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03-03-2004, 01:49 AM
#16
thks for the info overt.
03-04-2004, 07:11 AM
#17
Tomahawk
I also got a few old cars. This is one of my favourite :-)
03-04-2004, 07:22 AM
#18
GH1
I also just got this GH not too long ago. Might be selling it. Anyone interested??
03-04-2004, 09:17 AM
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Originally posted by sidewayz
thks for the info overt.
thks for the info overt.
03-04-2004, 09:20 AM
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Re: Tomahawk
Originally posted by night_owl
I also got a few old cars. This is one of my favourite :-)
I also got a few old cars. This is one of my favourite :-)
03-04-2004, 04:56 PM
#21
Re: GH1
Originally posted by night_owl
I also just got this GH not too long ago. Might be selling it. Anyone interested??
I also just got this GH not too long ago. Might be selling it. Anyone interested??
yea the tomahawk looks great, those are the type of buggy i consider real classic baja type
03-04-2004, 04:57 PM
#22
Re: Re: Tomahawk
Originally posted by overtki11
dude...thats a cool one man!!!
dude...thats a cool one man!!!
I remember seeing the GH1 or grasshopper 1 in tv before when I was a kid, was so excited bout having a r/c of a real buggy back then
03-04-2004, 05:03 PM
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hiyah, what RC guy never check out tamiyaclub.com.......you see, thats all some where far far away......nightowl, i know him mah....more shiok knowing that you know the guy behind the car mah...hahaha.
but got a Q for you classic owners...do any of you actually run your classics?.....i've seen pics of a dude that ran his bruiser or one of those metal chassis'd one...now thats guts for you man!!!!
but got a Q for you classic owners...do any of you actually run your classics?.....i've seen pics of a dude that ran his bruiser or one of those metal chassis'd one...now thats guts for you man!!!!
03-04-2004, 06:40 PM
#24
Dude, of course we run our cars. That's what an R/C car is for :-)
Most of the old cars are plenty tough. Many have metal parts and a lot of them are over engineered. So unless you do something crazy, they don't break easily. Look at the car in the pic and tell me how you break this thing through normal running.
The delimma many face is that say for example a NIB vintage car is worth $100. The moment you built it, it depreciate to say $60. You run the car, the value goes down to say $40. So the really serious (or mad, depends on how you look at it) collectors (not me, I am not into NIBs) try to keep a NIB, a new built (for display) and a runner of the same model.
cheers
Most of the old cars are plenty tough. Many have metal parts and a lot of them are over engineered. So unless you do something crazy, they don't break easily. Look at the car in the pic and tell me how you break this thing through normal running.
The delimma many face is that say for example a NIB vintage car is worth $100. The moment you built it, it depreciate to say $60. You run the car, the value goes down to say $40. So the really serious (or mad, depends on how you look at it) collectors (not me, I am not into NIBs) try to keep a NIB, a new built (for display) and a runner of the same model.
cheers
Originally posted by overtki11
but got a Q for you classic owners...do any of you actually run your classics?.....i've seen pics of a dude that ran his bruiser or one of those metal chassis'd one...now thats guts for you man!!!!
but got a Q for you classic owners...do any of you actually run your classics?.....i've seen pics of a dude that ran his bruiser or one of those metal chassis'd one...now thats guts for you man!!!!
03-04-2004, 07:39 PM
#25
overt: i agree with night owl, many of the vintage are very tough, those inthe early 80's are very very tough, those built in mid and late 80's tend to be weaker. i have a frog and grasshopper,early 80's model, very tough, they're built with abs resin (if i got the material correctly), this material are bendable,i've bang and clashed my frog ang GH,nothing broken, well maybe some of the parts pop out, i havent replaced any parts at all. those with the old fashion bumpers, man they're good,really absorbs impact, well maybe they dun look that nice, but they sure work great. the mid 80's models is weaker, my falcon broke while bang into real car tyres, my hotshot, over tighten some nuts and screws and they cracked.
i'm not into NIB too, but if i can get hold of one, i will treasure every single moment i built them i've been searching for fast attack vehicle and mountaineer, but havent found any or they 're way above my budget. child hood dreams my fren btw, do you know midnight pumpkin was base on pajero 1984?
i'm not into NIB too, but if i can get hold of one, i will treasure every single moment i built them
i've been searching for fast attack vehicle and mountaineer, but havent found any or they 're way above my budget. child hood dreams my fren btw, do you know midnight pumpkin was base on pajero 1984?
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03-05-2004, 12:41 AM
#26
Anybody know how to "preserve" ABS plastic in local climax....
Me had a super sabre.....but the abs plastic fall apart and crack after long period of "static" display in the shell.
Me had a super sabre.....but the abs plastic fall apart and crack after long period of "static" display in the shell.
Originally posted by rcaddict
overt: i agree with night owl, many of the vintage are very tough, those inthe early 80's are very very tough, those built in mid and late 80's tend to be weaker. i have a frog and grasshopper,early 80's model, very tough, they're built with abs resin (if i got the material correctly), this material are bendable,i've bang and clashed my frog ang GH,nothing broken, well maybe some of the parts pop out, i havent replaced any parts at all. those with the old fashion bumpers, man they're good,really absorbs impact, well maybe they dun look that nice, but they sure work great. the mid 80's models is weaker, my falcon broke while bang into real car tyres, my hotshot, over tighten some nuts and screws and they cracked.
i'm not into NIB too, but if i can get hold of one, i will treasure every single moment i built them i've been searching for fast attack vehicle and mountaineer, but havent found any or they 're way above my budget. child hood dreams my fren btw, do you know midnight pumpkin was base on pajero 1984?
overt: i agree with night owl, many of the vintage are very tough, those inthe early 80's are very very tough, those built in mid and late 80's tend to be weaker. i have a frog and grasshopper,early 80's model, very tough, they're built with abs resin (if i got the material correctly), this material are bendable,i've bang and clashed my frog ang GH,nothing broken, well maybe some of the parts pop out, i havent replaced any parts at all. those with the old fashion bumpers, man they're good,really absorbs impact, well maybe they dun look that nice, but they sure work great. the mid 80's models is weaker, my falcon broke while bang into real car tyres, my hotshot, over tighten some nuts and screws and they cracked.
i'm not into NIB too, but if i can get hold of one, i will treasure every single moment i built them
i've been searching for fast attack vehicle and mountaineer, but havent found any or they 're way above my budget. child hood dreams my fren btw, do you know midnight pumpkin was base on pajero 1984?
03-05-2004, 12:52 AM
#27
Originally posted by Gasaraki
Anybody know how to "preserve" ABS plastic in local climax....
Me had a super sabre.....but the abs plastic fall apart and crack after long period of "static" display in the shell.
Anybody know how to "preserve" ABS plastic in local climax....
Me had a super sabre.....but the abs plastic fall apart and crack after long period of "static" display in the shell.
The sun's ray will make the plastic brittle, if it is exposed to it too long, like for months or years and weaken it's structure.
03-05-2004, 01:02 AM
#29
Originally posted by rcaddict
try armour all, they work for rubber, should work for abs resin, and if it doesn work, it sure wont damage ur beloved vintage
try armour all, they work for rubber, should work for abs resin, and if it doesn work, it sure wont damage ur beloved vintage
The one with UV protection.
03-05-2004, 01:26 AM
#30
Originally posted by x_man
The one with UV protection.
The one with UV protection.
Thanks guys should have used it long time ago.....Armour ALL is it the spray type?