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Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:43 am
by Body Paint
Hi All,

Been reading this forum for a while now and finally decided it was time to join.

I got hooked into the RC10 "what's old is new" cars by Caine (RC10talk member) who races at my local club, Caldicot R/C Racers in the UK, and I have been trying to surpress the urge to build one ever since.

I have raced for over 30 years so I have seen and owned many RC10 variants from the old 6 gear gold tub through to a full RPM Worlds car in the early 90's and all the models since B2, B3, B4, B4.1 and now C4.1 Centro.

Well I can't hold back any longer.

I am really love the old skool looks of the RC10 but really want something that handles more like a modern buggy so I have begun my search for parts.

Any tips for good places to search, other than ebay, would be greatfully received :)

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:47 am
by Charlie don't surf
What's wrong with eBay? :lol: Lots of good builds here if you troll around a bit- I can think of these in particular
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=24390
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10403


But I don't know how they work on UK grass/turf-

Welcome!

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:56 am
by Lonestar
Welcome to the forum :)

If it's track performance you're after, I think you'll find a few experienced members who'll tell you that "stock", widetrack-ed, 6gear-ed, teflon-shocked RC10's tend to perform better than any "WOIN" car... the reason is that the A-team has spent hundreds of hour perfecting the car as a whole like it was over 10yrs, and if suddenly you change all the suspension geometry you basically go completely out of the tuning window...

Again, for pure performance I'd just stick to a modern car (mid motor, c4.1 for instance on astro!), and if I really wanted to run vintage, a good "stock" Team or Worlds car with 2.2 wheels/tires (JC wheels makes some that fit right on the 1/4 axle) for obvious reasons!

Paul

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:49 am
by peetbee
Body Paint wrote: I have been trying to surpress the urge to build one ever since.
Resistance is futile Craig!

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 1:37 pm
by 8rad
Resistance is futile Craig!
Its true. I resisted for 4 years. Then this happened!

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=23919

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:45 am
by Body Paint
Charlie don't surf wrote:What's wrong with eBay? :lol: Lots of good builds here if you troll around a bit- I can think of these in particular
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=24390
http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=10403


But I don't know how they work on UK grass/turf-

Welcome!
That RC10T Buggy looks very interesting, I think you may have given me an idea 8)

Re: Forum Newbie, what's old is new wannabie

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 7:46 am
by Body Paint
8rad wrote:
Resistance is futile Craig!
Its true. I resisted for 4 years. Then this happened!

http://www.rc10talk.com/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=23919
Like strawberries and cream... delicious!