorcher
8. Rough rider
9.Porsche 959
10.wild one
My favorite will always be my first, an early 90s Kyosho Outlaw Rampage. I saw it in an rc magazine at the time.
Before I watch your video, my personal list is the following:
1st place - Tamiya, Super Champ
2 - Tamiya, Hilux 4x4 from 1982
3 - Tamiya, Egress
4 - Tamiya, Blazing Blazer
5 - Tamiya, Avante
6 - Tamiya, Highlift Tundra
7 - Schumacher, Bosscat
8 - Kyosho, Turbo Optima Gold
9 - Tamiya, Mountaineer
10 - Tamiya, Lancia Rally from 1983
My top ten rc cars are
1- schumacher procat
2- my original kyosho optima turbo
3- my original tamiya top force
4- kyosho ultima xl with carbon chassis
5- tamiya avante
6 rerelease kyosho turbo optima converted to a javelin turbo and kyosho option house side rails the cage and wing are black and all the alloy parts are gold
Rerelease kyosho turbo optima
8- tamiya vajra the odd ball avante
9- rerelease kyosho ultima
10- tamiya blackfoot
I also have an rc10b3 which I never took to plus a full set of original decals I bought it from top models when they were in mold many years ago
It has to be a King cab for me. I sold my commodore 64 to buy one for £140 when i was 11, only to find when i got to the model shop i hadn't realized that it didn't come with electrics (newb). in the end i bought a Bear Hawk with electrics. Loved that car but always wished i could of had the King Cab.I did get a used one a couple of years ago and cleaned it up but i could never get the diff sorted but sold it for a nice profit. Would love to have a King Cab new in Box.
Love your channel. keep it up.
i like when you share your knowledge of everything
1.Kyosho Ultima.
2.RC 10 Worlds.
3.Schuey Cougar.
All I need.
That's connecting on three pitches and hitting them out of the park; home runs, one and all.
Man, I would have to think on it a while. About my top 10. Good choices.
In no particular order:
RC10 Team Car Graphite edition ('89-ish?)
Yokomo YZ-10
Kyosho TOMSE
HPI RS4 Rally ('98 version...OWN IT!) Is this vintage enough?
RC10 World's Car (Own it)
Kyosho Ultima (Original, though the Re-re is great too, and had to have it)
Top Force, pick your flavor, mine is Re-re Evo
Losi JRX Pro
Tamiya Rough Rider (the scaled realism of this kit is hard to beat, IMO)
Tamiya Egress
Thanks for letting us play along, Gavin!
My top ten, #1 Titan TKO sprint car, had and raced one of the prototype chassis when I was a kid. #2 losing jrx2 original graphite chassis and to go with it the jrx-pro conversion kit in the all black box #3 losing xxt with hydodrive.#3 custom works dominater an original , #5 trinity LTO with the ultralight conversion , #6 1993 hyperdrive belt drive kit. #7customworks enforcer gxp nitro. #8 avante #9 bruiser #10 trc oval pan car. I owned and raced the top 7 and #10 as a kid and wish I still had them. Honorable mention the associated rc10 with the aluminum chassis and roll cage conversion for sprint car with the belt drive trans
In no particular order:
Schumacher Cougar 2000 - first and only build so far
Tenth Technologies Predator - when it first appeared so different
Tamiya Porsche 935 - A fave race car in RC form
Tamiya Avante - box art alone made me want on RC car as a kid
Yokomo YC10 - in all the '90's mags winning, gotta try it out
The one that started it all was a '80's BMW 3.0 CSL ready to run in black. Great starter. Absolutely loved it.
Only 6, I just need to get back into the hobby (I blame you!)
Ooo also fancy a Tamiya GR86 as the shell looks fantastic.
Also forgot that little Kyosho book from 93/94 with all the Optimas. Yeah need an Optima too
Nice video Gavin, there's just something about these old kits which just make them so special and better than the été buggys of today even if they are awesome.
OK here's my list of 10 iconic cars but not in any order.
1: Supershot (even today with a brushless moter and lipo it's just a beast)
2: The Hornet. My first ever kit.
3: The Monster beetle. Just an iconic representation of monster trucks in the 80s
4:The falcon
5: The Astute. Tamiya's first ever competition level 2wd buggy.
6: The Egress, Tamiya's first ever competition 4wd buggy
7: The Cat XLS Because well, we all dreamed of having a Cat.
8: The Thundershot, my first ever 4wd buggy. ICONIC ❤️😍
9: Mardave Mini. I had one and it was a blast.
