Looking back, one kit which particularly sparked my imagination was the Kyosho Wheelie Action Hoppin' Mad. As a kid the words Wheelie and Action together were enough to make me beg for one, and the nitro engine was the cherry on top. Unfortunately for me, incessant nagging did not work in my favour and I was left to play with the Nikko.
Around the same time the Kyosho ATV Quad Rider came out. It was big, gas powered, had a real chain-drive system and I wanted it. Again, no dice.
I got a Traxxas Rustler a year or two later for my birthday, and forgot about those two kits; they were probably discontinued at that point anyway. Luckily for me, I was able to acquire them 16 years later. I'm not sure if I should build them or keep them NIB, but I'm glad I have them. Nostalgia overload.
They will sit on a shelf next to an original T-Maxx and an RC10GT, two of my other late 90's/early 2000's heroes.
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