RC104ever wrote:It looks like a Hotshot. Is it basicallyu
a 2wd Hotshot? I was deprived and only ever had an RC10 when I was younger
it's kind of a 2WD hotshot, just as much as a PITA to work on... this sealed the fate of its racing carreer!!!
Independent rear suspension [Fox] works much better than the monoshock used in the HotShot.
Despite this, the rear suspension is still crap...
But it looks so freqkingly good i might just get another one
A pic of the one i just gor rid of...
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If this is true it's cool news. Just a few days ago I noticed that there were a lot more hits on the 'bay for my tamiya fox search than ever before. I never had a Fox, but guys say that BITD it could hang w/ stock class racing, so I've been interested in trying one out. They've been to rich for my wallet though, with their realtive rarity. Oh and they do have a cooll look too.
When I was a kid I generally raced in the "Sportsman" class which was all Tamiya type of cars. No Rc10s, Ultima's, or other true race cars. You could run a stock motor in place of the 540 but that was the biggest limit. My Fox had a Trinity Monster Stock motor, a Thorpe ball diff and dogbones. I had a stick radio and the stock mechanical speed control. One night only two of us registered for the class. They folded us into the stock class with the RC10's which was highly intimidating. I fished 2nd in the B main. Back then there was usually a C main and sometimes a D main with 10 cars per main. The RC10 guys were pretty mad! The funny thing was that I never averaged that high with my RC10. I know for a fact that my Fox didn't handle as good as those cars so it must have been a night where no one knew how to drive.
CamplinP wrote:Looks like I will have to find some original stickers. Couldn't bring myself to put those on. Kinda like my sand scorcher.
They truly do suck! Why is Tamiya not even trying to get licensing? I'm sure most of the companies like FOX and Pennzoil would love to have their name on Tamiya cars at no cost!
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CamplinP wrote: Why is Tamiya not even trying to get licensing? I'm sure most of the companies like FOX and Pennzoil would love to have their name on Tamiya cars at no cost!
Unfortunately not these days, and Tamiya would have to work out a licensing deal with every business for every sponsor sticker they use. So for the Fox there would be Pennzoil, Monroe, Weber, Simpson, Champion, K&N and finding whoever now owns the rights to Jackman Wheels, and Tamiya would have to get permission and sort a deal with every one of them, if just one refuses Tamiya can't use the original stickers.
As for the cost, while smaller companies may see it as free publicity these days the businessmen just see a way of making extra money from licensing. It shows how bad it is that Protoform now make generic no name touring car bodies because the 1:1 manufacturers licensing fees are bigger than the total profit Protoform make on each body.
gomachv wrote:The front sway bar geometry looks ridiculous
cannot agree more...
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i was excited about this, not so much anymore. i only, barely, have a budget for one non racer this year and i think it will be a wild one.
back in the day my og wild one didn't have a hard time beating up on my buddy's fox. even though i liked the look of the fox, the wild one seemed to be a better car overall.
CamplinP wrote: Why is Tamiya not even trying to get licensing? I'm sure most of the companies like FOX and Pennzoil would love to have their name on Tamiya cars at no cost!
Unfortunately not these days, and Tamiya would have to work out a licensing deal with every business for every sponsor sticker they use. So for the Fox there would be Pennzoil, Monroe, Weber, Simpson, Champion, K&N and finding whoever now owns the rights to Jackman Wheels, and Tamiya would have to get permission and sort a deal with every one of them, if just one refuses Tamiya can't use the original stickers.
As for the cost, while smaller companies may see it as free publicity these days the businessmen just see a way of making extra money from licensing. It shows how bad it is that Protoform now make generic no name touring car bodies because the 1:1 manufacturers licensing fees are bigger than the total profit Protoform make on each body.
It can't be that hard. You can buy racing sticker sheets for a couple of bucks that have all kinds of racing parts suppliers on them. http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJE72&P=0. The sizes are just not right. I would be happier with missing one sponsor than having a Pennzoil looking Forward sticker. I think it is laziness on Tamiya's part. Many of the decals cross over to all their off-road cars.
WOW! It looks awesome! I'll be getting one for sure. Any official release date yet? I know someone mentioned July earlier in the thread, but I wonder when someone like Tower will have them in.
And wow again with the complaints here. Really? You're upset about decals and the sway bar? Man, lighten up. Tamiya just re-released the Fox! Get some og or repro decals. Don't put the sway bar on. Making a sway bar like the old school one would be very easy. So easy, I actually thought about making a run of them myself to sell. Two pieces of fiberglass, or aluminum, a bent rod and some hardware? Come on!
I picked this old thing up at a swap meet, does anyone know what exactly these are and what the scoop is?
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This thread reminds me of the Fox my younger brother had. After suffering his second Tamiya chassis failure I talked him into ordering the basic Hot Trick Fox kit. I think I had some of their parts on my frog at that point. The HT chassis proved...
Sorry is this has been asked, or wrong place to ask, but looking for a value on a car. I'm not a retro/old car guy, I'm here an hang out in the other forums with my newer builds. But as a nearly 50 yr old guys, I got into RC back in the 80's with a...
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I'm with Alex on this one. I wouldn't bother with trying to restore an original Tamiya unless I was willing to spend a fair amount of extra money to replace some plastic that's almost certain to be brittle, damaged and cracked, stripped out, etc....
Hey guys, looking for rough value of a Fox. For those that don't know me, I'm a moderator over at Clodtalk. I asked this question there and got no response, hopefully you buggy guys can help. I happened to pick up a Fox at a garage sale a week ago,...
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The only major damage to the Hilux is a broken steering knuckle. Hopefully those aren't too hard to come by, otherwise I'll have one of the resident machinists make me a set.
I've had my eyes open for a Fox for years, and I finally ran into a good deal I just couldn't turn down. My friend had one when I was a kid and I remember racing against it at a few races in high school. Overall was in great shape, just needed...
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does it make a Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding sound? :mrgreen:
It does but the diff in my OG is screwed up. Maybe I shouldn't fix it?
I’m new to the whole RC car thing. I have just managed to prise my Dads Tamiya Fox 1980’s original off him and have been playing with it with my 10 year old son.
A few weeks back we changed the motor as the old one was done, got some new...
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The plastic wheel hubs on the rear of the Fox are prone to cracking, so take off the wheels and check those for starters, but I would suggest the drive shaft hexes are shot, not really a serviceable item though, would have to replace the entire...
...I saw the front wheel sticking out of a box curbside while going to visit some friends.
It appears fairly low mileage although absolutely filthy. There were a few stick packs as well as the landfill charger and radio.
Hint: Always cut back...
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:shock: wow, I can't beleive someone was trying to get rid of it (even if it's a two stars car :mrgreen: ) it looks like new now, very very nice Temple 8)
a guy offered me this car, & said to make him a fair offer. but I dont realy know whats a fair offer...
I think he has an idea what its worht or has a price in mind.. & I dont want to low ball the guy & make him mad...
Guess im on my own... Ill...
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I was thinking that a Fox rere was probably a cold day in he11 chance. Weren't there a couple of Knockoff foxes from Taiwan or something.. The big T never made anything else on that chassis, my theory was that they sold the molds to someone in China...