10: The Striker! And why you might say? Because it's just an iconic marmite buggy 😂❤️
I've enjoyed making this list, hope you enjoyed reading it.
My top 10
1. Tamiya Wild One, my first RC bought for £25 at a car boot sale. Now have a rere with replica original decals.
2. Tamiya Manta Ray, my first new RC car and I still have it and restored it during lockdown.
3. Tamiya Top Force, the Manta Rays big brother.
4. Kyosho Ultima. My dad bought one in the late 80’s at a car boot sale and I restored it and sold it on around 10 years ago. Now have a rere.
5. Tamiya Clod Buster. Remember when Tamiya released it and couldn’t afford one. Now have one I am restoring.
6. Kyosho Optima Mid. Always wanted one back in the day and now have a rere.
7. Schumacher Cougar, same as the Mid.
8. Tamiya Avante/Egress, top of the range back in the day and would love to have one on the shelf.
9. Tamiya Porsche 959/Toyota Celica Gp B
10. Tamiya Nissan King Cab. I had a Toyota Hilux Monster Racer (restored and sold on) but the King Cab is the one I really wanted.
#1 Porsche 959 #2 Monster Racer # 3 RC10 Worlds #4 Hotshot II #5 Blazing Blazer #6 RC10 Graphite #7 Shogun #8 Samurai #9 Ninja #10 Striker
Sorry , as a small collecter all I can think of is what I need to finish off collection . I'd sprinkle a RC10 & a few Kyosho's in there + Clodbuster
Hello Gavin
Great choice
I would add :
Yokomo yz 834 1st world champion 4x4 : it s a pure jewel and so unique engenireing approach.
Mugen bulldog : because it s the 1 st car of Mugen seiki 4wds
Hirobo Zerda and alien mid 4 : because they are true performer.
Kyosho ultima : because it s the first challenger of the rc10 and world champion 88(87??)
About tamiya : for me the hotshot was the car of my dream when i was young...
I LOVE these videos! My first rc car that had proportional controls was the Tyco Turbo Hopper that I got Xmas 1989. My first hobby grade vehicle was a Tamiya Bullhead that I got for Xmas 1991. My younger brother also got his first hobby grade rc that xmas as well; a Traxxas Sledgehammer!
1.Schumacher Procat
2.Schumacher Masami cat xls
3.Kyosho Optima Mid
4.Kyosho Optima mid turbo
5.Tamiya Vanquish
6.Tamiya Hotshot 2
7.Tamiya Thundershot
8.Tamiya Super Sabre
9.Tamiya Boomerang
10.Tamiya Terrascorcher
1. RC10 mip 4wd
2. Schumacher Cat Xls
3. Tamiya Porsche 959 Rothmans
4.Kyosho turbo Optima Mid
5. RC10 Gold pan
If Tamiya re-released everything I'd definitely buy a Blazer and a 959.
As a racer:
Absolute Nr.1 RC 10 B-Stamp with stealth transmission,( RPM Version!)
Nr.2 Yokomo YZ-10 '94 or '95Pavidis
Nr.3 Lazer ZX Nr.4 TT X 10 or X11 Nr.5 Topcat Nr.6 Cat XLS Nr.7 Cat SWB Nr.8 Turbo Optima Mid Custom
Nr.9 Cougar Nr.10 Associated RC10 T2, nicest aluminium chassis ever!
By the way Associated RC10 B2 and b3 are almost the same cars! There are only few parts different like the smaller motor bottom plate (B2).
I'm lucky to have a b3😉
I think you should show the King Cab promo video. You just want one when you see it.
