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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:49 am    Post subject: selling KYOSHO baja bug Reply with quote
RC toys, say you are selling a KYOSHO baja vw.....
love to see.......1 ended friday on ebay for $53
i was at $50, so lost that & was also bidding on early
scorcher, won that auction......whoooo. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
here's my unrestored pile.

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body isn't perfect, but it will have to do until I can find an NOS one.

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and a bunch of NOS parts. Most of these will make there way onto the car above when I get around to this project.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
and since we're posting Kyosho stuff... here's some more. They made a lot of VW stuff over the years! (I'll save my Scorpion Beetle stuff for a later post)

NIB Wheelie Beetle
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My Street Beetles. NIB electric, new built electric, and a NIB nitro
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new built electric version is box stock except for the body mounts. I fab'd some new lower ones to get the body down. From the factory they sit way too high...
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This is a Minitz Baja with some weird after market body. I've never seen another one of these bodies and don't know anything about it.
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bump in the rear to clear the nitro motor
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and a couple newer Mini Z cars- a MKV GTI (like my 1:1), and a mini monster baja
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
while I'm posting pics, I'll share this rare one I scored recently from the UK.
It's an MRC Bullit. The same car was also sold by PB Racing. Not many of these in the US.

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Also came with an NOS body that I'll use after the resto.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:12 pm    Post subject: Re: selling KYOSHO baja bug Reply with quote
tom landock jr. wrote:
RC toys, say you are selling a KYOSHO baja vw.....
love to see.......1 ended friday on ebay for $53
i was at $50, so lost that & was also bidding on early
scorcher, won that auction......whoooo. Very Happy


Woah, $53 is an absolute steal. For anything really, let alone the Kyosho Volkswagen Baja Bug. Pity you missed out!

The price for mine is a little higher I'm sorry to say Shocked
In my defence, I myself paid $1100 for my new in box one.

I usually put my for sale items here, with links to the ebay auction, so you can see the one I am selling. It is 'near new'...
http://rctoymemories.com/items-for-sale/

A few months ago, I sold another one - in parts. It had box, a body, two chassis, and multiple tyres. All of it was heavily used though. It sold for $260 (you can probably still see a pic of that bug also, under past sales).

If the Kyosho Volkswagen Baja Bug seems dear, then Kyosho's other vintage VW buggy - the Kyosho Beetle Off Road Racer - is even dearer. If you can ever find a new kit of that, expect to pay over $2000. Worth more than the Tamiya Sand Scorcher these days..
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
j-sou wrote:
while I'm posting pics, I'll share this rare one I scored recently from the UK. It's an MRC Bullit. The same car was also sold by PB Racing. Not many of these in the US.


I don't collect the gas-powered ones, but even so that one is new to me...
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PostPosted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:22 am    Post subject: kyosho sold CHEAP... Reply with quote
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Kyosho-1-10-V..._695wt_642
well here is link, sold $58 & mostly in pieces , but w/ box.
yours RC toys is sweet & J-sou also, only 2 superb i have seen ! Laughing
here in N.C. we have king RC , a place to race off-road &
rockingham dragway to race street rc, they have a set up just like the real drag races, with a lite tree & print out speed based
on 1:10 scale, & you run 123 feet........ Very Happy
JT ( J-sou) you should know of both places... Question
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:04 pm    Post subject: Re: kyosho sold CHEAP... Reply with quote
tom landock jr. wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-Kyosho-1-10-V..._695wt_642
well here is link, sold $58 & mostly in pieces , but w/ box.
yours RC toys is sweet & J-sou also, only 2 superb i have seen ! Laughing
here in N.C. we have king RC , a place to race off-road &
rockingham dragway to race street rc, they have a set up just like the real drag races, with a lite tree & print out speed based
on 1:10 scale, & you run 123 feet........ Very Happy
JT ( J-sou) you should know of both places... Question


That was still a deal on that Kyosho Baja! looks like everything minus the body. finding the body would be tough, but not impossible.

TL- King has been around for a long time! I bought some stuff there as a kid. Glad to hear that place is still going strong. Never been to the Rockingham shop though!

I've got some down time, so I'm going to snap some pics of some "toy grade" r/c stuff and post up in a few...
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:30 pm    Post subject: RACING vw RC cars Reply with quote
hey, JT, that is THE ROCK.....nickname for ROCKINGHAM
DRAGWAY.....drag strip........NOT a shop... & you should know
of it......& racing street version rc cars , gas & electric... &
a RC club races there about 6-8 times a year....on a scaled
down 1/8 mile track for 1:10 RC....either 123 or 132 feet....?
& like the BIG boys racing , all there including tree lites...
you watch the tree, get green , hit the throttle...& get a
print out of your time.....COOL as hell......+ the famous KING RC
for off-road style dirt racing....
& LOOKING forward to geting my vintage scorcher chassis
win from ebay.......got a body ready for it..... Wink
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
toy grade stuff-
I'll post some harder to find cars, and not bomb the thread with common Jada/Herbie/Maisto stuff that everyone has.

