Bolink Digger questions
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Bolink Digger questions
Does anybody have a pictures of the original Bolink Digger? I'm intersted in the history of this early off-roader (not the later versions based on the Legends cars). From what little I've found, they seem very simple. How did they stack up against the Tamiya SRBs? Is there some connection to Schumacher as well? Sorry for all the questions but I've been digging (no pun intended) the early obscure off-road stuff lately. Thanks.
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
The 1/10 digger used the Minicars bulkheads and other nylon parts. Very simple design.
There was also the 1/12 digger based on the Jerobee chassis
Here are my Digger 10 and 12
There was also the 1/12 digger based on the Jerobee chassis
Here are my Digger 10 and 12
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
If the track was fairly a flat surface the SRBs didn't stand a chance as the Digger was half the weight and we were using 1200mah batteries at the time so runtime was always an issue.Saito wrote:How did they stack up against the Tamiya SRBs?
Schumacher were the UK importers, so their 1/12th team drivers also raced the Digger. They took ideas from their C Car and used them to give it more suspension travel and rear end damped like 1/12th scales with friction discs sliding in fibreglass slots. A separate top deck was added to mount a stick pack battery on the chassis, using the battery clamps again from the C Car.Is there some connection to Schumacher as well? Sorry for all the questions but I've been digging (no pun intended) the early obscure off-road stuff lately. Thanks.
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
I just picked up another digger and it has left me confused. I never knew there was another 1/12 digger. Based on the challenger I believe.
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
Wow! It looks perfect! I've never seen one based on that chassis either. Weird.
Where did you score that?
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
That was an eBay buy it now find. I assume this was after the Jerobee based version. They show a version with a VW body so you have another "missing link" to find jeff!j-sou wrote:Wow! It looks perfect! I've never seen one based on that chassis either. Weird.
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Re: Bolink Digger questions
That was a good deal dude! Just saw it.gomachv wrote: That was an eBay buy it now find. I assume this was after the Jerobee based version. They show a version with a VW body so you have another "missing link" to find jeff!
It's the same box that one of my Jerobee based Diggers has. The other has a simpler box that I assume predates the printed green one. Funny they changed the chassis that much and just kept all the packaging the same.
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