RE: vintage rc official old school thread
That's a Kyosho Big Brute. If you don't have to dump a lot of money into it parts, it would be really fun to get it working again. Far as the electronics go, I'd rip em all out and go with a new or at least more recent ESC and batteries. If those are NiCd battery packs and are as old as that truck .... chances are they are shot and your going to need a new battery pack.
Posted on: 8/10/2012 8:46 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Youre addicted to RC, when..
When you have no grass in the backyard, own a backhoe loader, you wake up saying "I love the smell of nitro in the morning", and get letters from the Home Owners Association about complaints of "mini chainsaw sounds" coming from your backyard.
Posted on: 1/17/2010 6:21 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Humor"
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RE: vintage rc official old school thread
Man I wish it was mine !!! It belongs to a friend of mine in Japan. I offered him lots of cash for it but he won't sell LOL !!! I even offered my entire collection, but he won't part ... he said it's like his child LOL !!! I told him he could have visitation rights .... LOL !!! He says he built it from a kit in the mid 80's .... he says the kit was almost more than buying any of the 4WDs that were coming out the the time. He still runs it ... with friends. They have a club with a bunch of old RC10s and various Tamiyas & Kyoshos. They have some really nice buggies. They race at Yatabe Arena in an off-road vintage class. He won't race the 4wd RC10 there ... only at a club track, but he runs a few Javelins and Optima Mids at Yatabe. Here are some of his other buggies:
Posted on: 6/6/2007 2:27 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: The official UNOFFICIAL thread of Tamiya Frog - LB strikes again!!
Any words on some Frog hop ups? I want to get some ball diffs rolling. forget ebay and thorps .... they are way to expensive and hard to come by.
Posted on: 6/6/2007 1:24 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: HOTSHOT RE-RELEASE BUILD!
Hey that Hotshot ad was wrong ... it had typos .... here is the real ad.
Posted on: 6/6/2007 1:03 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Classic Cars & Trucks"
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RE: vintage rc official old school thread
This is by far the coolest RC10 Hot Trick 4WD conversion I have ever seen ..... I can only imagine what somebody on ebay would pay for this !!!!
Posted on: 6/1/2007 3:34 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: vintage rc official old school thread
uhhh get a new buggy ..... J/K [:)] B2 parts are hard to find because it had a VERY short production run .. then the B3 was released. Ebay is your best bet. Grab a B2 and tear it down for parts. Also some parts from B3 will fit the B2 .... goto Associated's website and d/L the B3 and B2 manuals and compare part numbers.
Posted on: 5/29/2007 12:27 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Looking for an RC Buggy
The last 2 post are right ...if you only spend $100 for an RTR buggy ... it will either be slow or a POS. Most likey both unless you try ebay but even then it could still be crap if it is a used RTR. So save some more money up. The Traxxas Bandit and Duratrax Evader at least come with 20 turn motors so they will be a little faster than your average stock buggy. Speed also comes from your gear ratio. But for now if your a noob to RC, you should not worry too much about speed ... durability should be your concern because your gonna wreck if your a noob ... just the way it goes. BTW the buggy you picked from Raidentech is a copy of the Tamiya Baja King. Its a pretty good choice but the ESC is crap and if you try to use a faster motor it will fry the ESC. That ESC was meant to be used with stock motors only. The radio is crappy too. The range sucks, but if your learning to drive it would be good to keep the car closer to you until you get better at driving.
Posted on: 5/28/2007 11:12 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Old RC10B 4
Hey mini-t read or post in the vintage old school thread ... a lot of your questions are answered or can be answered there. I have 8 of the same buggy your asking about .. go read the thread. Or PM me if you want. http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3941931/tm.htm also try here ... http://www.rc10talk.com/
Posted on: 5/28/2007 2:52 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Which is Better?
Yeah either truck is great ... besides ... its not the best truck that wins ... its the best driver that wins ... or the best luck LOL
Posted on: 5/28/2007 1:41 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: best crawler?
[quote]ORIGINAL: dezfan Unfortunately, the Max Climber and Rock Buster TLTs have been discontinued. There are a few still available if you know were to look. Try Crawl Mart, but hurry! Last I heard, they only had around 30 left. http://www.orcrc.com/crawlmart/crawlmart.htm [/quote] Thanks man ... yeah we looked at Tamiya USA and they said discontinued. Is there any difference between the 2 TLT (Max and Rock) kits? Other than the shell? I personally like the PTI Goliath. If I get one (PTI) I will pretty much keep it stock. If I really get into crawling ... I think spending some good money on a modified kit on ebay would be the way to go, for me anyway.
Posted on: 5/23/2007 8:30 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Rock Crawlers"
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RE: Save $20 on a 50$ order from Tower..
[quote]ORIGINAL: Rod Bender [quote]ORIGINAL: jw112 i just called tower and they said once use a $10 off of $25 or a $20 off of $50, you do not get to use them again. She said no matter what the code is. I used this a couple of thimes last month so i guess that is the deal. so if it works for you, you only have so long that you can keep using it. So use it b4 you lose it! [/quote] Well........... We've all proven that statement to be false, this week alone, not to mention the past month(s). I've received valid promo codes from TH and used them 2-4 times in a single day or week. I've also used codes listed here from others with the same result. If it works, it will work for quite a while, not a 1 time deal. Hundreds of people have used the above code over the past month, and continue to use it. I placed 2 orders on wed with the above code, and received both items today. I would expect TH to "try" to limit code usage by IP address, but I feel they're a long way (tech wise) from being able to enforce that ...... Greg [/quote] Stop buying for a while and I bet they let you use it !!! LOL !!! I bet almost everyone on RCU, if not a big percentage, has placed an order with Tower ..... knowing that they make all that money they should let you use codes more than once. Most of the saving is on shipping anyway. But then again if we were CEO of Tower we would want that new Mega-Yacht and Lambo too !!! Not to mention the new house in Aspen.