1: TOMY Intruder
2: Hirobo Alien Mid
3: Yokomo Super Dog Fighter
4: Kyosho TOMS
5: Kyosho Ultima Pro XL
6: AYK Radiant Pro
7: Losi XX
8: Losi XX4
9: Tamiya Blackfoot
10: RC10 Worlds Car
Honourable mention: Tamiya Hornet
Awesome show as always 😊 it is always hard to rank your darlings and it is a combination of vintage and new. I’m more into the car itself rather if it is new or old but my first proper RC was the Kyosho Rocky but always wanted the top end version that I finally managed to get now and I also rebuilt my old Rocky to a 😊
1. Kyosho Turbo Rocky
2. Tamiya ta02sw Porsche 911 turbo rsr (I never saw that coming) it just overwhelmed me ❤️
3. Kyosho Turbo Scorpion (don’t have one yet)
4. Tamiya Ford F150 Ranger XLT (man! fell in love at first sight)
5. Tamiya Egress (don’t have one yet) wow 🤩
6. Avante Black Special
7. Kyosho nostalgic series Ford GT40 (probably the sexiest car ever on earth)
8. Kyosho Optima
9. Kyosho Fantom EP
10. Tamiya TA08Pro chassis (just a perfect balanced onroad chassis that even I was able to drive with some sort of control)
And as honorable mention, my white whale, the Kyosho series 1000 Advance ❤️ if I ever could get one nib I could die after that ❤️
Best regards
Jonas
1. Tamiya The Hornet/Grasshopper
2. Tamiya Moster Beetle
3. Tamiya Striker
4. Kyosho Optima
5. Tamiya Hotshot II
6. Tamiya Top Force Evo
7. Tamiya Fighting Buggy
8. Tamiya Bigwig
9. Kyosho Ultima
10. Schumacher Cougar
I did have the Hornet, i think the Grasshopper was pre build so the Hornet was a little better qualety
Mine was a short wheelbase Wild Willy.
Nice choices, Gavin. I was out of the hobby for some time, so missed most of these coming out. I still love my Manta Ray, and wish I'd held on to my King Cab. 👍🏻
No real particular order, except for the XX4, that is by far my favourite car.
1 Team Losi XX4 (gen 1)
2 Yokomo YZ10 94
3 Team Losi XX
4 Associated RC10 Worlds Car
5 Tenth Technology Predator XK98
6 Durango DEX410
7 Schumacher CAT 2000
8 Schumacher Cougar 2000
9 Mardave 1/8th Nitro Stock Car
10 Mardave Mini Stock Car
The XX4 changed 4wd off road so much when it was released, there was nothing else like it, it made all the other manufacturers step up their game so they could compete with it.
yeah man the YZ-10 is basically the most expensive vintage buggy to collect.
@@Heathcliff_hensel I was lucky enough to pick up a new totally mint 94 YZ10 a couple of years ago for just over £300 they go for crazy money now.
10. Kyosho Burns
9. Tamiya Clod Buster
8. Brimod Bullet
7. Top Cat
6. Mardave Meteor
5. Kyosho Mid
4. Cat SWB or XLs
3. Tamiya Thundershot
2. Nichimo Luminous
1. Kyosho Salute
my personal top ten of owned and whised car
1 Losi XXCR
2 Yokomo YZ10 super dogfighter
3 Traxxas TRX1
4 Yokomo YRX10
5 Trinity evolution10
6 Yokomo YR f2
7 Losi XXT
8 Schumacher Cat XLS
9 Tamiya Avant
10 Tamiya Top Force
1 to 10 will be a Martini Porsche 917 my first RC car my grandmother got me for my birthday
My unicorns would be:
1.Hirobo jealousy
2.Delta fireball 4wd
3.ABC super hero x prototype
4.Any original trf buggy
5. Another ayk viper shuttle (foolishly sold mine)
6.Parsec sigma
7.Awesomatix touring car
I need to hunt down a boxed, unbuilt Boomerang, but I haven’t even seen one for sale.
Lunchbox. End of 😂
Great video man.
I do not have most of these cars, but I'm always looking.
This is my 10 mate:-
Schumacher SWB Cat
PB Mini Mustang
Tamiya Ford F-150
Tamiya Avante
Kyosho Optima
Tamiya Super Sabre
Kyosho Beetle 2014
Kyosho Optima Mid
Schumacher Cat XLS Masami
Tamiya Rough Rider
Thumbs up buddy!
I have a B3 in box I restored a few years ago, needs a new bodyshell and wing which I would be willing to let go.
I’ll have to pop back to sed what other cars people put, there will be a few ive never even heard of before 😂 for me, well. Lets see 😁 1 tomy intruder 2 marui ninja 3 yokomo works 91-94 4 cougar 2 works 5 bosscat works 6 mk1 cougar 7 rc10 gold pan 6 gear 8 cat xl/xls 9 tamiya super hot shot 10 lazer zx
Its acctually hard to put this down, but the cars are ones i either own now, or wanted when i was younger 😎
Rc10 (gold pan)
Turbo optima mid special
Cat xls
Tomy Intruder
Losi jrx2
Ayk boost
Yokomo 860c
Hirobo Jealousy
Tamiya Advante
Nikko Brat.
Great subject! I may jump in and out of here over the next 12hrs. So my list maybe amended due to juggling work, life.
