Cars were always my favourite toy. When my father bought his first RC car 1989 (Tamiya Thunder Shot for 370 DM ~ 200Us$ at that time), it was apparent, that I need one, too
So not long after my parents had to give in and bought one.My first RC car became a japanese Taiyo Jet Fighter.
At that time I always thought, that it was a cheap model, more toy than RC car, but after all that time, I had to say, that Taiyo made a good job. The car was robust, fast, good looking and trouble free regarding battery and charging. The only downside was, that you could not use standard electronics. So it was a very good RC car toy. After some years of intensive use, I broke one rear damper mount and there were no parts available...
I then saved money for a Stadium Truck from Kyosho which was a biiiiig disappointment. Nearly everytime something broke and the car was not performing at all...it was followed by a RC10L copy, a Tamiya TA02 and the RC10T2 I introduced in the other thread.
Then, 2009, after more than 15 years without the hobby I revived the RC10T2, then got into touring cars and now want to relive my childhood memories with Tamiyas rerelease of the Boomerang.
Why the Boomerang you might ask. First of all, I couldn’t find a decent Jet Fighter. Second: The Jet Fighter was a copy of the Boomerang, at least on the outside. With the Boomerang using standard electronics, I also have the freedom of using actual electronics.
The box:
Some pictures of the build:
Tamiya includes the TBLE-02S as esc and standard can motor. The latter stayed in the box and got replaced by a Tamiya UGT 24t brushed motor. I use a low profile Tamiya TSU-06 servo. In combination with a sub c style lipo it should be more than enough power within the parts limit of this chassis.
The same Z-parts were used for the Kumamon Buggy. These were easy to find. The air scoop was a direct hit. I remembered the BigWig buggy had a scoop and the parts were available also.
