Any R/C car collectors/enthusiasts?
 

Hello everyone, just thought I'd share my R/C car collection with you all. I've been collecting about 5 years since just after I started working in my local hobby shop part time. I mainly collect old Tamiyas but have other makes as well, if I like it, I'll collect it! So far I have around 35 cars although am always on the look out for more. I also race a Losi XXX-S (Skoda Octavia) and a Associated TC3 Rally (Suzuki Escudo Pikes Peak). Anyone else out there into RC?

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...03010927_1.jpg
Escudo

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...04195227_1.jpg
Skoda

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...04154335_4.jpg
Pajero

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...04002440_1.jpg
Mercedes 190 Evo II

http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...03235201_1.jpg

Audi Quattro Pike Peak

My showroom on Tamiyaclub; http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom.asp?id=79

wow man very nice collection

What R/C car is the faster of this?

Thanks for the compliments! The fastest RC I have is my Sauber Mercedes C11 although it all depends on what motor I am running. Potentially the fastest car I have is an old Sepent 1/8th nitro which needs loads of work. Given the right engine an gearing it should easily top 70mph:D I prefer electric though as nitro is way too messy for my liking!

I've driven a newer version of those, they are freakin fast!
I dont' collect them, I beat the living crap out of them. I only have one at the moment, sold the others awhile ago. You probably have heard of it since you work at a hobby shop. I've got an Ofna Violator. I've had lots of fun with it.

Hey pushrod, welcome to JW.

Do Tamiya still make the Grasshopper? I remember a couple of other R/C they made from years back when I had a Grasshopper but their names escape me now. I remember a monster truck style VW Beetle (Baja Bug?) and the Hornet, that was another one like the 'hopper!!

do u have a nitromethane? i dont collect but i have a savage 25 w/ ths pipe new springs motor saver air filter q6 hpi rims and dual disk brake kit also reverse. i recenty broke my gas tank after hitting a ramp at like 30 mph 5 ft in the air and lanted on my lid staight onto concrete.

Tamiya have long stopped production of the Grasshopper, think that went out of production in the 80's. They do a similar sort of car called the Fighter Buggy now which has a swing axle front end and live rear like the Grasshopper but is a totally new car. The Beetle you are thinking of is the Monster Beetle I should imagine, here's mine which is in need of restoration;
http://www.tamiyaclub.com/tc_userima...00315258_1.jpg

Ferrarikid, the only nitro I have is the Serpent 1/8th which isn't a runner, I'm a big electric fan. Got any pics of your savage?

Electrics are fun and much easier to get going, but after getting my first nitro car (Tamiya TerraCrusher) I haven't looked back.
My favorite electric was my old HPI Rally Car. That thing took a lot of abuse!

I've played with nitro a fair bit, a mate has a Kyosho Inferno MP 7.5 with a top race engine and that is scary fast. The thing is that electric cars tend to be quicker for the places I run them, fairly confined spaces. Electric is also the most popular format for racing both at home and when I am uni. The main reason is the mess though, I'm too damn lazy to clean the dust off my electrics, let alone trying to get oil and other crap off a nitro!