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GoldRush wrote:I also feel that we haven't seen the last of the re re series from associated....lots of money invested to make it happen and they know the money that Tamiya makes with their re re line and with many kids that are now adults and have expendable income it makes sense to profit on the adults wanting that shiny toy they had when they were a kid. associated knows that there are a bunch of nutty people out there that are members of a web forum dedicated to that awesome gold buggy of theirs and keep them buggies alive and keep having fun with them...all this re re stuff does is makes it a little less painful to watch one hit the jumps by having a new one to play with. example...I had an original sand scorcher and wouldn't take it off the shelf to play with...got my hands on a re re and a railed the holy hell out of that little buggy and after I sold that one up I got another and then traded it away....vicious cycle of the hobby as we know. cant wait to see if I end up with one of these re re rc10 buggies...only question....squirrel it away for a rainy day or open it and have some fun with it...im leaning towards the 2nd option because we only live once.

kink wrote:As I said before I think the "Limited" wording was only mentioned to get you guys panic buying in bulk. AE themselves did not give a number so they can make a million if they want. Hopefully they will make a ton to keep everyone happy and the flippers away.

J'MM'N wrote:I'm over in the UK and their is talk about getting a small series up for them, talk is that the cars will have to be standard with control tyres and electrics. I like the sound of the idea, but I want to relive my first time around, which means chopping the chassis about and a few subtle mods which fitted in with those early days.

Then when they re-release a CE, I can go through the whole process again

Coelacanth wrote:AE didn't just make one RC10, just as Tamiya didn't just make the Hot Shot. There's this little forum you might know of, tamiyaclub.com, with nearly 39,000 members and almost 300 currently logged in...compared with here, 3656 total membership, 33 currently logged in, and 208 members was the most EVER logged in at one time. That should pretty much sum things up. It turns out my 10 to 1 ratio was actually pretty accurate, if forum numbers are any indication. That said, quality always trumps quantity. I'm not a Tamiya fan-boy, that's for certain.

GoldRush wrote:im gonna wait to see the specs before I buy bearings since they said that the 6 gear trans has some updates for reliability so that may mean different specs on bearings for outdrives and maybe other areas of the buggy. as far as ordering a second or a third....im scrapping together the dough just for the one that I pre ordered....hoping I have enough since explaining $259.98 to the wife after it comes out of the checking account would be fun so im padding my paypal account with some money at the moment

Timmahhh wrote:

kink wrote:As I said before I think the "Limited" wording was only mentioned to get you guys panic buying in bulk. AE themselves did not give a number so they can make a million if they want. Hopefully they will make a ton to keep everyone happy and the flippers away.

I agree, or at least I hope this is true. With the keen eye of the collectors, and AE saying they plan small intentional changes to differentiate the re-release, I don't see this taking away from the value of the original RC10's. It will give the less serious collectors a way to enjoy the nostalgia of one of the most (the most?) significant RC cars of all time though, and maybe even find a few others to race against again. There are already the originals for people who want something rare and collectible... the new one can be for the rest of us who just think the old aluminum tub RC10's are really cool cars.

RichieRich wrote:So, are we assuming the bearings are going to be the same sizes as the originals? Or should I wait for the specs before ordering?