My top vintage cars is going to be Optimas. And I have the honor to currently have one. There are so many variations of the Optima. The mid, the Turbo, Sling Shot and all the aftermarket conversions. Just going to lump them in together. Chain drive Optimas are my favorite.
Custom Works Dominator. This is another 4WD chain driven car optimized for dirt oval racing. Custom Works is a R/C company with a history of being owned by various drivers from NASCAR. They still produce some state of the art R/C oval cars but the chain drive Dominator is a legacy car that was brutal on the track and a master piece on the shelf. I am humble and elated to be the custodian of a stone stock (except for those hard to build leak prone shocks) Dominator and a small amount of spare parts. There was another car in the same category, the SRP-1 very very rare. I have only ever seen two. One racing against Dominators at the Ranch Pit Stop in the late 80's and a Custom Works Employee has one as a collectors piece. So the Custom Works Dominator is beloved #2.
#3 Marui Big Bear. It was my first "hobbyist grade" R/C vehicle. 1/12th scale monster truck with MOA motor on axle and a truly nice injection molded 90s Nissan truck body. 2WD incredibly MIP made several hop ups for the Big Bear and RC car action did an "how to" article on improving the steering. T&A machining made some really nice aluminum rims for it. I finally sold it to what was likely the only other Big Bear owner in Denver Colorado as parts by that time had dried up and Marui had faded from the scene. Now their a fortune on ebay. I did some research on Marui and at least up till covid they were still in business but were no longer making R/C cars and had gone on to concentrate on manufacturing paintball guns and accessories. I wonder with all this Re-re stuff going on if the tooling for this truck is still around. They made a selection of buggies as well. Be nice to see the big bear again and I bet MIP still has the blueprints for that indestructible slipper clutch and counter gear mod they made for it.
#4 Original Tamtec cars. Came with adjustable wheelbase or different versions with at least two wheelbase lengths. Really good preformance for the time. Came with what looked to be Tamiya 1/24th scale bodies from their line of static plastic kits.
Late 80s, I worked at Continental Airlines at LAX and someone discovered Tamtec cars. Suddenly at lunch time mechanics produced Tamtec cars from their tool boxes resplendent in 1/24-25 scale NASCAR bodies taken from plastic kits. The race surface was hangar floor. The preferred track was turn1 the nose gear of a 727 with turn2 and 3 being around the back side of the main gear. These guys would eat lunch with one hand and get a 20 lapper in a lunch break. I started to buy one but opted for an R/C submarine instead. Then found out how expensive the electronics for one of these was and it was a shelf queen. There was a track in Hawaiian Gardens California that had a indoor track and they ran a Tamtec class at least one summer and it was good racing. I know the Tamtec name resurfaced later but the cars didn't seem to have anything to do with the originals. I would really love to see a return of original Tamtec cars.
Have a great interest in many newer cars. But of the older vintage stuff I remember they were all great in their own way.
Falcon boy too..
It's impossible to pick just 10, but if I had to then this is it. :) I've never managed to get hold of my number 1 and I think thats part of it's appeal. It's the Unicorn buggy!. This is Mondays List. Tuesdays list is a bit different :D
1. Yokomo YZ10.
2. Egress
3. Avante
4. Blackfoot
5. Astute
6. TLR 22x4
7. Bigwig
8. Porsche 959
9. Kyosho Lazer ZX
10. RC10 Gold pan.
I'm in the lucky position of having bought most of the cars that I wanted to build when I got back into RC during lockdown. So here's my top 10, I'll start with the ones I bought cos I love them and finish with the ones that got away...
1. Tamiya Hotshot
2. Tamiya Hornet
3. Tamiya Wild One (I ended up getting both versions in the recent re-re)
4 . Tamiya Fox
5. Tamiya Big Wig
6. Tamiya Frog
7. Tamiya Lunchbox
Now for the ones that got away
8. Porsche 959
9. Mardave Marauder - I always thought these looked such a beast
10. Kyosho Optima (non-turbo). Yes I know I can still get this one, and it's on my list of stuff to get after I build the Thundershot I got the other day.
I should probably add the Egress to this too, but then where do I stop....
1) Falcon as it was my first
2) x10
3) Avante
4) Yokomo Super Dog fighter
5) Rough rider
6) Egress
7) ae10
8) 501x
9) Thundershot
10) Kyosho Maxxum FF
Tamiya sand rover and holiday buggy, rough rider, Schumacher big 6!
In no particular order.
My Tamiya King Hauler. I have wanted one for over 30 years after seeing them in Beatties
My Kyosho Lazer zxr which I used to race in the 90’s
My Schumacher pro cat which I also used to race in the 90’s.
