J.M.

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Kyosho Optima. The original chain driven version, red alloy shocks, motor in the rear with the big spiked tyres. Loved it to death. Drove it till the bitter end.
Bought it from Champion Model Cars too.

bsshbr

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mine was a kyosho lazer zx 1989 ,great old belt driven cars , these were really really well built buggies for those days ,still have one now ,this is really bringing back memories love it

scottk

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A B4 LOL !

TJ

Mine was a Tamiya Hotshot off-road and Associated 12E on-road both secondhand. My first new car PB Mini Mustang.

Toh WL

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that time i mean in the 80's they are using mechanical speed control...before the esc. heard lotsa issues with contact..

vikingen

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first 'real' r/c car (ie not purchased @ tandy) was a kyosho javelin. basically an optima without the shell and a cage instead



1987 I believe it was

BSC

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I had a grasshopper then a hornet in the Late 80's.
Charged those batteries to death all day to get a couple of runs

TJ

yes the old wiper blade ceramic

red nuts

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First EP onroad, Tamiya celica LB turbo CS, purchased from ringwood toyworld around 78.

First EP offroad Tamiya Cheatah, same place 79.

First GP onroad, PB alpha I.S 1/8, hobby place 82.

Don't have the celica any more, but the Spiders love the other two

davet323

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First Bigbear .LoL.
Second RC10 Gold chassis
Third Mugen Bulldog 4WD 4WS

All around 84 to 86 i think

contact

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danjoy25

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Mine was a manta Ray. Got it from kelletts the old location back in 91. Lol!

ray_munday

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Mine was a Tamiya Astute late 1990. Ended up with long Losi shocks all round with home made towers, home made saddle pack conversion, homemade Yokomo wheel adaptors,and a Xenon ESC which I soldered up myself when I was 14. Awesome Raced it in WA throughout '91, not too far from the pointy end despite a 1750g weight!!

Following that I got a Cougar 2 Team in 1992 which I drove at the Vintage Enduro at Keilor last weekend (first time it has run since 1993).

Ive just realised it was over 20 years ago I got my first RC car

Ray

J.M.

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Yeah I remember back when Kellet's were in the old location in Liverpool too.

My first was Kyosho Optima, then Schumacher CAT XL, Kyosho Turbo Ultima then finished up with a Kyosho Triumph. Those were the days!

The Big Show

Tamiya striker.Im guessing about 1988.Started racing at the old shepparton club with it.Shared it with my brother till it broke in half.We then had half each until I got a tamiya fox and my brother got a top cat.