Tamiya reissue classic 'The Frog' RC Car

[MacSA]

I used to have the Tamiya Lunchbox............ I still have the wheels and a few other bits.

hers a good list of Tamiya's RC Cars:

http://classictamiyarc.com/tamcars01.html

I want them to reissue the Monster Beetle though

 

[iGav]

thats it! Yokomo is the name i've been straining to remember (i called it yamamoto earlier ).

I remember that The Dogfighter pissed on everything at the time, even the Optima Mid's and Lazers, quite rare and exotic though in the UK.

Never owned one of their cars, but the motors were prevelant in my area.

I never ran any of their motors, the popular ones where I raced were modified Reedys and LRP's, I ran a Schumacher Gold Nova in an Avante and that was pretty useful, 14 double if memory serves.

Then I switched to a Tamiya Dynatech O2H, which I later ran in an Egress but struggled with the speed from that motor.

could have sworn they made a 4-wheel steering dealie too. memory fails me often

The Kyosho one is the only one I know of... but Yokomo could well have produced one, I'll have to do a search.

Yep, mine was a kit though my older brother had to build it for me

I remember now... they also made a Jr. version, that ran on double AA's, we used to race junior car at lunchtime in the school hall at primary school.... better than playing football.

I had a proper controller too, not one of those crappy hand grip ones.

I was never a fan of the trigger type either.

I want them to reissue the Monster Beetle though

I think that's increasingly likely along with the 'Blackfoot' because of the reissue of 'The Frog'.

 

[Sedulous]

The Lunchbox... It actually had a wheelie bar if my memory is correct. I can't remember if it could actually pop wheelies with the standard 540 motor.

I used to have the Tamiya Lunchbox............ I still have the wheels and a few other bits.

hers a good list of Tamiya's RC Cars:

http://classictamiyarc.com/tamcars01.html

I want them to reissue the Monster Beetle though

 

[iGav]

The Lunchbox... It actually had a wheelie bar if my memory is correct. I can't remember if it could actually pop wheelies with the standard 540 motor.

yep, it has a serious rear weight bias

it was even worse back in the days before BEC (Battery Eliminating Circuit) kicked in, and recievers and servo's were powered by 4 AA's.

 

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