Posted on: 5/23/2007 3:32 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: Tower Promo codes - please-please add as you get them
[quote]ORIGINAL: rcdude7 [quote]ORIGINAL: rc_racer69 hey if u have good neighbors send the second package to them so you can get the discount twice worked 4 me [:D] [/quote] Did you have to do that? I have made several orders in the same day to my address using the same discount codes. Never posed a problem for me. Maybe it was in violation of their rules, but not flagged? [/quote] I did the same thing over the weekend with no problems
Posted on: 5/23/2007 3:19 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "Questions and Answers"
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RE: best crawler?
Hey guys .... I'm a noob to RC crawling ... but not to RC. The more I see crawlers the more I want one. I have a friend that is wanting a TLT-1 and he lives in Romania so I am buying it with his money then sending it to him. I'm wondering where I can get the Max Climber kit. I tried ebay and all I see are Rock Busters. Like I said i'm new to crawling ... so my question is what ... besides the body ... are the differences in the 2 kits. That way I can explain it to him and convince him to get a rock buster. I think he wants to modify it with a Junfac chassis. Man !! That chassis looks sweet !!! What do you guys think ??
Posted on: 5/23/2007 12:05 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Rock Crawlers"
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RE: Pre-noob trying to make decisions.
Sounds like you really know a lot more than a typical noob would know. You defiantly sound like your into it. To me ... and this is just me ... you could just flip a coin and be happy ... because you sound like your gonna be into this hobby and if so your gonna own more than one car eventually. These cars have been compared to being like crack !!!
Posted on: 5/22/2007 1:09 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Car General Discussions"
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RE: Tamiya Sand Viper
Just finished painting this body and adding new tires. [IMG]http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s177/metaldog71/RC_BUGGY_800x600.jpg[/IMG]
Posted on: 5/21/2007 12:48 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: favorite body
[quote]ORIGINAL: rc10b4_racer jconcepts scoopless illuzion body[image][IMG]http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g301/racerxr35/100_2808.jpg[/IMG][/image] [/quote] Very nice !!!
Posted on: 5/19/2007 11:00 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya Show-Off Thread ^_^
Man I've put this buggy through hell since Xmas and its still going strong. Just had to put a new body on it cuz I've torn up the other two. Also new tires/rims. You may hate it but I love this Tamiya Super Fighter G.
Posted on: 5/19/2007 10:34 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
Great .... there goes my social security and retirement checks !!!
Posted on: 5/19/2007 4:37 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
Yeah most of us know that and are joking. [8|] Well I am joking anyway. Besides ... it's gonna be 1371 years before all the things said here are true !!! (Thats a joke too)
Posted on: 5/19/2007 4:33 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: post your Best action shot of your car!
Nice Marder pic. I'm seriously considering the FG Beetle Pro.
Posted on: 5/19/2007 4:17 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
50 years from now all of our heads will be kept alive in jars and we will need mind controlled cars. If not then my old ass will still be using AM radios and driving my vintage frog which will be petrified.
Posted on: 5/19/2007 3:32 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
LOL in 20 - 50 years Wal-mart will own all RC products LOL!!!!
Posted on: 5/19/2007 1:52 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
[quote]ORIGINAL: annie_himself [quote]ORIGINAL: rc10b4_racer [quote]ORIGINAL: Takedown 20-50 years from now they'll probably have hovering cars. Or they discover a new metal or plastic that no matter how hard you bash it. It wont break. [/quote] this won't happen in rc cause the #1 rule in market is never make your product to strong [/quote] Nah, the number 1 rule is to make money, strentgh sells, look at the Savage 25's, they never broke besides a shock shaft and they sold like hell. HPI made a killing from that. [/quote] No matter how strong or weak they will find a way to make money !!!
Posted on: 5/19/2007 11:37 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya Hotshot re-release!!
LOL I got 3
Posted on: 5/19/2007 1:09 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: RC 50 years from now..........................
They will have an RC10H ... the H is for hovercraft !!! LOL rc 1/10th landspeeders !!! Maybe nuclear reactors for power. Your turn marshals and pit crew all have to wear radiation suits. Man ROAR rules will be crazy for those type of cars.
Posted on: 5/19/2007 1:07 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Tamiya Hotshot re-release!!
LOL I remember those first ESCs when they came out. I had one that looked like that but was made by Futaba. Geeze 22 years and it still seems like yesterday.
Posted on: 5/19/2007 12:54 AM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Wheely King Mud Runner
Might as well be an RC boat with wheels.
Posted on: 5/18/2007 9:49 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: vintage rc official old school thread
Nice ..... if there are any Tamiya fans reading ... the '4WD Hot Shot' is being re-released. I always wanted one of those. Guess I can own a nice one now. [:D]
Posted on: 5/18/2007 7:14 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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RE: Wheely King Mud Runner
Looks fun but with my luck I'd be better off just throwing a couple of hundred dollar bills in the mud.
Posted on: 5/18/2007 6:52 PM by Author "metaldog" in the forum "RC Electric Off-Road Trucks, Buggies, Truggies and more"
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