my latest aquisition

FESTER2004 · #1 01-23-2011, 12:21 AM

Picked up this NIB stadium thunder off ebay for 98 bucks shipped to my door.its a limited production from Tamiya to go along with the stadium blitzer....this even Has the 3 step MSC....Dont ask me why i bought it,lol

cbaker65 · #2 01-23-2011, 09:20 AM

Because,you are an rc addict...

quick5pnt0 · #3 01-23-2011, 11:31 AM

Thats pretty cool. I almost bought a Stadium Blitzer, which is the same basic truck as the Stadium Thunder, many moons ago. Wound up getting a Traxxas Hawk though.

st_dragn_wagen · #4 01-23-2011, 01:57 PM

i hate you fester. wanted the baja bug version of that sense like 1993. actually been kicking around picking one up and throwing a sand scorcher body on it. rocking the silver can and MSC. keep it real old school

FESTER2004 · #5 01-23-2011, 03:51 PM

I had the blitzer beetle..I found the kit new threw a online site that had old kits lying around...i think i paid for the kit $250ish a few years back....I sold it when I sold all my r/c stuff years ago.They are bringing back the stadium Blitzer so maybe the blitzer beetle shall return?.....along with the Monster beetle?

Old_School_RC_1 · #6 01-23-2011, 08:32 PM

ha...I've been looking at that for a while. Good price for it. Had all three of the Blitzers back in the day, but never this one - good, tough dependable chassis.

KalEl63 · #7 01-23-2011, 09:13 PM

Neat, I only put my Blister Beetle back together about a year ago, basic fun car

andystoybox · #8 01-24-2011, 12:34 AM

Fester, I've been meaning to ask... why did you buy that? JK

I have had more unopened Tamiya stuff than I can shake a stick at (I'm not a real good stick shaker though). Really though. I would like the time to build stuff but I feel bad running it afterwards.

adrcracing · #9 01-24-2011, 10:54 AM

Dang it! Your making me want a kit to build...

quick5pnt0 · #10 01-24-2011, 12:53 PM

Are you going to build it?

379 · #11 01-24-2011, 02:10 PM

Build it, fit modern electronics, and see what it can do!

FESTER2004 · #12 01-24-2011, 02:54 PM

yes I will build it 1 of these days and i will put a a regular ESC in it

Lille Buller · #13 01-24-2011, 03:50 PM

Nice one

I have an old kyosho Sandmaster ST i´m debating to convert to electric with a 12v 600size motor i have..

st_dragn_wagen · #14 01-24-2011, 04:22 PM

iv got an electric version of the sandmaster with the baja bug body. been wanting to restore it and get it running for a good 6 years now. just don't have the spare change laying around to do it.

was going to hop it up a bit with bearings, foam in the tires and universal drive shafts (if i can find a set that fit). but i was going to leave the silver can 540 motor and 3 speed MSC in it (because the gear box sucks)

Lille Buller · #15 01-25-2011, 02:45 PM

Didnt know they where made electric aswell

Mine is nitro, well self explanatory i guess, but the motor is junk.
A GS11X i gave up on it i just cant get it to idle let alone run..

And now i found a good brushed 600 motor with esc so why not..

st_dragn_wagen · #16 01-25-2011, 03:13 PM

there were a few models of that chassis. i was brain farting yesterday on the name of the electric, then today i remembered it was the outrage. there was a buggy and stadium truck version and im thinking also a monster truck version. then they threw a baja bug body on it and called it a "stadium baja" which is the kit iv got. im thinking there were a few different models of the nitro version as well but i can't remember what they were.

is the front shock tower on yours about as ridged as a rubber band to? that was one of the things i hated about that thing. shock towers did more to absorb bumps than the shocks did. then there was the lack of a slipper clutch. the diff sucked, outdrives kept coming loose and popping off until i finally got pissed and super glued them on. the material the chassis was made of was really brittle and because the shocks sucked i tore the hell out of the back of the chassis (actually broke one). im starting to have second thoughts about restoring this thing....

Lille Buller · #17 01-27-2011, 04:15 PM

I have litterally not driven the thing more 100feet before i fugged up and tryed to undertake a rock..
It was my first real R/C so i was taken by surprice by the speed it it managed it that short run..

I was 14 and i had spent every cent i had on it, used..
My older brother helped me start it and to be honnest the noise scared the hell out of me.
I had never been even close to a nitro before..
My brother let i idle tinkered with the carb and put it on the road.
Then he put the remote in my hand and the rest is history..

Broke the front bumper and thought i had smashed the clutch, AFTER getting a new one i realized it had just moved in the engine mount..
Before really getting it fixed winter came and i got a Tamiya TA02 kit and since i´ve been an elektric guy.

Jup, the front tower is flexing like a first year stripper, havint run it enough to know the rest

And i didnt know about lexan paint at the time eighter :P