What was your first RC Car? - Page 7

#**151** 04-19-2001, 08:26 PM

Hi all. My first was a Royal Ripper 4X4. Shaft driven w/included brass bushings, pretty nice back when all you got was plastic bushings. I recently dusted it off and tried to fix it up, but the gears are binding. I'll get it right soon.

#**152** 04-20-2001, 12:13 AM

hey wutz up.this was a pretty good idea.
My first car was a T-LO1 with a nissan calsonic skyline grey body.those cars are the best because they can take a real good beating and nothing will happen.

#**153** 04-20-2001, 02:03 AM

mine was a losi NXT, aaaaaarrrrgh!!!I did not like thta thing it drove me to abandoning nitro all together, but now I have electric cars and I am very happy with them!

#**154** 04-20-2001, 08:27 AM

My 1st Car = Radioshack Vexxor. I messed with the motor and got it to go 26mph.

#**155** 04-20-2001, 07:14 PM

Hotshot I, one time I got these cool off road foam tires that were about 6" tall and 1.5" wide it was freaky.

#**156** 04-20-2001, 09:54 PM

Its not that exiting but my first car is, (not was) the HPI Nitro MT. My a lot older brother's first car was the Tamiya Grasshopper, still has it.

#**157** 04-22-2001, 05:54 PM

Tamiya Frog, back in '88.
And then all of these:
http://www.theshreves.com/rc_stuff/rc_kits.htm

#**158** 08-14-2001, 04:59 AM

My first R/C was the Marui Ninja. This car was awesome till I burnt up the resistor and then traded it away for a Tamiya Frog. This was back in 1984. I still have the Frog, but wish I had the Ninja instead. If anyone out there comes across one, drop me a line and an asking price.
Thanks,
Jason

diesel · #**159** 10-30-2001, 12:45 AM

Marui hunter. Still have it. Still run it.

highx · #**160** 10-30-2001, 05:23 AM

I remember the Royal Ripper. I wanted it bad. Ended up all my summer cash went to my trusty Marui Big Bear. Have had a XX-4, Yr-4M2pro, XXXKE, Mr4Tc SP, RC-10T but that Big Bear still sits on my pit table to remind me why I do this RC thang!

rubberman · #**161** 10-30-2001, 09:16 AM

My first was an AYK buggy which was 1/12 scale. I got it from Circus Hobbies out of Las Vegas. I think it had a 360 motor, alum. chassis and oil filled shocks. It was cool......back then

veronitro · #**162** 10-30-2001, 09:27 AM

The original pre-stealth transmission, gold chassis RC-10 with bearings. Got it new in 1988 and still use it today. It still has all the original parts too.

Toby UK · #**163** 10-30-2001, 10:03 AM

My first car was a Mercedes 190e, which was CLAP controlled! ie you clapped and it would go forwards or turn in reverse.

In terms of rc cars, I've owned:

Tamiya Lunchbox monster truck (Same as a Midnight Pumpkin).
Tamiya Toyota Hi Lux (Same as a King cab - possibly the first racing truck?)
Schumacher Cougar 2
And now a HPI super nitro impreza...

cnk · #**164** 10-30-2001, 10:45 AM

My first R/C car was a Tamiya Grasshopper that I got way back in the '80s. I used to pound the daylights out of it on jumps in my street, but that thing held up with no problems.

ILv2Xlr8 · #**165** 10-30-2001, 01:27 PM

My first RC car....
I really had to think on this one and figured that my first "non toy" hobby rc car was a 1/10 Bolink Eliminator from the 80's. If I'm not suffering from halftimers yet (not old enough to suffer from oldtimers), I remember the kit came with a cool bumper sticker then that said "He who dies with the most toys wins!" which I still got stuck on an old tool box somewhere in my garage.
I first started out RC with planes, and when it was too windy to fly and had nothing else to do, I got started with RC cars also.

Noreaga · #**166** 10-30-2001, 06:01 PM

My first kit car was in the early 80's it was a Tamyia Grasshopper, that came with the stock RS/380. My second car was the Tamyia Falcon, along with the very new at the time Futaba Attack.

dazed1 · #**167** 10-30-2001, 06:14 PM

my first R/C car was a Tamiya Super champ back in 85-86

still have it, just need to fix a few things

nascarfreak88 · #**168** 10-30-2001, 06:22 PM

A Tamiya Mad Bull, nothing exceptional, but hey i've broke more things on my maxx than the Tamiya.........

RC-Nitroguy · #**169** 10-30-2001, 07:08 PM

Futaba fx10. I liked it till I saw an RC10

T3GT · #**170** 10-31-2001, 02:43 PM

My first RC car was the Tamiya Hotshot!!!...got it back in '85, I think...somewhere around that time...I wish I still had it, it was cool...fulltime Shaft Driven 4WD Buggy...AWESOME!!

SARacing · #**171** 11-01-2001, 12:58 AM

My first was a Tamiya Brat.

second.. a Kyosho SR5
third... a RC10T3 Team
fourth.. a Traxxas Stampede
fifth.. a TC3 Team

That's all of them till christmas, when I get my E-Maxx

#**172** 11-01-2001, 08:36 AM

First R/C was a new Associated 12e w/ a Ferrari 512 boxer body,a bunch of us got together at the local mall packing lot to race. I still have the car somewhere around here,in pieces probally.

dkangel · #**173** 11-27-2001, 03:55 PM

Frist Car:
Grasshopper and a Black foot
Then the Turbo optima ( trying to restore now) For outdoor ruckus
and current TC3 Factory team ( indoor racer)

Gotta love them old cars, don't make like that anymore....
Hardest part is findin parts for these now and restorin 'em

RC10 GuyAZ · #**174** 11-27-2001, 11:29 PM

My first R/C was a Traxxas Stampede. I must've replaced every part in that friggin car.......jeeze!

Patrick

space_doc · #**175** 11-28-2001, 01:26 PM

HighX - After I got the Ripper I was actually deciding between the Marui Big Bear and the Tamiya Blackfoot, but ended up with the Royal Crusher because I already had the Ripper. I actually still bash with the Crusher. Had to swap some parts from the Ripper to get it running, so all the Ripper is good for is spare parts. But they were great beginner cars. Now I race a AET3!