My NIB Rc10 Worlds car. I met Brian Kinwald at the 1993 IFMAR world championships in Basildon. Finally got one a few years ago.
My Works 91 and 94 Yokomo Super Dogfighters. I also met Masami Hirosaka at the 1993 worlds and always dreamed of having one as a teenager, but they were so rare and expensive. Super chuffed to have a few in my collection.
My Tamiya F103. I love formula 2 and have a few cars in my collection. I got the chance to drive it on carpet at the force raceway meeting and it handled like it was on rails.
My Tamiya lunchbox. I made it for my 4 year old daughter and painted it got pink. I have wanted one since I was a teenager. Hours of fun spent with her driving it around our local park and woods.
My 1/8 the scale Kyosho F1 car. It has two mega motors and is lovely to drive. Amazing engineering.
My Tamiya Dyna storm. Fell in love with this buggy when I drive my friends car in the nineties. Finally tracked one down in my price range that came with the pink acto power motor.
My clodbuster. Really fun to drive, my daughter loves driving it and chasing it around the park.
This is a tough one. If I can only pick 10, here they are, but there are so many other great ones.
1. AYK 1:12 RX-2000/RX-3000
2. Tamiya RM Mk.1 1:12 Can-Am Lola
3. Tamiya 1:10 F1 (Ligier Matra JS9, Ferrari 312T, Brabahm BMW, Williams FW-07, JPS Lotus 79)
4. Tamiya 1:12 CS (Black Countach, Celica LB Gr.5, Golf, Renault 5 Turbo)
5. Kyosho Circuit 20 1:8 (Dune Buggy, Lancia Stratos, Baja California, Nissan 240Z)
6. Hobby Products 1:8 Porsche 930 Turbo Buggy
7. AYK 1:12 Cyclone
8. Kyosho Rally Sports 1:10 (Renault Alpine A310)
9. Spital 1:8 Jeep American
10. Tamiya RM Mk.4 1:12 Ford C100
Ayk rx-2000 really nice car interesting rear diff handles well struggling to get a replacement bodyshell
Anything AYK is next to impossible to get hold of.
Existence of AYK was a revelation to me (for a boy who only knew Tamiya, Kyosho and Tamiya-imitation on-road EP cars) . Even though only a year or two later, it was completely destroyed by Associated RC-12E in all kinds of competitions.
Losi XXX Kinwald buggy is my #1
I’m not a huge collector anymore. I just have the ones I personally love.
Losi JRX2
Losi JRXT
Mountaineer
WildOne
Turbo Optima
Avante
Kyosho Chevelle
Tamiya Mini Cooper
My Tamiya semi trucks
Blackfoot
Really fun looking through peoples lists there were a few that also likes the turbo rocky like me, that made me glad 😊
1/ Hotshot
Zerda
Cat SWB
Optima
Bulldog
Sand scorcher
Fox
RC10 Gold Pan
Top Force
Mini Mustang
I always wanted the Tamiya Honda city turbo 🥹
the Avanti a F1 with off road tyers ,. ;-)
Not in any particular order
RC10 B3 Factory Team/T3 ( first ever associated I built new)
Mardave Cobra
Tamiya Ford Escort Rally car Ta01/2
Tamiya M01 Mini
Mardave Mini
Jamara Valiant
RC10 Worlds
Tamiya BearHawk
Losi XX
Tamiya Striker
I think ;) top 10 isn’t enough and could change.
Ps really sorry about the B2 Gav
I had a gold pan and a kyosho scorpion. I'm going to pick up another scorpion soon
I have a new kit Falcon, jrx2, edinger Rc10. We have some of the same tastes! I’d like to obtain a hot shot kit at some point. I just think they look cool. Also a vintage bruiser.
The blazing blazer is a re-release Tamiya should do , I really don't think they have done even one re-release !
Only want 1 for me and that a Super Dogfighter YZ10
A FALCON! Yes man! That is the one I'm waiting on for a re-re. I originally had a Hornet, but my second car, the Falcon, is the one I remember so fondly. GET WITH THE PROGRAM TAMIYA!!
The Falcon was my second car back in the day as well :). I really want it to be rere and I see no reason why it shouldn't come out again at some point.
Nice Top 10 Gav 😎 Too many I like to cull it to 10!
