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Wed Jan 16, 2008 12:58 pm

there used to be a place out of europe (i believe???) that sold a split window beetle body for use on an rc car. are there any other folks that sell either a beetle or a bus body that looks decent that could be put on a gas powered rc???

i've been wanting to build one sooooo bad.

Wed Jan 16, 2008 1:03 pm

I have been looking for a 1/12 scale ghia or bug body for my rc12's

I have 3 rc12's (1 has never run and lives in the original box!!)
and 3 Traxxas Rustlers.

Rob

Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:35 pm

norcalvw wrote: That F-350 High lift is an expensive model. it really high tech with a 3 speed trans. just the model kit alone goes for over 600 bucks

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58372

looks like Tamiya reissued it - I imagine an original goes for way more - didn't it used to have an aluminum ladder frame back in the eighties?

Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:59 pm

not sure about the ladder frame. but yeah, tamiya reissued all the classics, hornet, grasshopper, frog etc.

look on ebay for what the original hi-lux and f-350's are going for. it's crazy. i saw a hilux in the original box go for $1800 or something near to that.

Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:28 pm

i was a spoiled brat when i was young my dad raced RC planes the formulas and quickie 500 classes . we had a hobby store in our basement where he built planes for folks. i did the cars my first car was associated 12i series with airtronics radio. i worked for parts. we raced every weekend . only wish i had all that stuff now.

Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:48 pm

o.k i'll post the pics when i get them but here ya go.... I have 1 K5 rock crawler full customs and 1 brushless motor mini T and 1 full scale rock crawler ( subaru brat) <-- yes a brat. customs full from and roll cage all customs built . I am fully into my R/Cs I compete rock crawling all over Cali. and i will go to nevada this year for there comps....

I forgot i have a trailer for my mini T that 1 of my crawlers pull...

I'll post pics later from the comps.

Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:32 pm

Shutupanddrive wrote: I got about 12-15 hobby grade RC cars, and a gang of store bought ones.

What kit is that??

Wed Jan 16, 2008 7:33 pm

KGCoupe wrote: Jeckler wrote: ...
F350 High Lift

Man, if you didn't tell me that was an RC, I would've thought it was the real thing. :D

Nice work.

Not knowing anything about the hobby, I'm curious - about how much should I expect to pay for an example like that if I wanted to get into the hobby?
The truck is $380. The proper radio to run it is about $120. A speed controller is another $60 or so, a decent charger is about $60 and finally, battery packs can be had for about $25 each, get three. And you have to paint it. And build it.
For the ultimate realism, there's a sound and light unit specially for it that retails for another $300, by itself.

marklaken wrote: norcalvw wrote: That F-350 High lift is an expensive model. it really high tech with a 3 speed trans. just the model kit alone goes for over 600 bucks

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=58372

looks like Tamiya reissued it - I imagine an original goes for way more - didn't it used to have an aluminum ladder frame back in the eighties?
norcalvw wrote: not sure about the ladder frame. but yeah, tamiya reissued all the classics, hornet, grasshopper, frog etc.

look on ebay for what the original hi-lux and f-350's are going for. it's crazy. i saw a hilux in the original box go for $1800 or something near to that.
The High Lift's are new originals, not re-issues, and are about $380 at Tower. There's the F350 that I have, and just released in the last month or so is the Hilux. Both have the same chassis. Neither chassis has any resemblence to the original 3-speeds.

Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:20 pm

The escalade was a free-b or I would never have gotten one.

My GF bought me the bug cause it looks like my 72 kinda

Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:39 pm

I've got a Clodbuster sittin on an E.S.P. chassis, a Losi XXT, an RC10 DS, a Duratrax Evader BX and the kid has a Yokomo 4WD that he races. I also have been flying .40 size planes for a few years and even tried gas boats a few times. Dig. cam is broken but will post soon...

Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:23 pm

Axial Crawler...

Yokomo YZ-10 Worlds...

Yokomo MX-4....

I have a few 1/12th scale carpet cars too. 8)

Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:54 am

Thu Jan 17, 2008 6:02 pm

norcalvw wrote:

1987? Futaba FX-10 ( my favorite)

What a POS.
Seriously...I've got an FX-10 in my garage. Years ago (when I was in middle school) I decided to convert it into a truck...the buggy body is long gone. It was my first RC car, and I bought it with my savings...IIRC, it cost less than $150 (maybe even less than $100) for the car and radio. Should've bought an RC10 instead.

I eventually got a Schumacher ProCat (4wd buggy). Thrashed that around for a few years before sports consumed my life through high school. Both have sat unused in my garage for years (the FX-10 for at least a good decade).

Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:56 pm

HOTRODVW ya need to come up to L. A and go crawling with us. we have comps all the time and we have some great crawling areas.
I like oregon i have been there and crawled there ....It's nice.

Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:52 am

No Pix, but I still have my first Grasshopper W/all bearing rearend Alum nerf Bars,
Blackfoot w/Thorp rear End (missing 1 one of the Dog bone axles).
Rc10 w/ extra tub,
RC12L
I think I still have my brothers Alien Mid4 belt driven 4wd, he drove it for like 15 minutes, then I clipped him with of my car and broke a control arm. Never could find parts for it.

Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:22 pm

lowbaja69 wrote: HOTRODVW ya need to come up to L. A and go crawling with us. we have comps all the time and we have some great crawling areas.
I like oregon i have been there and crawled there ....It's nice.

I'm on the crawler forums...I'll make it up there some day. 8)

Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:04 pm

Nice to se "RC CArs" survived :D

Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:23 pm

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://news...n%26sa%3DG

Whats next.....

Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:55 pm

My new (Used) BJ4

Novak GTB 6.5R
ACE 1015 servo
GP3300 batt's
Nomadio React
Aluminum rear a-arms and hubs
Double front shock tower

Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:37 pm

Naked wrote: No Pix, but I still have my first Grasshopper W/all bearing rearend Alum nerf Bars,
Blackfoot w/Thorp rear End (missing 1 one of the Dog bone axles).
Rc10 w/ extra tub,
RC12L
I think I still have my brothers Alien Mid4 belt driven 4wd, he drove it for like 15 minutes, then I clipped him with of my car and broke a control arm. Never could find parts for it.

Keep that blackfoot, I got one in a trade with the thorp tranny, and I flipped it for $220(the car I traded for it, a Losi lxt, i paid about $50 for). Hang on to your old stuff, its only becoming more valuable.