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Though there is a solid upwards trend. I recall you could still find them for $600-700 about a year ago. I would have jumped on one myself, but I keep hearing that there were so many issues with part issues. Even worse is that exactly because there were so many issues is why people have been waitin...

Very nice Top Force. I also heat my screws up with a lighter to prevent cracking the plastic. The front gearbox seems to often have cracking issues where the bottom cover screws on in hard use/competition. I feel part of this is due to the front cover also serving as the lower suspension arm mount ...

You did some amazing work there. Did you begin with the kit and then collect parts over time? I have a gently used BJ4WE missing the center differential (which I'm unsure what to do with). I also have a NIB for which I did an unboxing here. Your project was nice to see!

Share your favorite ESC from your collection vintage or contemporary. I'm not a collector, but in my quest for period-correct electronics I've come to appreciate them over the decades. ESC's never get reissued and there is something very timeless about them. Their technology made a big difference in...

I'm kinda partial to my Futaba MC-109. Mainly because they aren't really common. I haven't seen your Futaba MC-109 in person before. You have one in nice condition and certainly old and collectible. I didn't know that number series went that low actually. My rarest Futaba is the following MC-110 th...

While driving to a national park in CA, I saw a hobby shop in an old part of town. What the heck…I turned around just for a quick look. They were going out of business and were traxxas and crafts focused. Looking more closely, I saw tucked away in the corner of a glass case containing vintage team a...

Since this is all option based I don't see any extra value on a 'new built' car. Being in the packages is exactly what you are paying for. It's all of the extras the comes with a car that drive the price up. It's like a new part in a bag with a header cards vs a 'new' part out of the bag. The box, m...

All the vintage rc10 stuff is currently and will become even more collectable because its unlikely they'll ever be reproduced again. I'm surprised there are as many NIB cars/parts out there as there is... It's also why I scoop them up any chance I get :lol: Thanks for your reply. Out of curiosity, ...

Hello! This is my assembled RC10GX from Japan. It is the latest Japan spec based off the RC10 Graphite Team Car #6036. Yokomo was the early distributor for Team Associated in the early years, and Masami also helped to race and develop the car. The ball connectors, ball cups, tie-rods, and wheels/tir...

For those interested in the engineering and history aspects of the RC industry. Which vehicles were the first to pioneer and introduce various technologies in the RC industry? Perhaps we can limit this thread to mechanical advancements (as opposed to electrical). If there are accurate corrections gi...

Ball differential technology: The first ball differential for Radio-controlled Cars was designed by Cecil Schumacher, a British motor sport engineer working at Cosworth and founder/owner of his eponymous model brand. Although a patent was applied for, it was denied as the idea had already been imple...

So, I've always had this youtube idea to give a pro driver an outdated or "crappy" engineered car and see just how they would fare around a race track. Part of the test is to see their driving skills and their mechanical ability to improve an outdated design on a race track. Kind of like I...

The Tamiya VW New Beetle FWD FF01. I never expected this one to put a big smile on my face. Item number is 58217 and originates back from 1998. I finally fixed a broken steering block that kept me running the Beetle for a decade. This one is fun! Looks fun and drives fun for anyone--even with a simp...

RichieRich wrote: ↑Fri Jul 29, 2022 1:27 am I have a New Beetle too that I purchased back in 2000. I recently made a few upgrades including adding the Castrol Civic body which I think looks great.

Gotta love the authentic Tamiya bodies. Nice work there!

With the body trimmed over the motor plate it will sit lower , the shocks hopefully will still clear the rear roof bars with the body fully down . Dadio, that is amazing work! That is EXACTLY what I had in mind for putting a grasshopper body on an RC10. The positioning of the shocks looks perfect. ...