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Sun Apr 27, 2025 7:42 pm

shano63 wrote: I semi retired earlier this year and have been trying to keep myself busy, I've been getting back into lego and these RC cars. I still have my original sand scorcher from 1982. I bought the re-release back in 2012 and just bought the buggy champ. I put a sport tuned 540 into the sand scorcher and just finished painting the buggy champ. I forgot how fun these cars are.

Nice! 8)
Any thoughts on where I can get a NiMH battery pack that will fit inside my 2012 Scorcher? I don't want to go LiPo.

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Mon Apr 28, 2025 4:23 am

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0043RNCR4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I bought this one. I did buy the lipo for the rough rider. It has a different esc in it for the lipo battery. IMO the lipo is much better. I'm trying to get an updated esc and battery for the SS but I'm having trouble finding the battery.
https://www.rcplanet.com/am-arrowmax-tamiya-dancin...94/p765798
https://www.rcplanet.com/protek-rc-tamiya-to-tstyl...25/p704723
https://www.rcplanet.com/ecopower-electron-li32-ac...04/p698674

Car looks great...don't know how you're running without a front bumper! That nose piece would've been destroyed by now if it was mine. Lol

Mon Apr 28, 2025 8:21 am

shano63 wrote: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0043RNCR4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I bought this one. I did buy the lipo for the rough rider. It has a different esc in it for the lipo battery. IMO the lipo is much better. I'm trying to get an updated esc and battery for the SS but I'm having trouble finding the battery.
https://www.rcplanet.com/am-arrowmax-tamiya-dancin...94/p765798
https://www.rcplanet.com/protek-rc-tamiya-to-tstyl...25/p704723
https://www.rcplanet.com/ecopower-electron-li32-ac...04/p698674

Car looks great...don't know how you're running without a front bumper! That nose piece would've been destroyed by now if it was mine. Lol

Thanks for that.

Photo was just a beauty shot from when I first built the car years ago. I put the bumper on to run it and it's definitely a little "scorched" up now!
I bought a second body kit so I have spares of all the little goodies. One day I'll build a "show" body and keep the other for the runner.
I had to build my own hump pack but the soldering on the top cell was a bit janky and the thing eventually died.

Tue Apr 29, 2025 11:47 am

That battery from Amazon was around $50 just a couple of months ago. This is my original body from '82. Probably has 10 layers of paint on it. I busted the front fender so I trimmed them all.

Wed Apr 30, 2025 6:27 pm

Very cool. I love the removable sunroof on the OG body. I was running the Grasshopper and Hornet in the 80s. Couldn't afford a Scorcher or Rough Rider! :lol:
My only regret about the 2012 ReRe is not getting the optional differential to run on pavement.

Thu May 01, 2025 7:13 am

My 1970 and 1971 VWs are radio controlled. Whenever I hear James Bond chase music or spaghetti western music on its cassette/radio, it speeds up !!!

Thu May 01, 2025 2:42 pm

My only RC
Tamiya Karmann Ghia

Thu May 01, 2025 3:06 pm

Looks great! You did a nice job painting it

Thu May 01, 2025 3:21 pm

kingkarmann wrote: My only RC
Tamiya Karmann Ghia

A real beaut! 8)

Thu May 01, 2025 4:30 pm

Anyone got a Jeep XJ model car to post photos of??? I want to see that please, thank you!!!

Sat May 10, 2025 6:34 pm

I've posted these elsewhere, but I've been playing with the Tamiya VWs lately. I 3D printed a Bay Window, and most recently put a Kamtec Vanagon Body on a Tamiya Lunchbox.

Sun May 11, 2025 12:50 pm

Love that vanagon!

Mon May 12, 2025 2:58 pm

Few months ago I found a Nikko Hurricane on German classifieds for cheap.
It runs and drives, but not on full power.
I have to clean every mechanical part just to be sure, before some major work like electro motor change.

It looks cool, has 4WD and is a serious toy, not a true hobby grade RC toy.