Cool little Dickie Baja. function is simple though- forward or turn in reverse
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Taiyo VW Golf
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Here's a "sonic control" Golf. The "remote" makes a loud metallic clicking sound when the trigger is pulled, which the car hears and tells it to turn. No batteries in the remote, just a loud clicker. Kind of a strange old car.
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tidy packaging
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The old Radio Shack Turbo Beetle. Fairly common. This one is used, but complete with box and paperwork. I believe this was also sold overseas under the Taiyo brand name.
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Corgi "School of Motoring" Golf. This is one of my favs. Took a while to find one for sale that someone was willing to ship overseas to me.
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Taiyo Radi Can Bus. probably more common across the pond, but again it took me a while to get one here to the US.
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There's a lot of these out there, but I'll post it up too. Pretty common, but a neat little Zip Zaps car.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 4:26 pm    Post subject: Re: RACING vw RC cars Reply with quote
tom landock jr. wrote:
hey, JT, that is THE ROCK.....nickname for ROCKINGHAM
DRAGWAY.....drag strip........NOT a shop... & you should know
of it......& racing street version rc cars , gas & electric... &
a RC club races there about 6-8 times a year....on a scaled
down 1/8 mile track for 1:10 RC....either 123 or 132 feet....?
& like the BIG boys racing , all there including tree lites...
you watch the tree, get green , hit the throttle...& get a
print out of your time.....COOL as hell......+ the famous KING RC
for off-road style dirt racing....
& LOOKING forward to geting my vintage scorcher chassis
win from ebay.......got a body ready for it..... Wink


cool cool. post some pics and I'll help you figure out what you've got exactly. I'm big into "SRB" cars and their vintage hop up parts.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:02 am    Post subject: dickie truck/trailer of VW, RC Reply with quote
ok, forgot i had this till JT (j-sou ) listed
DICKIE rc rabbit MK1..... ( toy grade )
SO i wanted to show you MY dickie........!! Shocked
HEHE.......
& with that SLOGAN > DRIVER'S WANTED...
this is LATE 90's RC truck/trailer with new beetle
load......thinking was a DEALER item......?? LMK.????
works & nice old shape........
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
j-sou wrote:
toy grade stuff-
I'll post some harder to find cars, and not bomb the thread with common Jada/Herbie/Maisto stuff that everyone has.


Thanks for sharing those Smile Great to see some more unusual toy grade R/C models. Toy grade cars are sometimes even more interesting.
Here's another I had written about:
http://rctoymemories.com/2012/04/17/tandy-radio-shack-funny-beetle/

There are more to come, it's just hard to find the time! Sad
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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The old Radio Shack Turbo Beetle. Fairly common. This one is used, but complete with box and paperwork. I believe this was also sold overseas under the Taiyo brand name.
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Oh, just a small correction too - this model was not made by Taiyo. The maker is Atcomi, and yes it was also sold under the Atcomi brand in some countries.

As always, due to Tandy / Radio Shack's much wider distribution, that version (as pictured above) is both better remembered and easier to find. Although finding one in good condition is quite difficult. It took me several years to find a NIB example. (Everything I know about the model can be found here)
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 8:14 am    Post subject: my new find, vintage tamiya Reply with quote
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addig 2 pics of my mid 80's scorcher......rough, but a roller Confused
don't know what to do with it....YET....fix it or sell donor parts Question

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:00 pm    Post subject: UPDATE............ Reply with quote
UPDATE on TAMIYA mid 80's
sand scorcher > added correct
shocks & wheel/tyre .....
& lubed / sprayed all moving
suspension................ Confused
oh........& for sale......too.
got standard lexan scorcher
painted body........TOO.

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PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 5:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I picked one of these up a couple months ago. I'm now in the process of building it.

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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:17 am    Post subject: rabbit rc Reply with quote
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I picked one of these up a couple months ago. I'm now in the process of building it.

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hey, that nice kit & M05 chassis front wheel drive...
you can make that a screamer........ Cool
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:04 am    Post subject: vintage SUPER BLACKFOOT TAMIYA Reply with quote
HEY, just got this ......a SUPER blackfoot
80's TAMIYA.....never had a > super, king,
or extreme BLACKFOOT... so this super has
a few NEAT things to make it super......
has stand up rear shocks & beefed up rear
suspension (lower A arms) & exsposed
dog-bone axles.....! ( seen in later pics...)
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OK, last 2 pics, & was told BLUE DEVIL frame......
& got body i wanna use just laying on it.... Very Happy

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ok, body laying on chassis.......to use... Question
PS.....been learning, KING > has beefed up front suspenion TOO.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:52 pm    Post subject: Vintage TAMIYA Reply with quote
OK, NOW added body.......of scorcher
LAYING on chassis.......should bring back
memories of those who had 1.
PS.......this item far from complete,
BUT hell ya......looks good.......................... Question
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& for sale...... Very Happy
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