RC Cars
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- jevad
Do they still make them? I had teh Hornet I remember...fast as buggery it was....
- ********0
contact radio shack
- enjine0
grasshopper!
my coworker here has the hornet at his desk. maybe i'll go drive it around for a bit
- jevad0
Grasshopper!!!!
Tamiya cars were the shit...I need to find somewhere in Denver that sells em....
- honda0
There was someone walking down Lenox ave racing his with his son. So, people still do it I guess.
I totally wanted the RC10. But my dad said it cost too much so he got me the 4wd Boomerang. http://classictamiyarc.com/tamca…
- jevad0
They've re-released some of the classics!!
Hornet:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product…Grasshopper:
http://www.tamiyausa.com/product…
- k0na_an0k0
i had the grasshopper.
one of the i.t. guys here races them with his buddies. he swears he has a car that is suped up and will do 60mph. he has yet to bring it in. i guess it's 2 feet long. haha. awesome.
- enjine0
actually, come to think of it, this kid at the beach had the midnight pumpkin ( http://cgi.ebay.com/Tamiya-Midni… ) and that thing was the shit.
- jevad0
My mate had teh boomerang - it was sweet!!
- madirish0
dude!
i had the Grasshopper, Grasshopper2 and RC 10! i still have them all at my parents house.
- mightyj0
I used to have an RC-10, the ultimate, and "The Lunch Box". RC is still kickin and now trucks are the big thing:
1. http://www.tamiyausa.com
2. http://www.towerhobbies.com
3. http://www.rc411.com
3. http://www.rccaraction.combrought back some memories!
- madirish0
oh, and my Grasshopper has aftermarket engine, servos, diff, tires and suspension all around!
:)
- acescence0
my brother-in-law builds and races huge gas powered rc cars... damn if that thing can't hit 60mph, it must be close. watch your fucking ankles!
- ********0
the certainly make arsey cars, well the youth of today do, they take normal ones and add plastic bits.
- mightyj0
the lunchbox: http://cgi.ebay.com/TAMIYA-LUNCH…
- radar0
I used to race RC Trucks - I had a moded out Mud Blaster and I converted a friends RC-10 into a truck we used to kill it!
- jevad0
shite I had teh HotShot too!
http://classictamiyarc.com/tamca…
Man that brings back some great memories!
- jevad0
I'm going to have my dad see if he can track down some original kits back in HK...man alive I'd love to get my hands on a good condition OG Hornet or Grasshopper...or Hotshot for that matter....
- tkmeister0
i had a Hornet too.
i want to get a on-road racing one. many model shops carry them.
i also wanted to get a helicopter but was a bit too much.
- jevad0
I'm going to get one for my kids birthday in June. He'll piss his pants when he sees it!