TXT-1
10. Traxxas Blue Eagle
9. Tamiya Juggernaut (1-2)
8. Losi Street Weapon
7. XXT Matt Francis
6. Losi JRXS
5. JRX2
4. Yokomo YZ10
3. Schumacher Cat
2. Losi XX/XXX
1. RC10 (OG or Worlds)
Honorable mention Tamiya Falcon
I wish tamiya would do the blazing blazer again
i only had a supermarket rc car as a kid, now as a 31 old adult i can buy whateveri want
Rc10 worlds, b2, b3, t2, t3, xxcr, xxtcr, jrxt, rs4 pro, hornet w/mechanical speed control, ta02/3 special edition ( dint remember name of special edition just had all hopups)
Top 10 are 1.Kyosho Optima. 2. Team Associated RC10. 3. Hirobo Alien Mid 4. 4.Tamiya Supershot. 5. Marui Ninja. 6. Tomy Adonis. 7. Schumacher Cat 8. Mardave Meteor. 9. Tamiya Frog. 10. Traxxas Bullet.
Great Vid, point to note the Predator X11 is not a Tenth Technology product, the license to the Predator was sold to a RC parts supplier called Team Extreme and any differences from the X10 to the X11 were not either made or endorsed by the Original Predator Designer Richard Weatherly. It is not made by the original company or designer! So in many regards not really a authentic Tenth Technology Predator, that amazing linage ended with the X10 Predator!!!!
No Kyosho cars in your top 10 list shame on you Gavin 😄
Mine has got to be
Toyota hilax with manual 5 speed gearbox
Sand scorcher
Wide willy
Tamiya 959
Kyosho Chevy 4x4
Tamiya Toyota 4x4
Gold pan RC10
Sand Scorcher
MRP Shotgun
SG Coyote
Kyosho Javelin
TMS Dually for RC10
Tamiya Avante
10 traxxas sledgehammer (own one )
9 tamiya blackfoot (own one )
8 clodbuster (own one )
7 losi lxt (own one )
6 avante (want one )
5 rc 10 world's car (own one)
4 rc 10 gold pan (own one )
3 kyosho optima mid (own rere)
2 thundershot (own several)
1 lunch box (own several )
1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10 I have originals from my child hood that me and my dad put together
My honorable mention Traxxas nitro hawk own one my original.
AYK NX-101, Kyosho Fantom EP 4WD ext
I have a original RC10 Goldpan & RC10DS in my collection and not for sale 😁
Plus a lot of spare parts of Team Associated, many parts are hard to find 😁
I think I’m related somehow to Cookie Monster except for rc cars. “I want all, Luke luv all rc yes please more more”..
I only lust for an Avante. Maybe the turbo optima. I couldn't afford an Avante BITD, and cannot justify the cost now. Bummer.
#1 rc10 I had one but it got stolen #2 kyosho Ultima i have one #3 kyosho optima I have a re-re #4 kyosho Ep spider I have one #5 optima mid I have a re-re #6losi xx I want one #7rc10 b2 I have one #8 falcon I want one #9 rc10 world's I want one #10 Blackfoot was my first hobby grade rc I want one again
Being a massive Tamiya fanboy for years my list is kinda one sided.
In no particular order
10: The Falcon
9: Dark Impact White (Light Impact?)
8: Plasma Edge 2 (TT02B)
7: Kyosho Turbo Optima
6: Monster Beetle (black Ed)
5: Frog
4: Supershot
3: Hotshot
2: Egress
1: Avante
Funny you should have the Frog in there. I simply hate the ORV chassis, in almost every way. Its plastic spider cage frame doesn't lend itself to mounting electronics where and how you want them, making them hard to get to. It's weak on top of that. The suspension itself isn't particularly smooth or compliant and the transmission is both a pain to maintain (IMO) and in the original form, kinda brittle, and overall, it doesn't really handle all that well either.
That being said, a nicely built kit with a stunner paint job LOOKS fantastic, and possibly due to the box art having originally used pink, is one of few cars where it looks really "appropriate," in that color.
It almost made my list. :)
1)Tamiya Tamtech 1/24 lemans
2)Kyosho Turbo Optima
3)Kyosho Stinger
4)Kyosho Turbo Optima Mid
5)Tamiya Porche 959
6)Kyosho HOR (Bike)
7)Tamiya Avante
8)Nikko Bison F10
9)Nikko Turbo Pantha
10)PDRacing mini mastang
In my area, I am exposed to these 10 car!
Hi
Can you sell one advanti from your collection???
Yes I have a 2011 built kit in almost mint condition. Email GavinEvans@rckicks.com
What's that?? Why yes...yes I do own a Mercedes.