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There was one made by a local company in Beaverton Oregon called C&J Racing. Pretty sure they were one of the first with slightly angled sides. Came in purple and black, made them for RC10GT and Nitro Hawk. Edit- after zooming in I can see some purple around the screws. Might well be a C&J ...

Picked up this Novak Explorer Sport for the same price as a new 1060 esc. Itll go in my Hornet shelfer eventually, because period correct electronics are cool.

Absolutely not! This is my shelf queen Hornet. Still no electronics or body, but the chassis is all finished now. Its come a long way from when I got it. Future plans are a Novak Explorer Sport esc, Novak Polaris reciever, and a candy apple red body. Current mods are: CRP 1556 Front Suspension CRP 4...

Received this little guy in the mail today! As well as RCs, my other obsession is diecast cars so I obviously had to have one of these. I mean, a Hornet-inspired diecast? Its incredible!

I love thrift stores. All of my vintage "toy grade" cars have come from them. I picked up this awesome Nikko Scorpion today for only 10 bucks! It has the original battery, but unfortunately no controller. And the truck itself has no life, even with a brand new battery. I have no desire to ...

I had to read this thread in short sections because I've been laughing so hard I cant focus on reading. This is legitimately hysterical.
Found this one a while back:

I think this might be one of the most beautiful blackfoot builds ever. Seriously, this build almost made me buy a wrecked blackfoot that had sees wheels on it. I would have, if someone else didnt snag it first!

Update: Its done! Of course I ditched the ugly font bumper, but it really doesnt look any different otherwise. It runs phenomenally though! I can see why these were such a hit back in the 90s. It honestly handles better than my Hornets, and is certainly better than a grasshopper. Its bouncy and sill...

Man, this will be cool!

Screenshot_20240218-182146_Gallery.jpg This is an Academy Minicraft Lazer, a Hornet knockoff from the 1980's, that I finished restoring a few weeks ago. I picked it up for $20 on Offerup from a guy who listed it as a "Kyosho Hornet" and completed the restoration for under $100. Screenshot...

I've had this Tyco Bandit on my garage wall for something like 2 years. I randomlly decided to do something with it today. The goals for this build are: $30 total investment, and 3 hours or less of work to get it moving under it's own power. 20240222_212635.jpg Like most things in my life, I haven't...

20240223_164022.jpg Got the chassis cleaned and steering servo mounted. I had to do some cutting of the chassis to make a standard size servo fit, but it was hardly a nice chassis to begin with. The servo is a clunky old futaba that I pulled out of my rc10gt, so I'm saying it cost $0. Cheating? May...

Screenshot_20240224-002446_Gallery.jpg Got the esc mocked up and tested. Screenshot_20240224-002451_Gallery.jpg Then soldered it all together and tested it again. Realized that it cuts power too the motor when quickly applying the brakes from full throttle. I cant say its suprising, considering the...

I think everyone loves this king cab. How could you not!

The build us finished! I decided to ignore the esc issue as it was already soldered in and I didnt feel like redoing it with another esc. Screenshot_20240227-181253_Gallery.jpg Assembled and running on a 4.8v 2000mah nimh battery. Screenshot_20240227-181300_Gallery.jpg Took a few minutes to swap con...